Instructors

Jim Norman

Jim Norman

Jim Norman is a nineteen year veteran of the Fernandina Beach Police Department reaching the rank of Captain in 2006.

Jim earned his Firearms Instructor certificate in 1993 and has been the Department’s lead instructor since 1999. In the time since becoming a firearms instructor Jim has gone on to become certified to instruct in Tactical Rifle and Select-Fire Weapons (Full-Auto), Taser and Less Lethal Munitions. He is also the SWAT Team Commander for FBPD.

Jim is a Glock Certified Advanced Armorer and AR-15 Armorer for Armalite, Rock River, and SABRE Defense. Jim is currently an adjunct instructor for the Florida State College/Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Academy as well as a firearms instructor for the FSC/JSO firearms training facility.

In his spare time Jim builds custom rifles and performs firearms refinishing.

Chad Lee also teaches the SAO Concealed Weapons Permit Qualification Class. Chad started his career in law enforcement in 1996 in Brunswick, Ga. He has since moved to Fernandina Beach, Fl. He is currently working for the Fernandina Beach Police Department and has since 2001. Chad is currently a patrol sergeant. He is a Police Department trainer and also teaches recruits at the Florida State College of Jacksonville. Chad hold certificates of instruction in multiple facets in law enforcement including:

Glock armorer
Glock advanced armorer
CMS firearms instructor
CMS general instructor
CMS vehicle operations instructor
NRA patrol rifle instructor
NRA select fire rifle instructor
CMS defensive tactics instructor
Weapons systems AR 15/16 armorer
Glock G-18 select fire workshop
Basic police sniper
Chemical munitions, less-lethal, Flash Band, and Aerosol
M26 and X26 Taser instructor
Has also taken and taught Urban Rifle

David Phipps Head Shot

David C. Phipps III

David C. Phipps II began shooting at a very young age and has been a gun enthusiast ever since. His career in the firearms industry began when he was 18 years old when he took a job with Gander Mountain. Because Gander did not have a gunsmith, in addition to his sales responsibilities, he had the opportunity to perform some gunsmithing including sight exchanges, Glock and Sig Sauer trigger jobs and tuning, gun cleanings, aftermarket parts installation on AR15s, Remington 870’s, 500 series Mossbergs, Glocks, Sigs, Springfield XD’s, 1911’s and more. This and subsequent professional experience, as well as his personal interest in firearms of all kinds, has resulted in David acquiring a vast knowledge base of the industry and its wide array of products.

David acquired the following instructor certification through the National Rifle Association in 2010:

NRA certified Basic Pistol Instructor
NRA certified Basic Rifle Instructor
NRA certified Basic Shotgun Instructor
NRA certified Chief Range Safety Officer
NRA certified Home Firearm Safety Instructor

David has been with SAO for more than 2 years where he is our Class 3 Manager and is in charge of ordering, stocking and selling AOW’s, suppressors, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, and machine guns. Has been teaching NRA classes and providing private, customized firearms instruction at Second Amendment Outfitters since January 1, 2012.

David is also a Florida-certified Firefighter with training in HAZMAT awareness, CPR, Emergency Vehicle Operation and wildland firefighting.

Dan Beach, Firearms Instructor at SAO

Daniel Beach

Daniel Beach’s experience with firearms began at a very young age and he has pursued his interest and become a NRA Certified Firearms Instructor after graduating from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. At Second Amendment Outfitters, Dan teaches basic shooting and firearms safety courses while also managing the shipping and gunsmithing departments of the company. Dan also delivers personal protection courses for those individuals that wish to sharpen their defensive pistol shooting skills in environments both inside and outside of their homes and assists with delivering instructor credentials to those who wish to become NRA Certified Instructors themselves.

Dan’s holds the following NRA certifications:

NRA Certified Home Firearms Safety Instructor
NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
NRA Certified Rifle Instructor
NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor
NRA Certified Personal Protection Inside the Home Instructor
NRA Certified Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor

Dan hopes to develop a career in law enforcement and is actively seeking full-time employment with several agencies.