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CCW/CPL Class Student Testimonials |
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"Rick, Sorry that it has taken me so long to thank you. Although the class alone can't protect me or
my family from danger, it has improved our ability to defend ourselves. The techniques and information that
we covered in the class have taught me to be more aware and prepared period. I am more confident and
comfortable when I leave home, knowing that I'm better prepared to address potentially dangerous
confrontational situations. Once again thank you and I look forward to Session II (Personal Protection
Outside The Home Course)."
- Mr. A. L. Odell III, Auto Industry Employee, Southfield, Oakland County,
Michigan 48075 |
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"Hello Rick. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Just to let you know, I've got my CCW license and
I bought a 9mm S+W (M&P) semi-automatic. I had intentions of getting a revolver, but after seeing and
shooting your semi-automatic, I changed my mind. As for your class, I found that you were not only
knowledgeable but you were also enthusiastic. What really impressed me was the fact that when we went to the
gun range, I was a little short on money, you were kind enough to let me use your gun. This is what convinced
me to buy a 9mm. I appreciate your help and I would (and do) recommend your class to anyone wanting to get
their permit. Thank you."
- Mr. C. W. Miller, Retiree, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48219 |
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"Rick, I really enjoyed your CCW Class and found it to be very informative. Having an attorney come in to speak
about various laws and priviledges with the permit was very helpful. I would have enjoyed more instruction and shooting time at the range. It was a good
class, very efficient, and informative. I will be sure to pass along your name to anyone considering a CCW."
- Mr. B. Jaussi, Novi, Oakland County, Michigan
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"Rick, from the very beginning you showed a very professional demeanor. You also did this while being
a friendly guy. You extended your knowledge, experience, and information, in a fun way but when it came time
to get critical info or techniques across you became very serious to get the point across effectively. I
totally appreciated your class and when I am ready to advance in my training in the area of becoming a
'PROFESSIONAL' in the use of a sidearm I will be in touch. I am sorry it took so long to get back to you but
I pray that 'better late than never' applies. Sincerely,"
- Mr. M. Kleckler, Ferndale, Oakland County,
Michigan 48220 |
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"Rick Ector's firearm safety class provides a comprehensive introduction to the possession and use of
firearms for personal defense. The knowledge gained in this class is invaluable to both novices and
experienced firearm owners. Mr. Ector's sincere presentation of the materials is insightful and serves as a
reminder of the care and safety which must be exercised when using firearms. The course is taught in a
comfortable environment which is not intimidating to the first-time gun user. Any gun owner can benefit from
taking this course."
- Mr. J. Boyer, Attorney At Law, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48207 |
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"Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit CCW class provided an excellent introduction to understanding
personal firearm basics, personal safety best practices, ccw application procedural instructions, and legal
implications with firearm ownership. Rick Ector and his assistant kept the class interesting with sharing
personal experiences, demonstrating basic firearm techniques, discussing legal matters with a lawyer, and
concluding with an exciting practice session at the firing range. Whether or not you pursue a ccw
application, this class is certainly a memorable one."
- Mr. N. Franklin, Automotive Engineer, Rochester
Hills, Oakland County, Michigan 48309 |
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“Rick, it’s been a while since I took your course, but I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the
experience. When I signed up, I had no idea of what to expect, but I found a warm and fun environment to
learn the ins and outs of obtaining my CCW. There was a lot of information put out that day, and because
there were so many real life examples, rather than just throwing out facts, I have been able to retain a lot.
It’s funny how much my awareness of my environment has improved. I notice things I did not see before taking
the class, and I feel I am better prepared to protect myself and my family. Thanks for the training and let
me know when you plan to expand your training program. Regards,"
- Mr. J. Grady, Network Engineer,
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48206 |
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"Rick Ector, you are a very funny man but very knowledgeable in the firearms department: 'It is not a
bullet; it is called a round of ammunition!' 'Do not call it a weapon; it is a gun!' '8-1/2 x 11 center
mass - it is going to be on the test!' I had a great time in the class. The eight hours really went quick.
Keep up the good work, Rick!"
- Ms. D. R. Lambert, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48224 |
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“Hello Rick, I apologize for the delay. I truly enjoyed your class! You did not only inform me about
guns and gun safety but also about general safety rules on how to stay alert! I wish we would have had more
time at the gun range. Having never even touched a gun, I was initially unaware on how to load the
ammunition (I felt like a girl! LOL) Also, I believe we shot between 30-60 rounds. I wish we could have
spent more time learning how to load the ammunition into the magazine. Also, I wished we could have spent an
additional 60-90 minutes at the gun range. Or maybe just another 4 hour class on ‘How to load the gun’ and an
additional 2 hrs at the range. Thank you and I hope all is well.”
