The Crew Behind The Range

Gary co-founded 2A Concealment to give Sumter a professional, safe resource for concealed-carry and self-defense certification — until orders to Italy dropped out of the sky. He spent four years overseas with his family, falling in love with world travel, German beer, and incredible food. After retiring from the Air Force with 20 years of service, he poured that same discipline into Ricochet Range. Today he runs day-to-day range operations, works the bench as a gunsmith, and teaches on the line as a certified instructor — often all in the same shift. Off the clock you’ll find him riding his Indian trike, tinkering with his 3D printers, or hanging out with his newly acquired bird.

From Colorado to California, Montana to South Carolina, Megan has always loved to travel. A high-school activist, she was president of the first “JR Reps” program of the Modified Motorcycle Association in California, leading letter-writing campaigns for riders’ rights. After time in Montana with her Air Force husband, she settled down and homeschooled her children. In her 30s she returned to school, earning an Associate in Biology before switching gears to Accounting and earning her Bachelor’s — all while raising a family. Today she keeps Ricochet’s books straight and its plans on track, and still loves traveling and long rides on the back of her Indian motorcycle.

Jenny and Gary married right out of high school and, with their two sons, toured the U.S. and Europe thanks to the Air Force — learning to appreciate good food, good wine, and good people. She was half of the dynamic duo behind 2A Concealment at Shaw AFB, and believes women should be confident in their ability to defend themselves and those they love. Jenny homeschooled both boys and earned her Associate’s in Business Management. These days she runs Ricochet’s day-to-day operations — the scheduling, the staff, the thousand small things that keep the doors open — and her award-winning smile still shines through in everything she does for the community.

Born and raised on the streets of Bakersfield, Robert met Jenny, Gary, and Megan in high school — the start of a lifelong friendship. He married Megan in 1999 and began his Air Force career in Security Forces at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. After the service he worked the Kern County oil fields and earned an AS in HVAC/R, rising to service lead and steam-systems trainer. When the chance came to help start an indoor range in Sumter, Robert jumped at it. Today he wears a lot of hats — Suppressor Specialist, gunsmith on the bench, and CWP instructor — and he’s still the resident goofball, happiest in his garden or perfecting his mead.