#NotMe Day Reflections

.WOW! Just WOW! I know that doesn’t sound very sophisticated, but it’s all that could come out of my mouth as I watched hundreds if not thousands of women all across this country participate in #NotMe Day on Saturday, June 1st. Photos and stories flooded social media. As women came…

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TWAW Shooting Chapters Launch Instructional Standards & Development Program

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapters leadership has completed the development of the TWAW Shooting Chapters Instructional Standards and Development (ISD) Program. The program supports the volunteer chapter leaders in their efforts to continually improve as instructors and educators for The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapter membership. Implementing techniques and…

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Kalbfus Rod & Gun welcomes the Warren Well Armed Woman

Kalbfus Rod & Gun welcomes the Warren Well Armed Woman by LORRI DRUMM Staff Reporter from the Times Observer   The Warren County Chapter of The Well-Armed Woman met Saturday at the Kalbfus Rod and Gun Club on Chapman Dam Road in Clarendon More than 30 women of all ages,…

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Women’s gun group grows in popularity

Women’s gun group grows in popularity By Natalie Schwartz Staff Writer from dailycomet.com When Adrianna Eschete was first learning about firearms, her husband did all but pull the trigger for her by buying, cleaning and maintenancing the weapon. But Eschete was hungry to learn more about firearms, so she began…

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The Well Armed Woman in the Land of Lincoln

The Well Armed Woman in the Land of Lincoln August 29, 2018 This entry was posted on August 29, 2018 at 2:54 pm and is filed under GunNews. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. by Lori Sanner Former TWAW Illinois State Co-coordinator The Well Armed Woman (TWAW) started…

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More Utah Women are Carrying Guns

More Utah Women are Carrying Guns By: Jen Jacobson from Good4Utah.com Chelsea Thurman never thought she'd need a gun to protect herself until she was sexually assaulted. "It's never one of those situations where it's going to be you until it is you and after that, I became very enthusiastic about…

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Organization Empowers Women Through Firearm Training

Organization Empowers Women Through Firearm Training By Courtney Gilmore of NBCDFW News In North Texas, groups catering to women and firearm training are on the rise. North Texas chapters of “The Well Armed Woman” are growing. The organization is focused on educating, equipping, and empowering women through firearm training. The North Fort…

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Women in Shooting Sports on Rise in Ozarks

By Lexi Spivak, KY3/KSPR News SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/KSPR)  Women in Shooting Sports on the Rise in the Ozarks and according to the organization Shoot Like A Girl, new research on women’s participation in shooting sports shows significant increase from previous years. The organization conducted a study on participation of women in…

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The Well Armed Woman informational meeting this Saturday

by JACOB MANN Frontiersman.com PALMER — Women in the Mat-Su may feel like the statistics of crime against them is unsettling, so some may want to learn how to better protect themselves. Self-defense and firearm training seem like some of the more prevalent trends with women seen rising across the…

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Tishomingo Gun Club for Women Only

By Danielle Kernkamp, KTEN News TISHOMINGO, Okla. -- Firearms are used more than two million times a year for personal protection. Some lawmakers want stricter gun laws; others believe in our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Whichever side you're on, gun sales are up, and it's men who are buying the…

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Women-only gun clubs are about ‘being prepared’

TACOMA, Wash. —  Every week, more and more women pick up a gun and learn how to shoot it for the first time. According to the Pew Research Foundation, one in five women report they own a gun. Veteran gun owners are helping rookies learn how to shoot and carry, through…

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Organization brings women together, educating each other on firearms

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -- An organization aimed at educating, empowering, and equipping women with knowledge about firearms is coming to South Central Kentucky. The Well Armed Woman is a national organization, now placing roots in Bowling Green. Local chapter leader, Renee McCarty, says it doesn't matter how much experience…

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This Pro-Gun Woman Group is Doing Incredible Things in America

