Sheriff-verified firearms safety course instructors in Adams County
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife's verified-instructor roster lists 38 firearms instructors under Adams County, 15 of them with a website. These are the people a county sheriff has verified to teach the SB25-003 basic and extended firearms safety courses. You need your eligibility card before you can enroll with any of them.
Verified instructors listed for Adams County
Straight from CPW's published roster as of 2026-09-11, sorted by name. We list the state's data and nothing more — we do not verify, endorse, rank, or vet anyone here, and being on this page says only that CPW's roster carried that name on that date. The sheriff does the verifying.
| Instructor (as listed by CPW) | Website |
|---|---|
| Aaron Headley | no website listed |
| Amy Propernick | no website listed |
| Anthony Garcia | lionheartbjj.com |
| Benjamin Draughon | no website listed |
| Bruce Petrie | no website listed |
| Chad Slaven | uniteddefensetactical.com/westminster |
| Charles Watkins | no website listed |
| Chris Sarracino | no website listed |
| Cindy Coker | www.sprtraining.com |
| Doyle M. Brewer, Jr. | no website listed |
| Euell Santistevan | no website listed |
| Graham Dunne, Ragnar Tactical | no website listed |
| Greg Ruprecht | uniteddefensetactical.com |
| Jam Bacchus | fullarmorft.com |
| Jarrod Guzman | no website listed |
| Jesse Bavender | no website listed |
| Jesse Cheon | taliondefense.com |
| Jonathan Sabar | no website listed |
| Joseph Morales | no website listed |
| JT | citizen-1.com |
| Kelvin Kos | no website listed |
| Kevin benjamin | krbeducation.com |
| Kyle Pinkerton | no website listed |
| Lisa Adducci | blackdogdefense.us |
| Mark Garcia | no website listed |
| Matt Beck | no website listed |
| Nickolas (Nic) Vasu | no website listed |
| Rick Bua | no website listed |
| Ron Cotten | blackdogdefense.us |
| Ron Gilbert | no website listed |
| Ronda Benjamin | krbeducation.com |
| Sarah Weiler - TrueFire Defense | www.truefiredefense.com |
| Terrence Toyama-Mancao | flyinghawaiiantacticaltraining.com |
| Terry Young | brightontactical.com |
| Todd Gerlings | no website listed |
| Tom Stasko | uniteddefensetactical.com |
| Wesley Bear | no website listed |
| William Hernandez | no website listed |
Source: CPW's verified-instructor list, retrieved 2026-09-11. Instructors are added as sheriffs verify them, so check the state list too if you don't see someone.
On this list? Claim your listing to correct it, add your website, or get the free "Sheriff-Verified Instructor" badge for your own site — or ask to be removed, within 72 hours.
Before you pay anyone
A class only counts toward a lawful purchase if it meets every statutory requirement — sheriff-verified instructor, fully in person, the right hours, the statutory curriculum, a 90% exam, and your eligibility card in hand at enrollment. The full six-point checklist is on the main finder page, along with the red flags worth walking away from.
Cost note for Adams County: Adams publishes its eligibility-card processing fee: $50 for residents, $100 out-of-county — on top of the $52 state fee. Tuition is separate and set by the instructor. Full county fee breakdown.
Are you one of these instructors?
If CPW's roster lists you, your entry above is already live and free. You can claim your listing to add or correct your website and get the "Sheriff-Verified Instructor" badge for your own site — or ask to be removed, which we do within 72 hours, no questions.