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On Thursday, January 22, 2026, our President/CEO, Thomas J. Wilson attended a meeting in Newark, New Jersey. It was the New Jersey LGBTQ+ Law Enforcement Liaison meeting. The meeting was held at the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. Thomas J. Wilson is also a member of the New Jersey LGBTQ+ Law Enforcement Liaison. He has been a Liaison for the last five years. Even though he retired in November 2024, he continues to be active. He retired as a Senior Correctional Police Officer for the New Jersey Department of Corrections at New Jersey State Prison. We would like to formally thank Sheriff Amir D. Jones for his hospitality. He was blessed to meet the New Jersey Attorney General, Jennifer Davenport. He also met the New Jersey Senate Majority Leader, Teresa Ruiz, and Essex County Sheriff Amir D. Jones. Additionally, he met Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.

Please enjoy some pictures from the day.

Retired Senior Correctional Police Officer/New Jersey LGBTQ+ Law Enforcement Liaison and our President/CEO Thomas J. Wilson attends meeting.

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and President/CEO Thomas J. Wilson.

Co-chairs New Jersey LGBTQ+ Law Enforcement Liaisons John Hayes and David D’Amico conducting the meeting.

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport addresses the New Jersey LGBTQ+ Law Enforcement Liaisons.

Essex County Sheriff Amir D. Jones addresses the New Jersey LGBTQ+ Law Enforcement Liaisons.

Meet Essex County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Officer.

Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver Conference Center.

Office of United States House of Representative District 10 Congresswoman Lamonica R. Mciver.

The NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting course scheduled for Saturday, February 07, 2026, has been rescheduled. It is now set for the next weekend. The new dates are Saturday, February 14, 2026, and Sunday, February 15, 2026. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We are pleased to announce that we have finaiized our course offerings for the First Quarter of 2026. We have drafter fliers for each of the courses being offered. Please see below the attached fliers.

Also, do not forget that we still are running the New Jersey Concealed Carry Permit Courses and Qualifications on an individual basis. We look forward to anyone who is interested in Concealed Carry to attend our course. It is very indepth and informative. Our instructors bring expert knowledge from over 25 Years of experience.

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Due to the rising costs of our payment processing services that we use, we are forced to raise our pricing for our courses by $10.00 per course. We strive to keep our pricing as low as possible, but over the last year inflation has forced us to raise our prices because the payment serrvices are charging more for the usee of their services. We hope that our customers/studentsare understanding of the situation. Please have a safe and Happy New Year.

All of us at American Firearms Instruction LLC would like to wish you and your family all a safe and Happy New Year. We ask that everyone is mindful of safety and travel safely to and from any of your holiday destinations.