This Pro-Gun Woman Group is Doing Incredible Things in America Semi-automatic or revolver? Ankle or hip holster? A purse you can use to concealed carry vs. a concealed carry purse? These are not your typically overheard female conversations – unless you’re attending a TWAW chapter meeting or event. The Well…

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More Women Empowering Themselves with Gun Ownership- WLVT TV

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WVLT) - Women are one of the fastest growing groups of gun owners, according to the National Rifle Association. Pew Research Center says women are more likely than men to own a gun simply for the purpose of protecting themselves. In East Tennessee, gun groups are helping women learn…

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2017 National Chapter Leader Conference

2017 TWAW Shooting Chapters National Leadership Conference Get ready, the 2017 TWAW Shooting Chapters National Leadership Conference is coming to gorgeous Provo, Utah  Sept. 29-Oct. 1st, 2017! The fun and opportunities start Sept. 27th with 5 pre-conference instructor level certification courses. Thursday our leaders spend the day being spoiled with training provided by…

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The Well Armed Woman

The Well Armed Woman by W.H. "Chip" Gross - Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Are you a woman who has taken a concealed-carry course but still doesn’t feel quite confident in your firearms handling and shooting skills? Or maybe you’re a woman who has never even fired a handgun before but would…

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Women empowered to protect themselves with firearms

Posted: Saturday, September 19, 2015 6:15 am By Christian Betancourt The Duncan Banner A shooting group for women. The Well Armed Woman, a national organization that empowers, equips and educates women about gun ownership and protection, started a chapter in Duncan and will meet Oct. 10 at the Firearms Solutions gun…

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The Well-Armed Woman Of Utah

By Crystal Couch A quick view of the statistics on violent crimes against women will make any female more appreciative of what a non-profit organization with chapters all over Utah has to offer. The Well-Armed Woman of Utah Jordan Valley Chapter helps to educate, equip and empower women in our community.…

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Club members have a blast while learning about guns

Shooting Club members have a blast while learning about guns By John Goodspeed    August 13, 2015 A boyfriend gave Michele Crippen a snub-nosed revolver because he thought she should have a firearm. But he wasn’t much of a teacher, and she didn’t become much of a shooter. About 15 years later,…

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Group Aims To Make Women Feel At Home On The Range

Marybeth Crawford is an NRA certified instructor in multiple disciplines and a chief range safety officer. She also leads the local chapter of the Well Armed Woman – a national organization with over 200 chapters throughout the United States. While the group places an emphasis on firearm safety, the ability…

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New Women’s Firearms Club Seeks to Empower Local Ladies

Northern Michigan's News Leader 5/19/15 By Samantha Radecki, Reporter With a firearm in hand -- this woman says she wants to help empower, equip and lead others. Tonight she held the first ever Well Armed Women meeting in Grand Traverse County. Her goal -- to educate Northern Michigan women about guns and…

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Women get a bang out of shooting clubs

4/6/15 Herald Review TONY REID H&R Staff Writer ROCHESTER – Rachel Thomas is busy blowing big holes through the center of a paper target with her .45-caliber handgun. Standing just next door at the Siddens Indoor Shooting Range & Gunshop in Rochester, Lori Auffenorde isn't doing so well at first with a…

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The Rise of the Well Armed Woman: Smart Girls Getting Smarter

Posted by Kathy King  on March 03, 2015  Last summer at the Smart Girl Summit in Atlanta, I was enjoying a fun afternoon at Quick Shot shooting range with our group of “Armed & Fabulous” Smart Girls, when I had the opportunity to briefly help someone who wanted to learn but was…

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Special Report: Arming Yourself, Self-Defense Options for Women

MyFoxAL.com - FOX6 WBRC Birmingham, AL Posted: Feb 01, 2015 9:47 PM MSTUpdated: Feb 01, 2015 11:15 PM MST Shderia Thompson Annette Peagler PEARL, MS (Mississippi News Now) - In a society where women are now taking on many responsibilities, some unfortunately, lack the knowledge to protect themselves from danger. There are many…

