Over the last 10 years, HPP Training has been operating at a high level, teaching 1000’s of students with multiple Instructors. From Basic Firearms courses, Conceal Carry, Home Defense, Defensive Shooting with Handguns & Carbines and even Hunter Education. We have been averaging between 1000 to 1200 students per year and 2020 has been nothing less than unpredictable. When news of the novel killer virus known as Coronavirus started,,, “shutting down the world” didn’t seem possible. Then as the media flared up the fear, there was no stopping what was about to change America.

The news that people would have to shelter in their homes sent many into hysteria. Many were not prepared with even the basic essentials and had missed opportunities as shelves quickly became baron. From toilet paper to food to firearms and ammunition, everything that seemed necessary to survive was quickly being purchased in mass quantities. Many people were becoming anxious. With what we have learned from the past, all of us at HPP Training have been becoming more prepared and it seemed like we were on the outside looking in.

Maggie spent a week helping the associate employees at the gun counter of Bass Pro Shops. They were selling guns to a record number of people who hadn’t considered owning firearms before this pandemic. With that experience, there were so many basic and even unfathomable questions and it was quite clear that education was needed now more than ever.

Unfortunately, the list of what was considered an “essential businesses” didn’t include the much needed firearms training education. Our HPP Training Courses came to a halt. During the shutdown, we were able to run a few private (NON-CCW) training courses at undisclosed locations (to avoid the Karen’s). For Conceal Carry Courses, we were shut down for approximately 2 weeks and had to cancel two of our scheduled courses at Bass Pro Shops. With several calls and emails requesting training from new gun owners and from those who wish to obtain their NV CFP, the only thing we could do is create a priority list of students to contact when the closure ended. That list grew and grew as the shutdown was well underway.

On April 1st, we received an email from LVMPD. In it, the NV Attorney General had advised that our Conceal Firearms Permit courses may resume with certain restrictions. *Less than 10 Students and *Seating at least 6 feet apart.

We have been proud partners at Bass Pro Shops as Pro Staff Members for the last 6 years. We are Still Proud Partners. The Convenience of using the Conservation Room and the indoor range continues to be halted.

Then one phone call changed everything.