Firearms Training Expert Witnesses

Denver, Colorado

Firearms & Ballistics, Business Operations - Firearms, unintentional discharges, inherent design flaws, gun holsters, ammunition, firearms mechanics of operations, firearms training, gun sales, gun ranges, gun rentals, gun range safety, risk management, standards of care for range safety officers and firearms sales associates

Text 970-97AARON for immediate inquiries! My name is Aaron Forum. I am a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret), Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Small Arms Instructor, United States Army Special Operations Foreign and Non-standard Certified Weapons Armorer, and successful founder of "Shoot Center," a ~$10M annual revenue high volume indoor gun range and retail store. Serving over 26,000 customers in year 1, we specialized in high volume retail sales, gun rentals, machine-gun rentals, and on-site live-fire training. We facilitated tens of thousands of shooting lane hours and gun rentals on our indoor shooting range annually. I performed various roles from; gun range designer, project manager, firearms training director, CFO, CEO, COO, and CMO, all while scaling the business from $0. Possessing over 19 years of combined firearms experience including 10 years of military experience, I was fortunate to have served within some of the highest levels of Special Operations. US Arm...

Port Charlotte, Florida

Firearms & Ballistics, Security - Firearms, Firearms Training, Firearms Training Accidents, Force on Force, Force on Force Training, Force on Force Training Accidents, Air Soft, Air Soft Training, Air Soft Training Accidents, Use of Force, Justification, Security, Negligent Security, Concealed Carry, Negligent Training

Don Redl is a licensed and board certified investigator in Florida, New York and Wyoming. He is an expert in the field of firearms, firearms training, force-on-force training and use-of-force training with over 29 years of experience teaching security and armed guard practices, judicious use-of-force, tactical firearms and scenario/reality based force-on-force training, as well as consulting as an expert in firearms and scenario-based force-on-force training accident cases. Bonafides include: Published author: “Get Off The X” (2017), “Fighting Handgun” (2019) & “Force-on-Force” (2022). Nationally recognized speaker at professional investigation conferences on: use-of-force, firearms, firearms training, force-on-force training accidents, air soft training accidents, negligent security and security operations cases throughout the United States. https://exopt-usa.com/services/risk-vulnerability-assessments/ Instructor credentials: ILEETA, The International Law Enforcement Educators...

Covington, Louisiana

Firearms & Ballistics - firearms, use of force, taser, force on force training, gun safety, concealed carry, gun holsters, conducted energy weapons, firearm human factors, firearms training, gun range safety, self defense, gun range accidents, negligent discharges, accidental firearm discharges, firearm accident

Barret Kendrick is an expert in the field of firearms, use of force, firearms training, and self-defense. With over 40 years of experience in safely working with firearms and more than 15 years of professional teaching experience, he has established himself as an authority in these areas. Barret's extensive knowledge and practical expertise have enabled him to effectively educate and train thousands of students across over 20 states, covering a wide range of topics from firearm-based skills to active killer response training and prevention. Barret brings his wealth of experience to his role as an educator and consultant, working with students in concealed carry, use of force concepts, conducted energy weapons (Taser), security-related concepts, and instructor development certifications. He obtained numerous instructor-level or master instructor-level certifications for defensive shooting with handguns and carbines, range operations and safety, range/shoot house operations, scenario...

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Firearms & Ballistics, Police Practices & Procedures - self-defense, gun accidents, hunting accidents, firearms training, shooting scene reconstruction, holsters, shooting ranges, use of force, use of force policy, involuntary muscular contraction, defensive tactics, weapon retention, pepper spray, Taser, impact weapons, knives, edged weapons

Expert witness since 1984 in civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts nationwide. Practicing attorney. Has been certified as firearms instructor by FBI, NRA, several states and other training authorities. Certified instructor in defensive tactics, baton, Taser, weapon retention, less lethal impact munitions, pepper spray. Certified Force Science Analyst, Advanced Specialist in Force Science, Executive Protection Specialist, and in counter-terrorist and defensive driving. Taught "Police Use of Force" as Adjunct Instructor at Indiana University, Department of Criminal Justice. Served as instructor at two police academies. Presenter at national and international conferences of law enforcement instructors. Has trained and certified firearms instructors and armorers for major law enforcement agencies. Armed, sworn reserve deputy sheriff for over 20 years. Member, Board of Directors, International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors ("IALEFI...