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Experienced Firearms Training Instructor

High Plains Shooting School is owned and operated by Bob Bennett, whose law enforcement career spanned 24 years. Bob has worked for the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, the Rapid City Police Department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Throughout those years Bob received countless hours of firearms training relative to pistols, shotguns, and rifles. The High Plains Shooting School is taking that real-world experience to help new and experienced lawful gun owners become quietly proficient in safe and lawful handling for home/personal defense and public concealed carry.

The School offers firearms training and gun safety classes from the perspective of a seasoned criminal investigator who investigated criminal and accidental shootings. Bob spent the first three years of his career as a uniformed patrolman, but the last twenty-one were in plain clothes with a gun on his hip. That experience goes into teaching gun owners how to carry concealed and what equipment is necessary to do that safely and comfortably.

Classes will be taught in small groups or individually and highlight safety while in public or in personal space. South Dakota state law does not require any citizen to obtain a concealed carry license. Any training offered is to simply provide real-world experience to new and experienced gun owners to protect themselves in public or in their homes or businesses.

Firearms Training Services:

  • Concealed Carry Techniques and Considerations

  • Handgun/Rifle/Shotgun Familiarization for Self-Defense

  • New Gun Owner Orientation – “I have my concealed carry license and a pistol, or I want a pistol, but I don’t know what I am doing.”

  • De-Escalation and Mass Shooting Mitigation

  • South Dakota State Laws (Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine) as they apply to non-lethal and lethal Use of Force

  • Home/Business and Personal Defense Considerations and Scenarios

  • Gun Excursions (Individual or small groups choose several different calibers and models owned by the School and shoot live on a public or private range under School supervision)

  • Personal Live Fire Range Instruction/Coaching

  • Home and Business On-Site Consultations

  • Firearm Rentals (Under school supervision, clients can rent a pistol, shotgun, or rifle. The school has various calibers and brands available for live shooting.)