Sheriff-verified firearms safety course instructors in Weld County
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife's verified-instructor roster lists 42 firearms instructors under Weld County, 6 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 Weld 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 |
|---|---|
| Aaron Smith | no website listed |
| Andrew Kidd | no website listed |
| Anthony Torres | www.t3firearmstrainingllc.com |
| Brett A Ratner | no website listed |
| BRETT K. YAMADA | no website listed |
| Brooke Anderson | no website listed |
| Bryon Fessler | no website listed |
| Christopher Ortiz | no website listed |
| Court Bolton | no website listed |
| David | no website listed |
| Eric Jones | www.armedmindset.com |
| Greg Fletcher | no website listed |
| James Bennett | no website listed |
| james shoemaker | no website listed |
| James Whitlow | no website listed |
| Jesse Cheon | taliondefense.com |
| Kerry Hoover | no website listed |
| Kevin Kowalczyk | no website listed |
| LYNNE SALINKAS | www.triggertimegunclub.com |
| Mark Winter | no website listed |
| Mary Freitag Snapp | no website listed |
| Michael T Wuertz | no website listed |
| Michael Wuertz - Thomas Nissen | no website listed |
| Mike Billadeau | phantomgunworks.com |
| Mike Pivacek | no website listed |
| Peggy Houchin | no website listed |
| Robert Pivacek | no website listed |
| Roland J Young | no website listed |
| Ron Gilbert | no website listed |
| Ryan H Shippy | no website listed |
| Ryan Shippy | no website listed |
| Sam Kornfeld | www.keeplawfirm.com |
| Scot Williams | no website listed |
| Scott Clawson | no website listed |
| Scott Wood | no website listed |
| Suzanne Freehauf | no website listed |
| Suzanne Freehauf - LadyFire LLC | no website listed |
| Thomas (Tom) Nissen | no website listed |
| Thomas Nissen | no website listed |
| Tim Daley / Get-A-Grip Tactical, LLC | no website listed |
| Tim Moore | no website listed |
| Wesley Bear | no website listed |
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 Weld County: Weld charges no sheriff processing fee, so the eligibility card there costs only the $52 state 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.