Sheriff-verified firearms safety course instructors in El Paso County
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife's verified-instructor roster lists 37 firearms instructors under El Paso County, 16 of them with a website. These are the people a county sheriff has verified to teach the SB25-003 basic and extended firearms safety courses. You need your eligibility card before you can enroll with any of them.
Verified instructors listed for El Paso County
Straight from CPW's published roster as of 2026-08-03, sorted by name. We list the state's data and nothing more — we do not verify, endorse, rank, or vet anyone here, and being on this page says only that CPW's roster carried that name on that date. The sheriff does the verifying.
| Instructor (as listed by CPW) | Website |
|---|---|
| Alan Peterson | no website listed |
| Andrew Alexander | no website listed |
| Brian Soule | no website listed |
| Bryce Raines | no website listed |
| Chad Messina | no website listed |
| Courtney Burris | no website listed |
| Dale A Huston | no website listed |
| Daniel Tippie | magnumshootingcenter.com |
| Douglas A Davis | davistraining.biz |
| Eric Lyon | no website listed |
| Gwendy Hartsell | no website listed |
| Jason Doiel | www.jdsarmsllc.com |
| Joel Haas | no website listed |
| Jordan McEntee | magnumshootingcenter.com |
| Josh Yates | www.kingdomtacticaltraining.com |
| Kevin Ritchie | no website listed |
| Melissa Flanell | no website listed |
| Michael Quintana | no website listed |
| Mike egnoto | no website listed |
| Nathanael Skiver | no website listed |
| On Target Solutions - M Keough | ontargetsolutionsusa.com |
| Orion Manasco | magnumshootingcenter.com |
| Precision Training and Instruction, LLC | precisiontraininginstruction.com |
| Richard J. Orphan | no website listed |
| Robert Whited | no website listed |
| Rocia Collins | spartandefense.com |
| Roger Harrington | no website listed |
| Scott A Welker | no website listed |
| Sparrow Firearms | www.sparrowfirearmtraining.com |
| Steve Cash | gunsavvy.net |
| Ted Collins III | no website listed |
| Tim Romashko | brass-tacs.com |
| Tyler Masterson | no website listed |
| William Bahn | dynashoot.com |
| William Peerson | coloradohandgunsafety.com |
| William Rizzo | peak2desert.com |
| Zachary Hester | highlandsdefense.com |
Source: CPW's verified-instructor list, retrieved 2026-08-03. Instructors are added as sheriffs verify them, so check the state list too if you don't see someone.
Before you pay anyone
A class only counts toward a lawful purchase if it meets every statutory requirement — sheriff-verified instructor, fully in person, the right hours, the statutory curriculum, a 90% exam, and your eligibility card in hand at enrollment. The full six-point checklist is on the main finder page, along with the red flags worth walking away from.
Cost note for El Paso County: As of July 23, 2026 the El Paso County Sheriff had published no eligibility-card processing fee. Tuition is separate and set by the instructor. Full county fee breakdown.
Are you one of these instructors?
If CPW's roster lists you, your entry above is already live and free. You can claim your listing to add or correct your website and get the "Sheriff-Verified Instructor" badge for your own site — or ask to be removed, which we do the same day, no questions.