Get to Know Our Firearms Training Coaches Scott Thompson: Lead Instructor Retired Police Officer (25 years), Retired SWAT Officer NRA Training Counselor certified to train instructors in NRA Basic Handgun, Basic Rifle, Personal Protection in the Home and NRA CCW. NRA Rifle Coach Certified to teach Law Enforcement in pistol, revolver, shotgun, urban rifle and sniper Church Safety Trainer, Past Church Safety Team founder and Director 12 years Active Duty Military Navy shipboard self-defense and Anti-Terrorist Schools Two Separate Tours Law Enforcement Counter Drug Operations with Coast Guard in Caribbean NRA Basic Handgun Instructor Defensive Carry 1 and Defensive Carry 2 Certifications Dim Light, Defensive Carbine 1 and Defensive Carbine 2 Church Safety Trainer James Brunson: Associate Instructor Chris Ledbetter: Associate Instructor NRA Basic Handgun Instructor Worked as a reserve Police Officer Defensive Carry 1 and Defensive Carry 2 Certifications Defensive Carbine, Defensive Shotgun, Dim Light, and Precision Rifle Certifications Church Safety Trainer Served US Air Force while in Vietnam augmented to Security Police NRA Basic Handgun Instructor Concealed Carrier for over 14 years Defensive Carry 1 and Defensive Carry 2 Certifications Co-Captain of a Church Safety Team Church Safety Trainer Dave Thompson: Associate Instructor