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Better Protectors – Southwest Florida
Veteran‑owned self-defense training combining firearms, medical response & security planning
✍️By ZRIntel Editorial Team📍Southwest Florida (Fort Myers area)
Better Protectors ( is a veteranowned training business based in Southwest Floridaserving areas like Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Sanibel, Estero, Lehigh, and Punta Gorda. They deliver tailored training for churches, workplaces, homes, and individuals, blending firearms, medical response, active shooter response, situational awareness, deescalation, and security assessment instruction. Founded and led by David Parkinson and Alan Hugheswho bring combined experience in law enforcement, military, church security, and trauma careBetter Protectors emphasizes actionable drills over generic classroom theory. Alan Hughes, a decorated Army veteran and longtime church safety director, holds certifications across ALERRT, Red Cross, ASHI, Stop the Bleed, CPTED, BPATS, and as an NRA pistol instructor. Their training scope includes Florida Concealed Weapons License courses, firearms fundamentals, active attacker response (beyond just RunHideFight), CPR/First Aid/AED, Stop the Bleed, home and business security assessments, and situational awareness tailored to individuals and teams. One client recounts: They tailor training to fit your team, you wont get a one size fits all type of program with these guys. We will continue to train with them as often as we can! What they offer is truly invaluable!. That consistent praise, from church teams to firsttime gun owners, echoes in testimonials across their site. A unique strength is their ministryminded church safety model: they address security from a pastoral perspective, not a purely tactical one. Their deescalation setups, roleplayed conflict scenarios, and churchspecific SOP development show a deep understanding of both community values and threat response. Better Protectors also uses scenariobased simulators for shoot/noshoot decision training, helping civilians and teams test judgment under stress in a safe environment. To learn more or schedule customized training, visit Know a coach or range that deserves to be featured? Submit here: Follow ZRIntel for daily coverage of firearm training innovations and community stories. Featured in this article? Let us know well highlight your repost on our feed!