Frank has been a firearms instructor for over 15 years. As a senior staff instructor for Defense Training International (DTI), he has trained thousands of citizens, police, and military in the art of defensive firearms, and is the author of the DTI Instructors’ Standards Manual. Frank specializes in the effective instruction of female students and regularly speaks on defensive issues for women’s groups and community watch organizations.
His articles are also regularly published on the web, and are first found at Guns Save Life.
Defense Training International (DTI)
John & Vicki Farnam
- Pistol
- Revolver
- Rifle
- Shotgun
- Armed Vehicle Operations
- Scenario-Based Training
- Instruction of Female Students
- Tactical Medical
- Instructor Program
Yavapai Firearms Academy, Inc
Louis Awerbuck
- Pistol
- Rifle
- Shotgun
- Instructor Problem Solving
- Rifle Instructor Course
Strike Tactical
Henk Iverson
- Tactical Pistol Level 1
- Armed Vehicle Operations
- Defensive Blade
Tactical Defense Academy
Ben H. Mangels
- Defensive Tactics
Gunsite
Ken Vogal
- Armed Vehicle Operations
The Massad Ayoob Group
- Mag-20: Armed Citizens’ Rules of Engagement
Badlands Tactical
- Level One Sniper
Steve Tarani
- Edged Weapons Level I
Doc Gunn, Inc.
- Tactical Medical/Treatment of Gunshot Wounds
Midwest Training Group
- Kubotan/Weapons Retention and Take Away
The Moulage Medic
- Tactical Combat Casualty Care
Attorney Andrew F. Branca
- Law of Self Defense Level 1 (IL/WI)
- Law of Self Defense Level II (IL)
Firearm Instruction Certifications
Defense Training International
- Senior Staff Instructor
National Rifle Association (NRA)
- Certified Pistol Instructor
- Personal Protection Inside the Home
- Personal Protection Outside the Home
- Range Safety Officer
Aimpro
- Tactical Shotgun Instructor
YAVAPAI/Awerbuck
- Rifle Instructor Course
- Shooting Problem Diagnostics
Bank Miller
- Shoothouse Instructor
Tactical Training Associates
- Weapon Retention and Disarm Instructor
Rangemaster/Tom Givens
- Firearms Instructor Development & Certification Course
ILEETA
- Dynamic Airsoft Instructor
Armorer Certifications
- Mossberg Shotgun
- Glock Pistol
- DSA FAL/SA58 Rifle
- AR15
Professional Organizations
- National Rifle Association, Life Member
- Gun Owners Of America, Life Member
- Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network, Life Member
- Second Amendment Foundation, Life Member
- Second Amendment Sisters, Life Member
- International Association of Law Enforcement Firearm Instructors (IALEFI)
- International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA)
- National Concealed Firearms Instructors’ Association
