2015 Training Conference

Your twenty-sixth annual training conference will again be hosted by the City of Car-rollton and the Carrollton Po-lice Department August 25-28, 2015. Attendees should re-port to the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center located at 251 Alabama Street between the hours of 0700 to 0900 to par-ticipate in the registration process. Opening remarks begin at 0900 in the audito-rium.

Attendees will find ample parking located in the parking deck adjacent to the cultural arts center. There are numer-ous eating establishments within walking distance of the conference.

Don’t miss a quality opportu-nity to train.

Register now in order to confirm your training track selections

Training will be conducted until 1700 hours each scheduled training day.

Attendees will have the opportu-nity to choose between two conference formats. First, is the total lecture format where enrol-lees can choose to attend the conference in the air-conditioned luxury of the audito-rium. Second, we will offer sev-eral break-out sessions which will provide the opportunity to enhance physical skills. Here, focus is on strengthening your

personal skill-set as a means of honing your instructional knowl-edge, skill and ability. Obviously, there will be limitations related to proximity of off-site locations and subsequent enrollment re-strictions. To that end, break-out sessions are limited to 20 participants per session. The Glock Armorer Course has a cap of 35 students. Those registrants who do not indicate a class pref-

erence will be enrolled in the lecture track, by default. Once break-out sessions have reached capacity, they will be closed and the lecture slated for the same time frame will become the de-fault registration. Enroll early to secure your desired training block.

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August 25-28, 2015

Important Considerations: Early registration pro-

vides the greatest oppor-tunity to lock in to your selected training tracks.

Registration later than July 145th will result in default enrollment to the lecture track.

Attendees who register at the door will have selected the lecture track for the conference dura-tion.

Inside this issue:

Braggin” Rights Match

2

Linda Miller & Keith Cunningham

2

Tom Givens Erik Lund Darryl Bloke

3

William Aprill Claude Werner

4

Nick Hughes Shane Gosa & Lee Weems

5

Rich Nable Dennis Raines

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Event Itinerary 7

2015 Training

Conference

Demonstrate your shooting prowess.

Dana Safety Supply will sponsor this years “Braggin’ Rights” Match. Prizes will be awarded to the first through third place finishers.

Course of Fire: Best time on six plates when given three at-tempts and fired from 10 yards.

Target: Action Target Plate

Rack—6 plates

Rules:

Shooters must compete while utilizing a provided SIG Model 320 in either 9mm or .40 caliber. Shoot-ers are responsible for providing their own ammu-nition for the chosen cali-ber.

Remanufactured or factory

practice ammunition is permitted.

The course may not be fired with hollow-point jacketed duty ammunition.

The weapon will be pre-sented from a “staged” position. appropriate.

Shooters will begin with their hands touching either the tops of their ears (if wearing ear plugs) or other hearing protection.

The shooter may deter-mine any shooting se-quence when firing for time.

The plate must be knocked down in order to be consid-ered shot.

If two plates fall simultane-ously, the shooter must stop firing, reset the plates and fire another string.

Shooters may fire as many rounds as required to knock down all six plates.

Where two shooters have fired identical fastest times, the two quickest times will be averaged in order to determine a “winner.”

Determinations made by course judges regarding starting with the hands in the wrong position is con-sidered final and without appeal.

petitor. He is a member of the

Canadian Forces Sports Hall of

Fame and the Dominion of

Canada Hall of Fame in both

the target rifle and service rifle

categories.

Linda has over 25 years of busi-ness experience, including con-sulting, business planning, management, marketing and information systems. She has considerable experi-ence in international smallbore target shooting as a member of Canada’s Shooting Team. She won medals in the Common-wealth Games 1994, Cuba World Cup 1995 and Mexico World Cup 1993. In 1999 Linda became the first woman to win the Ontario Lieutenant Gover-nor’s Medal for shooting; these competitions have a proud and

Keith is a career military officer with a combined time of over 25 years experience with the Canadian Forces and the US Army. He has had considerable practical experience including a combat tour in Viet Nam, peacekeeping and counter sniper operations in Cyprus, as well as numerous unit and command-level military exer-cises in North America and Europe. Keith has taught marksmanship courses at the Canadian Forces Infantry School and at several police forces in Ontario. Keith is an internationally certified shooting coach and has suc-cessfully coached teams to national and international ex-cellence. He is an internationally re-

nowned rifle and pistol com-

honored history of over 125 years. In 2002, Linda competed in F-Class and was the top fe-male provincially, nationally and at the world champion-ships. Linda is the 2008 na-tional sniper marksmanship champion and has won the sniper pairs championship (with Keith) many times. As much as she loves shoot-

ing, Linda's pride is her ability

to help others to marksman-

ship excellence. She is an ac-

complished and internationally

certified coach.

