Life is strange. If you get off the couch and start poking around the edges of this crazy world, you can uncover some wonderful surprises and some truly life changing experiences. Every once in a while, if you’re lucky, dumb, or brave enough, you’ll encounter a rare creature. The kind you didn’t know still existed in the real world. Earl Green is one of those rare creatures, in a country where his kind are getting harder and harder to come by.

Earl is the owner/operator of Phase Line Green Tactical, a company that offers firearms training to the civilian and LEO market here in Canada. That’s how I met him, many years ago, and how we forged a friendship over time spent on the range, and during long conversations after training, over a steak and a few cold beers. Some of the best conversations I’ve been lucky to have in my life.

We were fortunate enough to catch Earl while he was in our neck of the woods offering some training, and he was kind enough to find time in his busy schedule to come and have a conversation with us about his life, his experiences as an LEO, and how he came to find himself in northern Alberta, teaching a bunch of good folks how to safely and effectively handle firearms.

As you’ll learn from this podcast, Earl is a fountain of knowledge. He’s a good man and a great teacher. If you’re interested in learning more about firearms safety, shooting, or security, you won’t do much better than to attend one of Phase Line Green’s courses.

This was a great conversation. Again, one I count myself fortunate enough to have had. Glad we could share it with you.

Thanks again, Earl. Can’t wait to do it again!

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The piece I read on this episode, "Love Can Hold a Gun" is available in my collection "Children of The New Unknown".
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You can find Lucas Orich on IG as @lucasorich, or behind the gun counter at Barton's Big Country in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
He is also Training Director for Barton's Back Alley Range, offering firearms courses and safety training.

You can contact Earl through his website:

Phase Line Green Tactical
On IG: @phaselinegreen
On FB: Phase Line Green Tactical

From the Phase Line Green website:
“Earl is a certified use of force and firearms trainer who has received training from prestigious schools across the US and Canada. He has attended training with Sigarms, H&K, Monadnock, ASP, the Ontario Police College and various private firms and he was fortunate to be selected as an adjunct instructor for the Sigarms Academy and he also the only Canadian instructor certified by or Larry Vickers in the Vickers’ Shooting Method.

He is a former member of one of Canada’s largest police services, where he served 13 years in a variety of policing roles.

His service included uniform patrol, uniform supervision, use of force and firearms training, tactical training, tactical operations, specialized training development and delivery, executive protection and criminal investigations. He was highly involved in the testing and evaluation of various firearms, equipment and munitions for his service and he participated in the development of regular and specialized training.

Earl Green left policing to embark on new opportunities in nuclear protection and, in that capacity; he served as a nuclear response team sergeant, firearms/tactical trainer and equipment T&E specialist.

Earl Green has been instructing for 18 years...”