John Peterson is a retired US Army Special Forces combat veteran who is now a contractor and instructor and Chief Instructor of IPI, teaching self-defense firearms, instructor development, and other skill sets all over the USA. His firearms background includes working full-time for three years each as Firearms & Tactics Instructor at the Smith & Wesson Academy, then as the full-time Senior Instructor of the SIG Sauer Academy, then for the federal government. He has served many times overseas in the national defense sector.

He has also been a Private Investigator, Antiterrorism & Driving Instructor, and in various intelligence assignments in the Global War On Terror.

He is a board member for two national-level organizations focused on terrorism and patriotism.

He is a member of twelve 2A/RKBA pro-gun organizations, with five of those being life memberships, nine at the state level, putting his money where is mouth is. He is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Army Sniper Association, Special Forces Association, and Special Operations Association.