Firearm Mentor is not a one or two trick pony. Through Firearm Mentor and Stress2Logic, Marcus Melnick delivers presentations to law enforcement agencies, schools, healthcare organizations, businesses, community groups and houses of worship. Some are firearms related. Most are about staying calm, staying safe and making better decisions under pressure.
Marcus is available for in person or remote speaking engagements, workshops, firearm classes and radio or YouTube broadcasts.
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Stress2Logic
The non-firearms half of this work runs under Marcus's Stress2Logic brand: stress resilience, de-escalation and decision-making under pressure for organizations.
Visit stress2logic.comSignature Programs
Active Shooter Response and Survival
Built on the FBI "Run, Hide, Fight" curriculum and brought to life with stress inoculation using training gear, so participants practice under pressure rather than just hearing about it.
"Run, Hide, Fight" is a great moniker, but where do you hide? What is the difference between cover and concealment? What objects will actually stop bullets? How does one fight? Where do you go when running? Do you help others? What if you are injured?
Marcus was present during a thwarted mass shooting in Wisconsin in the mid-1990s. He worked in a multiple-needs special education classroom, served as Director of Security for a large suburban high school district, and later worked with the public safety personnel who responded to the Laurie Dann shooting in Winnetka, Illinois. Because of this training, one of his students stopped a school shooting in Palatine, Illinois in 2017, and another stopped a criminal sexual assault in progress in early 2025.
Managing Agitated People and De-Escalation
The signs of pre-violence and proven de-escalation techniques. Delivered as "Managing Agitated Patients" in healthcare environments, where continuing education credit is available.
Street Smarts and Scam Prevention
Tailored to the audience in the room. Programs exist for real estate agents, older Americans, adults with special needs, small business owners and community groups.
Overcoming the Hot Stress Mess
Based on Marcus's TEDx presentation on bypassing the human stress response. It helps leaders and individuals get past fight-or-flight in ordinary high-stress moments, from a difficult meeting to public speaking. Adapted for navigating college life and for responding to anti-Semitism and racism.
Wellness: Fighting Obesity and Stress
There are five responses to high stress: fight, flee, freeze, submit or eat. Marcus lost 120 pounds starting in 2019 and reversed diabetes and hypertension while cutting his sleep apnea severity. He shares the psychology behind his own relationship with food and the tactics that made it stick.
Past Seminar Topics
Seminars are built for your industry and your audience. Past topics include, but are not limited to:
- Real Estate Agent Safety
- Violent Patient Management
- Managing Violent People
- Causes of Youth Violence
- Youth Violence and Emergency Preparedness for Educational Institutions
- Psychopathy vs. Evil
- Planning for School Emergencies
- Control and Restraint
- All Hazards Preparation and Risk Hazard Analysis
- Customer Service for Security Professionals
- Use of Force and Firearms for Armored Car Personnel
The Books
Marcus has written three books: Handguns, The Adventure into Shooting Sports, The Opposite of Safe, and Overcoming the Hot Stress Mess, the companion to the TEDx talk. See all three.