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Angelo Agonoy

Owner, Founder & Lead Instructor

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Angelo Agonoy is a pastor, teacher and professional protector. He studied Religion and Business Administration in his undergraduate studies. He has served congregations in Southern California and in the Las Vegas valley. His ministry has included serving in the areas of youth and young adult ministry, substitute teaching and youth athletics. 

 

In addition to his ministry, he is a NOLS certified Wilderness First Responder. He first started teaching first aid and medical training as a trauma management instructor following C-TECC Guidelines. He is an authorized HSI instructor for CPR/AED, First Aid, Basic Life Support, Stop Life Threatening Bleeding, Wilderness First Aid, Emergency Medical Response and AVERT active shooter training. He is also a Southern Nevada CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) instructor through the City of Las Vegas Office of Emergency Management. 

 

Angelo has 10 years of firearms experience including carrying a defensive handgun since he was 18 years old. He’s worked in private security,  executive protection, and church security. He worked full-time as a firearms instructor, range master and member of the medical response team at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, which was at one time the world's largest privately-owned firearms training school before filing corporate bankruptcy in 2022. 

 

While at Front Sight, he trained thousands of law enforcement officers, military personnel and responsibly armed citizens in a number of weapon platforms including defensive handgun, tactical shotgun, practical rifle and even sub-machine gun and select-fire weapon systems. He's taught child firearms safety, youth marksmanship, child safety and wilderness survival.

 

Angelo has over 1,000 hours of professional firearms training from industry names including Front Sight, the National Rifle Association and Strategos International.

 

He is a NRA certified range safety officer, NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor, NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home Instructor and NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor. 

 

He is a certified law enforcement handgun instructor under Nevada P.O.S.T. and an authorized CCW instructor by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. 

Training Background 

  • 1,000+ hours of professional firearms training

  • 100+ hours of professional security training

  • 200+ hours of firearms instructor training

  • 500 hours of first aid and medical provider training

 

Organizations Trained With (not an exahaustive list)

  • National Rifle Association

  • USCCA

  • Front Sight Firearms Training Institute

  • Patriot Academy

  • Guncraft Training Academy

  • Aegis Authority

  • Shots Fired 

  • Strategos International

  • Las Vegas Gunfights

  • American Red Cross

  • American Health & Safety Institute

  • National Outdoor Leadership School

  • FEMA Emergency Management Institute

  • North American Rescue

Certifications & Licenses

  • Nevada CCW Permit

  • LVMPD Authorized Nevada CCW Instructor

  • National Rifle Association 

    • Range Safety Officer

    • Basic Pistol Instructor 

    • Personal Protection Inside the Home Instructor

    • Protection Outside the Home Instructor

  • Front Sight Firearms Training Institute 

    • Law Enforcement Defensive Handgun Instructor (NV P.O.S.T. Course Certification #P2740004, Agency #0274)

  • NOLS

    • Emergency Medical Responder

    • Wilderness First Responder

  • Health & Safety Institute

    • First Aid/CPR Instructor

    • BLS Instructor

    • Advanced Bleeding Control Instructor

    • Wilderness First Aid Instructor

    • Emergency Medical Response Instructor

  • AVERT

    • AVERT Active Shooter Response Instructor

    • AVERT Instructor Trainer

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