Here is a list of all the Authors and Contributors of USA Carry. If you would like to submit your article or help out with the site, please contact us here.
About Luke McCoy
Luke McCoy is the founder of USA Carry. In 2007, he launched USA Carry to provide concealed carry information and a community for concealed carry advocates.
About Calvin Redding
Calvin has been a key contributor to USA Carry since it launched. Along with the founder Luke McCoy, he helped gather information, research laws as well as moderate the forums and contributing firearm related articles.
About Jason Hanson
Jason R. Hanson is a former CIA officer. He’s also an NRA Certified Instructor, a Utah Concealed Firearms Permit Instructor and an Eagle Scout. Jason believes there are few things in life as important as being able to protect yourself and your loved ones. That’s why he’s giving away a free report titled, “Insider Secrets of Buying Your First Concealed Carry Firearm” at www.ConcealedCarryAcademy.com.
About Daryl Dempsey
Daryl Dempsey is an Oath keeper, veteran, ex-law enforcement officer and trainer, and an independent conservative libertarian that believes in the Constitution of the United States. He has over forty years of experience as a Technical Writer and Training Program Developer and has as many years devoted to the keeping and bearing of arms.
About Scott Vaughn
Scott Vaughn has been teaching CCW classes in Arkansas Since 2002 and has been shooting since 1965. He is also a Suarez International Staff Instructor. “Trained people prevail more than the untrained!” You can visit his training site and contact him at Vaughn Firearms Training
About Shepard Humphries
Shepard Humphries is a former Police Officer, having served in Investigations, Patrol and SWAT as a sniper team leader. Shepard resides in Jackson Hole Wyoming where he operates several small businesses including an executive protection firm and two firearms related businesses, the Jackson Hole Shooting Experience and Counter Violence Institute. Known as “The Millionaire’s Shooting Coach,” Shepard provides shooting instruction, consultation and public speaking services in Jackson and where clients beckon. You can view his training site and contact Shepard at Shoot In JH.
About Johnathan Celso
I am a NRA certified firearms instructor currently serving the Northern Finger Lakes Region of New York State. I am qualified to teach the entire PISTOL discipline of the NRA shooting courses: Basic, F.I.R.S.T. Steps, Home Firearm Safety, Personal Protection Inside the Home, Personal Protection Outside the Home, Advanced Personal Protection, and am also certified by the DCJS to teach NYS self-defense and use-of-force laws. I myself became familiar with firearms through professional instruction and have had to learn like most of my students – from the ground, up. Come learn what many do not, that, “Knowing when to shoot is just as important as knowing how.”
About Kevin Hagen
A retired USAF MSgt. with a no-nonsense approach to personal security and personal preparedness.
About Eric Reibsane
Eric is a certifiable gun nut and ardent supporter of the 2nd Amendment. He is the father of two boys, owner of three hunting dogs, and creator of leaderlivinglife.com. A life member of the NRA and VFW, Eric is the recipient of the Bronze Star and Defense Meritorious Service medals for his service during the Persian Gulf War. He and his family live in the Green Mountain State –Vermont
About Mike Searson
Mike Searson is a former Marine Infantryman, NRA Instructor, and a Sportswriter based in Northern Nevada covering MMA, Boxing, and Firearms. His articles have appeared on Examiner.com and in SWAT Magazine, Blade, Gun Digest, and Tactical Gear.
About Van Phillips
Van Phillips uses his long university teaching teaching experience as an NRA Pistol Instructor offering numerous yearly classes in Central Indiana for adults. He is also a 4H Pistol and Shotgun Instructor, CMP and SCTP Coach. Van is a competitive clay target shooter active in both ATA Trap and Sporting Clays. While he teaches pistol to adults so that through knowledge they can be better and safer firearms owners, his passion is empowering the youth who represent the future for continuation of 2nd Amendment and Concealed Carry rites!
About John Kirkpatrick
John is an Air Force Retiree with over 20 years of Active Duty Service and a Vietnam Veteran. He is a former Law Enforcement Officer having served as Chief Deputy Sheriff with the Carter County, Missouri Sheriff’s Department, and Reserve Officer for small rural Police Departments in Carter County, Missouri. John is now fully retired from Pitney Bowes, Inc. and lives on a small farm in Southern Missouri’s Ozark Foothills region, and enjoys his private shooting range.
About Dave Jenkins
Dave Jenkins is the Founder and Managing Partner of Rochester Personal Defense, LLC, based in Rochester, NY. Dave has been shooting for over 20 years and training for about the same timeframe. Certified as an NRA Instructor and Training Counselor in every discipline in the curriculum, Dave and his instructors have been providing top quality education and training opportunities all over NY State and beyond. Offering classes ranging from basic self defense thru OC training thru firearms defensive use and tactics, Dave has been able to assist people from all walks of life in learning about self defense and firearms safety. Come see Dave and his instructors are working to ensure that there are no more victims, only winners.
