The Firearms Academy of Seattle, Inc.'s program of study is designed to teach skill sets which allow the student who completes the curriculum to live life with a different mind set, one free from worry about being victimized, knowing they can protect themselves and loved ones, if necessary.

Taking our training does not mean you will become some whacked out Rambo Gun Nut! Instead, mastering these skills instills a quiet self-assurance because our courses are designed and taught along the lines of law enforcement firearms training, which produces confident and tactically aware officers to work our streets. Director Marty Hayes, a career law enforcement officer, is well aware of what it takes to produce well-trained officers, and has adapted the law enforcement model of survival training for the lawfully armed citizen.

Director Marty Hayes and his wife Gila have devoted their lives to making the best firearms training available to the lawfully armed citizens of the Pacific Northwest. In addition, the staff they selected and trained to teach these life-saving skills and tactics invested years of their lives to becoming the best, most knowledgeable and caring instructors possible.

Whether you plan to carry a gun daily for protection, or simply want to have a gun available for home defense, our training courses will meet your requirements.

Marty Hayes, director of The Firearms Academy of Seattle, Inc.