She and Keith have co-

authored the book , “The Se-

crets of Mental Marksman-

ship.”

Braggin’ Rights Match

Linda Miller & Keith Cunningham - Mental Marksmanship

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in three IDPA divisions and holds instructor certifications from numerous organizations including the NRA LE Division and the FBI. His lecture “DEFINING THE THREAT “ is a lively PowerPoint presentation going into some detail about how to set up a defensive firearms training program for private citizens and others who go armed in plain clothing. Much use is made of data from over 60 Rangemaster student involved

Chief Instructor for Rangemas-ter-Memphis, Tennessee Tom has been carrying a gun professionally for 44 years, teaching firearms and tactics for 35 years, the last 19 years full-time. He has been certified as an expert witness on fire-arms and firearms training in both state and federal courts all over the US, and is the au-thor of five published text-books on the subject and over 100 published magazine arti-cles. He holds a Master rating

shootings plus data from the FBI, DEA, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and other sources. This is a class you won’t want to miss. Tom will also provide a live-fire track on Thursday (27 AUG) from 1300-1700 hours.

Tom Givens - Defining the Threat

ing Academy (Nationally Ac-credited) and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC.) Erik has numerous professional certifications to include, FLETC Certified Weapons Operator, FLETC Submachine Gun Instruc-tor, FLETC Reactive Shooting Instructor, FLETC Search War-rant & Raid Execution Instruc-tor, FLETC Use of Force Instruc-tor, FLETC Non-Lethal Training Weapons Instructor, ASP Baton Instructor, Sig-Arms Certified

Erik has over 19 years Law En-forcement experience with over 17 years as a Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Use of Force Instruc-tor, Baton Instructor, and Less Lethal Weapons Instructor. He started his Law Enforcement career as a Virginia State Trooper. He was assigned to Fairfax County, Virginia, for 8 ½ years before accepting a posi-tion as a Federal Agent with the Office of the Inspector General. He is a graduate of the Virginia State Police Train-

Armorer, Colt M-16/M-4 Ar-morer, Benelli Shotgun Instruc-tor Program, FBI Firearms In-structor Development Pro-gram, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) General Topics Instructor, and Virginia DCJS Pistol and Shot-gun Firearms Instructor. Erik will also provide a live-fire track on Wednesday (26 AUG) from 0800-1200 hours.

Erik Lund - Use of Force & Building your “Go” Bag

provided mandatory firearms training for the fire department Bomb Squad and Arson investi-gators. He assisted on the in-vestigation of over 75 officer-involved shootings, assisting the administrative investigation team with the firearms portion of these investigations. He has provided expert testimony on firearms and police tactics in numerous court cases.

Darryl Bolke retired from a Southern California police de-partment as a Sr. Corporal after 19½ years as a full time officer due to injuries sustained during a violent on-duty confronta-tion. He was a Firearms Instruc-tor and Armorer for the Special Weapons and Tactics Team for 17 years and the primary in-structor for all firearms systems used by his agency. He also

His class will center on training

lessons learned in police agen-

cies with highly successful

street records. Actual shooting

incidents will be studied, along

with the implications from the

training of the officers in-

volved.

Darryl Bloke - Secrets of Successful Gunfighters

William Aprill is a licensed men-tal health professional with over 15 years experience across the continuum of care. He presently maintains a pri-vate practice and consultancy specializing in post-traumatic interventions and other disci-plines. William is a former deputy

sheriff (Orleans Parish, LA,

Criminal Sheriff’s Office) and

Special Deputy US Marshal

(Eastern District of Louisiana).

He is a decorated competitive

shooter and has taught civilian,

law enforcement, and military

personnel in various fighting

skills since 1990. He maintains

an active schedule both as

student and teacher, having

been instructor-rated by sev-

eral top-tier trainers and study-

ing under many of the most

influential members of the

combative arts community.

His class “The 5 W’s of Risk” discusses techniques, tactics, and procedures for the active, emergent context of violent assault. The presentation will review common errors made by practitioners as they at-tempt effective preparation for defense against violent aggres-sion as well as common pitfalls and limitations in thinking about lawful violence.

