20+ years of experience: U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, firearms instructor, gun range and gun store safety expert, founder and operator of multiple gun ranges and firearm retail stores, Special Operations armorer, certified gunsmith.
ContactExpert services, litigation consulting, and technical firearms analysis involving firearm mechanics, unintentional discharges, catastrophic malfunctions, external ballistics, firearm safety, range and retail operations, and chain of custody procedures.
End-to-end planning and layout consulting for new builds, renovations, and existing shooting ranges. Gun range safety evaluations, operating procedures, live-fire projectile containment and safety design, ventilation, sight lines, and operational flow.
Strategic retail layout consulting focused on firearm safety, unintentional discharge prevention, customer experience, sales optimization, security, and regulatory compliance in firearm retail environments.
Development and review of firearm safety standards, operating procedures, firearm handling protocols, storage practices, staff training, and operational risk assessments for ranges, retailers, manufacturers, and other firearm-related businesses.
Aaron Forum, SFC USA (Ret.), is a firearms safety, firearms mechanics, shooting-range operations, and negligent security expert with more than two decades of experience spanning U.S. Army Special Operations, high-volume commercial gun range operations, firearms training, and firearms industry consulting.
He is the founder and former CEO of Shoot Center LLC, a commercial indoor firearms training facility, retail operation, and e-commerce business in Cape Coral, Florida, which he built from inception to approximately $10 million in annual revenue while serving more than 100,000 customers. Over the course of his career, he has personally trained more than 10,000 firearms students in safe firearm handling, operation, and responsible use.
Mr. Forum leads Praetorian Partners, a multidisciplinary group of professionals that includes experienced law enforcement personnel, security experts, Special Operations veterans, and veteran gunsmiths who assist in the evaluation of complex firearms and security-related matters. Through this network, he evaluates and explains complex issues involving firearms mechanics, unintentional trigger pulls, firearm and ammunition defects, holster and related product failures, negligent security, gun range and gun store standards of care, and broader firearm safety practices.
He is presently leading the development of Hot Brass Orlando, a large-scale machine gun experience and firearms museum attraction planned for Orlando's International Drive corridor, drawing on more than twenty years of experience in Special Operations, commercial gun range design, firearms safety systems, and high-volume semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms rental operations.
For expert services and consulting related to firearms safety, unplanned discharges, gun explosions, firearms mechanics of operation, external ballistics, gun range disputes, commercial gun range/store consulting and design, product design flaws, or related standards of care, contact Aaron Forum directly.
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