Front Sight Firearms Training Institute
36°01′48″N 115°52′59″W / 36.03°N 115.883°W
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Firearms Training |
| Founded | Bakersfield, California, U.S. (1996) |
| Founder | Ignatius Piazza |
| Defunct | December 5, 2022 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Website | frontsight |
Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, also known as Front Sight and as Front Sight Resorts, was founded in 1996 by Dr Ignatius Piazza.
Piazza, a California native and former chiropractor, and himself one of the few graduates of the Four Weapons Combat Master program developed by notable firearms instructor and writer Chuck Taylor, spent 25 years developing hundreds of acres of desert into firearms training facilities following his failure to interest any of the then major existing facility owners into partnering towards the expansion of basic firearms training into American society.
The controversial financial program he developed, based on the sales of memberships and upgrades of memberships, brought Front Sight to the forefront of firearms training facilities over the decades but the organization ran into obstacles, challenges and setbacks that resulted finally in a Chapter 11 transfer of Front Sight's materials, facilities and curricula to PrairieFire Nevada. Front Sight declared bankruptcy in May 2022.
PrairieFire Nevada is now the sole administrator and owner of the former Front Sight facilities, with its own curricula and membership offers. Piazza is no longer associated in management or direction of the PrairieFire curricula or organization.