Leonard Head
Instructor # 1676124 | Head Firearms Consulting
Certified with the USCCA since 9/25/2022
Certification Renewal Date 9/25/2027
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
- Range Safety Officer
- Countering the Mass Shooter
My Biography
The proper attitude, knowledge and skills will help you become better able to protect yourself and family in a life threatening situation. As a USCCA Instructor, NRA Handgun Instructor, a C.L.E.E.T certified Oklahoma SDA Instructor, and Firearms instructor in Texas since 1999, Leonard encourages each individual to know the law, how to safely and effectively use a firearm with speed and accuracy.
Leonard has been involved in firearms training as a weapons and tactics instructor since 1999. He has been a competitive shooter with the United States Carbine Association, the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) expert rating in the Stock Service Pistol Division and an IDPA Safety Officer Instructor from 1995-2015. In 2005, he became very active in the Executive Protection and Private Security field in various capacities throughout the states of Texas and Oklahoma. His duties have included serving as a one man protection detail and as Team Leader of protection details as large as 115 agents for high profile clients, celebrities, major events and worked on a high profile team protecting a mega church pastors and their family members.
Leonard has trained with some of the greatest instructors in the Nation in firearms, empty hands, edged weapons and close quarters combat. He has developed a great friendship with many in the firearms instructing/industry and field/tactical medicine training. His greatest lesson learned is to be a great instructor you must first be a great student. You never quit learning, no matter how good you think you are.
Leonard’s goal is to provide quality handgun training and defensive education to those who are willing and ready to learn. In the near future, the plan is to bring in some of those great instructors, his friends and mentors, to share their knowledge and skills with individuals who believe in the right to protect themselves and their loved ones.
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Our Basic Handgun class offers expert instruction and hands-on training for those seeking a solid foundation in firearm safety and handling. We explain how accurate shot placement can be achieved by understanding the intricacies of the grip, stance, sight alignment, sight picture, trigger squeeze, and follow-through techniques. Students will participate in live fire training exercises to apply their knowledge in a practical setting.
Topics of Instruction
• Firearm Safety and Range Etiquette • Starting from the ‘Ready Position’ • Grip and stance to maximize recoil control • Sight alignment – Marksmanship vs Defensive shooting • Trigger control • Draw stroke and re-holstering for open and concealed carry • Reloading techniques
This class covers Oklahoma Law, Deadly Force issues, Safety, Shooting Fundamentals, Handgun Operation, and Ammunition. It is an abbreviated "basic" class for handguns with an emphasis on Safety. When completed, a copy of your certificate can then be submitted with your Handgun License application to the Sheriff's Office of the County in which you live.
Basic Handgun is designed to give students an in depth understanding of firearms safety and basic firearms handling skills. You will be given hands on experience with revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. You will learn the differences between single-action, double-action, and striker fired handguns, and the properties of the grip, stance, sight alignment, sight picture, trigger squeeze, and follow-through that will aid you in placing accurate shots on target. We will discuss the difference between target and defensive ammunition and when each is appropriate to be used. Students will also gain an understanding of what to look for when purchasing a firearm for entertainment or personal defense, as well as how to properly maintain and store your firearm when not in use.
The topics covered: Personal Safety, Handgun Safety, Handgun Fundamentals, Handgun Operation, and Handgun Selection. If you are new to handguns, this is a great introduction to everything you need to know to start. This course is a complete guide to understanding the basics of firearms ownership, safety, and nomenclature.
This lesson explains what physical and mental reactions may occur when a human undergoes extreme stress, such as during an incident involving deadly force. It also explains what you should do immediately after using force to defend yourself. Also, when law enforcement arrives, it is crucial that you conduct yourself in the correct manner and prepare yourself for the consequences, even when you are in the right.
Every church is a target these days. Either from petty theft to being targeted by a single or multiple attackers. It is the churches responsibility to keep the congregation safe. This class will include the information to help inform churches on many of the special considerations for Houses of Worship. The students will be instructed on what to look for before an attack, options to handle an attack, and how to care for the injured after an attack.
