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INSTRUCTOR CREDENTIALS

Wesley Lagomarsino
Founder & Chief Instructor

  • Bachelor's Degree - Criminal Justice

  • Associate's Degree - Public Safety

  • Associate's Degree - Administration of Justice

  • Retired from San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department

  • California Department of Justice Firearms Instructor

  • California Bureau of Security & Investigative Services Firearms Instructor

  • California Bureau of Security & Investigative Services Firearms Training Facility

  • California CCW Instructor - Multiple Counties & Cities

    • Alameda County

    • Amador County

    • Calaveras County

    • Contra Costa County

    • City of Davis

    • El Dorado County

    • City of Galt

    • City or Ione

    • City of Jackson

    • City of Lodi

    • City of Manteca

    • Nevada County

    • Placer County

    • Plumas County

    • City of Ripon

    • Sacramento County

    • San Joaquin County

    • Shasta County

    • City of Sutter Creek

    • City of Stockton

    • City of Tracy

    • Yolo County

    • Yuba County

    • City of West Sacramento

    • City of Woodland

  • Arizona CCW Instructor - State Wide

  • Colorado CCW Instructor - State Wide

  • Florida CCW Instructor - State Wide

  • Nevada CCW Instructor - State Wide

  • Oregon CCW Instructor - State Wide

  • Utah CCW Instructor - State Wide

  • Virginia CCW Instructor - State Wide

  • Washington CCW Instructor - State Wide

  • NRA Endowment Life Member

  • NRA Chief Range Safety Officer

  • NRA Home Firearm Safety Instructor

  • NRA First Steps Pistol Instructor

  • NRA Certified Pistol Instructor

  • NRA Personal Protection In The Home Instructor

  • NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home Instructor

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Instructor

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Guardian Ambassador Life Member

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Defensive Handgun Distinguished Graduate - Right & Left Handed

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Advanced Tactical Handgun - Left Handed

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Advanced Tactical Handgun Night - Right & Left Handed

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Advanced Integrated Handgun - Right & Left Handed

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Tactical Shotgun

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Practical Rifle Graduate

  • Front Sight Firearms Institute Alaska Defensive 3 Gun - Right & Left Handed

  • Massad Ayoob MAG-20 Handgun Graduate

  • Massad Ayoob MAG-40 Handgun Graduate

  • Massad Ayoob MAG-80 Handgun/Rifle/Shotgun/Combatives Graduate - Left Handed

  • Massad Ayoob MAG-40 Range Safety Officer

  • Massad Ayoob HONORED Assistant Instructor

  • American Warrior Society Coined Member

  • Mike Seeklander American Warrior Society Warrior Camp Graduate

  • Mike Seeklander American Warrior Society Coined Member

  • Mike Seeklander Defensive Handgun Graduate

  • Mike Seeklander Competition Handgun Graduate (winner of 3 out of the 4 in-course competitions)

  • Mike Seeklander Defensive Rifle Graduate

  • Mike Seeklander Defensive Shotgun Graduate

  • Mike Seeklander HONORED Assistant Instructor

  • Morgan Allen IDPA Competition Course Graduate

  • Haley Strategic Adaptive Carbine 1 Graduate

  • Haley Strategic D5 Shooting Science Handgun Graduate

  • Rob Pincus Combat Focus Pistol Graduate - Left Handed

  • Rob Pincus Combat Focus Carbine Graduate

  • Tactical Response Fighting Pistol Graduate

  • Tactical Response Fast and Accurate Pistol Graduate

  • Tactical Response Fighting Shotgun Graduate

  • International Defensive Pistol Association Back Up Gun (BUG) Master

  • International Defensive Pistol Association Compact Carry Pistol (CCP) Master

  • International Defensive Pistol Association Stock Service Pistol (SSP) Master

  • International Defensive Pistol Association Enhanced Service Pistol (ESP) Master

  • International Defensive Pistol Association Combat Defensive Pistol (CDP) Master

  • International Defensive Pistol Association Revolver (REV) Expert

  • International Defensive Pistol Association - Costa Rica National Championship 4th Place

  • International Defensive Pistol Association - US National Championship 7th Place

  • International Defensive Pistol Association - CA State Championship 4th Place

  • International Defensive Pistol Association - TX State Championship 11th Place

  • International Defensive Pistol Association - US Western Regional Championship 2nd Place

  • International Defensive Pistol Association - US Western Regional Championship 1st Place - Revolver Division Champion

  • Folsom Shooting Club Voting Member

  • CalFFL Member

  • Calguns Member

  • Firearms Policy Coalition Member

  • Gun Owners of California Member

  • Certified Armorer

    • 1911

    • AR-15

    • Glock

    • Springfield XD/XDm

  • Reloading Consultant

  • Government Consultant on Mass Shooting Response (specializing in school campus planning), Tactical Training, Ballistics, CCW & Use of Lethal Force

  • Hōjutsu Master

  • Certified Firearms Ninja - Master of the "Judy Chop" & the "Ninji Chop" - haha

 

Master Yoda & Luke Skywalker​

Wesley Lagomarsino & Jerry Miculek​

Wesley Lagomarsino & Mike Seeklander​

Wesley Lagomarsino & Massad Ayoob (friendly competition)​

Bob Vogel & Wesley Lagomarsino​

Max Michel & Wesley Lagomarsino​

Luke Skywalker & Obi-Wan Kenobi

Wesley Lagomarsino & Travis Haley​

Massad Ayoob & Wesley Lagomarsino​

Massad Ayoob & Wesley Lagomarsino​

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Julie Golob & Wesley Lagomarsino​

Matthew Mink & Wesley Lagomarsino​

Wesley Lagomarsino & Julie Golob

Wesley Lagomarsino & Jerry Miculek​

Hickock 45's & Wesley Lagomarsino​

Gordon Gray & Wesley Lagomarsino​

Robbie Leatham & Wesley Lagomarsino​

After-party

Wesley Lagomarsino & Mike Seeklander​

Wesley Lagomarsino & Matt Hughes

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Wesley Lagomarsino, Bob Vogel & Bobby McGee

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Carlo Beretta (owner) & Wesley Lagomarsino

Instructors & Range Safety Officers

The staff at LFI are the most courteous and well educated on safety and modern shooting fundamentals you can find in the industry. All of our staff are diligent students in this martial art. Each of them have different backgrounds, specialties, and expertise in a wide variety of areas of study. I'm proud to list them here (listed in alphabetical order by last name). When you attend a class with us, you will always have me, Wesley Lagomarsino, as your lead instructor and you may get one or more of our staff assisting.

Anthony Apichino (Instructor)
George Azevedo (Assistant Instructor)
Jeffery Briles (Instructor)
David Biederman (RSO)
Spyros Chilimidos (Assistant Instructor)
Mauro Garcia (Instructor)
Kelly Keltner (Instructor)
Stanley Keltner (Instructor)
John Marques (Instructor)
Robert Martinez (Instructor)
Ali Masadeh (RSO)
Daniel Tran (Instructor)
Jonathan Van Dyke (RSO)
Benjamin White (Instructor)
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Wesley Lagomarsino, Benjamin White & Massad Ayoob

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Benjamin White & Massad Ayoob

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