BRUCE BRAXTON
Member, American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers
3467 College Street
College Park, GA 30337
(678) 571-8833
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
COLLEGE PARK (GA.) POLICE DEPARTMENT
Police Sergeant/Senior Instructor Trainer
Responsible for the investigation of crimes in a suburb of Atlanta. Responsible for the application of Community-Oriented Policing concepts in a city of 20,000 residents. Currently assigned to the Patrol Division as an Assistant Watch Commander.
Responsible for training a 100-person department on various subjects such as firearms, tactical baton, O.C., and general subjects.
Adjunct Instructor at State and Regional Academies.
SELF-EMPLOYED
Gunsmith/Firearms Instructor/Consultant
1987 through Present
Provides custom alterations and modifications to all types of firearms, specializing in custom combat conversions of Colt 1911 pistols, Glock pistols, tactical shotguns and rifles.
Provides tactical shooting instruction for Law Enforcement and civilian self-defense applications, employing both classroom and range training.
Provides expert legal consultation for attorneys relative to firearms, Use of Force, and self-defense shooting.
SPORTSMAN'S ADVENTURE, Inc., Forest Park, GA
Rangemaster/Instructor
06/94 through 09/97
Provided instruction in all areas of firearms use and safety. Developed range training programs and wrote firearms training lesson plans. Was responsible for maintaining safe conditions on ranges at all times.
UNITED STATES ARMY
Training Supervisor
06/83 through 12/91
Served as instructor/training supervisor in a large Air Traffic Control facility.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
Fulton County Public Safety Training Center (FCPSTC)
2003
O.C. INSTRUCTOR
SPECIALTY IMPACT MUNITIONS INSTRUCTOR
DISTRACTION DEVICES INSTRUCTOR
CHEMICAL MUNITIONS INSTRUCTOR
DEF-TEC/Federal Labs North Carolina Justice Academy
2002
DRIVER TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC)
2002
SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS
FCPSTC
2001
TACTICAL RIFLE INSTRUCTOR
GPSTC
2000
FIELD TRAINING OFFICER
Clayton Regional Law Enforcement Academy (CRLEA)
2000
LAW ENFORCEMENT GENERAL INSTRUCTOR
FCPSTC
1999
LAW ENFORCEMENT FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
FCPSTC
1999
POLICE COUNTERSNIPER
GPSTC
1999
A.S.P. TACTICAL BATON INSTRUCTOR
CRLEA
1998
BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COURSE
FCPSTC
1997
A.S.P. TACTICAL BATON COURSE
FCPSTC
1997
OLEORESIN CAPSICUM FAMILIARIZATION COURSE
FCPSTC
1997
EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS COURSE
GPSTC
1997
GALEFI ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE
Georgia Public Safety Training Center, Forsyth, GA
October, 1996/August, 1997/August 1998
INSTRUCTOR'S TRAINING WORKSHOP
National Rifle Association
January 1995, Re-certified Mar 96/97/98
RANGE OFFICER'S COURSE
U.S. Practical Shooting Association
February 1993, Re-certified 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998
INSTRUCTOR'S TRAINING COURSE
U.S. Army, Ft. Rucker, AL
June 1991
BASIC NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER'S COURSE
U.S. Army, Ft. Rucker, AL
October-November 1990
PRIMARY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSE
U.S. Army, Ft. Benning, GA
June-July 1990
CERTIFICATIONS HELD:
MASTER TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
Issued by the Georgia POST Council
DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
Issued by the Georgia POST Council
LESS-LETHAL INSTRUCTOR
Issued by Defense Technology/Federal Labs
DRIVER TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
Issued by the Georgia POST Council
DRIVER TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
Issued by the Association of Law Enforcement Response Trainers (ALERT)
FIELD TRAINING OFFICER
Issued by the Georgia POST Council
SENIOR INSTRUCTOR TRAINER
Issued by the Georgia POST Council
GENERAL INSTRUCTOR
Issued by the Georgia POST Council
L.E. FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
Issued by the Georgia POST Council
A.S.P. TACTICAL BATON INSTRUCTOR
Issued by Armament Systems and Procedures
REGISTERED LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINER
Issued by the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET)
CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
Issued by the Georgia Board of Private Detectives and Security Agencies
HOME FIREARMS SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
BASIC PISTOL INSTRUCTOR
PERSONAL PROTECTION INSTRUCTOR
Issued by the National Rifle Association
CERTIFIED RANGE OFFICER
Issued by the U.S. Practical Shooting Association
CERTIFIED GLOCK ARMORER
Issued by Glock, USA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
National Tactical Officers Association (N.T.O.A.)
Association of Professional Law Enforcement Response Trainers (ALERT)
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI)
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET)
Georgia Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (GALEFI)
National Rifle Association
United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA)
International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)
International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)
AWARDS:
USPSA Master Classification, Limited and Production Divisions
U.S. Army Expert Badge, .45 caliber pistol
U.S. Army Expert Badge, M-16 rifle
U.S.P.S.A. Alabama State Championships, 1993 State Champion
Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, 1994 Regional Match, Match Winner
Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, 1994 Annual Match, Match Winner
Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, 1996 Florida Regional Match, High Subcompact
Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, 1996 So. Calif. Regional Match, High Subcompact
Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, 1996 Georgia Regional Match, High Overall, High Subcompact
GALEFI "Top Gun" Award, 1998 and 2000
IDPA Master Classification, Stock Service Pistol & Custom Defensive Pistol