Attendees will also be exposed

to a programmatic method for

undertaking the pre-need deci-

sion-making that will underpin

a sound self-defense and sur-

vival mindset.

“Fatal Choices” focuses on

theories and current, curated

data on the process by which

criminals select their targets for

violent aggression. The course

will examine the internal

thought processes of the crimi-

nal psyche. Typical "good guy"

behavior, demeanor, and at-

tributes twill also be analyzed.

Previous iterations of this ma-

terial have been presented to

law enforcement agencies and

private citizen groups across

the United States as well as in

international law enforcement

educational venues.

Claude Werner brings a lifetime of experience behind the gun to every course he teaches. A retired U.S. Army officer, he served in Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces, and Mechanized Infantry units and commanded a Special Forces A-Team and Bradley Infantry Company. He was the Chief Instructor at the elite Rogers Shooting School for five years and is currently an NRA Certified Instructor in several disciplines. A seasoned competitor, Werner is a Four Gun Master in the International Defensive Pistol Association and has won numerous sanctioned IDPA championships in the revolver division using snub-nose re-volvers. Claude’s presentation will consist of a classroom presentation and a live fire practice session. The classroom segment will explain the Rating system for security holsters; both what it is and what it is not. A demonstration of how to conduct a Rating test will be given. The live fire segment will be a practical exercise of how to correctly use various security holsters for maximum speed and effective-ness. Live fire requirements will be a duty pistol and holster, normal range safety equipment, and 50 rounds of ammunition. .”

William Aprill—The 5 W’s of Risk & Fatal Choices

Claude Werner - Holster Retention Systems & How to Use Them

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currently teaches Krav Maga and trains SWAT teams in VIP/Dignitary protection. He holds black belts in multiple arts, has boxed professionally and taught unarmed combat in the Legion. The weapon retention/disarm block of instruction will utilize techniques from Warriors Krav Maga Law Enforcement Train-ing Division and begin with simple gun disarming and weapons retention for extreme close quarter combat.

Nick is a former member of the French Foreign Legion where he served as both a recon diver in the 2nd Parachute Regiment and a military police officer. After leaving the Legion he worked in dignitary protection and his clients have included members of the Saudi Royal Family, VIPs and rock stars. He is the author of “How to be Your Own Bodyguard”, has appeared on Spike TVs “Deadliest Warrior” and has a series of Combative DVDs pro-duced by Paladin Press. He

By the end of the block atten-dees will be familiar with pro-tecting their own weapon, as well as disarming subjects of handguns or rifles from the front back and sides. In the concealed carry block, attendees will learn both the strong side hip and appendix carry draws . Instruction will also cover tips and tricks of the bodyguard to increase speed and reduce the risk of fouling as well as stress inoculation drills.

Nick Hughes - Weapon Retention/Disarms and Concealed Carry for

Undercover/Off-Duty Law Enforcement

Their instructional block fo-

cuses on the use of sound judg-

ment in defensive shooting

scenarios. While knowing how

to shoot is important, so is

knowing when to shoot and

when not to shoot. The class

will give you alternative ready

positions and siding/indexing

methods to use in high stress

or densely populated situa-

tions, as well as tools for ce-

menting Col. Jeff Cooper’s four

safety rules in life or death

Shane is a Detective for a mu-

nicipal agency in the southern

part of the state and Lee is the

Chief Deputy of the Oconee Co.

Sheriff’s Office. Both are

P.O.S.T. certified General and

Firearms certified instructors

and sit on the Board of Direc-

tors for G.A.L.E.F.I. Together

they combine over three dec-

ades of law enforcement ex-

perience and tens of thousands

of hours of training experience.

situations. You will learn how

to maximize your ability to stay

alive while minimizing liability

and threats to innocent per-

sons. This class draws from the

International Association of

Chiefs of Police model policy

for the use of force.

Shane Gosa & Lee Weems—Heightened Gun Handling for the Interactive

Environment

manship Competition held at Fort Stewart earlier this year. He has been a police officer for

19 years and has served with

the Patrol Division, Crime Sup-

pression Unit, and SWAT. He is

currently assigned to the Fire-

arms Training Unit as a full-

time trainer. His duties include

Sam is a former US Army Ranger who was assigned to 3rd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger regiment. He graduated from Ranger school class 2/94. He is currently serving with the Georgia Army National Guard where he was recently awarded “Governors Twenty” based upon the results of his achievements when competing in the Andrew Sullens Marks-

training officers at the entry,

intermediate and advanced

levels.

