Massachusetts Gun Safety School

We really enjoyed the LTC class and learned a lot. John is a knowledgable teacher and does a great job handling any questions you may have. He was kind enough to take extra time with us after class even on a nice day when everyone else ran out the door. Highly recommend.

Such a great class! John was an amazing instructor and gets the job done. Not only was he engaging but also quite amusing, informative and clearly passionate about his work. He makes you feel comfortable and actually cares about his students. I learned so much from his class and time literally flew by. I would definitely recommend his class to absolutely anyone!

I took class with John one time. He was so amazing guy and funny. He made something that hard to understand can be easy. He could answer questions well and get a lot of knowledge. Come to study here and you will know. I will also reccommend my friends!

Great class! My husband and I took the class together. He wants a gun and I feel that everyone should know how to safely handle a gun, so I signed us up. John Gambone is a great instructor. He makes the class fun while giving you informative and potentially life saving information. I highly recommend this class!

John Gambone is an awesome instructor, whether he is teaching you about guns and getting you licenses or educating you on real estate he gets the job done! He’s approach is super friendly, relevant and easy to understand. It’s obvious that he has a passion for teaching and helping people get licensed and become successful in whatever it is they decide to pursue!

If you care only about a piece of paper (a certificate) this might be an option but if you’re interested in learning something this is not the place for you.
The instructor was a nice guy but simply showed a few YouTube videos and talked mostly about tangents, including readings his own Unilocal reviews. He also discouraged anyone from using the simulator.

I think we had a bad instructor for this class we took in early February 2015. Like, really bad. He sounded like he didn’t really know the material well, was trying out jokes for the big-​boy crowd, and was just name dropping (without the names) all these REALLY COOL people he knew in gun clubs.
Called Peabody police Nazi for their restrictions.
Death grip on chair. Does he not speak for a living. Toastmasters, son.
«All lawful purposes as a reason» — Why someone can menace someone with a gun over someone else.
I feel like I learned less coming from this class than I would’ve had I just stayed home and read my own material, or watched Die Hard.

I had a great time at the course considering my friend spent 8 hrs and another 3 or 4 hrs on the shooting range. John is cool and knowledgeable and made time go by fast. Thank you very much guys. Highly recommended it, especially for the price I got from Groupon. My wife loved it also.

Would not recommend anyone to take this course through this school at all. I did take the Massachusetts Course here and that was well run and the instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful. Beyond that I am surprised they are even certified to give this course.
I then took the Utah course and it was a total waste of my time. The instructor seemed like he wanted to be anywhere but there that night. spent his whole time during the class texting on his phone would not answer questions when asked. But the worse is the fact he did not have enough course materials for everyone in the class. Do not know how this could happen since you have to pre register. My wife and I went up and asked him about this and we were promised our materials would be sent to us within two weeks. Although I don’t know how cause when we said to him want us to write our names and addresses down he siad no I know who you are and I will mail the stuff to you within two weeks. Well it’s a month later and we still have not received anything nor have we received any phone calls back despite us calling them on several occasions. Complete waste of my money.

Worst instructor ever. John had no passion and just showed you a bunch videos, and some plastic guns. Some awkward jokes without anything to do with the class. No shooting simulator practice as advertised on groupon or website. What a waste of 3 hours!

Awful management at this place. I bought a groupon. I called matt devito to schedule an appointment and left a message no one ever got back to me. Three months of emailing the email provided on the website and yet no reply. I was then messaged back after several attempts of messaging the business (3 months later) and was told by matt devito that id have to pay full price for the course (100 $) when i bought it on groupon because i was booked for a date i never knew about, he did not bother messaging me to confirm about that date. He stated i was only eligible to reschedule a date if i paid again full amount. Horrible business and matt was very rude.

This class was everything I hoped and dreamed it would be. John G ran through all the basics without completely boring me to death. I also gained quite a bit of valuable information. Most importantly I got my certificate at the end of it all and can now turn in my application. I can’t speak for the rest of the class but I certainly got what I came for.

