Meet Cmdr. Kyle Sumpter, Top Shot

Come meet and talk with local Federal Way Police Commander Kyle Sumpter, contestant on the History Channel's Top Shot series season 4.  ADTA members, guests, and the public welcome.  Special engagement May 3rd, 2012 in Federal Way. 

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Knowledge. Safety. Preparedness.

The ADTA is a member-driven, member-instructed non-profit association based in Federal Way, Washington.  We promote the safe and ongoing development of personal defense skills.  The ADTA conducts regular monthly live-fire events suitable to beginning and advanced shooters alike, quarterly special live-fire events with unique scenarios and challenges to improve your shooting, and classroom events for new shooters, community outreach, and skills development beyond shooting.

We arrange exclusive use of local shooting ranges during ADTA live-fire events.  As a member of ADTA, you can learn and practice many types of defensive handgun techniques not normally available to public range users, including:

• Presentation from a holster.
• Presentation from a concealed holster.
• Using movement, concealment, and cover.
• Responding to multiple threats.
• Responding to advancing threats.
• Responding to escalating threats.
• Low-light and no-light defensive situations.
• Rapidly correcting weapon malfunctions.
• Rapidly identifying and ending threats.
• Defense within your home.

You are always welcome and encouraged to learn at your own pace, practice the techniques you most want to refine (from basic gun handling on up), and observe the exercises you may want to try later.

Everybody hopes to never be in a self-defense, life-or-death situation.  But if you someday suddenly were, do you have the skills to respond and protect yourself and your loved ones?  Even if you never anticipate needing such skills, shooting well is an engaging mental and physical sport, and many of our members come to simply enjoy shooting with a friendly group of people in some unique practice opportunities. 

Learn with an engaged and helpful group of experienced neighbors from your own community.  No competitions, no pressure but what you put on yourself, and ongoing opportunities to share your own growing skills with others.  Welcome to the Armed Defense Training Association.

• Check out our Events Calendar; our members have opportunities to learn and practice, every month.

• Read a few of our member-submitted Articles to learn more about us and how our members grow and share their skills.

• Attending an upcoming class or event?  Review our online Resources to help prepare.

• Join the ADTA for only $29 per month or $129 per year, plus low per-event registrations.

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Upcoming Event Highlights

Read about all our upcoming events.

FREE! 
Hands-On Introduction to Handguns


A friendly, one-on-one introduction to handguns, including how they work, their controls, safe practices, loading, and unloading.  In this one-hour hands-on seminar, you'll have the opportunity to handle actual handguns under the direct assistance of an experienced and helpful ADTA member.

There will be no live ammunition at this event, and an NRA-certified Range Safety Officer will be present to help ensure everyone's safety. 

Free pre-registration is required for this event so we can plan for the appropriate number of participants, mentors, and materials.

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Featured Article from our Members

Browse our ADTA Articles and Resources.

You, Your Sights, and Your Target
Tony Wilson


Should you use your sights at all in a gunfight?  What if they are off?  Can you adjust them?  At what range should you zero your weapon?  Are ballistic numbers of any relevance?  How do you adjust laser sights?

The materials and slide deck from ADTA member Tony Wilson's November 2011 presentation on gun sighting science and technique have now been posted to our Resources section.  Thanks, Tony!

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The Armed Defense Training Association

1. We promote the safe and ongoing development of responsible self-defense skills.
   
   
2. We organize regular events (including live-fire, no-fire, interactive demonstrations, seminars, and social outreach events) to build interest in responsible self-defense and to provide training opportunities for individuals to practice and improve their defensive skills and knowledge.
   
   
3. We assemble involved, like-minded individuals, that as a group we can explore developing unique resources and facilities (the Shooting Arts Center).
   
   
4. We advocate to all individuals to consider their roles as rational, self-determined, law-abiding adults who may someday be required to immediately act in defense of life, either their own or their loved ones.
   
   
5. We participate in our communities of family, friends, neighbors, cities, and region, for their growth and health.