Springfield Area

• Ray Colson Ludlow, MA. Check us out at www.ltcfirearmscourse.com NRA & Mass State Police certified pistol instructor, NRA certified shotgun, NRA certified Chief Range Safety Officer. CTS instructor (Combat Tactical Shooting). We do Self-Defense and Criminal Law classes. We also do private and one-on-one instructional. Call 413-427-9963 or email me at: ray@ltcfirearmscourse.com

• Mark Edlund: NRA Certified Instructor: Basic Pistol – Phase II (LTC-002), Range Safety Officer, Marksmanship Training. Course Registration can be done at http://www.nrainstructors.org/search.aspx or contact me directly. Private and group course held in East Longmeadow and surrounding areas; can be reached at 860-614-1263 or email me07@outlook.com.

• The Franklin County Sportsmen’s Club offers Basic Firearms Safety Course classes on a near monthly basis at the Club facility located on 721 River Road, Deerfield, MA. Each class is conducted by two to three NRA and Mass. State Police certified instructors, working in concert, and with each class limited in enrollment in order to provide maximum hands-on experience. Please visit the Club’s website for class schedules, application requirements and procedures. Other courses, such as Hunter Safety, Personal and Home Defense, Basic Reloading, and NRA Basic Pistol may be offered on an occasional basis and so listed on the Club’s website. All inquiries regarding firearms courses should be directed to John Burruto, Vice-President, The Franklin County Sportsmen’s Club, jeburruto@comcast.net.

• Holyoke Revolver Club holds NRA Basic courses on the third Saturday of each month, contact the club at 413-539-9345.

• Jim Markowski, Ret. ATF/Tactical Trainer, NRA Basic Pistol, Home Safety and PPIH Instructor; MSP Basic Pistol Instructor, HR218/LEOSA Firearms Instructor – conatct him via his website: www.advancedtacticsandfirearms.com

• Mass Gun Permit comes directly to your home or office to teach the Basic Firearms Safety (LTC-007) course accepted by the state for your LTC application. Larry Anderson is NRA-certified and MA State Police certified. You can visit his website or his Facebook page here. He can be reached by calling 508-735-4400 or emailing him at: larry44@gmail.com.

• Tim Messer is an NRA Training Counselor, NRA Instructor and MA State Certified Instructor. He teaches rifle, pistol, shotgun, HFS and Personal Protection in the Home. Classes are held at the Northampton Revolver Club. 413-584-7632 or timmesser@comcast.net

• Northampton Revolver Club has three instructors and holds courses on a regular basis, contact the club at 413-586-7821.

• Mark Poirier is a Massachusetts LE firearms, NRA – Massachusetts State Police pistol, HR218/LEOSA firearms instructor. Together with Jim Markowski, Mark presents defensive pistol courses for the civilian community. Mark and Jim also present MA LTC courses at the Agawam Revolver Club, Southwick, MA. Please contact Mark at President@AgawamRevolverClub.com. For more information: www.AgawamRevolverClub.com.

• Les Prentice is MA State Certified Basic Pistol, call him at 413-783-6775

• John Richardson , at First Circle Safety www.firstcirclesafety.com in Bernardston is an NRA instructor in Basic Home Safety, Basic Pistol, Refuse to Be a Victim; a MA police academy firearms instructor in pistol, patrol rifle (carbine), and shotgun as well as LEOSA.  BFS classes held the first Saturday of most months (Schedule on website).  Sign up for classes through online portal, or email at training@firstcirclesafety.com. Custom classes or locations available, Limited class sizes to ensure high student interaction.

• Ray Smith is NRA & MA State Police Certified. He offers NRA Basic Shotgun Training at Ludlow F & G. He can be contacted at 413-596-3288 or by email at cr2smith@charter.net.