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Range - Denver Area Free CCW Class - June 25th, 2025 Empire Gun Club
  • June 25, 2025 9:00 am
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HI - Instructor Development Course June 26th-28th Empire Gun Club
  • June 26, 2025 9:00 am
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Range - Colorado Springs Area Free CCW Class - June 28th, 2025 Pikes Peak Gun Club
  • June 28, 2025 9:00 am
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Range - Colorado Springs Area Free CCW Class - June 29th, 2025 Pikes Peak Gun Club
  • June 29, 2025 9:00 am
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Regional Concealed Carry Cup - June 29th, 2025 Empire Gun Club
  • June 29, 2025 10:00 am
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Range - Colorado Springs Area Free CCW Class - July 12th, 2025 Pikes Peak Gun Club
  • July 12, 2025 9:00 am
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Range - Colorado Springs Area Free CCW Class - July 27th, 2025 Pikes Peak Gun Club
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Range - Colorado Springs Area Free CCW Class - August 17th, 2025 Pikes Peak Gun Club
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Why Guns For Everyone National is the Best Place for Defensive Shooting

When it comes to defensive shooting, the quality of your training can make all the difference in how effeciently you respond to a life-threatening situation. At Guns For Everyone National, we provide the most practical, efficient, and reality-based defensive shooting training available. We use the Intuitive Defensive Shooting (IDS) program, developed by I.C.E. Training Company, to ensure our students gain real-world applicable skills that are grounded in how the human body naturally reacts under stress.

What Sets Us Apart?

Unlike traditional marksmanship or static shooting drills, defensive shooting requires a different mindset and approach. It’s not about choreographed, precision shooting at paper targets under perfect conditions. Instead, it’s about training your body and mind to respond intuitavely, efficiently, and instinctively when faced with a sudden threat.

Guns For Everyone National stands out for several key reasons:
Reality-Based Training – Our curriculum is built around how people actually respond in self-defense situations. We focus on natural human reactions, ensuring that your training aligns with what your body will do under real stress.
Intuitive Defensive Shooting (IDS) Methodology – Developed by I.C.E. Training Company, IDS is a scientifically tested system that prioritizes efficient, natural movement and rapid response to threats.
Accessible for All Skill Levels – Whether you’re a new shooter or have years of experience, IDS is designed to work with your body’s instinctive reactions, making it an effective training method for everyone.
Certified, Experienced Instructors – Our instructors are highly trained in defensive firearms tactics and have extensive experience in real-world defensive scenarios.
Critical Thinking & Decision-Making – Defensive shooting isn’t just about pulling the trigger; it’s about knowing when and how to act, assessing threats, and making split-second decisions under pressure.
Legal & Ethical Responsibility – We emphasize understanding the law, responsible gun ownership, and the ethical considerations of using a firearm in self-defense.

What is Intuitive Defensive Shooting (IDS)?

The Intuitive Defensive Shooting program is a progressive training system designed to build automated, efficient responses for real-world self-defense situations. IDS isn’t about rigid, overly complex techniques that fall apart under stress. Instead, it is a scientifically backed method that works with your body’s natural reactions.

In a life-threatening situation, your brain and body will react instinctively—our training capitalizes on these natural responses, reinforcing the most effective and efficient actions. Through dynamic shooting drills, movement-based exercises, and high-stress scenario training, IDS teaches you how to respond decisively, accurately, and quickly when seconds count.

Why IDS is Better Than Traditional Shooting Courses

Many shooting courses focus on static range drills, where students stand still and fire in a choreographed setting. While this can help develop basic marksmanship, it doesn’t prepare you for the chaotic, fast-paced nature of a real-life violent encounter.

The Intuitive Defensive Shooting program shifts the focus from perfection to efficiency—because in a self-defense scenario, you don’t have time to aim for pinpoint accuracy. Instead, you need to be able to present your firearm quickly, shoot effectively, and move in a way that keeps you safe.

IDS emphasizes:
🔹 Shooting in realistic defensive scenarios – learning to move, shoot, and assess threats dynamically.
🔹 Training under stress – understanding how adrenaline affects your body and how to fight through the effects to stay in control.
🔹 Engaging threats at realistic distances – most self-defense shootings happen at 9-15 feet, not from 25 yards away on a shooting range.
🔹 Efficient movement and shooting techniques – learning to balance accuracy and speed while maintaining defensive awareness.

Who Should Train with Us?

Our courses are designed for anyone who carries a firearm for self-defense or wants to be prepared for real-world threats. Whether you’re a:

  • First-time gun owner looking for the right training foundation
  • Concealed carrier who wants to improve real-world defensive skills
  • Law enforcement officer or security professional seeking an edge in high-stress encounters
  • Experienced shooter who wants to move beyond traditional target shooting and train for practical defensive applications

We welcome everyone who values high-quality defensive firearms training and believes in the importance of self-protection.

