Dan Massey - Instructor

Dan is retired Law Enforcement with 35 years of service. The majority of that tenure Dan was in a supervisory capacity.  Training has always been a huge part of his career ranging from field officer training, investigations to firearms.  Dan has been a firearms instructor since 1985 certified by both the National Rifle Association and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Dan successfully transitioned his department from the revolver to a semi-automatic pistol (Sig Sauer P220).  He authored a training manual for the pistol.  He acquired AR-15 rifles for the department and wrote a two-day lesson plan incorporating the rifle into their existing training program. Dan overhauled the departments firearms training program by taking a modern realistic approach on how to train and to train for a purpose. “In part, we reviewed crime incidents nationally and structured our training to counter and stay ahead of trends.” 

Dan had always maintained multiple roles within his agency. While supervising or managing uniform patrol or the investigations unit he was collaterally overseeing the firearms training unit, not only as the supervisor but also as an active trainer. Dan supervised the Dignitary Security and Protection detail.  He is certified as an Allan Hancock College Police Academy Instructor.

Dan’s personal in-service firearms training covered multiple advanced shooting tactics and updates for all platforms. In addition, he has trained in courses like Barricade/Hostage: Initial Response, Survival Shooting Techniques, Immediate Deployment/Crisis Entry, Illegal and Special Weapons training, Less Lethal Projectiles and Electronic Weapons. Lassen College / NRA L.E.A.S. Long Gun training. Dan holds Armorer’s Certificates for the Sig Sauer semi-auto pistol family, Colt AR-15, M16/M4 series rifles, carbines and sub-machineguns.  He has completed Lassen College NRA Gunsmithing School LE armorer’s course.

Relevant Certificates:

Police Firearms Instructor Development School (NRA)

Firearms Instructor course (FBI, Law Enforcement Officers Training School)

FBI Semi-Automatic Pistol Combat course (FBI, Law Enforcement Officers Training School)

Patrol Rifle Instructors (Alameda County Sheriff Office Regional Training Center)

L.E.A.S. Long Gun (Lassen College / NRA)

P.O.S.T. certificates on Force Option Simulator Training

P.O.S.T. certificate Train the trainer course for Force Option Simulator

P.O.S.T. Firearms Instructor updates (Sacramento County Sheriff Dept)

Instructor Survival Shooting Techniques (Santa Rosa Training Center)

Handling and investigation of Officer involved shootings (International Law Enforcement

Training & Consulting, Inc.)

Barricade/Hostage: Initial response and tactical alternatives

Immediate Deployment / Crisis Entry

Illegal and Special Weapons training

Electronic Weapons

Less Lethal Instructor certificate (National Tactical Officers Association)

P.O.S.T. certificate on Training for Trainers (San Diego Regional Training Center)

Dignitary Security and Protection (CA Department of Justice Advanced Training Center)

P.O.S.T. Academy Instructor certification course (Allan Hancock College)

SIGARMS Law Enforcement Armorer’s semi-auto pistol certificate

Armorer’s certificate for Colt AR-15, M16/M4 Series Rifles, Carbines & Sub-machineguns

(Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Inc)

Law Enforcement Armorer school (Lassen College, NRA Gunsmithing School)