American Small Arms Academy

06/04/2026

8 Hour CCW Renewal Class this Saturday, June 6th in Kernville. Call 760-223-2571 to enroll!

04/30/2026

Initial CCW class this Friday/Saturday.
NRA Basic Pistol Class this Friday.
Renewal CCW Class this Saturday.

04/01/2026

CCW initial/renewal and NRA Basic Pistol Course this Friday/Saturday. Call 760-223-2571 to enroll!

03/07/2026

CCW Renewal Course at the KRVGA Range in Kernville this morning @ 8am

02/05/2026

CCW initial and renewal classes this Friday/Saturday. Call 760-223-2571 to enroll!

01/03/2026

Yesterday G***ks became illegal to sell in California. Today the Ninth Circuit (Liberal Court) three judge panel shoots down California's 14 year open carry ban. I don't think the G***k ban is going to live that long. I doubt it makes it to the end of the year.

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01/02/2026

CCW renewal class tomorrow at the KRVGA in Kernville. Call Mark @ 760-223-2571

12/20/2025

ASAA 2026 CCW Class Schedule for the Kern River Valley. As always, Initials are both dates and renewals are the second date.

January 2nd/3rd.
February 6th/7th
March 6th/7th
April 3rd/4th
May 1st/2nd
June 5th/6th
July 10th/11tb
August (July 31st)/1st
September 12th/13th
October 2nd/3rd
October 30th/31st
December 4th/5th

All classes are held at the KRVGA Range in Kernville and still taught by California DOJ CCW Certified Instructor, NRA Certified Instructor, P.O.S.T. Law Enforcement Certified Instructor, and Handgun Combat Master, Mark Carruthers.

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11/07/2025

CCW Renewal Class this Saturday November 8th in Kernville. Check your expiration dates!

10/06/2025

“In the larger sense, however, the personal ownership of fi****ms is only secondarily a matter of defense against the criminal. Note the following from Thomas Jefferson:

'The strongest reason for the people to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against the tyranny of government.'

That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.” – Jeff Cooper’s Commentaries, Vol. 2, No. 5, May 1994