Took an evening firearm safety class in late December 2014, and received the certificate at the end. We did not use the police simulator (in fact, it was never mentioned or offered to us). As someone who is fairly familiar with firearms, I think I learned what I need to obtain a license, but I can’t imagine that a novice would have walked away feeling very confident.
The instructor, John G., was a friendly guy and was very entertaining… at first. He had a very loose style, choosing to just talk to us instead of show any of the slides or videos on his laptop. This would have been fine, but he tended to go off on tangents, ramble on about his personal views and stories that didn’t have much to do with the class, and would spend precious minutes trying to work up to his next joke. He also spoke to us as if everyone was familiar with All Things Firearm, and by the end of the second hour some the attendees were clearly becoming agitated.
The class began with an announcement that Massachusetts gun laws were changing as of January 1^st, but then he just moved on from there, offering no further information (a hand out or something describing the changes would have been helpful). He also spent a fair amount of time promoting websites of his friends and telling us why the NRA is not racist.
After two hours, there was a break and when we returned, we received more of the same. The topics seemed very random, and after a very long story about how he is great at reading people followed by a few Bill Clinton and OJ Simpson jokes (because it is 1998, apparently), he finally got around to just showing us a bunch of videos in rapid-​fire succession, with little to no context. Then the class was over, and we spent the next half hour standing in line so he could sign our certificates saying we took the class.
This may sound like I’m hating on this instructor and class, but let me reiterate that he was a friendly and somewhat entertaining guy, and took time (sometimes way too much time) to answer questions. But he really needs to work on the whole «instructing» thing. It’s an extremely complex topic that requires dissemination of very specific information, and I don’t feel that was what we received.

Avoid this place! I purchased a GroupOn for this company. They give you a half-​working website, and a phone number. I tried schedualing a class, and it did not work online. I then called, and no one NEVER answers. I left a very clear and detailed message, and never received a call back. I am working with GroupOn to get my money back. This is a shame of a business.

Spent the full price to take the course only to find everyone else paid half by using Groupon. Over 40 people crammed into the class. Worst part was it started over 30 minutes late due to rude people who can’t show up on time. I didn’t think that was very fair to the rest of the class, guess our time isn’t valuable. The simulator was broken, not presented well. So I got to pay full price for a late class, that wasn’t everything it was advertised to be. I am disappointed and will NOT be recommending to anyone!

Took my course last Saturday and it was absolutely great. The instructor was easy going, articulate, and genuinely a pleasure to be in class with. The only thing I wasn’t expecting was that we did not have any hands on. Other than that awesome!

Retook my gun safety class here after my other certification expired, this time aiming to get a license and join a range.
The class was awesome! Army Mike (he told us to call him that since both instructors are named Mike) was informative and funny. He was really knowledgeable about the materials he planned to present as well as at answering any questions thrown at him. There were many questions (common or uncommon) and he answered them thoroughly and with plenty of insights. There are roughly 3 hours of presentation materials including basic introduction to gun types and gun safety; loading and unloading different types of guns; licensing information; MA gun laws. He reinforced each safety rule with a youtube video of mishaps by people, they were to the point and funny. (But of course sad at the same time) He also had plethora of entertaining stories and examples to give for each scenario. Everyone got to practice loading and unloading guns in front of the instructor. The 3 hour class went by like a breeze. Learned a lot in this class and most importantly, had lots of fun learning them! There is also an optional simulator session after handing out the certification, we did not stay for this one, but from past experience, it’s like playing a video game with a fake gun, pretty fun to try!
Had a Groupon for $ 40/​per person, great price for an excellent certification class.

Good course. Not too much or too little of anything. At the end Mike allowed for questions… as many as you can think of, so have your questions ready prior and he’ll answer them. Keep in mind, you probably want to limit your questions to firearm safety and state laws. Otherwise you can be in there all night asking self defense questions or questions you can google that are going to hold the class over.
I would recommend this course to anyone interested in getting a license to own or carry. Mike made the course interesting and kept the material moving. Three hours went by fast.

Pretty lame presentation for a very serious subject. The instructor was too loose in the presentation of the material and did not give any meaningful technical details RE gun safety. For example– he never mentioned that you must drop the clip then rack the slide in any auto– a very common cause of accidental gun shootings.
The simulator was silly.
In all, I would not recommend the course– especially at the price.

I feared that this course would be very driver’s ED-​sy, but it far exceeded my expectations! The instructor was very engaging, entertaining, but most importantly, knowledgeable and realistic. Additionally, the price was reasonable compared to others I’d seen. The simulator was also pretty awesome.
They sent you a packet to study/​reference packet which was a nice courtesy. I left the class feeling knowledgeable and motivated to get my license. Now just to deal with the massive amount of red tape (AND FEES) I will need to go through to get my LTC in Boston.
I will be recommending this to anyone who is looking for their firearms safety certificate!