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Andrew L. Butts

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Andrew Butts is the Executive Director of NLEFIA LLC, the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association. He retired from federal law enforcement after more than 25 years. He currently holds Expert classifications in IDPA and A classifications in USPSA in multiple divisions.

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