Paul Costa
Active LEO. 19 years of experience working for a large state agency. Duties range from general road patrol, tactical patrol units, assistant range master, firearms/tactics instructor, and special operations canine handler.
Paul has been teaching firearms and tactics for over a decade and holds a myriad of Instructor certifications in CQB, firearms, combatives, small unit tactics, NVG, and SWAT operations.
Paul is currently serving on a full-time unit as a special operations canine handler. Paul is tasked with providing tactical canine support to Federal, State, County, and Local SWAT teams within the Tri-State area. Paul specializes in high-risk woodland operations / open area searches, high-risk warrant service, barricade suspects, hostage rescue, and fugitive apprehension. Paul has conducted thousands of high-risk operations stateside. Paul is also deputized as a US Marshal TFO and is assigned to them part-time to provide tactical support during fugitive operations.
Walther Arms Pro Staff Instructor. Paul is the first Walther Arms Pro Staff Instructor dedicated to providing quality training on Walther's behalf to LE Departments.
Safariland CADRE Member, which is a selected group of Instructors, specially trained for a particular purpose or profession, for a special mission on Safariland's Behalf.
Paul is currently ranked as a Master Class competitive shooter in USPSA Carry Optics Divisions. Paul's teaching methodology is principle-based and rooted in the fundamentals. He combines his professional background and passion for the shooting sports to produce effective, efficient, accountable, and tactical shooters.
Paul travels around the country as an Instructor for Broken Arrow Defense LLC, and also serves as a guest instructor and collaborates with other industry partners. His passion for training only grows as he continues to remain a student of his craft. Paul takes training passionately and devotes himself to preparing good Americans and Law Enforcement officers to be better prepared in defense of themselves and others.


