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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. Our courses are designed so that everyone can benefit from the training, no matter what your experience level is. We offer classes in 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.

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.

 

Meet the instructors….

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 decorated experience as a sworn law enforcement officer in both New Jersey and Virginia, holding both line staff and supervisory positions. 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 such as Blackwater and Close Quarters Defense (CQD).

He has trained students from all walks of life, from civilians and local law enforcement, to federal entities such as the U.S. Navy Seals 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)

- Member, National Concealed Firearms Instructor Association

- Member, Virginia Citizens Defense League

- NRA certified membership recruiter

 

Don DeBusk

 

Don DeBusk joined the Proactive Shooters’ staff in 2009 and brought with him a wealth of firearms training and experience. He has over 10 years of experience training law enforcement and military personnel, as well as civilian students.

In addition to his firearms training, Don is an avid competition shooter, participating frequently in action shooting competitions such as IPSC (USPSA) and IDPA. Don’s vast amount of time spent at the firing range show in the quality of his training. His personal, one-on-one range training sessions are without equal and his training techniques have met with rave reviews from prior students.

Don’s professional firearms experience includes:

- National Rifle Association (NRA) Certified Firearms Instructor – Pistol

- Officer in Charge (OIC) – Fort Lee Range Control, Fort Lee, Virginia

- Range Safety Officer – Fort Lee Range Control, Fort Lee, Virginia

- Instructor – Keystone Sportsman’s Association, Muncy, Pennsylvania

- Instructor - Consolidated Sportsmen of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

- Instructor – Professional Personal Defense Training

- Instructor – PSS Range and Training, Roanoke, Virginia

 

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.

 

1000th Student Contest!  

Proactive Shooters’ recently held a contest for our 1000th student for 2010, and we have a winner! McKenna Seegmiller of Richmond, Va. attended our Utah permit class on August 21st and became our 1000th student trained for 2010! McKenna is pictured here with some of her prizes along with Proactive Shooters’ President James Reynolds. Congratulations McKenna!…and thank you to all of our students! 

 

 

 

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.

  

Please check out our entire website to see all that we offer.

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.

Visit the Shooter’s Shop (coming in 2010) to pick up some of our logo items and other merchandise of interest to gun owners.

 

Follow Proactive Shooters on facebook and become a fan!

 

 

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