Richard Bernardo
Instructor # 1376839 | Homeland Personal Protection Arizona
Certified with the USCCA since 6/30/2019
Certification Renewal Date 3/17/2025
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
- Defensive Shooting
My Biography
Rich is a 23 year retired veteran of the United States Army. During his tenure in the military, he deployed into Iraq as an Infantryman, served in many leadership positions and retired as an Infantry Senior Sergeant. As a government contractor in diplomatic security, he worked his way up and became a Deputy Operations Manager of Security serving several tours in Afghanistan. Upon returning to the United States, Rich wanted to give back to the community and joined Homeland Personal Protection team as a Lead Defensive Firearms Instructor with an emphasis on personal defense against lethal threats.
Rich is a certified Defensive Firearms Instructor and has conducted both military and civilian training. He regularly participates in training with some of the best instructors from across the United States annually. He is qualified to teach the NV CCW, UT CFP, AZ CCW and holds multiple credentials such as the NRA Instructor – Certified Pistol, NRA Personal Protection In the Home, NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home, and NRA Range Safety Officer certifications. In addition, he is also a certified USCCA Instructor for Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Level 1, Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals and recently completed an Intuitive Defense Shooting Instructor Development course, Active Shooter Response course, Armed Defense Around Vehicle course, and Two Person Armed Defense courses for Personal Defense powered by I.C.E.
Rich is dedicated to educating others and helping them to develop the skills that could potentially save their lives, their loved ones lives or the lives of others.