Terry grew up in Idaho, where he enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting and fishing and helped in the family pawn business where he was in daily contact with firearms. At the age of 16, Terry was seriously injured when his older brother shot him in a negligent discharge of a firearm. This near death incident fueled Terry’s lifelong passion for firearms education and safety training. Terry has extensive career experience with original equipment manufacturers in the firearms industry and has been an NRA Certified Pistol instructor for over 10 years. He is a four-time Distinguished Graduate, as well as a former instructor, for two premier US firearms training facilities.