Garry Flanary, NRA Certified Law Enforcement and Civilian Instructor

Garry is a life long shooter and hunter who enjoys collecting and shooting many types of firearms. An NRA Life Endowment Member, a Director of the Michigan Gun Owners (MGO) and a member of SCI, SASS and IDPA, he understands the need for proper firearms education.

Garry is a 2003 graduate of the Western Wayne Regional Police Training Academy and has completed criminal justice and classes at Lansing Community College, Michigan State University and is currently enrolled in the Mountain State University Criminal Justice Administration undergraduate program. Garry has completed instructor development training with the National Rifle Association Law Enforcement Activities Division and is certified to instruct law enforcement and civilians in both and handgun and shotgun disciplines. He is a member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI), International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and the National Rifle Association Law Enforcement Activities Division (NRALEAD), and he is currently serving as the department in-house training coordinator / instructor for Unadilla Township.

Garry is currently assigned to the Livingston County Fraud Identity-Theft and Scam Team (FIST) and represents the department at the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Meetings (SLATT) and works with the Unadilla Narcotics Enforcement Team. Garry also provides state wide instruction on Methamphetamine Clandestine Laboratories and the remnants left by labs, as well as attending update training from the MSP and DEA for the same.

Bob Knight, NRA Instructor

Robert Michels, MCOLES Certified Law Enforcement Instructor

Rob is a 24 year veteran of police work and has been an MCOLES certified Police Pistol and Shotgun Instructor for 20 years.  Rob is also an MCOLES Patrol Rifle Instructor. Rob is a Hostage Negotiator and in-service police instructor in fraud crime and terrorism.  

Rob brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to the mix with real world training in intelligence gathering and counter terrorism, having trained with the Israeli Special Police Team, YAMAM and took part in classes in Israeli point shooting, threat assessment and self defense programs such as Krav Maga (close combat) and Kapap (fighting with knives and firearms).  

Rob is also an adjunct instructor at a local police academy and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Administration of Justice and Security from the University of Phoenix.   

Rob belongs to the NRA, National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), Michigan Hostage Negotiators Association (MiAHN), International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals (IACSP), International Law Enforcement and Educators Training Association (ILEETA) and is a Blackwater Worldwide Alumnus. 

Rob enjoys teaching and believes that student participation is the key to understanding training concepts for real world application.  

Rick Buckner, NRA Certified Civilian Instructor

32 years of safe firearm handling including rifle shotgun and handgun. Has owned and trained with a handgun since age 18 with a .44 magnum i received for that birthday. Has had a genuine interest in all safety aspect not only with firearms but a member of my employers safety team since 1987. Became a NRA instructor in 2005 and became more involved with two firearm education groups in the state Michigan2A and Michigan Gun Owners eventually becoming board members of those very groups and also hold the honor of chairman of Michigan Gun Owners Safe Storage Committee.

Jason Baker, NRA Certified Civilian Instructor

Jason’s passion for firearms stared in 1992 when he first learned how to safely use and handle firearms in general. A U.S. Army veteran, while serving with the 82nd Airborne Division he qualified with the expert rating on various weapons. Jason left the Army in 2000 and continued to shoot and train using the skills and knowledge he learned. Now a certified NRA Instructor, he enjoys teaching others what he has learned and continues to stay on top of his training.