Canadian Firearms Safety Course: next date, September 18 &19 & October 9th & 10th in Mission, BC. Challenges anytime by appointment. Weekday courses by appointment, call us.

Civil Advantage is looking for a well experienced combat firearms instructor to run courses when Matt is unavailable. With Matt we have the law enforcement perspective covered, someone with military experience would be an asset. If you are someone with this type of experience or know someone please give us a call. The ideal candidate would have a proven record of service including verifiable references.

CA at the Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show

The BC Outdoors show was a great experience for us. We were very well received and I thoroughly enjoyed talking with the literally hundreds of interested people over both days. I also want to enthusiastically thank Ann-Marie for helping me out at the booth as well, I couldn't have done it without her! Our business is very unique in Canada and it has been an exciting journey bringing it to Canadians. Our advocacy of legal, civilian firearms ownership and "safety through training" is starting to have an impact on our community. We are proud to participate in this effort and represent the firearms community in this positive way. Thanks to all for your support.

Rod Giltaca & Matt Sekela, Civil Advantage Firearms Training Inc.

Thoughts on the Course

The Urban Survival Seminar was a first for Civil Advantage, and certainly a first for BC in it's content. 200 hrs of research and 80 hrs of organizational work went into the seminar and I believe it showed. At first, I was a little reluctant to drop the full weight of reality on people who might attend this seminar. Luckily, our group was a hearty one and no one panicked at the material or the context. Medium term survival (7 days to 6 months) is not a glamorous subject, but the likelihood is real. In fact, it becomes more real every day.

Proving that the glass is half full, if such changes were to occur, there would be people who suffer and there would be those that would thrive. Those who can thrive in this new environment will be the people who will have a place in a renewed society. I guess you would call them the strong. I have focused this seminar to be useful for the majority. These strategies do not require six-figure salaries to implement or expansive acreage to be successful. It is a strategy "for the rest of us" who desire to be the figure in our families that "have a plan".

I would like to thank the people who came out on a beautiful Sunday during the Olympic Games and took part. I appreciate their comments and encouragement. I am very proud of this course and of the security and confidence it will inspire in those that can share it.

Rod.

We have received some glowing reviews on our courses on www.canaidiangunnutz.com under the title "new training opportunity". There are pictures of the last course posted there too. The most sincere thanks to those who are supporting what we are doing.

Previous, and still very a relevant thought…. After some discussions with our first registrants, our decision to teach and encourage participation with .22 calibre firearms is on the mark. It’s difficult to show up for all the other courses around with a .22 when everyone’s shooting a .223. It’s even harder to afford great training when you’re spending all your money on ammunition. Our message has been one of practicality and economics. The .22 shooter can attend twice the number of courses when they don’t have to worry about the pressure to look combat relevant. Training is improving, not posing. Thanks for all the great comments!!