Richard Nable was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Richmond, VA in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and promptly went to work as a police officer. He is the principal firearms trainer for his department as well as for the regional police academy. He is a SWAT team operator and sniper team leader. He regularly trains both new and veteran officers in a variety of police related curricula including law, search and seizure, use of force, officer survival and tactics, vehicle pullovers, courtroom testimony and many other subjects. He is a certified firearms instructor and general weapons enthusiast. He is an internationally certified driving instructor and teaches basic defensive driving as well as high speed and pursuit driving.
Sgt. Nable is considered an expert on a broad range of topics related to law enforcement such as gun control, profiling, immigration, use of force and much more. He has appeared on Fox News Channel several times and on WXIA TV in Atlanta as well as on the following media:
Radio Appearances
WTKF AM North Carolina with host Ben Ball
WZGC Atlanta, GA with host Kaedy Keilly X 2
WDUN Gainesville, GA with host Ken Stanford
Live Fire (Syndicated) with host Larry Pratt
WRJZ Knoxville, TN with host Bob Bell (twice)
KOTA Rapid City, SD with host Don Grant
KMED Medford, OR with host Bill Meyer
Syndicated Rusty Humphries Show
WFTW Fort Walton Beach, FL with host Ken Walsh
KKOB Albuquerque, NM with host Stuart Stein
WSDE Albany, NY with host Kathryn Zox
KSEV Houston, TX with host Ryan Patrick
WZTK Fox News Station The Allen Handelman Show Greensboro, NC
KXYZ Biz Radio Network The Economic Contrarian w/ Michael Norman Houston, TX
Traders Nation w/ Kurt Schemers Phoenix, AZ
WENG Morning Magazine w/ Scott Holcomb Englewood, FL
SSgt Nable also appears locally in the Atlanta area by request for civic and professional organizations such as:
Sgt. Nable has also been featured in the following magazines and periodicals:
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Law Enforcement Technology
Calibre press
Alert International Quarterly
GALEFI Quarterly
University Of Richmond, VA Magazine
Fire, Police and EMS catalog
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