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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dana Gridley<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63b1ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d63b1ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b0ddd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6b0ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ff56e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4ff56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/project.hexondigital.com\/rochester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dana-Gridley.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-152\" alt=\"Dana Gridley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/project.hexondigital.com\/rochester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dana-Gridley.png 300w, https:\/\/project.hexondigital.com\/rochester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dana-Gridley-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91bdd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d91bdd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d7a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7d7a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dana Gridley<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f677c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f8f677c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstructor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fcf15 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I have always loved being outdoors, hunting and fishing. My dad taught me how to safely handle firearms at an early age. As soon as I turned 21 I got a pistol permit and bought my first handgun.<\/p><p>I developed an interest in training during my career as an officer in the NYS Dept of Corrections where I got certified to teach various in-service topics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1329e33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1329e33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8657019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8657019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was raised around firearms.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I have always loved being outdoors, hunting and fishing.\u00a0\u00a0 My dad taught me how to safely handle firearms at an early age.\u00a0\u00a0 As soon as I turned 21 I got a pistol permit and bought my first handgun.<br \/>I developed an interest in training during my career as an officer in the NYS Dept of Corrections where I got certified to teach various in-service topics.<br \/>I became aware of Rochester Personal Defense and Dave Jenkins when I retired and was in need of a HR218 class.\u00a0 Dave taught that class and I was immediately impressed to the point that I never considered taking that yearly class anywhere else. \u00a0When I decided to become a firearms instructor in 2020 there was no question as to who I wanted to facilitate my journey.\u00a0\u00a0 The highpoint for me came when Dave suggested I join the team as an RPD instructor.<br \/>I have been married to my beautiful bride since 1987 and together we have raised two amazing daughters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d5af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58d5af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Philosophy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f1317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52f1317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When it comes to carrying a firearm for defensive purposes, I don\u2019t believe that you can ever be \u201cgood enough\u201d.\u00a0 Regardless of how competent you become, there are always going to be areas of your technique that you could work on to become better.<br \/><br \/>As a civilian carrier, you have a responsibility to get to and keep your skills and knowledge at the highest level possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94dd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"b94dd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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