ABOUT US

Carrie Lightfoot – Owner of The Well Armed Woman,LLC,
The Well Armed Woman Training Company, LLC and Chairwoman/CEO

WELLCOME TO THE WELL ARMED WOMAN!

WHY DID I CREATE THE WELL ARMED WOMAN AS A RESOURCE FOR WOMAN GUN OWNERS?

Following my divorce, I found myself in what turned out to be a very abusive and violent relationship.

Desperation brought me to the place of escaping its grip, which by the grace of God I did, but it didn’t end the fear and stalking. He would periodically show up in my life. Again and again. One day I was making my way to my car and noticed something odd. He left photographs on the hood. His tactics started to escalate and it really frightened me.

I was watching the local news and they were covering a story about a woman brutally murdered by her ex-husband. I sat there thinking that could be me. It could have been me they were talking about on the news that night. All of these things happening simultaneously in my world brought me to the place where I knew I had to do something and become my own self-protector.

As an empowered, independent woman seeking to protect the life God granted me, I thoroughly researched my options for self-protection and determined that a firearm was my tool of choice.

I knew some people who carried firearms and after carefully researching my options for personal defense, I asked a couple of them to take me shooting. That first shooting experience was life changing in ways I couldn’t possibly imagine.

I was eager and excited to start my firearms education, but that positive energy soon gave way to frustration and disappointment. There was no single resource for a woman gun owner and shooter. I was frustrated and disappointed to discover that there were so few resources out there that provided straightforward, and complete information and products geared specifically toward me as a woman gun owner in this male-driven industry. The information I did find was often condescending and sometimes, downright insulting and the products just didn’t fit my female body or my lifestyle. They simply weren’t talking to me or meeting my needs as a woman interested in gun ownership. There was a great divide between women’s interest in guns and the male-dominated “camo and ammo” firearm industry. Now, The Well Armed Woman is the complete resource for the woman gun owner.

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I’ll introduce you to the ins and outs of armed self-defense, gun ownership, gun safety, shooting skills and products for women shooters. We’ll discuss everything from permits to holsters and we’ll do it in a candid and concise manner. I created The Well Armed Woman, LLC to be a complete resource without fluff or frills for women gun owners of all ages.

EDUCATE

Here you’ll find everything you need to make well-informed decisions about the role of firearms in your life whether you are a new or experienced gun owner. The Well Armed Woman Instructor program provides instructor certification courses to meet the unique needs of female students. We have certified almost 500 female instructors all over the country. You can search for them here

EQUIP

The Well Armed Woman has designed a line of holsters specifically for women. The store also carries those that work well and fit women’s bodies.

EMPOWER

The Well Armed Woman, LLC will also provide a much-needed sense of community to this growing but often ignored group of women. Our Facebook page is a very active and dynamic community where we discuss and share important topics and advice! TWAW Shooting Chapters is a non-profit organization that organizes local groups of women around the country that meet monthly to practice, learn and grow as shooters. Creating opportunities for women to be introduced to issues important to women shooters, learn safe gun handling skills and train together. Search to find one near you here?

I hope you’ll enjoy browsing through the site and find it a helpful resource to you as a woman gun owner. Sign up for the newsletter, follow the blog, join us on Facebook and feel free to email me with questions, suggestions, or concerns. I look forward to getting to know you!

WHO I AM AND WHO I AM NOT

I AM
  • A Woman
  • A NRA Certified Handgun Instructor
  • A NRA Certified Personal Protection In The Home Instructor
  • An USCCA Certified Intructor
  • An USCCA Training Counselor
  • A Very Decent Shot
  • A Gun Owner
  • A NRA Board Member
  • Empowered
  • A Mother
  • A Grandmother
  • An Entrepreneur
  • ___ Years Old
I AM NOT
  • A Lawyer
  • A Ballistics Expert
  • National Shooting Champion
  • A Genius
  • A Gunsmith
  • A Law Enforcement Officer
  • Vulnerable
  • A Man
  • 25 Years Old