Sam will provide a live-fire track on Friday (28 AUG) from 0800-1200 hours which is enti-tled “Tactical Application of the Patrol Rifle.”

Sam Huston - Tactical Application of the Patrol Rifle

Richard Nable began policing in metro Atlanta with the Fulton County Police Department in 1987. He has been a general instructor since 1998 and a firearms instructor since 2000. As a SWAT sniper team leader and as a Rangemaster he has trained officers from local, state, and Federal agencies as well as officers from Asia, Israel and the UAE. He has written two books on police work and authored numerous articles on firearms training. He also serves on the boards of two

training organizations.

This course addresses the often

taboo subject of unintentional

firearms discharges by law

enforcement. Analyzing inci-

dents from across the US and

other countries, as well as re-

cent studies of the subject, we

will look at common causes,

and some uncommon causes,

of unintentional discharges and

discuss training methods and

concepts that will help agen-

cies reach the goal of reducing

the number of unintentional

discharges 'Down to Zero'.

Rich Nable—Unintentional Discharges

Dennis Raines—Cold Skill Drills: Measuring Retained Ability

also an instructor at his facility. His instructional block is based upon the belief that only what can be delivered under stress and on demand is that which will save your life. Dennis is employed full-time in the field of refrigeration and industrial machinery repair. Dennis will provide a live-fire track on Wednesday (26 AUG) from 1300-1500 hours.

Dennis is the Chief Instructor for Bull’s Eyes Don’t Shoot Back Firearms Training of GA. He has been involved in training private citizens in the use of firearms for personal defense since 2010. Dennis holds certifications from Rangemaster (Advanced Instructor), GALEFI (Shotgun and Pistol), and the NRA in Basic Pistol. He is married to Katherine W. Raines, who is

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Conference Itinerary

Track 2 -ERIK LUND - Patrol Rifle

Track 1 - CHRIS EDWARDS - Glock Armorer

1300-1500 Track 3 -DENNIS RAINES - Cold Skill Drills: Measuring Retained Ability

1500-1700

Event - Braggin' Rights Match

Track 10 - FACTORY - SIG Model 320 Armorer0800-1700 Carrollton HQ - Classroom

Attendance in Training Track sessions is reserved to conference attendees who pre-registered for

those specific events. Walk-ins are not permitted.

Track 8 - NICK HUGHES - Concealed Carry for Undercover/Off-Duty

Law Enforcement1500-1700

Carrollton PD Range1300-1700

1000-1700 Lecture - LINDA MILLER & KEITH CUNNINGHAM- Mental MarksmanshipConference Center

0800-1000 Lecture - DARYL BOLKE - Secrets of Successful Gunfighters

Track 6 - NICK HUGHES - Weapon Retention & Disarms (Main Range)

Track 7 - TOM GIVENS - Maximizing Your Training Time (Lower Range)

1300-1500

Carrollton PD Range

Carrollton PD Range

Track 4 -LEE WEEMS & SHANE GOSA- Heightened Gun Handling for

the Interactive Environment

Carrollton PD Range

Track 5 - CLAUDE WARNER - Holster Retention Systems & How to

Use Them (Main Range)0800-1200

1700-1900

Carrollton PD Range

Handgun Re-Qualification for Scheduled Shooters

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Lecture -WILLIAM APRILL -The 5 W's of Risk

1700-1900 Cookout at Range

1700-1900

1800-2000 Banquet - The Depot- 455 Bradley Street

Conference Center

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

0700-1200 Vendor Demonstrations at Range - Conference Center

Carrollton HQ - Classroom

0800-1200

0800-1700

590 N. Cliff Street

1300-1500 Lecture - SHANE GOSA - Mindset

1500-1700

Friday, August 28, 2015

0800-1000 Lecture - TOM GIVENS - Defining the Threat

0800-1200 Track 9 - SAM HUSTON - Tactical Application of the Patrol Rifle

Conference Center1000-1200 Lecture - WILLIAM APRILL - Fatal Choices

1000-1200 Lecture - ERIK LUND - Use of Deadly Force

1300-1500 Lecture - ERIK LUND - Setting Up Your Active Shooter Go Bag

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

0700-0930 Registration , Vendor Set-Up & Vendor Product Review

0930-1000 Opening Statements & Business Meeting

Conference Center

1500-1700 Lecture - RICH NABLE - Unintentional Discharges