At a Glance
Ohio advocate behind the FASTER program for training armed school staff.
Schools
- Buckeye Firearms Foundation (president)
- FASTER Saves Lives (co-director, 2013)
Accomplishments
- Professional airline pilot
- Co-founded Ohioans for Concealed Carry (2002)
- FASTER trained school staff from hundreds of districts
- Professional airline pilot
- 2002 Co-Founded Ohioans For Concealed Carry PAC
- 2005 Co-Founded the Buckeye Firearms Association
- 2013 – FASTER Saves Lives
Interview with Gun Freedom Radio
https://gunstreamer.com/watch/jim-irvine-complete_tyoJqdFZ1MMbEPr.html
About Jim Irvine
Jim Irvine is an Ohio gun rights advocate and professional airline pilot best known for his work with FASTER (Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response), a program that trains teachers and school staff to respond to an active attack. Irvine was an early leader of Ohio’s concealed carry movement, co-founding Ohioans for Concealed Carry in 2002 and later the Buckeye Firearms Association. He has served as president of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation, the charitable arm that funded FASTER training at no cost to participants.
FASTER was created to give school districts a structured training option for armed staff. By mid-2013 the program was accepting applications for training, and Irvine was described as its director in 2017 press coverage of its multi-day summer courses, taught by former law enforcement and SWAT personnel. When Ohio lawmakers passed House Bill 99 in June 2022 to relax training rules for armed school staff, Irvine stressed that districts would still decide for themselves whether to arm employees.
Key Facts
- 2002: Co-founded Ohioans for Concealed Carry
- June 2013: Discussed FASTER teacher training on Gun Talk Radio as president of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation
- June 2017: Identified as director of the FASTER program in Ohio press coverage
- June 2022: Commented on Ohio House Bill 99, which relaxed requirements for armed school staff
Learn More
- FASTER Saves Lives on Minuteman University.com
- Buckeye Firearms Association on Minuteman University.com
Sources
- OutdoorHub: FASTER Teacher Training in Ohio (2013)
- WOSU: Pro-Gun Group Funding Firearms Training for Ohio Teachers (2017)
- Cleveland 19: Ohio Nonprofit on Training Teachers (2022)
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