MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
Howard Scheff -Owner, Lead Training Counselor / Instructor / Chief Range Safety Officer
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Howard is a USAF veteran until he was honorably Discharged after an injury. Then Howard worked in Law enforcement. Howard found his love for firearms at the early age of 6 during the summer he went to day camp and shot pellet and 22 rifles. When Howard Became an adult he joined the NRA and took basic courses. Today Howard is a Life Member of the NRA and a Certified Training Counselor, Instructor,& Chief Range Safety Officer. At this level Howard is able to teach the basic fundamentals to new people interested in the shooting sports, also he is able to teach more experienced to become NRA Certified Instructors and Chief Range Safety Officers.
Howard is also authorized to teach the CCW courses for Nevada, Utah, Arizona,& Florida. |
THOMAS MENDENHALL - Lead CCW Instructor
Tom Lead Concealed Carry Instructor
Tom started as a student in 2014, taking his CCW and the the NRA Basic Course. He then continued to take the NRA Instructor Course in Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle, Basic Shotgun, Personal Protection Inside the Home, Personal Protection Outside the Home, Home Firearms Safety,& Refuse to be a Victim. Tom then learned to teach Our CCW course and now he leads that department. Tom keeps our powerpoint and lesson up to date. Since Tom began teaching CCW he has taught Several hundred students and continues to add knowledge encluding a module on Suicide Prevention. Tom also volunteers with the Nevada Collition for Suicide Prevention.
Kenneth ( Kenny) O'Rourke
Instructor/ Coach/ Chief Range Safety Officer
Kenneth (Kenny) O'Rourke started shooting at the age of 6 with his family. He went on to serve 8 years as a United States Marine training with the M-16A1 and M-1911 on a daily basis. After leaving the military Kenny worked for nearly two decades as a law enforcement officer where he served as an Assistant Firearms Instructor and remedial instructor/coach. He also has a significant educational background in adult Education having worked as an Adjunct Professor in the Nevada Higher Education System for most of the last twenty years. Kenny is a National Rifle Association Certified Instructor in Basic Pistol, Defense Inside the Home, Defense Outside the Home, Defensive Handgun and is a Chief Range Safety Officer. He enjoys teaching new gun owners and specializes in coaching new and intermediate woman shooters in both pistol and rifle.
C. Andrew Smith - Instructor / Range Safety Officer
C. Andrew Smith is a retired USAF veteran with 20 years of honorable service. He was an Air Commando assigned to Air Force Special Operations as a Combat Aviation Advisor and was tasked to carry out Foreign Internal Defense, Security Force Assistance, and Unconventional Warfare missions. Andrew has experience with the dynamics of international terrorism and has spent 8+ years living in various overseas locations. He is a Distinguished Life Member of the NRA and is a Certified Range Safety Officer as well as a Certified Instructor in Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle, Personal Protection in the Home, and Personal Protection Outside the Home. Andrew’s attention to detail and military discipline make him the perfect fit to teach the fundamentals to new shooters.
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Cindy is our instructor that works One on One to help students that need that extra help. Cindy is Certified in
Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle, Basic Shotgun, Personal Protection Inside the Home, Personal Protection Outside the Home, Home Firearms Safety,& Refuse to be a Victim.
Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle, Basic Shotgun, Personal Protection Inside the Home, Personal Protection Outside the Home, Home Firearms Safety,& Refuse to be a Victim.
