Check Your 6, Inc. was started in March of 2014.  The title “Check Your 6” should serve as a constant reminder to always be aware of your surroundings.     Sam is a retired police officer from a north shore suburb from 1998 to 2018.  He strongly believes in the 2nd Amendment and a citizen’s right to lawfully keep and bear arms.  Sam is a Master Firearms Instructor certified by The Police Training Institute at the University of IL.  Sam’s CCW class can take you from novice to passing the state qualification and obtaining your CCW license in only 16 hours!

       Sam’s first passion was aviation and he took his first flying lesson in 1987.  Sam became an FAA Certified Flight Instructor in 1990 and has over 5500 hours of logged flight time!  He holds an Airline Transport Pilot license and the following instructor certifications:  Ground Instructor, Instrument Instructor and Multi-Engine Instructor.  He is currently flying as a Captain for a regional airline in a CRJ 700/550.  

       Check Your 6, Inc. offers you the best instruction techniques as Sam has years of experience in firearms training and is very patient with his students.

       Other notable certifications include Taser Instructor, Glock Armorer, Sig-Sauer Armorer, Oleoresin Capsicum Instructor and AR-15 Instructor & Armorer.