About Us

Proudly offering a broad variety of firearms instruction, CT permit classes, CCW and personal protection training.

With over thirty years of firearms experience, Josh Kaufman has seen the firearms industry, the firearms community, and the politics surrounding firearms change several times.  What has not changed is Josh’s focus on safety, accountability, and his deeply held conviction that ALL rights belong to ALL people, and the right to defend oneself and one’s family are immutable and inalienable.  Equal Arms Academy was founded to provide firearms training to everyone who wants it or feels it is necessary in their lives, including, and with special focus on communities that have historically been underserved by or felt unwelcome in the greater firearm community.