Train With the Best – Train for Reality

At Guns For Everyone National, we don’t teach fantasy-based shooting skills—we teach what actually works in real life. The Intuitive Defensive Shooting program is the best system for developing practical, real-world self-defense skills, and we are proud to be at the forefront of defensive firearms training.

If you’re serious about being prepared, training smarter, and defending yourself effeciently, there’s no better place to train than Guns For Everyone National.

📍 Get started today! Learn more about our courses and find a training session near you.

Upcoming Events

  • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class - June 18th, 2025
    • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class
       June 18, 2025
       5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
       Arvada Guns For Everyone

      Classroom Portion of Colorado's CCW Class. Read Class Description. All of our classes are unique. We let class questions and conversation dictate what is needed. "Agenda" will vary.

      Class Topics: Science of Choosing Guns | Neuroscience of Self-Defense | Student Questions    

  • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class - June 21st, 2025
    • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class
       June 21, 2025
       10:00 am - 2:00 pm
       Arvada Guns For Everyone

      Classroom Portion of Colorado's CCW Class. Read Class Description. All of our classes are unique. We let class questions and conversation dictate what is needed. "Agenda" will vary.

      Class Topics: Science of Choosing Guns | Neuroscience of Self-Defense | Student Questions    

  • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class - June 22nd, 2025
    • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class
       June 22, 2025
       10:00 am - 2:00 pm
       Arvada Guns For Everyone

      Classroom Portion of Colorado's CCW Class. Read Class Description. All of our classes are unique. We let class questions and conversation dictate what is needed. "Agenda" will vary.

      Class Topics: Science of Choosing Guns | Neuroscience of Self-Defense | Student Questions    

  • Range - Denver Area Free CCW Class - June 25th, 2025
    • Free CCW Class/Refresher - Range Session
       June 25, 2025
       9:00 am - 1:00 pm
       Empire Gun Club This is the range portion of the Permit class requirements in Colorado. This is also our Refresher Course. In most counties this class alone will still qualify for your permit. If you can't apply before July 1st, 2025 you can pair this with our in class portion to qualify for the new requirements.
  • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class - June 25th, 2025
    • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class
       June 25, 2025
       5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
       Arvada Guns For Everyone

      Classroom Portion of Colorado's CCW Class. Read Class Description. All of our classes are unique. We let class questions and conversation dictate what is needed. "Agenda" will vary.

      Class Topics: Science of Choosing Guns | Neuroscience of Self-Defense | Student Questions    

  • HI - Instructor Development Course June 26th-28th
    • IDS Instructor Development Course
       June 26, 2025 - June 28, 2025
       9:00 am - 6:00 pm
       Empire Gun Club Become a GFEN certified instructor. Teach your own ccw/defensive shooting classes.
  • Range - Colorado Springs Area Free CCW Class - June 28th, 2025
    • FREE Colorado Concealed Handgun Class / Refresher - Range
       June 28, 2025
       9:00 am - 1:30 pm
       Pikes Peak Gun Club This class is intended to provide the remaining training requirements under the new Colorado Concealed Handgun Training law. This class if for students who have already attended a Guns For Everyone FREE Concealed Handgun Training class. If you have not attended one of these classes with GFE, please look for our Full Day Training courses. 
  • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class - June 28th, 2025
    • Classroom - Denver Area Free CCW Class
       June 28, 2025
       10:00 am - 2:00 pm
       Arvada Guns For Everyone

      Classroom Portion of Colorado's CCW Class. Read Class Description. All of our classes are unique. We let class questions and conversation dictate what is needed. "Agenda" will vary.

      Class Topics: Science of Choosing Guns | Neuroscience of Self-Defense | Student Questions    

  • Range - Colorado Springs Area Free CCW Class - June 29th, 2025
    • FREE Colorado Concealed Handgun Class / Refresher - Range
       June 29, 2025
       9:00 am - 1:30 pm
       Pikes Peak Gun Club This class is intended to provide the remaining training requirements under the new Colorado Concealed Handgun Training law. This class if for students who have already attended a Guns For Everyone FREE Concealed Handgun Training class. If you have not attended one of these classes with GFE, please look for our Full Day Training courses. 
  • Regional Concealed Carry Cup - June 29th, 2025
    • June 29th, 2025 Regional Concealed Carry Cup
       June 29, 2025
       10:00 am - 2:00 pm
       Empire Gun Club This competition will qualify you to obtain a concealed handgun permit in Colorado (C.R.S. 18-12-203(h)(I)) and other states.

Guns For Everyone National

Main: 303-219-0604

WhatsApp: (720) 663-7151

Headquarters

8120 Sheridan Blvd,
Arvada, CO 80003