Armed Safety Team Members Only
Advanced tactical training using non-lethal training firearms (NLTF) and SIRT guns. Build the skills needed to respond to an active threat with a firearm safely and effectively.
Course Overview
Armed Response is the most advanced tactical course in the ARX Training system. Using non-lethal training firearms (NLTF) and SIRT laser training pistols, participants practice draw techniques, ready positions, room clearing, and full-scale sanctuary engagement scenarios.
This course bridges the gap between firearm proficiency and tactical application in a church environment. Every scenario is designed around the unique challenges of protecting a congregation during an active threat event.
Curriculum
Progressive tactical training from fundamentals to full-scale scenarios.
Understand the legal, ethical, and practical considerations of carrying concealed in a house of worship. Cover holster selection, clothing considerations, and church-specific carry policies.
Practice consistent, efficient draws from concealment with timed par drills. Build the muscle memory needed to present your firearm quickly and safely under stress.
Master five essential ready positions: Compressed Ready, Low Ready, High Ready, Sul, and Temple Index. Learn when each is appropriate and how to transition between them fluidly.
Identify the difference between cover and concealment in a church environment. Learn to use architectural features, furniture, and structural elements for protection during an engagement.
Practice safe room entry techniques for classrooms, offices, and hallways. Learn slicing the pie, threshold management, and team-based clearing procedures.
Train in realistic sanctuary environments with congregants (role players) present. Practice engaging a threat while managing crossfire risks and protecting bystanders.
Develop the critical skill of identifying threats vs. non-threats in a chaotic environment. Practice shoot/no-shoot decision making under stress with realistic scenarios.
Learn tourniquet application, wound packing, and basic trauma care. Understand how to provide immediate medical aid during and after an active threat incident.
Culminating exercise combining all skills: threat detection, team communication, tactical movement, engagement, and medical response in a comprehensive, realistic scenario.
This course is exclusively for armed safety team members who carry or will carry a firearm as part of their safety team role. Participants must have basic firearm proficiency and be authorized by their church leadership to serve in an armed capacity.
Participants must have completed both Course 1 and Course 2 before attending Armed Response. The awareness and de-escalation foundations are essential for safe tactical training.
Requires: Course 1 + Course 2Schedule an in-person Armed Response session at your facility. We bring NLTF and SIRT training equipment and customize all scenarios to your specific building layout.
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