“…it is better to have a gun and not need it,

than to need a gun and not have it.”

Who we are?

Shooting Stars USA is a Florida based company that offers classes in firearms safety, home defense, and concealed carry weapons training acceptable for licensing or permitting in several States.

For us, safety is a core personal and business value and not another flavor of the day. Providing you with knowledge and training through our various courses will aid in your family and personal safety whether on the street, at the gun range and in your home.

Our course instructors, Christi Smith, Robert Smith and Paul Koester are certified USCCA instructors and in several firearms disciplines and programs too.

So, you have received your concealed carry weapons permit and are wondering what’s next? What you have earned in your CCW/CWP is a “license to learn”. Maintaining proper muscle memory, firearms skills and understanding the role of situational awareness are perishable skills that require continuous reinforcement in order to protect you from financial harm, injury or worse.

All are welcome to join us in our classes especially those wishing to learn or relearn the basic techniques in the handling of your firearms.

Safety & Security through Knowledge!

For more information on these courses,

please call or email.

Individual Instruction

• Personal firearms training for those wanting one-on-one training $75/hr.  (Basic level)

USCCA Courses

Basic Handgun Course

• Class duration: 3 hours
• Cost: $50.00/pp (option USCCA course textbook available for $30.00 each)
• Course content summary:
✔ Self-Defense Firearm Basics
✔ Defensive Shooting Fundamentals
✔ Gear and Gadgets
✔ Basic and Advanced Skills

Home Defense Course

• Class duration: 3 hours
• Cost: $40.00/pp (option USCCA course textbook $30.00 each)
• Course content summary:
✔ Statistics and Trends
✔ Developing a Personal and Home Protection Plan
✔ Self-Defense Firearm Basics
✔ Defensive Shooting Fundamentals
✔ Gear and Gadgets
✔ Basic and Advanced Skills

Concealed Carry and Home Defense Course*

• Class duration: 6 hours
• Cost: $125.00/pp (option USCCA course textbook $18.00 each)
• Course content summary:
✔ Developing a Personal and Home Protection Plan
✔ The Legal Use of Force
✔ Violent Encounters and Their Aftermath
✔ Self-Defense Firearm Basics
✔ Defensive Shooting Fundamentals
✔ Gear and Gadgets
✔ Basic and Advanced Skills
✔ State Concealed Carry Weapons Rules and Regulations
✔ Firearms Practical (Student demonstrates safe firearms handling and shooting)

*Upon completion of this course you will receive a certificate that satisfy Florida Statute 790.06 for firearms safety and training. You will be provided detailed information on how to complete your application for a Concealed Carry Permit using the State’s Fast Track Program.

Countering the Mass Shooter Threat

• Class duration: 5 hours

• Cost: $100/pp

• Course content summary:

In this course, you will review data gathered from 48 mass shooting incidents that have occurred since Columbine to determine what can be learned from these tragedies.  By analyzing how these criminals have planned and behaved in the past, we can learn how to stay safe in our businesses, schools, houses of worship, or whatever public space we visit regularly.

✔ What We Have Learned

✔ Countering the Threat

✔ Aerial Survey by Licensed sUAS (drone) Available for Facility Assessments

Women’s Handgun and Self-Defense Fundamentals (Three modules)

• Class duration: 4 hours class, 1 hour range

• Cost: $99/pp

• Course content summary:

With three distinct modules, (Women’s Basic Pistol, Women’s Intermediate Pistol, and Women’s Defensive Pistol), this course is designed to reach students who are brand new to firearms and those who are ready to learn more about defensive shooting.  Carry confidently with tips and techniques from experienced women in the world of firearms.

Emergency First-Aid Fundamentals

• Class duration: 5 hours

• Cost: $125/pp

• Course content summary:

Could you sustain life of an injured person until he or she can be delivered to the emergency room?

✔ Patient Assessment

✔ Traumatic Emergencies

✔ Medical Emergencies

✔ Building Your Own First-Aid Kit

NRA Courses

Refuse to be a Victim Course

• Class duration: 4 hours
• Cost: $55.00
• Course content summary:
✔ Background and Legal aspects
✔ The Psychology of Criminal Predators
✔ Mental Preparedness
✔ Physical Security
✔ Home Security
✔Automobile Security
✔ Out-of-Town Travel Security
✔ Technological Security
✔ Personal Protection Devices
✔ Domestic Violence and Stalking
✔ Special Concern Areas
▪ In the Workplace
▪ Parents and Teachers – Pre-School to High School
▪ Senior Citizens and People With Physical Disabilities

The Well-Armed Woman (TWAW)

Shooting Stars USA offers various women’s firearms and self-defense specialty training and coursework for Women by a TWAW instructor

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