We are a small group of hard-working Americans who believe wholeheartedly in the Second Amendment. We are all NRA and USCCA certified instructors who love to shoot and love to teach. Rumor has it we are pretty damn good at both!
Dr. Eric Hehl
Dr. Eric Hehl is the owner of Top Shot Maryland, LLC. Eric began shooting when he was 10 years old. His father and step-father, both former military, taught him how to shoot. Eric received his Ph.D in 2001 and became an Intelligence Officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency. While at DIA Eric led a team of intelligence officers working on Weapons of Mass Destruction issues.
The work resulted in Eric producing over 40 classified publications and over 100 briefs including at the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the National Intelligence Council, the National Defense University, the Pentagon, and various military commands throughout the world. Eric’s team received a National Meritorious Unit Citation from the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Eric is currently a university professor and has been teaching adults for over 20 years. He is an NRA Instructor, a USCCA Instructor, and a UTM Force-on-Force Instructor.
Dr. Kirby Bowling
Lt. Col. Kirby Bowling, Ph.D has over 26 years of military and US federal law enforcement experience to include international policing assignments in four countries and as a Reservist, military combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Kirby also provided dignitary protection for several senior-level executive personnel and was a SWAT commander and a hostage negotiator during his tenure in southwest US. Competitive shooter winning Top Gun in M-9, gold on the pistol team and bronze on the rifle team. Before instructor duty at the Joint Law Enforcement Training Center, was a range operations officer with annual graduation of 55,000 firearms students sending 10.5 million rounds downrange from the M-9 handgun to 81mm mortar and everything in between.”
Kirby is an NRA Instructor and Training Coucelor, USCCA instructor, and the owner of GAPP Strategies, LLC.
Mr. Shawn Tyler
Shawn Tyler is the owner and Lead Instructor of Silver Shield Firearms & Defensive Training. Shawn is an Army Veteran, Retired Police Officer (SWAT Operator/Sniper), Multiple Medal of Valor Awardee, Former U.S. Government Security/Training Contractor, an N.R.A. Certified Firearms Instructor, a USCCA Certified Firearms Instructor, and a graduate of the F.B.I. Firearms Instructor School.
Shawn was a Certified Firearms Instructor for the Maryland Police Training Commission and provided firearms training for all officers from entry level to SWAT Operators/Snipers. He has competed for many years and is a World Police and Fire Champion as well as a Canadian American Police and Fire Champion. Shawn is currently sponsored by several leading companies in the firearms industry.
Shawn provides quality and professional firearms training for beginner to advanced shooters.