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12 THE INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT THE INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT KLINT MACRO of Trigger Pressers Union. By Amy Lucas I first met Klint Macro a couple of years ago when I was selected to become a Training Counselor with the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA). Naturally, I was excited about traveling to the main headquarters in West Bend, WI for my training and even more so to meet all the people that I had looked up to. Before leaving for my trip, I got a message from Michael Martin, the author of the curriculum for the USCCA, Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals and Emergency First Aid Fundamentals. He told me that he was going to be in Wisconsin, and he was planning to take the Defensive Shooting Fundamentals (DSF) Instructor course that was being held the day after the Training Counselor Certification. I couldn’t say “No” to THE Michael Martin, so I agreed and signed up. I also knew that I needed to sharpen my skills and have more advanced training to offer my students. When I arrived to the DSF Instructor training, my instructors for the next three days were Klint Macro and Justin Peters. They were both very knowledgeable instructors. It was intense training learning new verbiage, drills, and fundamentals that I had not been taught in all of the years training in Law Enforcement. Klint had a way of teaching that really struck me. I wanted to be able to articulate myself in a way like he did. He was patient and made sure that we understood “the why” behind all the movements and drills. the Music and Film Industry as a Freelance Producer/Engineer/ Sound Mixer/Sound Designer and later as an Instructor at the LA Recording Workshop. It was at this time he began working in the film industry as an on-set Sound Mixer. Klint has hundreds of album and movie credits to his name. Currently, in his spare time, Klint operates his business, Cobblesound Recording Company (www.cobblestudios.com), in New Kensington, PA. During his time in Los Angeles, Klint was introduced to NRA Training and received his first NRA Instructor Ratings. Recognizing the calculated double standard in the Entertainment and Media Industry, Klint began to learn how to navigate the Anti-Gun waters of Hollywood, and debate and educate our largely ignorant (as to the world of firearms and responsible gun usage) fellow citizens. BRIEF BIO Klint Macro is a Father, Husband, and Businessman who has successfully cross-pollinated his talents and passions to serve the cause of the 1st and 2nd Amendments of the Constitution of The United States. A native of Driftwood, Cameron County, Pennsylvania. He left home and moved to Pittsburgh in 1992 after graduating High School. There he attended The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. It was at this time he met his wife, Jennifer and they later married in 1996. Klint began his career in Pittsburgh as a Musician, Music Producer and Recording Engineer. He worked in various commercial recording facilities in the Pittsburgh Area from 1993- 1997, and then in Los Angeles, CA from 1997-2010. He worked in Shortly after having his first child, Augie, (who is Klint’s ultimate achievement) he and his family moved back home to the Pittsburgh Area in 2010. Klint and his Wife wanted to raise their child in Pennsylvania among people with the similar values and beliefs and in an environment where he could actively protect his family without fear from the government. In 2013, Klint founded, his firearms training organization, The Trigger Pressers Union (www.triggerpressersunion.com). The motto of The Trigger Pressers Union is “Responsibly exercising our
ights through the safe and ethical training of our fellow citizens.” The name of the union stems from the fact that all shooters, no matter your shooting discipline of choice, your favorite gun or favorite activity; we ALL press triggers, therefore we all must join together to further responsible gun usage and work together to protect the 2nd Amendment rights of ALL Citizens. Klint has over 40 years of trigger time and is a Firearms Trainer, Instructor, Presenter, and published Author. Each year Klint trains, educates, and empowers hundreds of instructor candidates, and law abiding responsibly armed citizens. He has a vast experience working with individual shooters, marksmen, operators, competitors, and everyday Law-Abiding Citizens in a variety of disciplines, instructing and coaching a diverse clientele ranging in ages, mobility’s, and mindsets. Klint is also one of a very small select group of “first round” appointed NRA Practical Pistol Coaches, offering customized safe and ethical “Practical” training to individual law-abiding citizens and holds the rating, Practical Pistol Coach Development staff. The Practical Pistol Coach program was put “on hold” but Klint is very proud of the contributions he made to the program while it was “a thing.” Klint is a long-time contributor to Personal Defense Network and a PDN Training Tour Instructor. He has been a featured presenter at 2017 NRA Trainer Update at the NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, and at multiple trade events such as the USCCA Expo. Klint has also appeared on WQED “Think”, he has made multiple appearances PDN’s Training Talk, Guardian Nation, Civilian Carry Radio, Concealed Carry.com, Arms Room Radio, Riding Shotgun with Charlie, The Law Matters with Mike G, The Firearm Trainer’s Podcast, Gun Gripes with IraqVeteran8888, Guns and Gadgets, The GOAL (Gun Owners Action League) Podcast, Tactical Pay Radio, and <strong>Armed</strong> American Radio with Mark Walters. In 2019, Klint joined forces with colleague Matt Mallory to produce their own YouTube show called “Meet the Pressers”. Meet the Pressers is a safe place for “Trigger Pressers” to discuss training, guns, gear, history, politics, and political activism. Klint and Matt have had the opportunity to interview 100’s of industry professionals and American heroes. Episode 100 was Klint’s last episode as official co-host. He has stepped back from the camera as co-host but is continuing to produce the show. He still makes a cameo appearance from time to time. Klint has created various content for The Trigger Pressers Union, NRA Education and Training, Personal Defense Network, Firearms Owners Against Crime, Next Level Training, The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, The USCCA, and Gun Owners of America. He is the voice of the L.A.S.R. software (shooter ready… stand by). Klint was also among many industry leaders who presented at the 2020 Virtual 2A Rally. Klint is one of the first round of appointed USCCA Senior Training Counselors and one of a few appointed Training Counselor for the USCCA DSF Program. Klint first became involved with the USCCA as a member in 2013 and began teaching their Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals Curriculum that same year. Klint was “Certified” in 2014 and was in the first class of Training Counselors in 2015. In 2021 Delta Defense LLC (service provider for the USCCA) hired Klint as the Field Training Specialist for the Mid-Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Northeast USA regions. “I owe a great deal of gratitude to Mike Hughes, Britt Lentz (Next Level Training), John Howard (NRA Education and Training), Steve Fischer (USCCA Training Division), and of course Rob Pincus (I.C.E. Training). All those guys really saw potential in me and have helped me get to where I am,” said Macro when asked about his mentors in the industry. “Mike and Britt really went to bat for me with NRA to produce the Pistol Marksmanship Simulator Program Videos. Steve Fischer afforded me quite a few opportunities at USCCA. In the early days of USCCA Training Division, Steve use to pay me with plane fare and cases of books. We have come a long way together. I was really proud when Steve finally made the call offering me the Field Training Specialist Gig.” “Rob Pincus has always been a tremendous influence, mentor, and friend. I first hosted Rob in 2013 after reading Combat Focus Shooting Evolution 2010. That book changed my life. I even pay my bills using the Plausibility Principle. As a student of the Counter Ambush methodology, I was quite honored to be a small part of the development of the USCCA DSF Program.” – Klint Macro THE INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT www.thearmedlifestyle.com
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