Instructor Bio

Al MacArthur Jr.

 

 

Second Amendment Training Division Certifications

 

SAFTEA New England Regional Master Instructor

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SAFTEA Instructor level courses
F.A.S.T. Handgun
Defensive Handgun 1,2,3
F.A.S.T. Carbine
Defensive Carbine 1,2,3
F.A.S.T. Shotgun
Defensive Shotgun 1,2,3
SAFTEA Range Master

SAFTEA First Aid/CPR/AED

SAFTEA Bleeding Management, Penetrating Trauma-Gunshot
S.A.F.E. Instructor Development

(Situational Awareness for Everyone, 
Workplace safety, Citizens Response to an Active Threat, House of Worship, Home and Vehicle
Safety.)
Sabre + POM Pepper Spray Instructor course

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 SAFTEA Student level courses
SAFTEA S.A.F.E. - Situational Alertness for Everyone       
SAFTEA F.A.S.T. Handgun     
SAFTEA Defensive Handgun 1,2,3            
SAFTEA F.A.S.T. Shotgun      
SAFTEA Defensive Shotgun 1,2,3       
SAFTEA F.A.S.T. Carbine       
SAFTEA Defensive Carbine 1,2,3
SAFTEA Pepper Spray   
SAFTD S.A.F.E. - Response to an Active Threat
SAFTEA S.A.F.E. Home and Vehicle Safety
SAFTEA S.A.F.E. House of Worship     
SAFTEA S.A.F.E. - Workplace Safety

SAFTEA First Aid/CPR/AED, Bleeding Management

                                   

                                         NRA Certifications

Home Firearm Safety                                            

Refuse to be a Victim!

Chief Range Safety Officer

Basic Pistol

Basic Rifle

Basic Shotgun

Personal Protection in the Home

Personal Protection Outside the Home

Defensive Pistol

 

SABRE and POM Certified OC Instructor

 

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UTAH Bureau of Criminal Identification

Concealed Firearms Certified Instructor

 

 

Current positions and additional Instruction

Owner, Merrimack Valley Firearms Academy

Wilson Hill Pistol Club Safety/Training Officer, 2013-present

Massad Ayoob Group (MAG) Staff Instructor 2014-present

MAG Deadly Force Instructor Graduate 2017

MAG-40 (Armed Citizens Rules of Engagement) Graduate 2013

MAG-80 (weapons retention/disarm,

multiple weapon deployment) graduate 2019

RangeMaster Instructor Development Course Graduate 2015

Sig Sauer Semi-Automatic Pistol Instructor Graduate 2014

 

 

 

FEMA training to include:

​"Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and Houses of Worship", 

"Basic Workplace Security Awareness "

"Active Shooter: What You Can Do ".

 

 

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