Ben Hoffman -  7/10/11

I grew up on a 80 acre farm in Esko, Minnesota. After graduating fromthe University of Minnesota in Chemical Engineering, I worked for acompany supplying specialty Chemicals into the paper industry. I movedto West Chester in 2004 and now manage the mid-west region of the USfor a pigment company.

I started shooting as soon as I could get my hands a gun. That was apellet gun around 8 or 9 years old. I shot most everyday being stuckout in the country without much else to do. I was always pretty goodand noticed that I could hit most everything I wanted to without mucheffort, but my friends did not have the same luck.

Once I hit college and the age of 21, I started buying guns. Highquality hand guns and target type rifles were my favorite. I alsofound out at this time that I had better than normal eye sight. 10/20in by right and 12/20 in my left. Unfortunately I am down to 14/20 nowfor both eyes.

I was always hooked on anything with a trigger, but I excelled with ahandgun, almost to the point I was shooting more accurately with ahandgun, that most could shoot with a rifle. Once I moved toCincinnati, I did not have much to do as my family was still up inMinnesota until our house sold. So I brought a few guns down with meand starting shooting at a local range. One of the guys shooting nextto me said that he never saw anyone shoot such a tight group, that Ishould come out and shoot bowling pins later that night. I never heardof shooting bowling pins... but I was willing to give it a shot, nopun intended. After the first night, it only was a matter of timebefore I starting winning fairly often, then most every night. TheBowling Pin shoot was shut down after a while, but by the time it didshut down, I held all the records for single fastest tables and alsothe three table averages, in all the shooting classes.

At this time I started building my own guns to fit each class I wantedto shoot. Open, Limited, Revolver, 22caliber auto's. You name it, Iwas building it. I also started shooting USPSA and NRA Bianchi Cup.The first time I drove out to the Bianchi Cup, I had no idea what toexpect, I never even shot at a moving target before. By the time I wasshooting the match, I was able to take 4th place over all. It feltgood as the three people who were ahead of me were Doug Koenig, BrucePiatt, and Mike Voight, all three professional world class shooters.The Bianchi Cup has 4 stages to it; the practicle, the moving target,the barricade, and the plates. I was able to win overall in theBarricade, two years in a row, and also on the plates. The first yearout I was ranked as high as you can go in NRA action pistol as an HighExpert.

USPSA shooting is my favorite type of shooting however. It is actionpacked, makes you think while shooting, and different every match. Itis a lot of fun going out to the matches as lots of people enjoywatching someone shoot that does it well. I like to take the hardshots and make it as exciting as I can. I am a Grandmaster in Open anda master in Limited, but I only shot Limited in competition six times,so that will change to Grandmaster sometime soon I hope.

I have been making competition pistols and AR 15's for about 6 yearsnow and have a hard time keeping the guns I make around for too long.I go shoot them in a match, and it seems that fairly often, one of theother competitors is leaving with the gun I just tuned, but with a lotless in their bank account. The best yet is a picture was taken of meand posted on a gun forum. A man from Greece, found my number andcalled... He wanted the gun I was shooting... money did not matter. Soa few months later, after all his paper work was done, by gun was onthe way to Greece.

Derek Debrosse -  5/29/11

Derek Andrew DeBrosse was born and raised in Piqua, Ohio. After being raised in a small town, Derek accepted the honor of admittance to The Ohio State University where he earned his B.A. in Political Science.

During his time at The Ohio State University Derek served in a variety of capacities to include jobs with the Ohio House of Representatives and a 6-year enlistment with The Ohio Army National Guard. While in the Army, he was deployed for a 14-month tour to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

After his return to the United States, Derek enrolled at Regent University School of Law. While in law school, he served as Chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board which won the American Bar Associations coveted National Negotiations Competition.

Derek is a general practitioner and litigator. He is also recognized as a general and foreclosure mediator through the Supreme Court of Ohio. With a strong focus on firearms law Derek has devoted a large portion of his practice to representing firearm owners across the state. Through the Columbus Bar Association he has also taught on the topic of firearms law to the local legal community.

Besides practicing law, Derek is actively involved in his church, various veterans and gun rights advocacy organizations and dedicates his time to various pro-bono projects to include the legal aid society of Columbus.

Derek has worked in various law firms that have given him essential experience in client communications and the knowledge necessary to assist clients on a personal level. Derek is now operating a full service private practice with offices in Columbus, Ohio.

Rick Juler -  5/15/11
Rick Juler is a native Cincinnatian and a successful businessman managing a number of his Cincinnati based businesses.

He is the president of Less Lethal, LLC, a Cincinnati based company providing Less Lethal Products for Law Enforcement, Correction Facilities, Military, Police Departments and SWAT Teams.

Rick has a Master’s Degree from Xavier University and is also a graduate of The Great Oaks Police Academy firearms training program and has attended The Tactical Defense Institute.

He is 1 of just 26 Master PepperBall instructors in the world and has been a competitive shooter for over 18 years.

Rick has been a member of Fairfield’s Sportsmen’s Association for over 25 years and a member of S.W.O.C.C for over 7 years.

The products his company distributes and sells on their website: www.LessLethalProducts.com literally have no equal:

PepperBall Technologies products include a full line of system launchers and projectiles for a variety of less-lethal applications.

ALS Technologies manufactures a complete line of less lethal munitions including 12 gauge rounds, 37/40mm rounds and launchers, chemical and diversionary devices, OC delivery systems, stun munitions, and a range of less lethal related products.

Northern Lights Tactical TRACS is an extremely portable and easy to use live fire robotic training system that gives you complete versatility for the most realistic training scenarios with life-like movements of turn right, turn left, forward, backward, and even attack.

The Recon Scout Throwbot reconnaissance robot is your man on the inside. It’s rugged, stealthy, mobile and unfailingly dependable, and it’s designed to take whatever abuse the job demands. Throw it through a window, over a wall, or down the stairs and it lands ready-to-go. You can even drop it from an unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicle.

Trent Warncke -  7/18/10; 05/23/10
President of Inverse Technologies, former Officer USMC/FFL/Class III dealer/Expert Class III and military style weapons.