Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC)

The Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) operates the state's primary firearms instruction program for law enforcement, corrections, communications, and emergency service personnel. With multiple campuses across Georgia, GPSTC delivers specialized marksmanship and tactical training courses designed for officers at all experience levels.

The Marksmanship team covers fundamental and advanced shooting skills:

• •Refresher courses: Semi-Automatic Pistol 1, Patrol Rifle, Shotgun Skills
• •Intermediate/Advanced: Semi-Automatic Pistol II & III, Concealed Carry Handgun, Submachine Gun
• •Specialized: Counter Sniper (Levels 1 & 2), 80-hour Firearms Instructor certification, 40-hour Shotgun Instructor course

GPSTC is one of a limited number of training facilities in Georgia teaching "reactionary shooting" — a four-day advanced block conducted on their reactionary steel range as part of the Semi-Automatic Pistol III course.

GPSTC maintains extensive shooting infrastructure:

The Tactical Operations team develops high-risk response training:

• •Judgmental Use of Force
• •Officer Survival
• •Criminal Apprehension for Patrol
• •High Risk Warrant Service and Arrest tactics
• •Basic S.W.A.T training
• •Shoot House Instructor course
• •Counter-Terrorism program (general, tactical, and investigative courses)

GPSTC operates a six-building mock village modeled after typical Georgia structures (bank, office, convenience store, motel, warehouse, residence). Training includes Active Shooter response, building entry, tactical searches, building clearance, and role-playing scenarios that replicate real-world law enforcement situations.

GPSTC operates 10 training locations across Georgia: Forsyth (main), Alpharetta, Athens, Bainbridge, Coastal, Columbus, Metro, Rome, Savannah, and Tifton.