John Farnam

  • Cornell College, BA in Biology
  •  US Marine Corps Second Lieutenant, Vietnam
  • infantry platoon leader
  •  three Purple Hearts
  •  Trained Marines
  •  Active in the Reserves until 1987, rank of major
  • 1971 Police Officer
  • 1972 – Began Instruction
  • DTI Defense Training International
    http://defense-training.com/
  • Inspired by Jeff Cooper
    “Each of our students is an instructor”
  • 1996 selected by his peers to receive “Tactical Advocate of the Year”
  • 2009 inducted into Black Belt Magazine’s “Living Legends”


Books:

  • 1998 – “The Farnam Method of Defensive Shotgun and Rifle Shooting”
  • 1998 – “The Street Smart Gun Book”
  • 2000– “The Farnam Method of Defensive Handgunning”
  • 2006 – Guns & Warriors: DTI Quips, Vol. 1

Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network, Inc.

 

 


Tom Givens

  • 25-year career in law enforcement 
  • 1996 Rangemaster
  • Rangemaster Firearms Training Services
  • Author of over 100 magazine articles in S.W.A.T. Magazine, Combat Handguns Magazine, Concealed Carry Magazine, Soldier of Fortune, Peterson Handguns Magazine, and others
  • 1998 Tennessee IDPA State Champion
  • 1999 Mississippi IDPA State Champion
  • Former Member IDPA Board of Directors
  • Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network, Inc.