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A Club For Women Who Share An Aim

On Friday night at the venerable Iroquois Rod and Gun Club, the targets hanging in the shooting range were pink, and one of the shooters wore a tiara. It was the monthly meeting of the Schenectady chapter of The Well Armed Woman, a national organization founded in 2012 by an…

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Well Armed Woman group gives back

Christmas is about giving, and in our little town giving can have a huge impact. Each year a Salvation Army Angel Tree is put up at Gordon’s IGA, ran by Lora Snow and the Kearny Fire Department who do an amazing job. Our great little town does its best to…

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Armed woman says ‘It’s about protecting yourself’

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Being attacked by four men while working as an unarmed security guard, spending years in an abusive marriage, and then a burglary at her home taught Kim Bartlett a thing or two about staying safe. A gun, and knowing how to use it, is the answer for her. She has…

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Well-armed women make history with Piney Flats gun club

November 9th, 2014 12:25 am by TONY CASEY     If ever faced with a dangerous “fight or flight” situation, Kimberly Henderson-Clemens wants members of The Well Armed Woman Piney Flats Shooting Chapter to be able to react properly with a firearm. Henderson-Clemens, a proud member of the National Rifle Association who…

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Conference Reflections

As I process our first National Shooting Chapter Leader Conference held this past weekend in St. Louis, MO, although my head is spinning, a few very profound things are clear. 1. Our leaders are truly something special. This group of leaders is not just hundreds of women doing the same…

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2014 National Chapter Leader Conference Press Release

THE WELL ARMED WOMAN HOSTS ITS NATIONAL SHOOTING CHAPTER LEADER CONFERENCE IN ST. LOUIS MO St. Louis, MO – The country’s largest women’s shooting organization will hold its National Chapter Leader Conference Oct. 3-5, 2014 in St. Louis MO. With the number of women who own firearms for personal protection…

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Group offers women chance to learn about guns

Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2014 11:45 pm | Updated: 11:00 am, Fri Sep 12, 2014. By Kelly Cannon Sitting in folding chairs at long, thin tables, a group of women gather in a small classroom. They talk, laugh and listen to each other. Their ages range, but most are over 40. They wear…

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Known for Firearms, Promotes Self Defense

Updated: Tuesday, August 5 2014, 11:37 PM EDT NEWTOWN, Ohio (Angela Ingram) -- A group that trains with firearms puts down guns and picks up different self-defense techniques.      "The Well-Armed Woman" put on a survival workshop Tuesday night.  It's a group usually known for firearms, specifically training women.  But…

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Chapter Leader National Conference Sponsors & Opportunities

The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapter program is the premier women’s shooting chapter network in the country. With over 188 chapters in 43 states we are on the front lines, meeting, networking and empowering thousands of American women shooters. We would like to invite you to be a partner in this event…

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Letting women know, ‘yes women can shoot’

BY ANNA PHILLIPS Special to Sauk Valley Media STERLING – It’s a club for modern-day Annie Oakleys, and it’s come to the Sauk Valley. What is this Club? The Well Armed Woman is a national gun club that caters to the growing number of female shooters who are new to…

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More Girls Getting Guns in Arkansas

07/25/2014 09:40 PM 07/25/2014 11:29 PM AROUND ARKANSAS-- According to a study by the Violence Policy Center, a woman in the U.S. is far more likely to be the victim of a handgun than to use a handgun in a justifiable homicide. Across the Natural State, more and more women…

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More women embracing guns, training programs

KOAA- The face of a billion dollar industry is changing. More women are buying guns than ever before. Market research shows they are the fastest growing clientele and the industry is taking notice. 50 years ago, Dakota Rogers had an incident. She felt like her safety was in jeopardy. "I…

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Women look for unique places to carry concealed guns

  Brendaliss Gonzalez 10:31 PM, Jul 17, 2014 OLATHE, Kan. - A growing number of women aren’t just joining women’s only gun groups, they’re also looking for new ways to carry a concealed weapon to avoid the more traditional hiding spot, the purse. Charlene Herrin leads the first Kansas City…

