Safe Friendly and Welcoming:

Firearm Training For Everyone

Your resource for safe, friendly, welcoming firearm instruction.

Are you considering a firearm for self-defense, sport shooting or hunting?
Perhaps you've inherited or already own a firearm and would like to learn how to use it, maintain it and store it safely, or upgrade your skills?
Do you live or work where other people carry firearms, and firearms make you uncomfortable or cause you anxiety?
Are you ready to use knowledge and training to overcome fear?
Or maybe you just want to explore the shooting sports in a safe, private, welcoming environment?

You're in the right place!

Safe

Safety is my #1 priority, full stop. Classes and live fire are strictly managed and carefully structured to ensure your safety and mine. When you leave you will have a full understanding of safe handling, operation and storage of firearms. You will learn that there are no firearm "accidents"; it is negligent and ignorant handling that permit injuries to happen. Negligence and ignorance are mitigated with knowledge and training.

Friendly

Let's shoot straight: gun culture in America isn't very friendly to a lot of people. Going to a range or gun store you don't know can feel like your identity, your appearance or your beliefs could bring you into conflict. No one can learn effectively in that kind of environment. Training with firearms requires knowing you are safe, the freedom to focus and learn without distraction, and supportive instruction from an inclusive welcoming professional.

Welcoming

All people of good will are welcome in my classes and no discourtesy is tolerated. LGBTQ+, BIPOC, women, people with disabilities and/or who need accommodations, people with post-trauma syndrome and abuse survivors, people from marginalized and targeted communities: we ALL have a right to armed self-defense, and to learn and enjoy the shooting sports.

You are welcome here.

"I’m new to firearms and recently purchased a pistol. Given my lack of experience it seemed prudent to gain a basic understanding of proper and safe use of my new gun. Unfortunately, I don’t know anyone in the area that shoots. Enter the Liberal Gun Club. They connected me with Ben Rodman, who is knowledgeable and approachable. He has a great attitude, is super friendly, and will make you feel comfortable going in to shoot for your first time. Ben tailors the class to your needs as a student and is open to questions. He will make the time to discuss, in further detail, any firearms topic that interests you or is relevant to your intended use of a firearm. I highly recommend his class!" -Ben L. Boulder County, Colorado

"Empowering! Best money I've spent in a long time! " H., Boulder County, Colorado

"I knew I wanted to learn, but really didn't think a class would be this much fun or that I would learn to be this accurate my first time! What a great class." R.C., Boulder, CO

I am a Certified Instructor with the Liberal Gun Club, have spent decades in service to and teaching people with disabilities, am a Crisis Intervention and De-escalation instructor, and am a lifelong advocate for targeted and marginalized communities. I love teaching and sharing my passions with others!

If there are things I can do to make your experience more comfortable or more accessible, please let me know.

The Liberal Gun Club's aim and mine is to provide relevant firearm training and information irrespective of political beliefs, and to promote the enjoyment of firearms-related activities free from the destructive elements of political extremism that dominate this subject on the national scale. My goal as in instructor is to welcome people from all communities and identities to a safe environment to learn about firearms, and to have fun doing it with you!