11
Aug
2021

Women's Self-Defense: Non-Lethal Tactics

08-11-2021 10:00 am -4:00 pm
Brasstown Community Center
$75.00
Women's Self-Defense: Non-Lethal Tactics

This class prepares women to avoid situations that lead to physical attacks and, if attacked, to protect themselves using non-lethal tactics.

Wear comforable gear (t-shirt, jeans, slacks, gym shoes), what you would wear to an exercise class. 

Coffee, breakfast snack and water, along with a light lunch, are provided. 

Be sure to click on the Details button below and check the Class Calendar at the top/bottom of any page for future dates.

 

21
Aug
2021

NC, FL, GA Concealed Carry Training

08-21-2021 8:00 am -5:00 pm
Brasstown Community Center
$95.00
NC, FL, GA Concealed Carry Training

This class provides training for concealed carry cetification in North Carolina and Florida. Georgia residents, though not required by law to comlete training in order to obtain a concealed carry permit, nonetheless, are strongly encouraged to take this class. By North Carolina law, it contains a minimum of 8 hours of classroom instruction, including 2 hours on North Carolina law, plus additional time qualifying at the range.

There is a 30 round minimum shooting qualification, so it is recommended that you bring at least 50 rounds, along with the holster and sample garment that you will use for concealment. Prior to live shooting, the instructor will lead you through dry practice exercises that will prepare you for the shooting qualification.

Price includes official NCJA textbook, "Concealed Carry Handgun Training," written examination on the law, and Certificates of Completion (for qualifiers). Coffee, breakfast snack and water, along with a light lunch, are provided. No live ammo is permitted in the classroom.

Be sure to click on the Details button below and check the Class Calendar at the top/bottom of any page for future dates.

30
Aug
2021

Building House of Worship Security Teams: An Israeli Training Model for Law Enforcement

08-30-2021 8:00 am - 08-31-2021 5:00 pm
North Carolina Justice Academy
$150.00
Building House of Worship Security Teams: An Israeli Training Model for Law Enforcement This two-day (16 hrs.) course is being offered at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Edneyville and is open only to sworn active duty or retired law enforcement. This course trains officers to effectively lead a house of worship security team that provides a secure environment for the congregation, without hindering normal routine and activities. The course prepares officers with the fundamental knowledge, methods, and skills to function both as a leader and single operator to detect, prevent, and neutralize a wide variety of threats to the safety and well-being of a congregation. In so doing, the course provides the officer with a model for training civilian members of the security team.
15
Sep
2021

Safe Pistol Handling & Shooting

09-15-2021 9:00 am - 09-16-2021 5:00 pm
Brasstown Community Center
$150.00
Safe Pistol Handling & Shooting

This 2-day class is designed for beginning shooters as well as more experienced shooters who feel the need to brush up on safety and shooting fundamentals. In both cases, students will leave the class with renewed confidence in their understanding of safety and mastery of more advanced shooting skills.

The first day will be spent in the classroom where stusents will practice safe pistol handling using their own pistols. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED IN THE CLASSROOM!!!  Students will gain deeper understanding of the fundamental rules of safety and demonstrate same. Students will be exposed to a wide range of sceenarios for applying advanced shooting skills.

The second day will be spent at the range, beginning with dry practice, then moving into live fire. There will be a surprise tactical exercise at the end of the day.

Coffee, breakfast snack and water, along with a light lunch, are provided.  Be sure to click on the Details button below and check the Class Calendar at the top/bottom of any page for future dates.

21
Sep
2021

Advanced Tactical Shooting

09-21-2021 9:00 am - 09-22-2021 5:00 pm
Brasstown Community Center
$195.00
Advanced Tactical Shooting

This two-day course trains the student to shoot using tactics that are used by Israeli Security Forces. In order to take this class, you must hold a current state-issued concealed carry permit. Contact the Chief Instructor if you have any questions as to meeting this requirement.

Coffee, breakfast snack and water, along with a light lunch, are provided. No live ammo is permitted in the classroom.

Be sure to click on the Details button below and check the Class Calendar at the top/bottom of any page for future dates.

 

About Gaines Tactical Training!

I'm George Gaines, and welcome to Gaines Tactical Training. My company bears this name because this is what I teach: Tactics to Save Lives and Keep You Safe. My classes include tactics for preventive and non-lethal self-defense as well as tactical training for close-combat situations. The gun is always the last option.

Having trained extensively with Israel's top instructors from its IDF and Security Forces, their influence weighs heavily on my firearms philosophy. I train all students to use the "Israeli Method" of shooting because it represents the gold standard, both in tactics and safety. Seasoned shooters come to appreciate it and often adopt it as their preferred method of shooting. I think you'll like it too!  

If you are ever forced to defend your own life or the lives of others, it will be your tactical shooting skills that enable you to prevail. Standing still while shooting bottles in the backyard or targets at the range is not going to prepare you for an actual gun fight.

Marksmanship skills, while useful, are not the skills you need to win a gun fight. You need tactical gun fighting skills, which are different. If you're in a gun fight and are wounded or killed, you are no longer in the fight, and the threat will continue unabated. In order to protect yourself, you must learn safe gun handling in the context of tactical shooting. And, you must train the same way that you fight.

I provide tactical training for men & women, civilians & law enforcement, including those who have never shot a firearm as well as those with many years of experience. 

For the record, I'm certified by the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) as an Instructor, Training Counselor, and Range Safety Officer.  I'm also certified by the National Rifle Association (NRA) as an Instructor in multiple disciplines as well as Range Safety Officer and Chief Range Safety Officer.  Take a look my credentials.

My primary goal is for your safety and that of your loved ones. In class and at the range, I want you to have a challenging and safe learning experience.  After class, I want you to be confident that you can protect yourself and your loved ones.

Ammo Shortage Continues!

In case you aren't aware, we have a national shortage of ammunition in all calibers. Also, reloading has become highly expensive due to the fact that primers are being bought up by ammo manufacturers. NRA and USCCA forecasters tell us not to expect any relief until late 2022.

You'd be lucky to find 9mm rounds in any of the local gun stores. Expect to pay $1.00/round or more, if you can find any. Your best bet is to buy online at one the major ammo sellers. If you sign up for one of my shooting classes, I promise to have enough 9mm Luger or.22LR ammo for you. While I can't guarantee the price, I do promise that it will only cover my costs.

Win-Win Cancellation Policy

When I register and pay in advance for a class, I plan on being there. But sometimes stuff happens.

So I've developed a simple cancellation policy that I can live with and, I trust, you can live with too:

If you need to cancel, call right away to let me know. Although I don't give refunds or allow substitutions, I give you a full year to take the class you missed, or apply your tuition to any other class, without penalty.

This way, nobody loses, a true win-win.