FAST Academy

07/26/2017

Fi****ms Safety for Kids 7-10yr old
Sat July 29 9am-11am $25
More info below or @ [email protected] 601-260-1145
Location: Brothers N Arms

Learn how to shoot a 22 rifle while focusing on the 4 universal rules of firearm safety. Also learn how to handle themselves if they find a firearm and no adult is present.
1 hour classroom/1 hour range. Certificates will be awarded upon successful completion. Ammo & eye and hearing protection will be provided.

You may register by logging onto our website.

07/04/2017

I talk about this in class all the time, but I always forget to post this on our FB page. I encourage our followers to head to YouTube and check out ASP. The content is top notch.

Be sure to search for the Jackson, MS video. It's quite disturbing the injustice being inflicted on the defender in that case. It's a case study we discuss in our enhanced carry class.

Every single day we post a real defensive encounter caught on camera and perform an after-action report on it for lessons learned. We educate the public on w...

07/01/2017

Heartbreaking and senseless. This is why we go over the rules of safe gun handling over and over again in class. I can't even imagine the lifetime of guilt ahead.

A northwestern Indiana man said he was showing a handgun to his sons and telling them to never play with it because it can kill someone when he accidentally shot and killed his 9-year-old daughter, according to court records.

05/23/2017

Enhanced Concealed Carry – Do you really need it? Maybe. Maybe not.

In Mississippi, legally carrying a concealed handgun can be divided into 3 categories with each category having its own set of rules, advantages, and disadvantages, so to speak.

(1) Constitutional Carry
(2) Standard MS Fi****ms Permit
(3) Enhanced Carry

Let's look at Constitutional Carry first. Basically this simply means if you can otherwise own a handgun in MS you aren't required to get a permit from the State to carry it concealed. Sounds great, right? It might be, however depending on your situation the limitations may make this impractical.

With Constitutional Carry the “off-limits” places are the exact same as the ones associated with a Standard MS Fi****ms Permit (Visit www.fast-academy.com for a list).

Secondly, you cannot legally conceal carry (or possibly even car carry) in some/many/most other States. Constitutional Carry has no reciprocity (is not recognized) by other States as a legal means of concealed carry. Some States have their own Constitutional Carry, but by and large you won't be able to legally conceal carry in any other States with very few exceptions.

So if you only want to conceal carry in MS, and you don't mind being limited by the “off-limits” locations, then Constitutional Carry is for you. You don't need a permit, much less Enhanced Carry.

Now let's look at the Standard MS Fi****ms Permit. There are only two reasons to get this. (1) You want reciprocity to legally conceal carry in most States and the “off-limits” locations are fine with you. Or (2) You intend to get your Enhanced Carry so you need this permit.

Those would be the only two reasons to get a Standard MS Fi****ms Permit.

Finally we've reached Enhanced Carry. This is simply an “upgrade” to a Standard MS Fi****ms Permit. This credential requires a one-time, eight hour training course, but the advantages are significant. (1) With a competent instructor you will learn a lot about safety, proper technique, MS laws, and a myriad of other topics. (2) The places “off-limits” are reduced to basically four and you don't typically find yourself in any of them anyway (Visit www.fast-academy.com for a list). (3) You get reciprocity with two additional States that aren't included with a Standard MS Fi****ms Permit. South Carolina and Nevada.

If you have any questions, or would like to get fi****ms training or your Enhanced Carry credential, just visit www.fast-academy.com. Thanks.

05/23/2017

Training calendar has been updated through June. If you or someone you know needs their Enhanced Carry visit www.fast-academy.com to register. We have classes during the week.

04/18/2017

A little late to the party, but I thought I'd leave this here.

As you probably know a regular MS concealed carry permit does not have reciprocity with South Carolina (or Nevada). However, MS residents with the Enhanced Carry credential now does have reciprocity with South Carolina. That makes Nevada and SC two states that will only recognize the IC credential for reciprocity.

11/16/2016

FAST-Academy at Brothers-N-Arms Shooting Range. This was shot at the fun and gun day.

08/04/2016

FAST-Academy has moved our classroom to the Brothers-N-Arms Shooting Range on Hwy 49 South. The classroom and range will be on one site now for everyone's convenience.

06/20/2016

The Hattiesburg/Pine Belt Chapter of the Well Armed Woman will meet Sunday, June 26 at FAST Academy. Meeting time is 2 pm to 4 pm. Non-members may participate in the classroom portion of the meeting and may observe on the range. Non-members may attend one meeting for free. Membership is $50.00 per year and $10.00 monthly (if you are present) for facility/range fee. If you are interested in attending please contact Patty Saliba at 601-260-1145 or [email protected].

06/17/2016

Ladies, if you are interested in learning how to lessen your chances of being a victim of violence, as well as learning how to use a handgun in a defensive situation, please check out our current offerings of the Ladies Defensive Handgun class. More classes will be added to our schedule. This class is taught by Patty Saliba, who is also NRA/TWAW certifed to teach Basic Pistol and Personal Protection in the Home. She is a certified Range Safety Officer, as well as leading the Hattiesburg/Pine Belt Area Chapter of the Well Armed Woman. You may visit our website at www.FASTAcademy.com to register or contact Patty at 601-260-1145.

06/13/2016

Tammy completed the Ladies Defensive Handgun recently. She did an outstanding job on the range.

If you are interested in one of our ladies classes, please visit our website, FASTAcademy.com.