I had a concealed carry class instructed by Chris Robinson from Patriot TAC. He's pre-eminently qualified, experienced, and professional, with a history ranging from the United States Marine Corps NCIS to other federal law enforcement work to a degree in criminal justice. He travels all over the country giving these classes and is familiar with the laws in all 50 states, and can speak from a great depth of both knowledge and experience about firearms themselves and all laws pertaining to their use, especially in self defense or defense of another.
I myself served 15 years in the Marine Corps before being medically retired, and when I signed up for a state-mandated class on firearm safety and self defense laws, I went in expecting there wouldn't be very much they were going to tell me that I didn't already know. Boy was I wrong.
Chris is passionate about the 2nd amendment and our right to bear arms, but he is equally passionate about safety, responsibility, and what the law does and doesn't permit. He went above and beyond, spending more the twice the state-required minimum time covering the laws that we need to know, and boy am I glad he did. I was stunned to learn that some scenarios I had previously believed to be cut and dried open-shut cases of self defense *are not.* Despite the extra time spent, and despite all my years of experience in weapons handling and safety, there was *nothing* discussed in that class that I felt I didn't need to go over, and on the contrary a great deal that I'm very glad to have become informed about.
I cannot say enough good things about Chris. The man knows firearms and firearm laws forward and backward, and the decades of experience, training, and education he has are readily apparent when he tells you what you need to know. If you're getting a concealed carry permit, this is the man you want to prepare you for it. read more
