with Dave Brown
Dave Brown is a firearms safety specialist and professional instructor. He has trained a variety of government agencies and specialized military units on weapons handling and live-fire marksmanship, as well as teaching firearms training techniques to other instructors. Dave helped literally "write the book" on firearms safety in Canada, and has now written over 70 magazine articles on firearms safety and training for various publications. He has been an integral part of many movie and stage productions and was the keynote speaker at the 2002 Halifax conference on Safety in the Film Industry.
“One of the best 'gunslingers' in the business ...” - Global TV News, November 22, 2007
Firearms Safety
Coordinator
As
Firearms Safety Coordinator on movie sets, Dave advises productions
on safety issues as well as trains the cast and supervises gun
sequences. He has worked with hundreds of talented cast and crew
members and has been movie firearms trainer to many of the top
names in Hollywood.
“...using his extensive knowledge of guns to help actors and directors make scenes as convincing as possible. He shows them how trained police officers and FBI agents would hold real guns loosely in their strong hand with their weak hand wrapped around it, squeezing tightly; how they would keep their fingers off the trigger until they're about to shoot; how they would pull the trigger with even, constant pressure, rather than quick, jerky motions; and even how they would enter a room slowly with their gun pointed out in front of them, rather than up at the ceiling like James Bond.” - Peter Vesuwalla, SMART Connections magazine, Summer 2005
Dave now travels the country teaching workshops on safety and what he does for a living, and has appeared in front of groups as far away as Toronto, Halifax and Los Angeles.
Tactical
Firearms Editor
In
1998, Dave was named as the Tactical Firearms Editor for Blue
Line Law Enforcement Magazine, Canada's largest police publication.
He has contributed articles as diverse as police weapons training,
law enforcement technology, police vehicles and officer survival.
One of few civilians respected as an expert in police firearms
training, Dave was invited to testify before the Commons committee
on national security at the House of Commons in Ottawa, on the
topic of arming Canada Border Service Agency officers.
Training
Specialist
Dave
helped design the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and Canadian
Restricted Firearms Safety Course for the government of Canada.
He has also traveled extensively teaching other instructors and
training Department of Justice employees on firearms regulations,
licence forms and conflict resolution skills.
Dave Brown has designed and delivered a wide range of advanced firearms courses to many agencies such as: Department of National Defense, Canada Customs, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Royal Canadian Mint, Parks Canada, Manitoba Hydro, Manitoba Natural Resources and Manitoba Corrections. He also coached the Canadian Military Police combat pistol team and has trained Military Police units on advanced tactical pistol skills.
“I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for your outstanding support during the Thunderbird Challenge training camp held between 4 - 9 August 2005 at 17 Wing Winnipeg. Without exception, the staff and team members considered your instruction on the pistol the highlight of their training. Thunderbird Challenge is an annual exercise designed to select Military Police members to represent Canada in the international Defender Challenge competition hosted by the United States Air Force Security Forces. The pistol shoot is one of the most important (as well as the most challenging) events of the competition since it requires members to display their prowess with their individual duty weapons. As such, it is critical that our members receive only top-notch training in this area - and this certainly was the case this year as the team benefited from your expert guidance.” - Provost Marshal, 1 Canadian Air Division
Dave designed a totally new program of shotgun training for wildlife defense and his training course has now been adopted by a government agency as a mandatory requirement for employees working in bear country. His unique program of shotgun training is now becoming well-known across Canada for its simple and realistic approach to training employees for life-threatening situations.
“Our employees are the best trained/prepared in the use of firearms in the field. This is what I hear our employees are being told by other workers they meet.” - Regional Occupational Health and Safety Adviser, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
To see what projects Dave have been working on lately, check out the What's New Page.
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