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Gun Toting Girls

  (KUTV) A group of women are packing some serious heat and they say it's all about safety. They are members of the organization named The Well-Armed Women. On the second Tuesday of every month you will find Tiffany Dvorak, 39, and Sandra Shumway, 31, at the shooting range. In…

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Well Armed Woman targets female gun ownership, safety

Susan Brenner may have Disney princess stickers on her ear muffs, but she’s not shy about shooting. The NRA-certified range safety officer wants to empower women who might be intimidated by the male-dominated gun culture and has established a local chapter of the national Well Armed Woman group. “It’s turning…

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Pistol-packing Utah women better shots than men?

BRIGHAM CITY -- Ever-increasing numbers of women are apparently taking up arms and want to do so with other women, say those affiliated with the Box Elder County chapter of The Well Armed Woman Inc., a national organization devoted to meeting female firearm needs. "We feel more comfortable opening up…

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Well Armed Woman’ Group Expands In Spartanburg

WSPA SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. -The Well Armed Women group is expanding in the Upstate with a new Spartanburg County chapter. They meet every third Thursday of each month at the Firing Line to educate and empower women on how to defend themselves. "Once you have the proper training and you're…

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Women Bond During Gun Club

FAIRBORN-- Women in the Miami Valley (Dayton) are finding a new and surprising place for a little girl time. Female gun owners are connecting on social media, and bonding at local gun ranges. The club is called "The Well Armed Woman." They formed in February of 2013 and in just…

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More Women Taking Up Arms In Defense

  Posted: Feb 18, 2014 4:17 PM MSTUpdated: Feb 18, 2014 4:18 PM MST By Ashley Knight No longer is the face of gun ownership just a middle-aged white man. The demographics of gun owners are changing to include women. According to the latest statistics, the percentage of American women who own…

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Well Armed Woman in Cincinnati

Updated: Monday, February 17 2014, 11:30 PM EST CINCINNATI (Angela Ingram) -- Ladies are picking up guns and heading to the range to be part of a field that's widely dominated by men. The "Well-Armed Women" is an all-female group that started about a year ago.  Now there's a chapter…

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Top Shot shooter teaches Greenville ladies firearm skills

FOX Carolina 21 GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) - International competitive shooter, former Olympian and the History Channel's Top Shot star Gabby Franco brought her firearm skills to Greenville Monday. Franco hosted multiple women's only classes, teaching small groups at Sharpshooters in Greenville firearm safety and skills to improve their aim. She says the…

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More Oklahoma residents seeking gun permits

  Reported by: Lynn Casey More than 60,000 hand gun permits were issued in Oklahoma just last year. That's more than double the number of licenses issued two years ago. FOX23 went to the 2A Shooting Range and spoke with a group of women who are always armed. They call…

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Morris women hit the target

RANDOLPH — Michelle Franzoni stepped up to the shooting range portal with her case, which had the word “Glock” bedazzled on the front in pink. Inside was her pink and zebra-striped 9mm firearm. “It’s less intimidating that way,” said Franzoni, 35, of Mendham Township. Less intimidating was one of the…

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Conway gun store helps empower women shooters

Conway gun store helps empower women shooters Posted: Nov 19, 2013 4:42 PM MSTUpdated: Nov 19, 2013 4:42 PM MST By Kelsey Riggs - CONWAY, S.C. - The Gun Store in Conway has two new programs to help more women get involved in shooting. Employee at The Gun Store in Conway said…

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The Well Armed Woman Comes To Sumter

Eastover, SC (WLTX) -- The best way to start an organization is with a bang. "Hey, women want to shoot too," Debbie Brown said. In Sumter, this group of women keep their nails painted and their guns loaded. "It is fun, I enjoy it immensely because it's almost like a stress…

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Lady shooters make South Carolina history

