About us
Citizens' Defense Academy (CDA) was founded to provide training and education in the areas of firearms safety and marksmanship for both beginner and experienced shooters.
Additional training available to citizens emphasizes personal preparedness for everyday situations from violent encounters to natural disasters.
Classes presented at CDA are constantly updated and modified in keeping up with current local and global threats and events.
CDA also provides basic and advanced instruction for certification and professional development of private security personnel in accordance with state and federal regulations, as well as the most current security trends.
Training Opportunities
Firearms
Personal Protection
Home Preparedness
NRA-Basics of Pistol Shooting
NRA-Basics Rifle Shooting
NRA-Basic Shotgun Shooting
NRA-Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW)
NRA-Range Safety Officer (RSO)
Multi-State Concealed Carry-AZ / FL /UT
NRA-Defensive Pistol
Advanced Defensive Pistol (ADP)
Defensive Rifle
Defensive Shotgun
COMING SOON
New York State Concealed Carry Course
Home Preparedness
Personal Protection
Home Preparedness
First Aid / CPR/ AED
Stop the Bleed
Emergency Preparedness
Social Media/Internet Security
Ham Radio (an introduction)
Gardening with limited space
Basics of canning and food preservation
TrashInt (What your trash says about you)
Foundations in the Second Amendment
Personal Protection
Personal Protection
Personal Protection
Self-Defense (for Women)
Travel Safety
Holiday Safety
Make Your Home a Hard Target
Realtor Safety
COMING SOON:
NRA-Refuse To Be A Victim
Non-Lethal Pistols (Byrna)
Campus Safety
Taser
Pepper Spray
Kubaton
Security
Indoor Simulator
Personal Protection
Church Security Team Training
Active Shooter Response
COMING SOON:
Pennsylvania Security Guard Training
New York Security Guard Training
Pennsylvania Lethal Weapons Act 235
Expandable Baton
Taser
Defensive Tactics
Pepper Spray
Indoor Simulator
Indoor Simulator
Indoor Simulator
Indoor Simulator
Indoor Simulator
-Ask about our indoor simulator rental and simulator target leagues.
-Train year-round, using our recoil-enabled firearms, giving you the feeling of live fire.
-Save money and ammunition
Have a concealed carry permit?
Our judgmental simulator allows for an infinite number of shoot don't shoot scenarios.
or
Sign up for our Advance Defensive Pistol Course (ADP)
Mission
Citizens' Defense Academy’s mission is to aid citizens in awareness development, self-preparedness, self-defense and the building of strong community ties, while standing by and for the Constitution and the United States of America, One Nation Under God.