About Us

About The Company

I.C.E. Firearms & Defensive Training started in 2016. We are a team of dedicated individuals who wholly believe in what we are doing for our local community and beyond. We are TOTALLY focused on safety above all else. When you join ICE Firearms & Defensive Training, you are joining a family of people who believe in God, community, firearms training, being prepared, and knowing how to defend yourself within the confines of the law here in the Mid-Atlantic region. We have four dedicated trainers all with significant weapons backgrounds. One thing we can promise – you will NEVER get a BAD instructor.

Whether it is National Rifle Association training or specialized training to suit your needs, we cover it! Small arms, medium range, and extreme long range are our specialties and everything in between. We want to be your first and last choice for training in the region. We care because it’s the right approach. Above all, we will treat you fairly, you will get exactly what you pay for and so much more, are ethical and the safest trainers around. We hope to work with you in the future.

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Ron David

Ron David has been an NRA Certified instructor in all disciplines for 6+ years. He enjoys teaching and working with people from all walks of life.

Ron David is a 22-year Navy retired Medical Service Corps Officer. Ron owns ICE Firearm & Defensive Training in Gaithersburg, MD. He and his wife, Nancy, have two children Andrew, 26 and Jillian, 24. Ron served in the Navy from August 1982 until he retired in August 2004 as a Lieutenant Commander (Select). Ron earned a bachelor’s degree in Health Administration from Southern Illinois University and a master’s degree in Systems Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Ron has been a competitive shooter in Shotgun sports for the past 20 years, shoots in both USPSA and IDPA matches, and is a huge fan of long and extreme long-range shooting. More than anything, Ron is all about safe, ethical and responsible gun ownership.

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Nancy David

Nancy is an enthusiastic gun owner. She is an accomplished NRA instructor in handgun, shotgun, rifle and RSO.

Nancy became an instructor to help teach other women and share her experience and excitement.

“Bringing confidence around guns to all individuals is my goal.”

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Our Team

Jeremiah (JJ)

Jeremiah (JJ)

Jeremiah strongly believes in the right of the people to train and gain confidence in the ever-evolving firearms community.

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Kirby

Kirby

Kirby has over 18 years of law enforcement, SWAT, Executive Protection & Joint Law Enforcement Training Center instructor in the U.S. Air Force.

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Shawn Tyler

Shawn

Shawn

A distinguished Army veteran and retired Police Officer, Shawn is by far one of the best firearm instructors in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Michael

Michael

Michael

Instructor M has a broad background in security, firearms instruction, and self-defense.

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Mike

Mike

Since retiring, I have served as a full-time Security Consultant and became an NRA Instructor in multiple disciplines.

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Yien

Yien

Yien is a Maryland-qualified handgun instructor and NRA-certified instructor. He is currently certified to teach NRA basic and advanced courses.

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Ricky

Ricky

Ricky has extensive industry experience practicing safe gun control during his time training with former competition shooters, police, navy and marines.

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JD

JD

JD is a firm believer in practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect and he also believes that a well-armed and well-educated public is a peaceful one.

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Eric

Eric

Eric is an NRA-certified instructor in multiple disciplines. He has experience working as an intelligence officer, a defense contractor, and has been teaching as a university professor for over 20 years.

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Lysa

Lysa

Lysa is a firm believer in teaching gun owners, women in particular, that their safety is their responsibility.

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Satina

Satina

I became a firearms instructor because I believe that everyone has the inalienable right to defend themselves.

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Jeff

Jeff

Jeff, starting early in life as a Boy Scout, has been a firearms enthusiast for over 40 years. 

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