Randy’s Bio

Randy Harris began teaching Handgun Carry Permit classes in 1999. In 2005 he was chosen by Gabe Suarez as one of the original Suarez International staff instructors and was the longest serving with 15 years experience.  He now has over 20 years of experience teaching and working in the shooting industry, and  teaches his own original curricula under the banner of Harris Combative Strategies. Randy is also an NRA certified instructor, a Handgun Carry Permit instructor for the state of Tennessee, and certified Glock Armorer.

Randy is able to share his extensive knowledge from decades of experience carrying concealed weapons in public and an extensive training and teaching resume. Not only is he able to teach students how to win a fight, but when to fight and how to avoid one if possible. He spent several years in college working the door at a night club where he gained practical experience and insight into not only how to end fights quickly, but how to use verbal skills and body language to diffuse situations and avoid them.

Randy is a Master class shooter having competed in everything from  IDPA to GSSF to  3 Gun, and Subgun to SASS Cowboy Action shooting under the alias of Cruel Hand Luke. He has had articles published in several defense oriented internet newsletters and publications and has appeared on several shooting industry podcasts.  He has been a practitioner at the National Tactical Invitational and has attended and been a presenter at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference/Polite Society Match where he also scored two Top 3 finishes in the Polite Society match shooting against some of the best serious gunmen and defensive shooting instructors in the country, He has also won a Tennessee IDPA State Championship and finished in the top 20 in the Stock Service Pistol Division at the 2015 IDPA World Championship.