Front Sight Firearms Training Institute ? why was it founded? Dr. Ignatius Piazza founded the institute with a purpose. One evening in 1988, Dr. Piazza was at home when a car drove through his neighborhood. Bullets flew from the open windows and devastated everything they hit. Dr. Piazza immediately realized something. He owned guns. He was a gun enthusiast. He shot them regularly at the range. However, he says, "I was never taught the skills required to use a gun when it is needed most'to defend one's life."
He knew he had a job ahead of him ? to become expertly trained in every area of firearms. He took thirteen week long courses over the next three years, and practiced for thousands of hours, and finally could say that he had the certificates. He was branded an expert in Special Pistol, Shotgun, Carbine, and Rifle courses. Over the weeks, Dr. Piazza got better and better at handling a firearm and he more so realized the importance of being well trained. He came to the conclusion that he wanted not only himself to be expertly trained, but he wanted other people to be trained as well. This is the notion that gave birth to the idea of Front Sight Firearms Training Institute.
He searched for training courses in special weapons for private citizens and found that it was near impossible to find them. As he kept looking for training possibilities, he learned of a test that was and is considered the ultimate test of gun handling, speed and marksmanship ? The Four Weapons Combat Master Test. It is a test so difficult that most people who take it fail, and even more people will not even try it because they are sure of the outcome. Up until that point in time, only one person had ever passed the test. Dr. Piazza knew he wanted to pass that test. If he was going to be training other people, he knew he had to be the best. So he trained for hours ? every day. He took the test and failed, so he kept training. He kept at it, determined to give his students the best possible training, and on August 28, 1993, Dr. Piazza became the second man in the world to receive a certificate as a Four Weapons Combat Master.
In April of 1996, he founded Front Sight Firearms Training Institute. It was a small institute then, located in Bakersfield, California, but every year it has at least doubled in size and continues to do so as the years go by. Now, Front Sight is located on a 550 acre plot of land just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The training offered at Front Sight far exceeds law enforcement and military standards, giving students the best opportunity to be the best.
In the words of Dr. Piazza, "Regardless of what the unenlightened in the world may say, remember this, my friend ? you are the weapon and your firearm is just a tool. Upon graduation, you will fully understand why Front Sight's motto is: Any gun will do ? if you will do!"
You are scheduled for surgery and are being assigned a surgeon. Would you be satisfied with the surgeon who has had mediocre training? Of course not. You are in the process of hiring a detective to investigate the murder of a family member. Are you going to select the guy who skated through his schooling? I would hope not. You are about to be taught skills to prevent the death of you or your loved ones, and inadequate training could cost you a life. Want to choose the instructor with lower standards of quality training? Didn't think so. That is why firearms training is at its best at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute.
When you hold a gun, you hold not only a piece of equipment, but you hold people's safety. You hold their security. You hold their lives. Firearms are dangerous with improper training, but can offer protection if the handler has been well taught. Not only is the curriculum at Front Sight well beyond what is typically taught in gun training courses, the quality of instructors far exceeds the norm. In fact, it actually surpasses what is considered better than the norm. Steve Bellah, the Hedge Fund Director and student of Front Sight said, "Front Sight instructors have excellent people skills. They were outstanding with their ability to communicate with us regardless of our experience or skill level. My technical proficiency has improved significantly." What makes these instructors so great? The training process that they endure is intense, difficult and demanding.
To even be considered as an instructor at Front Sight, applicants first have to complete an Instructor Development Program. It is a four day course and is supervised by a cadre of certified Range Masters. Have you ever taken a course that fewer than ten percent of the students pass? Think about it. If you were going to start at the beginning of the course with twenty nine other students, and by the end of the class, maybe two or three students would still be there, would you sign up for the class? It is obviously painstakingly complicated. That is the kind of class the Front Sight Instructor Development Course is. Most applicants have to take the course more than once to graduate. There are even people who handle firearms for a living - for example, law enforcement officers and military personnel - who do not make the cut.
Once the instructors complete the course, Dr. Piazza, founder and director of Front Sight, makes sure that they stay on top by requiring Ongoing Instructor Development. This can ensure Front Sight's students that their instructors will never waver in skill or technique, and will always be performing to the best of their ability. The course not only polishes up the instructors' techniques of firearm handling, it helps them brush up on teaching and communication skills, so that they can provide the highest quality customer service available.
Most people I know will not even hire an accountant that has less than the best schooling and training, and the last time I checked, holding a W2 or a 1099 form has not yet caused any life threatening situations. So why would you put a gamble on your life and the lives of your loved ones by hiring a firearms instructor who is not the best?
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