Jean Paul Orlando

JP has been shooting since 2004 and always enjoyed the sport of shooting. He fell in love with this world so much that he continued his firearm education and obtained the following credentials: ​ -NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor (2017) -NRA Chief Range Safety Officer (2019) -NRA Basics of Rifle Shooting Instructor (2019)  -NRA Concealed Carry Workshop (defensive pistol) Instructor (2020) -Certified Pistol Instructor by the Massachusetts State Police (2021) -Certified Pistol Instructor by the state of Utah (2021) -NRA-Certified Training Training Counselor (certified to teach instructor-level courses for all of the NRA-certified courses listed above) (2021) -Certified by SIMUNITION as a force-on-force defensive training instructor, as used by many law enforcement agencies around the country (2022) -United States Concealed Carry Association-certified Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals instructor (2023)

JP has obtained these accolades, and continues to train as much as he can in order to obtain more skills, knowledge, and certifications. All of this is to accomplish the goal of offering his fellow lawful American people the right training in order to promote the safe use of firearms.    ​ NON-FIREARMS RELATED CREDENTIALS/EXPERIENCES: -Bachelors degree in legal studies (Quinnipiac University) -Interned at the state of Connecticut's Attorney General's Office -Worked in a private firm as a paralegal and legal advocate  -Masters degree in management (University of Hartford) -P.A.D.I. certified Dive Master

JP uses his skills, knowledge, experiences and personable personality to safely manage all of his classes and students while keeping the environment fun. He makes sure that each student has a safe and enjoyable time both inside of his classroom and at the range, no exceptions. JP truly loves, and is beyond passionate, about teaching firearm safety to as many lawful American people as he can. He does what he loves, so he never works a day in his life.