FOX Carolina 21 Posted: Nov 18, 2013 9:34 PM MST Updated: Nov 19, 2013 4:29 AM MST By Nikki Davidson GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) - The number of women looking to pack heat and get their concealed weapons permits in South Carolina is on the rise, and a national gun group is now growing…

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The Well Armed Woman’ shooting club quick on drawing numbers

WDRB 41 Louisville News LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The name of the organization sounds like a new western movie: "The Well Armed Woman." Instead, it's a real-life national gun club made up exclusively of women. And the popularity and attendance at the Louisville chapter meetings have doubled since the women began meeting in April.…

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Michigan Outdoors TV

Published on Oct 17, 2013 This week we start with a very exciting bear hunt, we also stop in and see what the "Well Armed Women" are all about, plus we join some kids in the UP learning about the outdoors. We end the show with a new product on the…

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Well Armed Women’ Take Aim In Tulsa

NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com | 'Well Armed Women' Take Aim In Tulsa Posted: Oct 07, 2013 7:33 PM MSTUpdated: Oct 08, 2013 8:03 AM MST Tess Maune, News On 6 TULSA, Oklahoma - A group of Green Country women is taking aim at self…

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New shooting club for women in southeastern Michigan

Marie MacMillan Detroit Gun Rights Examiner Oct. 8th. A new shooting club is forming in southeastern Michigan for women that like to shoot or are interested in learning. The Well Armed Woman currently has about 121 women's shooting chapters across the U.S. The new southeastern Michigan chapter is sponsored by Close…

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Brevard’s well-armed women hone skills

Written by Rick Neale FLORIDA TODAY If she’s ever confronted in the darkness by a home invader or parking-lot prowler, Holly Young is determined: She does not want to be an easy target. “I just choose to carry a firearm because I don’t want to be a victim,” said Young,…

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Group caters to rising number of well-armed women- USA Today

USA TODAY Rick Neale, USA TODAY3:38 p.m. EDT September 29, 2013   TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- If she's ever confronted in the darkness by a home invader or parking-lot prowler, Holly Young is determined: She does not want to be an easy target. "I just choose to carry a firearm because I…

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More Tennessee Women Going Armed, Carry Permits Increase

Watch Video More women are packing heat in Tennessee, according to numbers released Thursday at the Tennessee Department of Public Safety. Carry permits issued to women have gone up over 55 percent since 2008, officials said. A lot of women taking defensive classes or beginner's gun classes said they don't…

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Straight Shooters: Well Armed Woman

A paper target hangs 21 feet in the distance as Michelle Carpenter grips her handgun, takes aim and shoots. This is only her second visit to the shooting range, and she hits the bull’s-eye. The bang is deafening, and the shells come flying out, but she has ear protection to…

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THE WELL ARMED WOMAN … GUNS AREN’T JUST FOR BOYS

By Jamie Ramsey Special to Copper Area News You may have heard of something called “The Well Armed Woman” and wondered exactly what it was all about. They have been holding local meetings in Kearny for the past several months and have 22 members. There are 94 active chapters across…

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Organization offers gun training exclusively to women

FOX 13 News Salt Lake City Posted on: 10:15 pm, June 16, 2013, by Mark Green and Gene Kennedy DAVIS COUNTY, Utah – More women are arming themselves than ever before, and a new group of well-armed women has come together in Davis County. The group is a local branch of a national…

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Well Armed Woman members receive tactical firearm training

  News 12 X11 CBS By: Helen Headlee Updated: Sat 11:03 PM, May 18, 2013 Members of the north Dallas chapter of The Well Armed Woman are taking tactical training. And their target? "I'm trying to become more comfortable handling a firearm," said Sandy Murphy, who attended the training. "I want to…

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NBC 26 Special Report: Women Packing Heat

Green Bay, WI -- It's a nationwide movement that Wisconsin women are taking part in, arming themselves with guns. They’re doing it in groups, or as individuals for a number of reasons, even as the gun debate in America heats up. Women we spoke with say its empowering, a confidence…

