N.A.P.S.I. Founding Member:
Chris Shoffner

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essential knowledge and skills needed to become safe, confident, and proficient in their use of firearms, tactics, and less-than-lethal methods as they apply to protection of self and family.  He has written and had published numerous articles for the Missouri CCW Instructors website as well as several other firearms/self-defense related websites. He also writes for the N.A.P.S.I. web blog as time allows and is currently serving his second term on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Sport Shooting Association (MSSA).  


Having run two successful private businesses in addition to having worked in the private sector in both supervisory and technical support roles, Chris has over two decades of resource management and project management experience.  He brings those years of experience and expertise to N.A.P.S.I. to oversee the day-to-day operations as well as training program development.  

Chris has completed hundreds of hours of formal self-defense, firearms, counter-ambush, mindset, less-than-lethal, and Missouri P.O.S.T. (law enforcement) Approved firearms training from numerous Instructors, Training Counselors, and Accredited Schools, in addition to participating in over 100 hours of Force-on-Force, scenario-based training. He takes part in both student and instructor level training each year to further his own knowledge base and skill level.

Chris's Certifications Include:

NRA Pistol Instructor
NRA Shotgun Instructor
NRA Personal Protection In the Home Instructor
NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home Instructor
NRA Advanced Pistol Instructor (Defensive Pistol)
NRA Training Counselor
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
TASER International Certified Civilian Trainer (expired)
Missouri Approved Concealed Weapons Instructor
N.A.P.S.I. Approved Advanced Defensive Pistol Instructor

N.A.P.S.I. Approved Advanced Defensive Shotgun Instructor
N.A.P.S.I. Approved Senior Instructor Trainer

P.O.S.T. Approved (SRT Group) Basic Patrol Rifle/LE Rifle Instructor

P.O.S.T. Approved (SRT Group) Basic Patrol Shotgun/LE Shotgun Instructor

P.O.S.T. Approved (SRT Group) Tactical Handgun Instructor

P.O.S.T. Approved (SRT Group) Force-on-Force Instructor

Fortress Defense Consultants 16-Hour Force-on Force/Scenario Based Trainer

AOR Dynamics - Certified Pistol RDS Instructor



Additional Training Summary:

Warrior Science Group (Lt. Col. Dave Grossman) – “Bulletproof Mind”
I.C.E. Training Company (Rob Pincus) – “Counter Ambush”
Gauntlet Professional Services (Jeff Dill) – “2-day Tactical Pistol”
Efficient Combat Training (Chris Ishmael) – “2-Day Combat Focus Shooting”
Association of Defensive Shooting Instructors (Rob Pincus) – “Intuitive Sighted Fire Instructor Development”
Martial Arms Tactical (Steve Collins) – “Vehicle Gunfighting” (four time graduate)
American Heart Association - "Adult, Child, & Infant CPR, First Aid, and AED"
Association of Defensive Shooting Instructors (Rob Pincus) – "Becoming a Defensive Shooting Instructor"
Suarez International (Steve Collins) - "CRG4 Force of Force Gunfighting Skills" (four time graduate)

Suarez International (Steve Collins) - "HITS8 Defensive Knife"
Suarez International (Steve Collins) - "SGF1 Defensive Shotgun"

Emergency First Response Corp. (Sheriff Chris Heitman) - "Primary and Secondary Care CPR/AED/First Aid Adult/Child/Infant"

ShivWorks (Craig Douglas) - "ECQC Extreme Close Quarters Concepts"

No Soft Targets (Josh Gideon) - "Place of Worship Risk Management"

FPF Training (John Murphy) - "Concealed Carry: Street Encounter Skills and Tactics" (two time graduate)

SRT Group - "Civilian Trauma Medicine"
SRT Group - "Defensive Rifle Skills/Performance Rifle"

Awareness Defense Training (Spencer Keepers) - "AIWB Skills"

Awareness Defense Training (Spencer Keepers) - "Performance-Focused Skills, Drills, and Tests"

Martial Arms Tactical (Steve Collins) - "2-day, Force on Force Gunfighting"



Professional Affiliations:

NRA Life Member
MSSA (Missouri Sport Shooting Association) Individual Member
MSSA (Missouri Sport Shooting Association) Affiliate Member
Member MSSA Board of Directors

Team Member - Missouri Carry (www.missouricarry.com)
ADSI (Association of Defensive Shooting Instructors) Associate Member

Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network Member
N.A.P.S.I. (National Association of Professional Shooting Instructors) Founding Member

Chris is the presiding President of N.A.P.S.I. and is co-owner/operator of Armed Missouri, Inc, a full service training company located in Central Missouri.  Over the past decade, Chris has developed good working relationships with a network of professional self-defense trainers from around the country, which helps him stay up-to-date with new information and training protocols as well as providing exposure to a wide range of disciplines and thought processes.


Chris dedicates hundreds of hours each year to researching the topics of self-defense and violent crime, as well as human psychology and physiology, specifically as they relate to criminal behavior. Consistent with his belief that one of the best ways to learn and solidify knowledge is by teaching, he is dedicated to helping students learn and develop the