James Reed
Instructor # 408795 | Patriot Carry LLC
Certified with the USCCA since 1/1/2019
Certification Renewal Date 2/5/2027
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
- Countering the Mass Shooter
- Women's Handgun & Self-Defense
- Children's Firearms & Safety Fundamentals
My Biography
Jim is a retired Air Force flight engineer. He began his exposure to shooting sports at the ripe old age of 16 when a family friend gave him a single-shot .22 rifle. Jim began hunting small game and after joining the Air Force moved up to a Winchester model 94 30-30 and hunting for deer and bear in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. While in the Air Force he earned the Pistol Expert Marksman award and has since become certified by the NRA as a Range Safety Officer and has instructor certifications in Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Black Powder Rifle, Refuse To Be A Victim, Personal Protection In the Home and Personal Protection Outside the Home as well as a certified instructor with USCCA. He spent three years teaching Illinois Concealed Carry using the 16 hour USCCA curriculum. Now he is in Utah teaching the Utah CFP course.
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We will cover the entire Concealed Carry & Home Defense as well as the Utah supplement to qualify for Utah Concealed Firearms Permit.
Basic instruction on proper handling and care of a handgun.
We field strip and clean a firearm. We discuss the different cleaning tools and supplies.
We identify the characteristics of the mass shooter and the mitigation efforts being attempted,
Every journey begins with a single step. This Course is the single step into handgun use. It is the first of three courses that will take the student from fit time shooting to developing a self defense mindset. Developed by Beth Alcazar it is tailored for women from a woman's perspective..
Using the USCCA Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals curriculum we will cover the fundamentals of concealed carry, handgun operation, dealing with the aftermath of a defensive gun use. This course covers the Utah CPF requirements and much more.
This practical course makes the academic knowledge gained in the Utah Concealed Firearm Permit class come alive. Students will get hands on dry fire practice with:
- Proper grip
- Trigger discipline
- Trigger take-up and reset
- Sighted, Flash Sight Picture and Point shooting
- Clearing ammunition malfunctions
- Clearing firearm malfunctions
- Drawing from concealed
Following the dry fire exercises the students will do live fire in the range.
- Draw from concealed and engage a single threat.
- Draw from concealed and engage multiple threats.
- Draw from concealed and engage multiple threats while moving.