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Richard Nance

Richard Nance

Richard Nance is lifelong martial artist and recently retired Police Sergeant. During his 25-year career, Richard was a SWAT Team Leader and Defensive Tactics Program Supervisor. He’s taught Firearms, Active Shooter Response, Taser, Less Lethal Munitions, Impact Weapons, and Emergency Vehicle Operations. His company, WARTAC Combatives delivers unarmed and firearms integration training to law enforcement and private citizens. In addition to authoring his best-selling book, gunFIGHT, Richard is the Technology Editor of Guns & Ammo magazine and the Self-Defense Editor of Handguns magazine, as well as a frequent contributor to Outdoor Sportsman Group’s Special Interest Publication Division.

J. Scott Rupp

J. Scott Rupp

J. Scott Rupp is editor-in-chief of Handguns and Rifle Shooter magazines and has served as executive producer on Handguns and Personal Defense television shows as well as producer/co-host on Ruger Inside & Out. He is a former member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and was an NRA All American small-bore rifle shooter at Eastern Kentucky University.

Brad Fitzpatrick

Brad Fitzpatrick

Brad Fitzpatrick is the author of The Shooter's Bible Guide to Concealed Carry and is the Gear Editor at Handguns Magazine. He has competed in IDPA pistol competitions for the last 10 years and has written over 500 articles for Handguns, Rifle Shooter, and other firearms publications. He's also an avid handgun hunter and 4-H shooting sports instructor.