Roger Heath
Instructor # 3207756 | Armed Advantage
Certified with the USCCA since 4/30/2023
Certification Renewal Date 4/30/2027
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
- Children's Firearms & Safety Fundamentals
- Emergency & First Aid
- Women's Handgun & Self-Defense
My Biography
Hello! I am a USCCA Certified Instructor. One of our most basic rights is the right to keep and bear arms. One of my goals is to ensure that our Second Amendment is passed on to our grandchildren.
As an instructor, my objective is to provide relevant information regarding firearms that you absolutely need. My enjoyment is seeing students progress and develop.
My background is 21 years military experience, 4 years instructing and a lifetime of gun experience between hunting and target shooting.
Hope to see you on the range soon!
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This class provides the fundamentals of firearms, including personal defense and protection, situational awareness, firearms basics and handling, Alaska laws pertaining to firearms, and live-fire shooting on the range. This course is designed for beginners and advanced shooters alike.
Women are protectors. As one of the self-defense industry’s fastest-growing demographics, it’s easy to see that women are committed to growing, learning, and if necessary, defending the ones they love. We are here to help YOU in your firearms or concealed carry journey through expert-led multi-level training.
We are here to encourage you to get out of your comfort zone, adopt the right mindset for personal protection, and train and practice regularly.
We will provide a welcoming, knowledgeable, and supportive instructional environment.
We will share the importance of responsible firearm safety, ownership, and self-defense training.
At its most basic level, a personal and home-protection plan is designed to help keep you physically, legally, financially and morally safe.
This class is the foundation of armed self-defense training. Whether you want to reliably put rounds on target, or you’re building your skills for rapid acquisition and engagement of multiple targets in a real-world scenario, you will find these skills and more in Defensive Shooting Fundamentals.
Simulator training
Handgun Safety and Range Rules
Defensive Shooting Fundamentals. Learn to use cover and concealment. Shoot or no shoot scenarios. Shoot and move. Moving and shooting. Situational awareness. Course Outline Evaluate and refine draws from the holster working toward a 1.5 second or better first shot. Evaluate and refine trigger manipulations. How to use cover based on the Principles of Cover. Evaluate and refine slide lock reloads while using cover. Demonstrate refined techniques of move, stop, shoot and shooting on the move. Refine target to target transitions.
Successful completion of this two-day course allows students to apply for an Alaskan Concealed Handgun Permit. The classroom portion introduces the Alaska Use of Force Laws and the justifiable use of force for self-defense purposes. We will cover the statutes, their interpretation, and their application in case studies. We will also reinforce gun safety rules, proper handling techniques, and defensive pistol concepts. We will provide familiarization training on drawing from a strong side hip holster. The range portion will give students an opportunity to apply skills learned and it will include a formal shooting qualification test. There will be a written test at the end of class to evaluate the student’s overall understanding of the course.