Practical Tactical Firearms Training

01/16/2023

If you are at SHOT Show this week, sound off with your booth # and I’ll try and drop by for a visit when I have some down time. You can find me at the Beretta booth #13227 On level 2 Venetian Expo.

01/01/2023

This is the reality we live in. Train accordingly.
And have a happy and healthy new year.

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11/19/2022

09/17/2022

With a heavy heart, we are saddened to report the passing of our co-worker, Gunsite Rangemaster, and old friend Ed Head.
Ed came to us several weeks ago, sharing that his doctors had found health issues and later was found to have inoperable cancer. He asked not to share this at that time. Friends, church family and Gunsite Family rallied around Ed and Jean these last several weeks assisting in every way possible. He passed comfortably at home surrounded by Jean and close friends.
Ed (Was) was a US Air Force Security Police Officer from 1972-1976, specializing in nuclear weapons security. Also, he was the Captain of a weapons and tactics competition team.
He entered the US Border Patrol in August 1977 and was assigned to San Diego, CA. During his tenure, he supervised a Patrol Group of 19 supervisors and 160 Agents at the Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station. His stories of his time there are near-legendary. Successfully completing the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Fi****ms Instructor Training Program with a Distinguished Master rating, he began working as a Range Officer conducting all fi****ms training and qualifications for the Chula Vista and Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station. That later morphed into the Sector Fi****ms Instructor and then the Senior Fi****ms Instructor for the San Diego Border Patrol Sector, including more than 2500 agents. Additionally, he was the Founder, Rangemaster and first club champion of the San Diego Law Enforcement Combat Shooters Association.
Ed retired after 24 years with the USBP, retiring in 2001.
Ed met the love of his life Jean in and they were married over 36 years. They shared many adventures from horses to recent travel in their RV.
The other great love of his life was Gunsite. He began attending Gunsite in 1988, earning the coveted “Expert” (“Golden E”) rating in many of his classes. He attained his Instructor Rating at Gunsite in 1992. Ed worked as Operations Manager from February 2005 to September 2010 and then resumed his lengthy teaching career at Gunsite. His career as a writer in the gun industry also began to flourish, writing for NRA Publications and working with Michael Bane on video productions. Ed taught his last class at Gunsite late May of 2022. We know it was a very difficult moment for him to come to us in early June to let us know of his illness and withdrawing from the active instructor roster. We assured him he was only being moved to the “injured reserve” list and we looked forward to his return.
A Memorial Service will be held by the Canyon Bible Church led by the Gunsite Alumni Pastor John FIlke on a date to be determined at the Gunsite Classroom, 2900 West Gunsite Road, Paulden, AZ 86334.
Please keep Jean and friends and family in your prayers.
With great respect,
Ken
Sheriff Ken Campbell (Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer
Gunsite Academy, Inc.
2900 West Gunsite Road
Paulden, AZ 86334
(928)636-4565
www.gunsite.com
“Work hard, do your best, and keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God, have no fear, and never forget a friend.” Harry Truman

09/17/2022

Too many of my teachers/mentors are now in Valhalla.

An Air Force and Boarder Patrol veteran, we mourn the loss of legendary Gunsite Academy instructor Ed Head.

09/11/2022

Never forget… that everyday someone wakes up and their only goal is figuring out ways to kill you.
Train accordingly.

09/07/2022

Not to mention the much larger, albeit unquantifiable, number of times the presence of a firearm was enough to make the bad guy go away.

https://www.tampafp.com/ccrkba-fbi-report-says-armed-citizens-killed-more-criminals-than-police/?fbclid=IwAR0F6Pfe6C7fS9-NZeOUjzmxa-dWZu-dckQJLsgx1chbr8qjg4kGkN2slyg

The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2020 indicates that armed private citizens killed more criminals during the commission of a felony than were killed by

06/23/2022

You may face multiple armed assailants. Train accordingly.
https://wreg.com/news/local/10-wanted-after-carjacking-at-hickory-hill-gas-station/?fbclid=IwAR1egGIitHqYpVc_LYtV6mhVWFKr1o5Ms0rSKwJ8tbh2PJG8VgGD9BC6nMo

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are searching for 10 young men who reportedly carjacked a man in Hickory Hill. The carjacking happened at a store on Wi******er Road near Ross Road. Police res…

12/10/2021

We’re number one! Train accordingly.

What does crime look like in America, based on FBI statistics for 2020? The rate of violent crimes per 100,000 people in the United States rose for the first time since 2016. The homicide rate rose at a faster pace in 2020 than at any time since 1905. There were 398.5 violent crime offenses per […...

08/05/2021

Happy 231st Birthday U.S. Coast Guard! You’re the only one with the chutzpah to board a submarine wearing multicam and I love you for it.

05/24/2021

07/27/2020

Just go ahead and assume this is also the case where you are, at all times and in all places.

The Seattle Police Department announced on Friday that residents and business owners are essentially on their own, after the leftist City Council banned police from using standard crowd control tools to protect rioters.