About Us
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Hello and thank you for stopping by…
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Proactive Shooters, LLC was formed in 2007 in Richmond, Virginia by our company President, Mr. James Reynolds. His goal, and ours, is to help you learn safe handling techniques for your firearms as well as learning how to take a Proactive approach to increasing your personal safety. Proactive Shooters is the only full time firearms training company in the Richmond area. We conduct a regular class schedule in Richmond, and quite often travel throughout Virginia and other states to offer our training program. Our courses are designed so that everyone can benefit from the training, no matter what your experience level is. We offer classes in firearms safety and concealed carry which will be instrumental to you if you decide to obtain a carry permit. For those gun owners who want to take their training to the next level, we also offer private shooting lessons that are tailored to the individual.
As an NRA membership recruiter, we can also offer you discounted rates on becoming a member of the National Rifle Association and enjoying the benefits of that membership. We also offer the highly sought after ”Utah Concealed Firearm permit course”. This course allows Virginians to apply for a Utah non-resident concealed carry permit and that permit will allow them to carry a concealed handgun legally in 30+ states across the country. Proactive Shooters is the only company in the Metro Richmond area to offer this course on a regular, monthly basis, and we are very pleased to be able to offer it to our customers. We also offer the classroom/live fire training required to apply for a Florida non-resident permit, another very popular multi-state permit.
In the realm of personal safety, we also offer the famed NRA course, Refuse To Be A Victim. It is a nationally known crime prevention and awareness seminar and we offer that class several times a year in the Richmond area. Additionally, we also offer the Sabre pepper spray CSAP class. Sabre is the finest pepper spray on the market and it makes for an outstanding self-defense tool.
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Meet the training staff….
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James Reynolds
“Make your gun go to work, and carry every day!”—–James Reynolds
James Reynolds is the President of Proactive Shooters and Chief Firearms Instructor. As such, he takes a direct “hands on” approach to all of our training courses. James has 12 years of sworn law enforcement experience from both New Jersey and Virginia, where he held both line staff and supervisory positions. He was a decorated law enforcement officer, which included winning a Meritorious Service Award in 2004 for life saving actions during Tropical Storm Gaston. He has also served in various capacities in the field of corporate security. In addition to his law enforcement training, James has trained with various well known firearms training organizations and instructors such as Blackwater, Close Quarters Defense (CQD), Rangemaster, I.C.E. Training and Snub Training.
He has trained students from all walks of life, from civilians and local law enforcement, to federal entities such as the U.S. Military and the United States Probation Office. James has conducted numerous firearms training classes throughout Virginia in locations such as Richmond, Arlington, Chantilly, Virginia Beach, etc as well as other states such as Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
He currently holds (or has previously held) numerous professional certifications and memberships relating to firearms and training including:
- National Rifle Association (NRA) certified Firearms Instructor – Pistol, Home Firearms Safety, Refuse To Be A Victim (current certifications)
- State of Utah, Bureau of Criminal Identification - Concealed Firearms Instructor (current certification)
- Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services – Firearms Instructor (former certification)
- Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services – General Instructor (former certification)
- National Rifle Association certified Range Safety Officer (RSO)
- SABRE Pepper Spray Certified CSAP Instructor
- Glock certified armorer
- Member, National Concealed Firearms Instructor Association
- Member, Virginia Citizens Defense League
- NRA certified membership recruiter
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Whit Campbell
Whit joined Proactive Shooters in 2010. He first began working in our sales department, promoting our training classes through Richmond based gun shows. Later, he joined the Training staff after completing the NRA certified Range Safety Officer program, and then became an NRA certified Firearms Instructor. Whit served with the United States Marine Corps (Infantry) and successfully completed the Marine Corps Security Force Guard training, as well as qualifying as a Pistol Expert. His current certifications include:
- National Rifle Association (NRA) certified Firearms Instructor – Pistol
– National Rifle Association (NRA) certified Range Safety Officer
- Member, Virginia Citizens Defense League
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Do you have a question that can’t wait?
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Employment opportunities
NRA Certified Firearms Instructor – all disciplines
Resumes are being accepted at this time for possible future positions.
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NRA Certified Range Safety Officer (RSO)
Resumes are being accepted at this time for possible future positions.
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Sales Representatives
All positions are filled at this time. Thank you.
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Our hours of operation are:
Monday – Friday 8:30a.m. – 6:00p.m.
Saturday – 9:00am – 6:00p.m.
Sunday 10:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.
After business hours, feel free to call and leave a message and one of our training specialists will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Weather related situations/emergencies
Proactive Shooters does not wish to have to cancel any scheduled training class, but we understand that at times we are at the mercy of the weather. If there is a weather related situation, we will be monitoring the weather forecast closely. In the event of a class cancellation due to weather, we will send an email to all registered students as quickly as possible. We will also post the cancellation on our calendar which can be accessed throughout this website, as well as our facebook page. We will try to reschedule all students for the next scheduled class. If for some reason, a student is not able to attend that class, they may reschedule for a different date by contacting us.
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Please check out our entire website to see all that we offer.
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Read what some of our students are saying about our training classes on our Testimonials page.
Stop by our Available Courses page to see the latest dates and course listings for our training program. Our classroom training is conducted in a convenient Metro Richmond location but we can also bring our training to your group at your location.
Check out our full course calendar to see when we are conducting our training classes.
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@ProShooterVA
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Are you a member of the VCDL?
If not, you should be! The Virginia Citizen’s Defense League is the premier gun rights organization in Virginia. Joining is easy – visit the VCDL at www.VCDL.org