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Well armed women start blossoming on Central Whidbey

NATHAN WHALEN,  Whidbey Examiner Staff posted May 9, 2013 at 2:10 PM Three gun enthusiasts are forming a group on Central Whidbey Island to provide a supportive, encouraging environment for women interested in learning every aspect of shooting. The Well Armed Woman Whidbey Island Chapter is looking for members. The group is holding its…

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Taking The Fear Out Of Firearms

TAKING THE FEAR OUT OF FIREARMS By Lydia GehringLiving Editor Published: May 5, 2013 4:00AM Guns make me skittish. They always have. I grew up around them. My dad used to try his best to bring home at least one deer each hunting season and find some fancy way for my mom,…

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Women is helping women join the world of gun ownership

                            TMJ4 NBC Courtny Gerris CREATED May. 3, 2013 MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin women are arming themselves. It's part of a nationwide movement that has women coming together over guns, and all of this is happening at the…

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Women-only gun club opens in Cherokee County

CBS Atlanta News CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Gun sales are rising, and according to industry experts, it is women who are buying firearms at an increasing rate. "Women are the fastest growing group of gun owners and newer shooters world wide," said Joni Gommo. Gommo is the president…

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Women’s Shooting Group Comes to Apple Valley

Woman's shooting group coming to AV April 16, 2013 8:49 PM Sarah Batcha, Staff Writer APPLE VALLEY • A new chapter of the Well Armed Woman's shooting group will be coming to Apple Valley soon, according to a news release. Local gun enthusiast Patricia Johnson will spearhead the Apple Valley…

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Oklahomans Train To Become ‘Well-Armed Women

NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com | NewsOn6 Posted: Apr 14, 2013 6:55 PM MSTUpdated: Apr 15, 2013 8:59 AM MST Grant Sloan, LOCUST GROVE, Oklahoma - A Green Country group plans to be armed and ready in a moment of crisis. They're part of a…

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How sweet it is; gun owners come to LG

April 13, 2013 The Times - Staff Writer Cydney Baron Women in northeast Oklahoma are locked and loaded. Kara Gage and Dee Page are co-founders of the Northeast Oklahoma chapter of The Well Armed Woman. Their chapter, called Sweet Shot, is based in Tahlequah. The Well Armed Woman was founded by…

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Local woman starts chapter of The Well Armed Woman

By Justin McClelland Contributing Writer Dayton Daily News Posted: 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 BROOKVILLE — A local woman is spearheading a group designed to help women feel more at ease with learning about and safely handling firearms. Becky Frame, of Brookville, has started the local chapter of The Well…

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Firearm School For Women

Read the original story here. Reported by: Dontaye Carter Updated: 3/228:53 am Published: 3/21 5:35 pm   FOX 23 More and more women are buying guns to protect themselves. Recently, Well Armed-Woman, a group out of Arizona offering gun training to women by women, started expanding their chapters across the U.S.…

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The Well-Armed Woman Opening West Michigan Chapter

03/27/13  by  Mitch Fick FOX 17 West Michigan   HOLLAND, Mich. — Gina Wesseldyke lines up her gun range target and fires. “Not all of us are sitting on our sewing machines or crocheting,” she says, a spokeswoman for a new age of femininity. “Some of us like to shoot guns.”…

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Women’s Gun Group Organizes in Texoma

  News12 KX11 By: Morgan Downing Updated: Fri 10:51 PM, Mar 15, 2013 SHERMAN, TX -- A new women's gun group has started up in North Texas, and they met for the first time Friday night in Sherman. The women we spoke with tonight were all there to improve their gun…

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A Call To Arms – Tahlequah Daily Press

Tahlequah Daily Press March 18, 2013 By ROB W. ANDERSON TAHLEQUAH — More and more, women are fulfilling roles once deemed appropriate only for men, whether it’s becoming the chief executive officer of a multi-million dollar company, or serving as the disciplinarian for children in the home. Single mothers especially…

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