Welcome to FirearmsEd.com
Welcome to our new website FirearmsEd.com, the official website of South Alabama Firearms Education (S.A.F.E.). Here, we will share a little about us and our mission to develop confident, competent,…
Continuing Education – It’s the right thing to do !
It is important for any professional to complete continuing education. Many professional certifications require it. Attorneys, accountants, real-estate agents and so on are all required to have so many hours of…
“John gave some great insights.”
I have been retired from law enforcement for over twenty years and went with my wife for her class. John gave me some great insights and helped me. Most importantly, John afforded both…
“I had never been comfortable with guns…”
I have never been comfortable with guns even though everyone in my family had them. As I’ve gotten older, I believe the time has come to at least learn HOW to…
“I left the class feeling more confident”
As someone who was never raised around firearms or had any experience with them, I have always been heavily uncomfortable being in their presence. I was hesitant when I was…
“It is so incredible to leave a class I was dreading with new sense of confidence and security”
"The one time a friend tried to teach me how to shoot prior to taking John's class, I screamed and was freaked out by how fast a life can be…
S.A.F.E. is partnering with Baldwin REALTORS© to present…
Assessing Personal Safety Risks and Firearms Safety for Real Estate Professionals The National Association of Realtors(NAR) reported in their 2020 Member Safety Report that 23% of real estate professionals had…
Don’t Leave Your Gun in the Car!!
To whom much is given, much will be required. (Luke 12:48) We, as Americans, enjoy rights and freedoms that most of the world does not have. That right is the individual right…
Look Up From Your Phone!
Teaching firearms to beginning shooters, the conversation inevitably turns to when it is appropriate to use deadly force. The USA Network had a television show called Burn Notice and a character named…
Back To The Basics
Last week I took a shooting course from Bob Keller of Gamut Resolutions (www.gamutresolutions.com). Bob is retired from U.S. Army Special Operations and I was excited to get some continuing education…
The Better Part of Valor is Discretion
Wait…what…a gun guy quoting Shakespeare?! “The better part of valor is discretion.” is from Shakespeare’s character Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV. It is unfortunate that the Falstaff character was somewhat dishonorable…