540 Defense, located in North-Central West Virginia, trains individuals and communities in the safe and ethical use of firearms, edged weapons, combative skills, and traumatic medical emergency care for the defense of themselves and their family.
We believe in a well-rounded approach that teaches students how to make good decisions in a high stress environment so they can more effectively fight and apply emergency medical aid to save lives.
If you want to become better prepared to handle life threatening situations from vehicle accidents to defensive use of force encounters, come train with us!
There are classes for everyone, ranging from the seasoned shooter to the person who is looking for more information on how to safely handle and use their first firearm to those that want to know how to properly use a tourniquet.
Train to become your own first-responder, for you know not the hour...