Instructors

For instructors:

If you are an instructor and wish to be included on this list, you will need to send your name, address, phone number(s) where you may be reached and your e-mail address.  We will state only that you are a CWP Instructor and your contact information.  No other courses you offer will be included on the GOSC website.  Perspective students may contact you for further information, such as price and any other programs offered by you. Please submit your information to the Membership Represenative for verification of membership status. It will then be forwarded to the Webmaster for inclusion on the website.

Only GOSC members, who are also CWP instructors and submit this request, will be listed.The following information has been furnished to us by individuals who state they are certified South Carolina Concealed Weapons Permit Instructors and are in compliance with South Carolina CWP Law.

GOSC accepts no further responsibility for the accuracy.


Neil Beers
4021 Old Spartanburg Hwy.
Moore, SC 29369
(864) 576-7248
xring40x@yahoo.com

Dan Drafts
446 Drafts Hollow Rd.
Prosperity, SC 29127
(803) 345-5519
[For info, contact LMGS@sc.rr.com]

Barry Hefner
Prosperity, SC 29127
(803) 364-4324

Mike Sexton
333 Valley View Dr.
Woodruff, SC 29388
(864) 476-0862
usmcret92@yahoo.com

Ed Knowles
Chapin, SC 29036
(843) 367-3340
edknowles@bewllsouth.net

Scott Meetze
4674 Mount Pleasant Road
Newberry, SC 29108
(803) 405-9137
(803) 737-1761
meetzesa@scdot.org
meetzesa@gmail.com
[For class schedule, contact LMGS@sc.rr.com ]

Joseph Katz, Certified Instructor and Training Counselor
Paladin Services LLC
141-F Pelham Drive #254
Columbia, SC 29209
paladin@busman.com
http://www.busman.com

Janet Katz, Certified Instructor and Training Counselor
Paladin Services LLC
141-F Pelham Drive #254
Columbia, SC 29209
paladin@busman.com
http://paladin.busman.com


Self Defense Concealed Carry Training
James D."Jim" Jones
SLED/NRA Certified CWP Instructor
Columbia, S.C.
(803)361-3742
www.selfdefensecwp.com
jim@selfdefensecwp.com

Mike Bodner
1080 Pinecrest Drive
Rock Hill, SC 29732
(803) 329-8668 evenings
(980)235-2342 days
mbodner@comporium.net

Doug Haltiwanger, Police Lt. Retired
Concealed Carry Defense
NRA & SLED Certifed CWP Instructor
1754 Wheeland School Road
Little Mountain, SC 29075
(803) 597-0320
ccd@netzero.net

Gerald W. "Jerry" Stoudemire
P.O. Box 211
309 Mill Street
Little Mountain, SC 29075
(803) 945-7677
(803) 345-5761
LMGS@sc.rr.com

William "Bill" Pilson
1137 Yeamans Hall Rd.
Hanahan, SC 29410
(843) 670-1899
william.pilson@comcast.net

Foothills Firearms Training Center
Larry R. Smith, Chief Instructor
P. O. Box 34
Liberty, SC 29657   
(864) 630-1883
cwpclass@earthlink.net
http://www.cwpclass.com/

Stu Lord
NRA Certified Instructor
NRA Certified RSO
SC Certified CWP Instructor
803-684-6687 (H)
978-766-4326  (C)
www.southcarolinacwp.com

Charlie Whiskey Tango
Heyward Mattox
NRA Pistol Instructor
NRA Range Safety Officer
SLED Approved CWP Instructor
1989 Old Chester Road
Winnsboro, SC 29180
803-635-4890
mattoxh@gmail.com

Fletcher R. Armstrong III
SLED CWP/NRA Instructor
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
3891 Daisy Rd, 
Loris, SC 29569
843-503-5037
Fletcher3@sccoast.net

Freedom First Firearms Training
Michael W. "Mike" Jones
SLED / NRA Certified CWP Instructor
501 Old Stagecoach Road
Camden, SC 29020
Phone: 803-391-8836
Fax: 855-627-3826
Email: freedomfirstoutfitters@gmail.com

 Anthony S. Lanzara
1724 State Rd. Suite 1-D (Cane Bay)
Summerville, S.C. 29486
Phone: 603-309-0302
Email: teamlanzara@comcast.net






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