Wayne Lanier

"Learn to Shoot” Basic Pistol Marksmanship Simulator and Live Fire Training (Free $30.00 Book)

Have you thought about firearm training? Maybe you want to purchase a firearm for home defense or you feel the need to learn to protect your home, yourself and your family from attack. This comprehensive 4-hour (3-hour classroom, 1-hour range time) course covers all aspects of safe firearm handling. The correct mindset and attitude needed for owning a firearm along with its safe usage and storage. We use state-of-art laser firearm training aids and live fire using a .22 caliber firearm. Your instructor will furnish the firearm and ammo for the live fire portion of this class. You don’t need to own a firearm for this training event. This is a great course to begin your journey into firearm training – or maybe you feel you just need a refresher course before stepping into more advanced training. This class is designed with you in mind. There will be continued opportunities for skill development which are built on fundamentals learned in this course. Students will receive a course completion certificate for this study.

(FREE $30.00 Book) The Basic Pistol Shooting course is intended for all individuals regardless of shooting experience, taking place in a classroom and range environment. This course will be about 5 hours (5-hours classroom 2-hour range). You will learn: gun safety, proper operation of revolvers and semi-automatic pistols, ammunition knowledge and selection, pistol selection and storage, shooting fundamentals, defensive marksmanship, and range safety. Additionally, students will complete live fire training and complete shooting qualifications while at the range with a Certified Instructor. This class is limited to 4 people, small class size allows instructor to give each individual the attention they deserve. If you do not own a firearm yet, let us know and we’ll arrange for a loaner. Student will furnish their own ammunition or you can purchase it from us.

(FREE $30.00 Book) The personal Protection Level 1 Course teaches the basic knowledge and skills, necessary to carry a concealed firearm for defensive personal protection. Level 1 is a curriculum that builds on the fundamentals taught in our BasicPistol Shooting Course. You should have a basic NRA, USCCA, Law Enforcement or military experience before taking this course of fire. If you feel you have the necessary experience please contact us.

Having taken one of the above courses we will build on your ability to apply these skills in a defensive context. As a citizen defenders you will have the knowledge and skills necessary to responsively carry a concealed firearm. Our Course is roughly 8 hours with a short lunch break. Topics to be covered: Firearm Safety, Basic Defensive Skills, Drawing from Concealment, Stoppage Remediation, Proper Mindset, Carry Modes and Pistol Concealment and much more. You will be required to furnish you own firearm and ammunition for this course. Completing this course of fire, you will have learned:

High level Shooting Fundamentals, including placing rounds on target accurately and without common handgun shooting errors like flinching, crushing or slapping the trigger.

Drawstroke from concealment placing your sights on targets quicker using weekly drills, live fire and scenario training.

Dynamic Firearm Positions to move with the firearm, drawing from the holster while maintaining proper Sight Alignment, Muzzle and Trigger Finger Awareness.

Immediate Actions to get a stopped firearm up and running as quickly as possible while maintaining 100% defensive awareness, including the ability to perform Tactical Reloads, Emergency Reloads, Soft Malfunctions, and Hard Malfunctions.

A complete system of Deterrence to communicate to a threat that you are a potentially lethal threat, this could prevent further engagement on the part of the bad guy

(FREE $30.00 Book) Home Firearm Safety Course is a 4-hour course designed to develop the basic knowledge and skills necessary for the safe handling and storage of firearms in the home. This is a hands-on training safety course. It is recommended for adults who either have firearms in their home or who are looking to purchase one for their home. This class is not a live fire how to shoot course. A Certified Instructor will cover the following items; Rules for safe gun handling and storage, Safe loading and unloading of handguns, rifles, shotguns and sporting rifles like the AR-15. You will also learn about how firearms work, nomenclature and proper storage of ammunition and much, much more. This class is designed for the whole family. So, it’s a very child-friendly course and parents are encouraged to bring their children if they are 6 yrs. of age or older. Children ages 6-10 are free. Children ages 11-16 are only $15.00 per child. Please let us know if you plan to bring your children. Course materials and completion certificate are included in fees. If you have been court ordered to attend a firearm safety course this course meets the required safety standards. For additional information regarding children or any other questions please call us at 770-853-8340.

This class is an advanced CCW (Level 2) class and requires that the student must have completed a Basic CCW Class or Level 1class

This First Steps class is intended for all individuals wanting to learn gun safety and home defense with a firearm . No previous gun experience is necessary. ACT Personal Defense will supply everything you need, gun and ammo included.

The sooner a counterattack can be launched, the more quickly the shooter's momentum can be broken. Learn how and when to defend your family and loved ones.

Prerequisite: Basics of Personal Protection Level 4. Participants can demonstrate that they have the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes by producing an Personal Protection Leve 3 Certificate, or by passing the pre-course evaluation. Description: The course is is nine-hours and offers the essential knowledge and skills that must be mastered in order to carry, store, and use a firearm safely and effectively for personal protection outside the home. Students spend several hours on the range and shoot approximately 150 rounds of ammunition. Upon completion, students may choose to attend level two, which is an additional five hours on the range and approximately 115 rounds of ammunition learning advanced shooting skills. Time and ammunition requirements are minimum, and may be exceeded.

This NRA course is conducted in a classroom and at a shooting facility. NRA Range Safety Officer candidates will learn roles and responsibilities of an RSO; Range Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); range inspection; range rules; range briefings; emergency procedures; and firearm stoppages and malfunctions. Each Range Safety Officer Candidate will receive an RSO Student Study Guide, a Basic Firearm Training Program brochure, an NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure and a Course Evaluation form.

Using Basic Rifle Shooting this course is applying the principles from the AR-15 section. This classroom and live-fire AR-15 Fundamentals/Home Defense Level 1 course is designed to introduce responsible gun owners to the safe handling, proper maintenance, and effective use of AR-15-style rifles in the context of civilian home defense and defense of your family.

Classroom topics include:

Overview of basic AR-15 nomenclature and function Cleaning and maintenance Accessorizing the AR-15, and much more

Live-range topics include:

How to safely and effectively operate an AR-15 How to confirm zero How to improve skills and precision with an AR-15 Defensive Shooting in and around common room furnishings

This course is at least 6 hours long and includes classroom and range time learning to shoot rifles. Students learn rules for safe gun handling; rifle parts and operation; ammunition; shooting fundamentals; range rules; shooting from the bench rest, prone, sitting, standing and kneeling positions; cleaning, and continued opportunities for skill development.

FIRST Steps Rifle orientation is designed to provide a hands-on introduction to the safe handling and proper orientation for classes of four or fewer students. This course is at least 5 hours long and includes classroom and range time. Students will learn the firearm safety rules for safe gun handling; shooting fundamentals; and continued opportunities for skill development. You do not need to currently own a firearm. Instructor will provide .22 caliber firearm and ammo for a live fire exercise at no additional charge. Upon completion you will receive a USCCA course completion certificate.