
Recent News
- Tall Guns now carries RATS - Rapid Application Tourniquet System. Price is $15.95 in Black, Red or Orange. EDCs are $4.00. Buying a RATS and EDC together you get a $1.00 discount. (04/2018)
- Tall Guns has been awarded the right to use the By Colorado logo by the byColorado licensing program. This signifies companies that are based, design their products and make their products in Colorado. (10/2014)
- Colorado West Firearms Institute has joined the Tall Guns network Affiliated Independent Instructors licensing our Colorado Handgun Permit course program serving Colorado West from the Grand Junction area. (10/2014).
- Tall Guns announces a price reduction in its combined Colorado and Utah CCW/CFP Course. The new price is $99.95 for both highly valuable permit course. (08/2014)
- Tall Guns now offers certification training for security officers in firearm, baton, handcuff, Taser and OC Spray. (05/2014)
- Tall Guns is actively instructing courses at this time (June 2020).
- To support the ongoing efforts to control COVID-19, Tall Guns will be limiting class sizes to eight (8) persons. (16 Mar 2020).
- Tall Guns is certified as the only TASER certified civilian training academy location in Colorado (10/2012)
Tall Guns provides products, services and training in personal protection including Colorado, Utah, Wyoming Concealed Carry permit (license) and NRA classes for the beginner and those desiring to be instructors.



Our philosophy is that the area of personal protection is much more complex than only an "armed citizen", a vault for your social security number or a home alarm system. It involves more than a lethal or non-lethal response capability, but also how to protect your home, identity, family and your well being at a number of threat levels. How to be aware and take action in advance to avoid risk, rather than to be unaware and only able react to it! Personal protection is more complex than is perceived by most individuals. It is about much more than the mere use of a defensive device! We live in a world where others who have no issue with doing harm to your loved ones and you.
We have been serving our clients since 2006. We are celebrating our 15th year of professional instructional services in 2021.
We are based in the Locust Park Professional Building at 2004 West 15th St. in Suite 6 in Loveland, Colorado. We serve, train and consult across Colorado, Wyoming and elsewhere in the United States. We are centrally located to Ft. Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Longmont and all of Northern Colorado (NOCO). We are only 30 minutes from the northern suburbs of Denver.
Unlike our out-of-state competitors whom only visit our state or others whom cancel courses without a minimum number of enrollees, our classes are held whether we have one or a dozen enrollees. We are client focused and have a passion to educate, enable and support our clients.
For NRA Instructor Courses ONLY, the NRA will not allow instruction without 4 enrollees.
Tall Guns offers Colorado resident, Wyoming resident and Utah resident and non-resident concealed carry permit courses. A Colorado Concealed Carry permit provides you with 35 states of carry privilege. A combination of the Colorado and Utah CCW permits provides you over 37 states of carry coverage by adding the states of Washington and Nevada. Completion of any of our CHP courses and the related certificate facilitate application to the State of Arizona and many others for a non-resident concealed carry permit.
We also offer NRA classes for the beginner to the level of instructor. And for those desiring a more advanced or platform specific training we have other offerings.
We work with our clients to grow from a base to provide them a set of training, techniques, strategies and processes to follow to increase their protection level at home, the office and in the uncertain world.
We utilize the state of the art IES MILO Use of Force simulator to provide safety and course of fire training for our various courses. The IES system is used by both law enforcement and the military to build skills and teach safety. It offers us the ability to develop your skills in a near real life environment. We also offer live fire for those NRA courses requiring it.
For individuals and businesses requiring certification and re-certification training as security officers also referred to as security guards we offer a comprehensive module based system of training. Allowing the individual or business to select their training requirements without the expense of unnecessary training and the related expense. Tall Guns is a City and County of Denver Approved Security Guard Trainer, we have specialized programs for Weld County, and various other locations, but we train individuals for licensing anywhere in Colorado and Wyoming. We have over fourteen(14) security organizaitons using our services to train there personnel. We instruct a wide variety of programs for various locations and licensing autihorties. Click here to go directly to our Security Personnel Training overview.
To see our course schedule and enroll directly from our calendar go to our COURSE SCHEDULE page.
PERSONAL PROTECTION COURSES (for pricing click here)
Or click on any selection below to see the course syllabus.
All Classes are taught by NRA and/or Utah Dept of Public Safety Certified Instructors
CONCEALED CARRY- Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP/CCW) Class - BASIC - $49.95
- Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP/CCW) Class - EXTENDED - $89.95
- Utah Non-Resident or Resident Concealed Carry (CCW) Permit Class - $74.95
- Wyoming Concealed Carry (CCW) Permit Class - $49.95
- Colorado BASIC & Utah Non-Resident Concealed Carry Permit Class - $99.95
- Utah & Wyoming Combined Concealed Carry Permit Class - $99.95
- TASER Certified Civilian Training Course- $99.95
- Campus Life Security aka Going Back to School - $59.95
- Home Security - $99.95
- OC/Pepper Spray for home and away - $59.95
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Real Streets ®
- Part 1 - Holster Drawing & Self-Defense Encounter Simulation
- Part 2 - Advance Handgun Handling
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Part 3 - Force-on-Force
- Learn to Own, Shoot and Maintain a Handgun - $99.95
NRA COURSES (for pricing click here)
Or click on any selection below to see the course syllabus.
Taught by NRA Appointed Training Counselors and Certified Instructors
- Home Firearm Safety
- Pistol Courses
- Rifle Courses
- Shotgun Courses
- NRA Personal Protection in the Home (PPITH)
- Metallic Cartridge Reloading
- Shotgun Shell Reloading
- Refuse to be a Victim Seminars
- Certified Range Safety Officer
- NRA Instructor Training
Security Officer/Guard Training
- Colorado and Wyoming Courses
- Specific Programs for various licensing agencies
- City and County of Denver Approved Trainer and courses
- New and recertification courses
- Armed, Handcuff, OC, TASER and Security Wand disciplines
NRA Instructor Training (click here)
Taught by NRA Appointed Training Counselors For those desiring to be an NRA Certified Instructor or for Certified Instructors wanting to add a discipline.- Basic Instructor Training (BIT)
- Basic Pistol Course
- Basic Rifle Course
- Basic Shotgun Course
- NRA Personal Protection in the Home (PPITH)
- Metallic Cartridge Reloading
- Shotgun Shell Reloading
- Chief Range Safety Officer
PRODUCTS (click here or come by our offices in Loveland)
- TASER
- NRA & Concealed Carry Courses
- Hornady SNAP SAFE Portable Gun Cases
- Gift Certificates
- Firearm Transfer Service
BUSINESS, HOUSE OF WORSHIP AND PERSONAL SERVICES (click here)
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Business Security Risk Assessment
- Facilities
- Technologies
- Supply chain
- Traveler oriented
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House of Worship Security Services
- Strategy
- Plan Development and Deployment
- Team Development
Independent Affiliated Instructors
These are independent businesses instructing the Tall Guns program under license. Pricing and schedules are set by them.
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