Sheriff-verified firearms safety course instructors in La Plata County
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife's verified-instructor roster lists 12 firearms instructors under La Plata County, 1 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 La Plata 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 |
|---|---|
| Brandi Gutknecht Wally | no website listed |
| Firearms Academy of Colorado/Steve Woelfel | no website listed |
| Holly Hott | no website listed |
| Jacob Beach | no website listed |
| Jarrett Self | no website listed |
| JJ Rouanzoin | no website listed |
| John Hunt | maxcodurango.com |
| Katie Hott | no website listed |
| Melody Krebs | no website listed |
| Robert Troy Hott | no website listed |
| Tony Romero | no website listed |
| Troy Hott | 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 in La Plata County: the card is a $52 state fee plus your sheriff's own processing fee, which most counties had not published as of July 23, 2026. See what is actually published before budgeting.
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.