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Meet Evan
I am really just an ordinary person like many of you. I haven’t been in the Military, I am not a cop. I have a musical theater degree, I dance ballroom and play violin and guitar. Largely, I’m really mostly a just a nerd. I grew up in New Jersey, a state famous for being anti gun legally and socially so shooting was just not something I really grew up with. I did shoot a couple times growing up, but not that much.
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I became an instructor because I am just that- a nerd- and one that was also deeply interested in history. In digging through history books I saw consistently what happened to those who were not able to legally defend themselves or didn’t have the skills and knowledge too. That somber reality is, if you can not defend yourself you may find your fate dictated to you by a violent predatory criminal. It is a story that has sadly played itself out across again and again over the whole of human history. Recognizing that reality I made it my mission to help equip and empower people with real skills and tools to protect themselves and those they love.​
​Over the last 10 years I have worked in and out of 5 gun stores and shooting ranges, and have taught nearly 10,000 shooters of all skill levels and walks of life. I also worked in firearms sales for many years, helping nervous new shooters wisely pick their first handgun and bring them to a level of comfortable confidence in their skill. I am a sport shooting match director, and have hosted shooting competitions for thousands more people.
My Story
Once I recognized my mission, I held an understanding of how serious the topic would be that I was teaching, and that would require me to put everything I had into mastering those skills for myself, and being a ceaseless student of the trade. It was the only way I could be sure I was delivering the most accurate, up to date, and highest quality information to my own students.
Since 2010, I have taken all the training I could, learning directly from the best in the world in a huge variety of subjects; legal use of force, how to conceal a handgun, revolvers, semi automatics, handling social norms and carrying a firearm. Being a nerd, of course, I also studied all the old masters of the trade, the best gunfighters and instructors of the last 100 years. Their mistakes, and breakthroughs are all recorded in history. I stand on their shoulders and pass their lessons learned onto my students now.
Following that, I’ve pursued the heights of competition shooting. The modern competitive shooting sports are based around the real skills that surround defensive shooting; drawing the pistol safely and quickly, shooting rapidly AND accurately, shooting on the move, shooting with one hand, fixing a malfunctioning handgun under the pressure of a timer and so many more relevant skills. Though competitive shooting has its limitations and is not a complete litmus test to defensive firearms skills, it is setting where the best shooters in the world are forged (Also it’s fun!) Now I have built and directed competitions for 3 competitive shooting clubs.​
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For a complete bio and list of trainings, certifications, and accomplishments, CLICK HERE.
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