At a Glance
Died October 2025
Founder of the Firearms Academy of Seattle and the Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network.
Schools
- Firearms Academy of Seattle (director, 1990)
- Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network (founder, 2008)
Accomplishments
- Career law enforcement officer
- Earned a law degree before founding the Network
- Firearms expert witness from 1990
- Co-taught deadly force instructor courses with Massad Ayoob
- 1990 – Director Firearms Academy of Seattle, Inc
- 1994 – created the FAS Tactical Training Range
- holds a law degree
- 2008 – created The Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network
- Instructor for the Massad Ayoob Group
- Author at S.W.A.T. Magazine
F•A•S – The Firearms Academy of Seattle, Inc.
https://firearmsacademy.com/

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