the firing line. Ed advises us that he is going to run four volleys of ten shooters. At this point everybody just wants to get out of the cold, so about twenty people run for the tables where all the guns are and go to work. It is a free for all of grabbing guns, loading guns, and finding a place to shoot. It was ridiculous, and had disaster spelled all over it. Ed sees a few shooters online and says "fire twenty five rounds center mass no time limit". People start randomly popping off rounds. After the first volley is completed the Los Lunas instructor advises those of us that want to qualify with a revolver to grab a weapon and load up. After firing both weapons, the instructors tell us all to put the guns back on the table so they can score our sheets. Two guns, fifty rounds total, each round should be worth two points. I am pretty proficient with a pistol, but not so well with a revolver. I yanked four of my rounds completely off target but somehow still managed to get a 100% according to the instructors. This shit show went on for about three hours. After everyone "qualified" we were told to go back to the classroom to finish up.
Back in class Ed throws on a couple more YouTube videos that we were unable to hear because "Paul Blart" was out of breath walking from the parking lot and is unable to breathe out of his nose. Ed comes back to class and decides to put on a couple "tactical demonstrations" for the class. Ed and "Paul Blart" attempt to show us how to take a gun out of battery while it is in an attacker's hand. Ed then advises the class that they can sign up for his advanced class and learn all of these techniques for $99. Ed then opens up the classroom to discussion at which time "Paul Blart" decides to take a jab at me and tell me how "suspect" I look from a "law enforcement" perspective. I took that to mean that if he spotted me in the mall while cruising the food court on his Segway he would probably assume I was up to know good. This comment I could probably laugh about if it had come from an actual Police Officer but not from this guy. I let it go and just assumed this guy was probably going to go home, put on his fake cop uniform that he ordered from Galls, and masturbate to "Swat". I figured I couldn't make life any worse on this guy so I left it alone. Its 1930hrs and finally Ed tells us we can leave.
I went through this class on December 17, 2016. Being that I was just renewing my license I didn't anticipate that it would take very long so I wait. Fast forward to January 16, 2017, I still have not received my license and my current license is expired. I take a cruise over to the DPS office to inquire about my license. I encounter the DPS investigator that is handling my case. He tell me that my license has been ready to issue for over two weeks but he has not received the necessary paperwork from Ed to complete the process. So according to DPS, Ed has been sitting on this paperwork for over a month. By this time I am furious. I call Ed, and of course he doesn't answer, but texts me. I advise him of the situation and he tells me that DPS is known for loosing paperwork as he had already submitted mine but he will resubmit it by the close of the business day. The next day I go back to DPS and advise them of what Ed told me, and I am shown a stack of applications dating back to November that are ready to issue but waiting on Ed's paperwork. I was advised that they had not seen Ed since November. Now I am really pissed off. I have my wife text Ed to inquire about her license. Knowing how careless Ed is I was sure he wouldn't put two and two together, and I was right. He gives my wife a completely different story. He states that her paperwork (which was with my paperwork) got mixed up and didn't get turned in but he would turn it in by the end of the day. I call DPS the next day, and still no Ed. I try to call him, and no answer. I text him, and no reply. Finally I call the Supervisor of the DPS office and she handles the matter herself. Two days later Ed turned in my paperwork, and I picked up my license.
If you read this entire review then you have to know that I cannot make this up. I posted a review of my experience back in January but Ed has a habit of deleting all negative reviews to keep his star rating high. To back my story up, here is a link to a news article on Ed and his shady business
http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/customers-feel-ripped-off-by-conceal-carry-course-offers/4454190/
Do everything you can to steer clear of this piece of shit. He is only looking to take your money, and the cheap price is not worth the headache that comes with it. I am sure this review will get deleted by Ed at some point, but I will be checking back weekly and reposting it if need be. read more