Firearms Instructor Course Law Enforcement

Time & Location
August 17th – August 21st, 2026, 9:00AM – 5:00PM

Classroom & Range 3 each day

Secure America Now Training Center, 410 Nickerson Farms Rd, Seguin, TX 78155, USA

Course Description:

This 5-day, 40-hour course Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Course is a professional development course designed to certify Texas peace officers to safely and effectively instructor law enforcement personnel firearms handling, marksmanship, training, assessment and range management.

This course shifts the focus from individual shooting skills to adult learning theories, diagnosing shooter deficiencies, and managing administrative liabilities for the instruction course for law enforcement professionals who conduct, and support handgun training, consultation and certification. Unlike most other courses, this is not another shooting class for instructors but is a deep dive into brain-based learning for the adult learner who is handling, manipulating and operating the semi-auto handgun in training, qualification and deadly force situations.

The course will consist of daily classroom presentation followed by dry and live fire field operations, field planning, and scenario-based exercises. Students will gain the knowledge and skills to plan, organize, execute and conduct effective handgun training and certification.

Learning Objectives

Students will be trained on and will conduct shot group assessment drills and conduct demonstrations of shot group analysis as it applies to stance, grip, sight alignment, sight picture, breath control, trigger control, anticipation, tension, movement and flexing.

Students will be taught the art of shooter analysis and conduct live critiques on poor grip, poor draw, poor presentation and demonstrated the correct methods.

Students will conduct live role player demonstrations of unconventional shooting positions, standing, leaning, kneeling, supine and prone while interacting with role players and providing corrective action and demonstration.

Students will conduct live role player teach backs and respond to minor and major safety violations, negligent discharges, failure to follow instruction, various student types and working with an Assistant Instructor(s). Students will design, deliver, demo and run shooting drills and qualifications daily.

Participation in training requires handling of firearms in close proximity to other students in which the attendee assumes full responsibility for his/her own safety and improper weapons handling skills.

Prerequisite:

• Attendees must be a certified peace officer
• Attendees must have completed Law Enforcement Basic Instructor or will be completing the course prior to submitting for Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Certification
• Must be capable of providing student led classroom and live fire teach-back
• Must qualify with a score of 90% or better and be free of major/minor safety infractions. Failure to show proficiency will result in a dismissal from the course
• Possess the required equipment for the class
• Possess a basic knowledge of the semi-auto high-capacity handgun (15+)
• Private security and private clients may attend the course upon request. Only an industry instructor certification will be issued.

Learning Objectives:  By the end of the training period participants will have learned and demonstrated on how to provide the following:

• Individual Mindset and Modern Policing
• Officer Involved Shootings (OIS) and impacts to training
• Analyzing OIS Shootings
• 9 Fundamentals of Pistol Marksmanship
• Delivering the Safety Brief
• Delivering the Range Rules Brief
• Delivering the MED Plan
• Conducting Dry Fire Shooter Assessment
• Conducting Live Fire Shooter Assessment
• Conducting Shot Group Assessment
• Conducting Individual Video Diagnostic Assessment
• Student Led Classroom Lecture on the Fundamentals of Marksmanship
• Student Led Range Lecture on the Fundamentals of Marksmanship
• Grip pressure Drills
• Draw Stroke & Presentation Drills
• Sight Focus Drills (Sight Alignment, Sight Picture)
• Trigger Control Drills
• Trigger Manipulation Drills
• Capturing Baseline Times
• Individual Accuracy Drills
• Singes | Doubles | Failures | Hammers | Bills
• Passive Aiming
• Defensive Shooting
• Predictable Shooting
• Predictive Shooting
• Accuracy at Distance
• Stress Shoots (Strong Hand Only | Support Hand Only
• Stress Shoots (Physical Exertion Drills:
• Shooting Under Stress
• Managing Breath Control
• Reloads and Malfunctions Strong Hand Only
• Reloads and Malfunctions Support Hand Only
• Stress Shoots (Combative Drills)
• Felony Vehicle Stop Drills
• Vehicle Ambush Drills
• Immediate Action Drills (Reloads)
• Immediate Action Drills (Malfunctions)
• Conducting & Delivering the Law Enforcement 50 rounds qualification
• Attendees must qualify with a minimum score of 90% on the individual 50 round timed qualification

Required Training Materials:

• Duty Weapon: (High-capacity semi-automatic handgun 15+)
• OWB duty belt with double magazine pouch
• Duty holster with passive or active retention (NO duty rig, shoulder holster, or cross draw)
• 4 Magazines
• 1000 rounds of FMJ ball ammunition
• 12-Gauge Shotgun
• 50 birdshot, 50 00-buck, 25 rifled slugs
• Shot Timer
• Batteries
• Low profile body armor
• Ear, eye, head and skin protection for range
• Pen and Notepad
• Clipboard
• Large Tip Black Markers (2) (MANDATORY)
• Water, Fluids, Snack and Lunch each day. We will not leave the range for lunch. Microwave on site if needed.

Lodging:

Attendees are encouraged to stay overnight in New Braunfels, TX which has more hotel options, food, dining, grocery stores and restaurants.

All attendees MUST RSVP using the event tool.

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/// Given the history of the Sig Sauer P320 model and its variants, anyone planning to use, handle, discharge, possess, carry in a holster or be in the presence of a Sig Sauer striker fired semi-automatic handgun, P320 (all models), M18 or any Sig Sauer variant is aware the weapon (s) and it’s manufacturer(s) have been the subject of many complaints, lawsuits and incidents of injury and death due to accidental uncommanded discharges even while securely retained in a holster.

Reports indicate the P320, (all models) M18 or any Sig Sauer variant may have a manufacturing defect or design flaw that can cause it to discharge without a trigger pull. sure to familiarize themselves with the specific rules and policies of that particular range, as well as the terms and conditions of their liability waiver.

I, the owner, user, handler and customer am fully aware of the history of the Sig Sauer P320 model and its variants, assume full responsibility and assume full liability for my weapon and the damage, injury or death it could cause to myself or others even while holstered too include un-commanded fire and unintentionally discharges that may occur at no negligence or handling of my own.

Acknowledger hereby acknowledges and agrees that Acknowledger will adhere to the Range Safety Rules and any injury or death sustained at the negligence of myself or someone else is not the liability of the SECURE AMERICA NOW; SECURE AMERICA NOW TRAINING FOUNDATION; SECURE AMERICA NOW TRAINING CENTER; PARACLETE CONSULTING GROUP LLC.

Contact Details

Shawn “Slick” Thornton | 713-873-1512 | info@paracleteconsulting.org | www.paracleteconsulting.org

All attendees MUST acknowledge the Release of Liability Waiver and Safety Brief prior to registering and paying.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be made in writing by email no less than 7 days before the class start date. Upon request, personnel may receive a credit towards a future class. Cancellations after the 7-day period will result in no refund or credit being awarded.