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Sunny Le started his firearms career early in life. At the age of 13 he was a member of his high school JROTC Marksmanship Unit. This led to him joining the Army Explorer Unit which led to his introduction to live firearms. During this time, he regularly participated as the opposing force for his instructor’s unit during their training. Which allowed him to merge his interest in firearms and self-defense into what would become a life passion.
Sunny has been instructing privately since 2006 and in 2015 started his professional career as a firearms instructor. In late 2015, Sunny opened Eclipse Firearms and Training, a brick and mortar storefront concentrating on firearms training and sales. In 2016, Sunny became an NRA Certified Range Safety Officer, Firearms Instructor in Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun, Personal Protection Inside the Home, Personal Protection Outside the Home and a CCW instructor. During this time Sunny was hired as a Firearms Instructor for BAT Tactical and Defensive Accuracy while instructing for his own company, Eclipse Firearms and Training, as well. Sunny became an approved CCW instructor for Merced, Fresno, Madera and Mariposa Counties. In addition, Sunny has instructed Advanced Handgun and Advanced Carbine classes, Low Light Gunfighting and Good Guy with a Gun series for Defensive Accuracy.
In 2017 Sunny started competing in local USPSA matches; shooting in the Limited, Production, Carry Optics and currently Open Division. Sunny places in the top 15 overall. Sunny is currently a B Ranked Shooter in Open Division.
In 2019, Sunny joined the Merced County Sheriff’s Office as a Correctional Officer. During his time with the Sheriff’s Office Sunny quickly gained rank and seniority with his proactive approach and willingness to work hard. With the department, Sunny was certified with the Less Lethal Shotguns. Sunny resigned from the department in 2023 to concentrate on his new family and continue to build his training business.
Recently, in 2024 Sunny became an NRA Law Enforcement Division Handgun Instructor and California P.O.S.T Handgun Instructor. He was the first to pass the intensive Tactical Hyve Instructor candidate course, becoming the Northern California Tactical Hyve Instructor.
Sunny has trained with multiple world class instructors, such as Frank Proctor, Dan Gray of Trident Firearms Training, Aaron from Sage Dynamics, Scott from Modern Samurai Project, and JJ Racaza to name a few. Sunny trains with the mindset of being an empty teacup waiting to be filled with knowledge.
As an instructor, Sunny found his passion and continued his training career with drive and an open mindset. This allowed him to hone his craft and build his reputation as not only a shooter but as a firearms instructor as well. Sunny’s training style utilizes biomechanics and focuses on efficiency. He enjoys shooting fast and maintaining accuracy. Sunny specializes in shooter diagnostics and pistol mastery with an emphasis on methodology before technique.