Copy of a letter I sent to Super and leadership staff:
Firearms in school can be a scary thing. This is compounded by the fact that it is unlikely that there are key people at each site that have any knowledge of firearms at all.
It seems to me that in this day and age being able to identify a firearm when you see one, and making it “safe†with knowledge of the four inviolate gun safety rules could not only save lives but reduce fear and make reactions to various situations more effective.
I would be willing to teach Site Administrators or selected staff the following things:
1. Weapon and firearms identification.
2. The Four Firearms safety rules.
3. How to disable and make safe the most common types of firearms.
4. I could conduct a short safe and highly structured live fire exercise.
My credentials:
5 years as a State of California Hunter Safety course instructor.
I developed and implemented one of the State of California’s first courses to meet the requirements of the now obsolete California Basic Firearms Safety course.
I have been an active NRA certified firearms instructor in 4 different disciplines since the early 1990s.
I have taught firearm use and personal protection professionally for many years.
I have a military background and managed a retail firearms store for 10 years.
I have attended and achieved distinguished certifications from two of the finest Firearm schools in the United States.
My proposal:
I can teach a group of up to 15 staff members. I will provide the equipment and supplies at no cost to the district.
I will provide a course outline for approval or disapproval in its entirety.
I will be able to supply additional skilled and certified instructors to team each the course giving each administrator personalized instruction. Once again, at no cost to the administrators.
I strongly encourage a live fire component to the course. There will be minor costs connected to that portion of the course. It should not exceed ten dollars per student.
The course will be held to three hours and will be taught at the XXXX XXXX Rifle and Pistol range in XXXXX CA. It can be held on a Saturday or a Sunday.
If this turns out to be useful I will be willing to teach one additional course.
My goals:
Simply put I wish to increase the safety of XXXX Unified School District students. I strongly believe a core group of staff members that can identify a gun, recognize common modes of concealed carry, take possession of and instantly make safe an unsecured firearm may someday save lives.
There are 250 million guns in America today. Not being able to deal with firearms is like trying to stop teen pregnancy with no understanding of contraception.
I also think the idea if managed correctly could provide some positive media exposure for XXXX as it shows a proactive response to a problem that is here to stay.
Firearms in school can be a scary thing. This is compounded by the fact that it is unlikely that there are key people at each site that have any knowledge of firearms at all.
It seems to me that in this day and age being able to identify a firearm when you see one, and making it “safe†with knowledge of the four inviolate gun safety rules could not only save lives but reduce fear and make reactions to various situations more effective.
I would be willing to teach Site Administrators or selected staff the following things:
1. Weapon and firearms identification.
2. The Four Firearms safety rules.
3. How to disable and make safe the most common types of firearms.
4. I could conduct a short safe and highly structured live fire exercise.
My credentials:
5 years as a State of California Hunter Safety course instructor.
I developed and implemented one of the State of California’s first courses to meet the requirements of the now obsolete California Basic Firearms Safety course.
I have been an active NRA certified firearms instructor in 4 different disciplines since the early 1990s.
I have taught firearm use and personal protection professionally for many years.
I have a military background and managed a retail firearms store for 10 years.
I have attended and achieved distinguished certifications from two of the finest Firearm schools in the United States.
My proposal:
I can teach a group of up to 15 staff members. I will provide the equipment and supplies at no cost to the district.
I will provide a course outline for approval or disapproval in its entirety.
I will be able to supply additional skilled and certified instructors to team each the course giving each administrator personalized instruction. Once again, at no cost to the administrators.
I strongly encourage a live fire component to the course. There will be minor costs connected to that portion of the course. It should not exceed ten dollars per student.
The course will be held to three hours and will be taught at the XXXX XXXX Rifle and Pistol range in XXXXX CA. It can be held on a Saturday or a Sunday.
If this turns out to be useful I will be willing to teach one additional course.
My goals:
Simply put I wish to increase the safety of XXXX Unified School District students. I strongly believe a core group of staff members that can identify a gun, recognize common modes of concealed carry, take possession of and instantly make safe an unsecured firearm may someday save lives.
There are 250 million guns in America today. Not being able to deal with firearms is like trying to stop teen pregnancy with no understanding of contraception.
I also think the idea if managed correctly could provide some positive media exposure for XXXX as it shows a proactive response to a problem that is here to stay.
