Paul Gourley -- “Our Youth Are Our Future”

Firearm Instruction: A certified NRA Instructor, Paul Gourley, uses all of the booklets and materials

Provided by the NRA to instruct more than three hundred students per year on basic firearm safety, including: rifle, shotgun, pistol, home firearm safety and whitetail deer Hunting., He also finds the complimentary new 12-minute video provided by USP Bore Paste to be an invaluable training tool: “What I do is stop the film at the end of each major segment of this step-by-step presentation so that the students can then practice what they’ve learned about cleaning on actual firearms!” Using a fully-equipped classroom right on the premises of his classroom near Baltimore, MD, Paul averages around 20 to 50 youth per Maryland Department of Natural Resources classes. As well as giving personalized small class instruction in his own classroom. Live fire is conducted at the range of the Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore Md. Inc.

Personal Profile: Born and bred in Elkins Park, just outside of Philadelphia, PA, Paul is a graduate of Clark University in western Massachusetts where he majored in sociology. From there, Paul served in the U.S. Air Force and then transferred into the U.S. Coast Guard where he rose to the rank of Commander; and for many years ran search and rescue missions from his headquarters in, Baltimore Maryland. A hunter since childhood, Paul now has three grown children and five grandchildren all of whom he taught and still takes hunting -- “And they love it!” He also has served for many years as an assistant scout master and gun club youth trainer.

Hunting/Shooting Preferences: “I love my high-powered rifles -- especially the Browning 30-06 and my 300 caliber Win Mag. My favorite hunting grounds are in the upper peninsula of Michigan as well as Pennsylvania and West Virginia where we bag a lot of huge whitetail deer. I also go to Africa at least once a year, where I’ve shot everything but elephant and giraffe. Most beautiful trophies are the Eland and the Kudu. Don’t shoot anything I don’t eat -- unless I’m getting rid of varmints -- and that meat goes to the needy. I’ve seen ground hogs absolutely destroy a soybean field to the point where it looked like it was burned out!”

Favorite Outdoor Writer: “My favorite outdoor author is a fellow by the name of Bill Burton, a sports editor who has written some outstanding feature articles on fishing and hunting for the Baltimore Sun. In addition, I’m particularly fond of two quotations I came across years ago related to the outdoors: ‘Wandering establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe,’ Anatole France; and ‘The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risks of leaving the harbor,’ Unknown.

Outstanding Outdoor Memory: “Best hunting story would have to be when I was about 14 years old; and out hunting deer with pumpkin balls. My buddies and I were checking out some tracks near a stream when I heard something moving behind me. When I swung around I found myself face to waist with an 8-foot black bear. He looked at me; I looked at him -- and I guess he was the most scared because he turned around and ran away!”

On Our Hunting Heritage: “Today’s younger generation is the future of this country. So I really enjoy teaching them the enjoyment of wildlife and the great outdoors -- especially the proper and safe handling of firearms. I believe it helps to hone personal skills as well as building character and a sense of responsibility. One reason we’re not seeing the numbers of newcomers we used to is that we’re taking away a lot of the natural habitats. There’s not enough room to support the deer and bear and other wildlife population. We need to set aside more game-lands and stop building on the ones we already have.”

On Firearm Care: “As an instructor, avid hunter, owner of a private classroom, as well as teach live fire on the range of The Associated Gun Club of Maryland Inc. and member of many other gun clubs, I have tried just about every firearm cleaning and maintenance product you could imagine. When I received the NRA Instructor Training Materials Kit from USP I tried the USP Bore Paste to clean two rifles that I had already thoroughly cleaned with the stuff I believed was the best for many years. Then I ran a couple clean patches through the bore and you wouldn’t believe how filthy they came out!” Of course using USP Bore Paste.

Ready For Firearm Education -- NRA Instructor, Paul Gourley, trains a recent class of students on firearm safety and care in a fully equipped classroom right on the premises of his range near Baltimore, MD. Training aids provided by United States Products Co. include non-toxic USP Bore Paste, complementing USP Gun Cleaning Oil, a 10-minute DVD on Firearm Cleaning & Maintenance and inspiration student bookmarks which double as a device to determine one's dominant shooting eye.
	Ready For Firearm Cleaning -- NRA Instructor, Paul Gourley, relies on a permanently mounted rifle and complimentary USP products and training materials to enhance his ability to instruct students on the safety and care of firearms at his on-premise classroom near Baltimore, MD.