Shade’s Landing Inc. is certified via the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as an organization that can certify individuals to teach the MCPPA (Minnesota Personal Protection Act). Our certified Instructors are listed below:
Our lead instructor is NRA certified in Pistol and Range Safety Officer. He has a certification in Gracie Jujutsu Combatives.
Our curriculum and company (Shade’s Landing Inc.) are approved by the Minnesota DPS recognized by the State of Florida and Arizona and several others. Our background in education, training/teaching, business and firearms is widely recognized, as is the quality of our curriculum.
We were the first to offer Utah permit training (multistate training) in Minnesota and we are the first to introduce an online course for the Minnesota permit course. We now also offer online carry classes for Minnesota, Iowa and Virginia residents and survival courses.
Jason Shade
- Minnesota Certified Minnesota Firearms Safety and Advanced Carry Instructor’
- Instructor #2
- Recognized by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for the Minnesota Carry Course
- Producer, Director and Instructor of the DVD series:
- Tactical Firepower Handgun System and Handgun Training System
- Gunsmith – Pine Technical College (Degree 2007)
- Emphasis in custom gun making
- Certified Glock Armorer
- Certified Minnesota Firearms Safety
- Certified in Gracie Jujitsu Combatives
- Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources Certified Instructor
- NRA Certified Minnesota Range Safety Officer
- Nra Certified Pistol Instructor
- Minnesota Carry Permit holder
- Avid hunter, trapper and fisherman
- Diamond Life Time Member – Front Sight
MCPPA Instructors we have certified
Call them for their class schedules and pricing – Instructors must be on ACTIVE status or they can not teach MCPPA.
Mike Howe
Howe Safety & Defense, LLC
STATUS: ACTIVE
Instructor #5
Owatonna MN
651-472-3256
info@howesafetydefense.com
www.HoweSafetyDefense.com
Course Offerings: Permit to carry, Lady’s Handgun, Basic Pistol, Tactical Firepower Defensive Handgun, USCCA Defensive Pistol, Private Lessons
Jason Olson
STATUS: ACTIVE
Instructor #6
Farmington MN
952-261-6840
– Permit to carry
– Tactical Firepower Defensive Handgun
Dave Niska
Excel Martial arts
Status: Active
Woodbury
Instructor #7
Jim Becker
Status: ACTIV
Instructor #9
763-258-9557
Monticello MN
jrbecker@tds.net
Kurt Benedetto
Instructor #10
Farmington MN
Status: ACTIVE
612-209-7761
maui50@charter.net
Joel Charchenko
Instructor #11
Stillwater MN
STATUS: ACTIVE
Home # 651-439-3672
Cell # 651-491-5473
jcchar@comcast.net
Col. Mark Dugger
Instructor #12
White Bear Lake MN
STATUS: NOT ACTIVE
612-414-6663
mark@mwschoolofdiving.com
Scott Frane
Instructor #13
Elk RiverMN
STATUS: ACTIVE
612-702-6256
Sfrane1@gmail.com
Ed Gawlik
Instructor #14
Apple Valley MN
Status: ACTIVE
612-247-0874
DiamondEds@hotmail.com
Devin Haegeman
Instructor #15
Park Rapids MN
Status: Not Active as of 06-01-25
218-252-359
dhaegeman92@gmail.com
Rodger Hull
Instructor #16
STATUS: NOT ACTIVE
Maquoketa IA
563-357-2440
rodgerhull@gmail.com
Edward Jose
Instructor #17
Staples MN
STATUS: ACTIVE
218-371-2151
edwardjose1955@gmail.com
Brian Kane
Instructor #18
LeSueur MN
Status: ACTIVE
612-708-0930
gunsmoketrail@live.com
Doug Kyllo
Instructor #19
Zumbrota MN
Status: ACTIVE
507-990-8097
x_caliberfirearmstraining@yahoo.com
Steven C. Lenhart
Instructor #20
Apple Valley MN
STATUS: NOT ACTIVE as of 06-01-25
952-423-2527
sclenhart4@msn.com
Mark McCallum
Instructor #21
Morris MN
STATUS: NOT ACTIVE
(763) 286-3763
Jayson Moore
Instructor #22
STATUS: ACTIVE
Cocato MN
612-245-9362
Roccomoore@charter.net
Bradley Obert
CenterMass of MN LLC
Instructor #23
STATUS: Active
Richfield MN 55423
952-261-1111
bradobert@gmail.com
Matthew Owens
Instructor #24
Truman MN
Status: ACTIVE
Phone: 507-848-4386
mjowens98@hotmail.com
Benjamin Pena
Instructor #25
Minneapolis MN
STATUS: ACTIVE
(612) 964-8114
68Wmedicbp@gmail.com
Franklin Pierce
Instructor #26
Montevideo MN
STATUS: ACTIVE
320-288-9661
piercetactical@yahoo.com
Bob Rueff
Instructor #27
Bloomington MN
STATUS: NOT ACTIVE
952-831-5198
brueff97@gmail.com
Scott Schuett
Instructor #28
STATUS: ACTIVE
Cannon Falls
651-308-0890
Scooter1296@gmail.com
Micheal Schultz
Instructor #29
STATUS: ACTIVE
Trimont MN
507-236-5963
SchultzSCandC@gmail.com
Richard Shaver Jr.
Instructor #30
STATUS: NOT ACTIVE as of 06-01-25
Jordan MN
612-237-7048
rckshvr@gmail.com
Mark Stevens
Instructor #31
Austin MN
STATUS: ACTIVE
(507) 421-8096
Mark@onthemarktraining.com
Doug Tuchtenhagen
Instructor #32
Backus
Tuchtenhagen_Doug@Yahoo.com
STATUS: NOT ACTIVE as of 06-01-25
(218) 779-4816
Rich Vang
Instructor #33
St. Paul
Vangr65@hotmail.com
STATUS: Active
651 795 1415
Ronsoie Xiong
Instructor #34
rtxizz00@gmail.com
STATUS: ACTIVE
Maplewood MN
651-321-3044
Mark Pankratz
Instructor #35
mtlakegunshop@gmail.com
STATUS: ACTIVE
Southwest, MN
507-380-5670
John Peterman
Instructor #36
jpeterman@apptech.net
STATUS: ACTIVE
Twin Cities, MN
469-878-6060
Michael Utecht
Instructor #37
mtutecht@frontiernet.net
STATUS: ACTIVE
Duluth, MN
218-390-9050
Sam Oftedahl
Instructor #38
sam.oftedahl@gmail.com
STATUS: ACTIVE
East Bethel, MN
763-898-2754
Al Lassila (Alan)
Instructor #39
lassilapfs@hotmail.com
STATUS: ACTIVE
Floodwood MN (Duluth Area)
218-590-8615