Ken 'KC' Clements
Instructor # 1202717 | 5150 HEAT, LLC
Certified with the USCCA since 10/1/2017
Certification Renewal Date 10/1/2026
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
- Women's Handgun & Self-Defense
- Countering the Mass Shooter
- Emergency & First Aid
My Biography
Instructor Bio: Retired L.E.O., (Law Enforcement Officer) with 30-years of honorable service to the citizens of California. Retired U.S. U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, with 16-years service.
Experience extends to virtually every segment of the law enforcement profession. In addition, to patrol duties I served as a Police Department Firearms Tactical Instructor & Range Master tasked with training & qualifying thousands of police officers and police academy recruits and since retirement several thousand men & women citizens interested in their personal, family, and home protection.
I have developed an extensive and varied background in teaching the art & science of firearms fundamentals; safety, situational awareness, defensive shooting, self-defense, CQC (close-quarters combat) tactical concepts, actual hands-on “street survival” with real urban combat strategic & defensive skills. I take personal satisfaction in sharing my tactical know-how and experience with good people in need of helpful tutoring in firearms safety and self-defense.
Certifications: NRA Certified Police Firearms Instructor • UCLA Education Degree • U.S. Coast Guard Instructor • Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Certified Firearms Instructor & Range Master • Police Academy Senior Tactical Officer & Instructor. Presidential Security Team Presidents: Nixon, Ford, Reagan & Bush.
Plus, USCCA (United States Concealed Carry Association) Certified Instructor: Basic Firearms Fundamentals & Self-Defense, Women’s Defensive Handgun, and Self-Defense Fundamentals, Home Defense Fundamentals, Defensive Shooting, and CCW (Conceal Carry Weapon).