- Ms. L. Johnson, Business Owner,
Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan 48037 |
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“Rick, prior to taking your class, my thought process was to arm and protect myself in this violent world
in which we live in. You have taught me that owning and carrying a firearm also brings much more
responsibility. This decision was not taken lightly and forced me to research firearms, perfecting the fit
(size does matter), practice handling a firearm, loading and unloading the magazine, in addition to
understanding the regulations and laws associated with owning and carrying a firearm. I just wanted to thank
you and your associates with all the valuable information required to obtain a CCW license.”
- Ms. T.
Clifton, Harper Woods, Wayne County, Michigan 48225 |
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"I appreciate the realness of the seriousness in obtaining a CCW/CPL. The class was informative,
especially the lawyer and how the both of you agreed and disagreed on handling certain situations. However, I
wished we could have practiced even longer at the range. I am going to recommend you and your class, for
first-hand knowledge, to anyone who didn't have a clue, such as myself. Thank you!!!"
- Ms. A.
Gilliard-Garner, RN, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48235 |
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"Mr. Ector's class was well worth the fee. He was very informative. He really was an excellent teacher.
Under his instruction I learned more than I had planned. The things that I thought I knew about guns and
their use was all wrong. He made the class easy and made me feel comfortable at the range. If you are getting
a gun permit, his class is definitely the one to take."
- Ms. C. Boyce, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48205 |
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“This class is highly recommended. If you want to know the advantages and benefits of concealed carry and
of firearm ownership, this class is for you. You may go in a skeptic, but you will come out a believer.”
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Mr. N. Hardeman, Business Owner, Canton, Wayne County, Michigan 48188 |
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“Rick, I think that the Personal Protection Class was great. I also believe having the attorney present
for questions was also great. I would recommend this class to anyone who is interested in a personal
protection firearm class.”
- Mr. E. Jackson, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48235 |
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"I have been involved with firearms since I was 12 years old. I am an avid hunter and I also participate
in various shotgun sports like Sporting Clays and Skeet. My experience with handguns has been minimal and I
have thought about participating in a class like this for quite a long time. I have several friends that have
taken a similar class and earned the CCW/CPL permits and after talking to Rick about his class and asking
questions about the class experiences of my other friends I decided to sign up for Rick's class. I think this
was a great decision and I thoroughly enjoyed the class. The format of the class was very informal and
participative. Rick does a great job involving those in the class with questions and in doing so gets people
to participate and absorb the material. I really like the inclusion of an attorney to discuss the legalities
and Rick's questions at the appropriate time to emphasize points the attorney was making. The two of them
have a great rapport and it really helped move the class along. The class flowed along at a great pace and
kept everyone's attention for the whole time. Personally - I learned a bad habit in firing a handgun for my
two hand position which definitely put my left thumb at risk for firing a semiautomatic pistol. Rick's
watchfull eye saved my thumb at the right time. Old habits are hard to break and I'm glad for the one-on-one
range time and his help. Thanks Again for a great class Rick!"
- Mr. A. Kropiewnicki, Oxford, Oakland
County, Michigan 48370 |
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"It was a great class - a bit long - but it had great information. I would highly recommend it to
anyone.
- Ms. S. Jones, Redford, Wayne County, Michigan 48239 |
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"Hello Rick! This is [Name With-held] from the August 24 class. I just wanted you to have my email address to receive
information about changes in the law and whatever else you may think I need to know. Thank you and I enjoyed the class."
- Mr. G. Fields,
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48204 |
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Self-Defense Aftermath: How To Get Out Of Jail ASAP II - By Rick Ector |
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| Self-Defense Aftermath: How To Get Out Of Jail ASAP After An Arrest - II |
| Step One: Retain An Attorney |
| The very first thing you should do is to retain the services of a good attorney to represent you. The best time to find an attorney is before you get arrested.
After your arrest, you will have a narrow amount of time to get represented, make official statements, and attend court appearances. The topic of finding the best
attorney to represent you is beyond the scope of this article. |
| Step Two: Deciding Who To Call During Your Arrest |
The next thing you should do is to decide who you will call - your designated contact - when you are arrested. If you are married this decision is probably a
"no-brainer." For those people who are single, this question may require some planning, some serious conversation, and some forethought. This person should be
someone that resides in your local area, someone you trust, and someone who will answer his phone whenever you call.
Hopefully, you will have a land-line phone number (i.e. not a cell phone number) of your designated contact which does not have a "collect call block" on his
telephone. Otherwise, your one phone call from the jail will have been in vain. If your allowed phone call from jail is wasted, you face the worse possible prospect:
being incarcerated under tough circumstances over a long weekend with nobody knowing about it.
Moreover, you may want your designated contact to be your attorney. Please keep in mind that if you don't have his personal land-line phone number at his home and
you happen to be arrested on a Friday night, it may be several days before he is aware of your predicament when he checks his messages at the office. Thus, although
you may have to endure a long weekend under unpleasant circumstances in jail, but at least you will know he will find out later. Keep in mind though that he may have
some other obligations to other clients at the time he gets your call - so be patient. |
| Case Study: Jim Has A Long Weekend In Jail |
To further drive home the importance of having a designated contact, just imagine this scenario: Jim, a single person who lives alone is forced to defend himself on
a Friday night. He doesn't have a designated contact and he only visits his family members sparingly. He has all of their cell phone numbers in his own personal
cell phone. However, he had never learned their phone numbers "by heart." All he had to do in the past was scroll his cell phone's address book and select
the name of the person he wanted to call.
