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Security Team
Training & Development
A Smile With Sharp Teeth.
A Smile With Sharp Teeth.
A Smile With Sharp Teeth.
Lock, block, & sock
Lock, block, & sock
run hide fight
run hide fight
Firearms Training & Certification
If you carry it, you need to know how to use it...
properly, safely, and effectively.
The Why.
Firearms are (obviously) carried for a wide variety of reasons. Most of which center on protection. Nearly every reason to have, carry, and use a firearm involves the safe handling and use of it. Nearly.
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Beyond the basic functions of point, pull, and destroy, many enthusiasts focus on accuracy and speed in different casual and competitive forums. Some rely on their weapons and abilities to put food on their tables, while some use a firearm as an everyday tool, and others keep them as unique and special collectibles.
Competitive shooters are highly technical and specific in their choice of weapons and even more so in their preferred techniques in competition. Hunters also have highly specific and purpose-driven weapons for each of their quarry.
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It should go without saying that any experience with firearms is preferable to zero experience, and nearly anyone that has handled a firearm for ANY reason could be capable of using said firearm to protect themselves or others if the situation demanded it.
Each niche, or segment, of firearms use, because of the involvement of a firearm (obviously), is inherently dangerous, and it goes without saying that safe handling and use is encouraged for each category, a safe environment makes the event even more enjoyable.
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However, very few instances of firearms use bring into crystal clear focus the life-taking nature of the machine than military and law enforcement operations. Hunting for animals is killing at its purest. Competitive shooting, being at the extremes of efficiency, demonstrates the highest proficiency in safe weapon's handling (or should).
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Military and law enforcement operations, at their core purposes, call for the potential use of deadly force. Constitutional rights, Rules of engagement (ROEs), Use of Force Continuums, policies, procedures, and case law, drastically restrict and define when, where, and how levels of force can and should be used, with life-changing impacts even when used within the given limitations. Improper use of force typically results in life-changing impacts as well.
Although everyone has the ability to use a weapon to take a life, there are very few jobs or positions that make deadly force a possible job requirement. The training and decision-making requirements (shoot/don't shoot) for military and law enforcement are, or should be, taken to a high degree, with the understanding that the potential exists for a mistake to result in the death of another human being.
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At BlueHorse, we believe that our Constitutional right to bear arms comes with an enormous degree of responsibility. As pointed out in another section, capability, motivation, and opportunity are all preferred qualities in someone desiring to ensure the security of their church or organization. However, after going through the highest quality of military training available, and spending decades training and supervising police officers in real life incidents, I believe that it is discretion and experience that saves lives when the option of deadly force is just inches away.
The What.
What we DO NOT offer:
To put our disclaimer UP FRONT:
It takes WEEKS of training to reach even an introductory understanding of "Room clearing", "Dynamic Entry", and "Entry Team Tactics", which would barely impart the basic concepts.
It takes MONTHS of dedicated, disciplined, cooperative, and feedback-driven (pain) training, and YEARS of experience to be considered anything more than entry-level for the highest operating teams (military and law enforcement).
This is NOT tactical team training. This is NOT room clearing or Dynamic Entry training. This is NOT hostage rescue training.
Anyone who offers these courses, although they themselves may be qualified and have the experience at the levels described above, unless they are training, evaluating, qualifying, and certifying other military or law enforcement units for real-world use, should be reviewed carefully and critically.
Even if certification is offered for attendance and completion of the course, anyone using the tactics and techniques in these courses should not use them without proper supervision, guidance, and safety protocols in place.
Now that THAT is out of the way...
What we DO offer:
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At BlueHorse, we offer training to help instantly improve the specific tactical approach to keeping your location safe.
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We can evaluate your premises for "tactical problems" that exist, or might exist, and recommend the safest position of advantage for your security personnel to adopt and plan for.
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Room clearing techniques might help minimally (for the untrained) in safely controlling a single entrance or doorway. However, the general purpose of most security personnel is NOT to clear rooms or rescue hostages.
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The security personnel are NOT entering their location to assault those within. They are defending their location and the people inside from an outside attacker, or one who has made entry to do violence.
There is no question that an attacker may enter and hide before their assault, but this is where experience and discretion are called for at or near the main entrance.
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In reality, if an attacker has made entry and is tucked away in a room full of people, it is officially considered a "Hostage Situation" and requires a response well out of the range of security personnel.
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At the Federal Law Enforcement level, there is an understanding that officers with every level of experience, from fresh rookie to grizzled vet, might be called to the scene. With this in mind, a less-intrusive but still effective method of eliminating the threat was developed, and elements of that training is incorporated into our presentations.
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It is not our intent at BlueHorse to train anyone to be able to clear hallways, doors, rooms, or anything else where active pursuit of the attacker is called for, although that may happen. It IS our intent, though, to give you the tools and knowledge to keep your security personnel and your members safe.
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The What Else.
Certifications:
With NRA-Certified Instruction, your security personnel can be certified in the Basics of Pistol Shooting, and certification for Tennessee Concealed Handgun Carry is on the horizon.
Check out our About page for details.
Disclaimer:
Any and all training, instruction, consultation, and advice, whether classroom, presentation, in person, or via email/text/message, is given for the sole purpose of using personal experience and training to impart and convey the safest possible tactics, approach, weapons handling, and firearms use in the context of the client/customer's particular site or location. The techniques and tactics imparted through BlueHorse are not intended to qualify or certify anyone to conduct any tactical operations, civilian, home-based, or otherwise.
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