Front Sight Firearms Training Institute has filed for bankruptcy protection to stave off foreclosure after a dispute over funding through an immigration investment program. The Pahrump, Nev., business ...

“John Wayne,” an active- duty serviceman, watches his trainer demonstrate a “controlled pair”—two shots to the center of a target. (Evan Simko-Bednarski) I sat here for a reason,” says Mike Meacher.

The owner of a mega-firearms training center near Pahrump says he is restructuring following a lawsuit that’s left the business financially strapped amid a multi-million dollar expansion of the ...