Thus, when the police made a decision to arrest Jim and later allowed him to make his one collect phone call, he couldn't use his personal cell phone because it
had been admitted into and stored into the property room. Jim doesn't know a land-line phone number for any of his family members or a single attorney. Thus, he
guesses incorrectly when trying to call his brother and blows his chance at getting out of jail relatively quickly.
Jim will spend two more nights behind bars before he is arraigned on the ensuing Monday morning when he should have been at work. At his court appearance he
"stood mute" as he didn't know what to say and didn't think that his best interests were being presented by the public defender. A bond amount was established
for his release. A pre-trial court date was also set. However, since Jim didn't have a family member available to hire a bailbondsman for only ten percent of his
bond amount, Jim was sent to the county jail to languish for another week before family members started to get concerned about not hearing from Jim. Jim's siblings
called all the hospitals and all of the law enforcement agencies in the area and they were finally able to find him and bail him out of jail.
Now out of jail, Jim has a limited amount of time to find an attorney to represent him in court. His prospects of actually hiring a good lawyer are now slimmer
than they would've been over the weekend when he was first jailed. You see, Jim did not call into work and offer an excuse for his week-long absence. Under Jim's
employer's HR Policy, a failure to come to work three straight days without calling is considered a voluntary quit. Thus, Jim does not have a job.
Jim faces a rough road. |
| Step Three: Investigate Bail Bond Companies |
| The next thing you should do is to research bail bond companies in your area. Bail Bond companies have primarily one role: provide bail money to people accused of a
crime so that they can be released from jail to prepare for their defense. Some info that you will want to research and discover about these firms are the following:
their hours of operation, their hours of availability, the largest amount bail bond that they are willing to underwrite, what the requirements for a bail bond are
from this company, how long it will take to get the bail bond to the respective court or the prevailing law enforcement agency, if the company has toll-free phone
numbers, and if the company accepts collect phone calls. |
| Step Four: Establish An "Arrest Day" Fund |
| The next thing you should do is to establish an emergency cache of money to be used to pay the ten percent amount of the bond to the bailbondsman to get you out of
jail. As part of your consultation with your attorney in Step One above, you need to determine how much of a total bond amount you will need for a typical
self-defense case. For example, if you and your attorney feel that you may need to prepare for a $100,000 bond - you will need to save atleast $10,000.
Further, once this fund is established, you will need to facilitate a way for your trusted and designated contact to acquire access to this fund while you are
arrested. If your designated contact is your attorney, this access issue with the funds can be resolved by placing the appropriate dollar amount in your attorney's
retainer. |
| Step Five: Develop A Plan |
The next thing you should do is to develop a plan to get you out of jail quickly. If you already have a designated contact to call, a short list of bailbondsmen to
call, and a lawyer on retainer, you are almost home. Upon your arrest, call your designated contact and have him get in touch with your attorney. Start the process
of determining who you will call first and what actions should be taken by whom. Between the actions of members of your "Get Out Of Jail Team," you can rest assured
that you will not languish for too long of a time behind bars. The piece of mind of having this plan in place will allow you to make the best of a bad situation that
hopefully will not last too long.
Good luck. |
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| Self-Defense Aftermath: How To Get Out Of Jail ASAP After An Arrest - Part I |
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Registering For Our Next Michigan CCW/CPL Class Is Easy! |
Our next three "Personal Protection in the Home" (Michigan CCW/CPL) classes will be
conducted on the following dates:
- Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 (Southfield Hampton Inn) - 4 Seats Left!
- Saturday, December 13th, 2008 (Southfield Hampton Inn) - 8 Seats Left!
- Sunday, December 28th, 2008 (Southfield Hampton Inn) - 10 Seats Left!
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| All classes start at 8:00 a.m. sharp! |
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address is 1 West Nine Mile Road - One block east of I-75. (Map to Hotel)
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27500 Northwestern Highway. (Map to Hotel)
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Please note that if you pay the full tuition in advance, you will receive a $20 discount. We provide this discount
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| Open Enrollment Class - Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 - 8:00 a.m. Start |
| Location: Southfield Hampton Inn - 27500 Northwestern Hwy.
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| Open Enrollment Class - Saturday, December 13th, 2008 - 8:00 a.m. Start |
| Location: Southfield Hampton Inn - 27500 Northwestern Hwy. (Map to Hotel) |
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| Open Enrollment Class - Sunday, December 28th, 2008 - 8:00 a.m. Start |
| Location: Southfield Hampton Inn - 27500 Northwestern Hwy. (Map to Hotel) |
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(Total Cost: $160 + Range Expenses) |
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(Total Cost: $160 + Range Expenses) |
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