Fox River Defense Concepts

05/12/2026

Our first Illinois FCC (Fi****ms Control Card) certification course in the books!

It was an honor work with these security professionals tasked with protecting high level locations.

Aside from the state mandated classroom learning and the 8 hours of live fire range training, we also include 6 hours of Use of Force Scenarios using SIMUNITIONS. We test and evaluate the students ability to use the appropriate level of force, de-escalate when possible and communicate with their team mates. It was a great few days of training!

04/16/2026

Carrying a firearm to defend yourself and others goes beyond tight groups on paper. Reacting to a lethal force threat requires reading body language, identifying the lethal force threat, drawing from concealment, movement, accurate shots on the threat, and verbal communication. Bad things happen in a split second. Are you ready?

04/15/2026

Wrapped up another Level I House of Worship Active Threat Response Training (HWATR)!

01/01/2026

Thats a wrap! 2025 provided a great year of training! We had the privilege of running several of our House of Worship Active Threat Response courses. We now look forward to providing more training in 2026.

“The front sight dictates the next shot”
- Paul Howe

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A review of 2025.

09/28/2025

The attack unfolded at 10:25 a.m. and more than 100 people were attending the service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, police said.

09/13/2025

(4) Hour level one HWATR (House of Worship Active Threat) live fire pistol course in the books!

Working the fundamentals of shooting from concealment.

08/18/2025

HWATR Live Fire Course

08/16/2025

We just completed our first level III House of Worship Active Threat Response Training. This course brought all the tactics learned in previous classes and applied them to full scale scenarios with multiple roll players.

06/22/2025

https://www.foxnews.com/us/armed-gunman-shot-dead-after-opening-fire-sunday-church-service?intcmp=fb_fnc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLFPQJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHu0FObdG2BY1g---DzVOhCgLkqV2hGcockz2HL18KshlwcazhFszXrWrgCz0_aem_ZJ5ZkKsEVrtmB8XmXJnCiw

Armed suspect shot dead by church security at Crosspointe Church in Wayne, injuring one person as FBI monitors the attack.

05/20/2025

Some photos from our HWART (House of Worship Active Threat Training) Concealed Carry Pistol Mechanics Course.

It’s critical to train the way you intend to react in a high stress situation, especially if you are carrying a firearm with the intention to protect others. No shooting booths or benches in this class, all work done from the holster.

Always honored to work with this crew!!