During Virtual Seminar No. 10, Devin Perkins, founder of Kids to Kings, discussed firearms education, trauma recovery, and youth empowerment. Partnering with Walk the Talk America, Perkins uses structured mental health programming and firearms training as a means of addressing complex trauma and community violence in underserved neighborhoods. Kids to Kings‘ offers a framework for emotional growth, accountability, and purpose. Every participant begins with mental health education before touching a firearm, and the curriculum centers around impulse control, emotional awareness, and responsible decision-making.
What sets Kids to Kings apart is its deep-rooted focus on healing trauma at its source. Perkins and his team—many of whom grew up in the same neighborhoods as the participants—provide mentorship and consistency that is often absent in these young lives. With support from organizations like Ruger and Armscor, the program offers not just education, but access: to safe ranges, to positive role models, and to a future within the firearms industry. In a world where gang initiation and firearm misuse can start at age 10, Kids to Kings reclaims that narrative, offering dignity, safety, and community through the responsible and principled use of firearms.
Learn more about Kids to Kings and Devin’s’ work HERE.