Article by Scott Gara from guns.com May 29, 2020 Dave Hartman has over 30 years of dedicated service to this country through the Marine Corps and the Orange County Sheriff’s office. It was a natural fit to move from training police officers to training a wide mixture of people at Gunsite Academy in Paulden, AZ. For the past 5 years, he has worked as the Director of Training for the famed firearms training institute. We caught up with Hartman to talk about Lt. Col. Cooper, gun training during a pandemic, and Gunsite Academy. Guns.com: The first question is about the thing everyone is … [Read more...]
June Newsletter
The Gunsite family continues to grow as classes are again filling. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we continued with smaller classes (Tutorial Experiences) and modified lesson plans to allow for “social distancing.” Now that things are beginning to return to normal, the classes at Gunsite are filling quickly. We closed out May with a doubled 250 Pistol Class and a near full PR7 and several private classes. June carries on strong beginning with a 270 Rifle and a near-full 350 Intermediate Pistol. The Nashville 250 at Royal Range is near full. (Remember it is always sunny and 70 … [Read more...]
Shoot Like A Girl Brings on Gunsite Alumni Christa Forrester
Gunsite Academy is proud of Gunsite Alumni Christa Forrester. Here is what Christa wrote about her experience at Gunsite. I can remember the day the envelope came in the mail. It was a day like any other day and the mail from the PO Box sat in the seat next to me. It stayed there for a few hours until I had the opportunity to open it. Inside was a Gunsite calendar and a letter from the Jeff Cooper Legacy Foundation that I had been accepted to the Gunsite 250 class through the scholarship program. I was giddy, excited and couldn’t wait to share the news with my husband. I am not sure … [Read more...]
Janelle Cooper Memorial Service Saturday September 28
A memorial service for Janelle Cooper will be held on September 28th at 11 a.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Prescott. A reception will follow. All who wish to attend are welcome. Come and help us celebrate a wonderful life well-lived. In lieu of flowers, Mom would most appreciate a donation to The Jeff Cooper Legacy Foundation. Jane Ellen “Janelle” (Marks) Cooper, age 99, of Paulden, AZ passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 28th, 2019. She died with as much grace as she lived, surrounded by family and dear friends. Janelle was born May 31, 1920 in Los Angeles, CA to Jasper Glenn … [Read more...]
July Newsletter
INDEPENDENCE DAY! On July 2, 1776, Congress votes unanimously for independence. “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” Ben Franklin As my friend Dave Workman said: “We have a Constitutional Republic. Some have said that it is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others. I’m inclined to agree with that.” “The Constitution belongs to the people and not the people to the Constitution.” Theodore Roosevelt Independence Day is upon us. Remember that we celebrate our independence on July 4. The holiday is Independence Day. You need to think of all … [Read more...]