What is a public threat? How do we know if someone is a threat to the public? What should we do? This class will help you answer those questions and many more.
The primary aim of this course is to enhance your skills as legally armed citizens. Individuals will be able to draw the pistol under combative conditions and deliver accurate shots.
This will be done under conditions where such accurate shooting will start with the gun under a cover garment, EDC.
A safe and fast draw with the fight at very close ranges. (0-10 yards)
Keep in mind - Situations will be fast, frantic and filled with chaos.
This is simply about "Combative" concealed carry training.
Objectives covered: Speed and Accurate Shooting skills Working from and to the holster First shot to one target and multiple targets Multiple shots on one target to multiple targets Reload techniques Movement drills - forward, backwards, left and right sides, and angles Working from a seated position Shooting around non-threats Standing from a seated position and moving to an advantage point to engage the threat
This will be a fast paced course. Anyone failing to maintain Basic Firearms Safety , the first offense will be given the option to work with a non-firing training gun. Further offenses will be asked to leave without a refund.
The goal of this course is to inform and educate real estate agents on how to stay safe on the job.
Course Objectives: Recognize the unique aspects of your job that put you at risk of a violent encounter.
Learn to avoid violent encounters by developing an acute awareness of your surroundings.
Differentiate between “looking” and “seeing,” and understand how to detect threat indicators early.
Recognize the physical and psychological effects you might experience during a dynamic critical incident.
Learn how to employ various defensive strategies to mitigate an unwanted encounter before it escalates.
Recognize the defensive options — both armed and unarmed — you can use to help keep you safe.
This is a 3 hour mini-class designed for your Church Safety Ministry or those thinking about starting a ministry.
The topics covered are:
Know the signs Create an Emergency Operations Plan Special Considerations for Houses of Worship Run, Hide or Fight Triage and Treat the Wounded
Requirement: must have attended the Church Safety: Protecting Your Congregation classroom course or have prior instructor approval.
This is the Range Only portion of our Church Safety: Protecting Your Congregation training course.
This will be done under a controlled environment where students will be familiarized and then evaluated on the techniques and skills necessary to protect the church members.
Objectives covered: Speed and Accurate Shooting skills Working from and to the holster with Concealment garment Target Identification First shot to one target and multiple targets Multiple shots on one target to multiple targets Reload techniques Movement drills – crowd environment Shooting around non-threats Working from a seated position Standing from a seated position and moving to an advantage point to engage the threat and more
Private Handgun training is designed to give students an in depth understanding of firearms safety and basic firearms handling skills. You will cover the properties of the grip, stance, sight alignment, sight picture, trigger squeeze, and follow-through that will aid you in placing accurate shots on target. Students will be given the opportunity to put all of this knowledge into use at the range for some live fire training.
This is a modular training program to help develop the individuals shooting skills from basic firearms fundamentals up to and including advanced firearms skills needed for self defense shooting situations.
Topics of Instruction
• Firearm Safety and Range Etiquette • Starting from the ‘Ready Position’ • Grip and stance to maximize recoil control • Sight alignment – Marksmanship vs Defensive shooting • Trigger control • Draw stroke and re-holstering for open and concealed carry
and much more.
This mini-class focuses specifically on lessons which can help to better protect your House of Worship by learning how to identify a mass shooter, create an emergency operations plan and how to treat traumatic injuries that may occur.
The lesson covers specific considerations related to Houses of Worship, how to evaluate the current level of security at a House of Worship, and offers practical exercises which can be done with students to practice the lessons being taught.
Topics Covered:
- Learn how to identify a person who may be planning a mass shooting
- Determine the steps to create an emergency operations plan
- Special safety and knowledge considerations for Houses of Worship
- Better evaluate the current House of Worship security, determine safe rooms and improvised weapons, and how to treat the wounded after the attack
Bring water, note-taking materials, and your questions!