Firearms are a woman’s weapon.

Empowering women to take control of their own safety.

Arming America’s women is what we do.

Your strongest self is waiting to be discovered.

Firearms are a woman’s weapon.
Empowering women to take control of their own safety.
Arming America’s women is what we do.
Your strongest self is waiting to be discovered.

Not Your normal Gun Owners Association

Two women at a shooting range, aiming firearms with focus and safety gear, featuring the 'She the People' logo for female empowerment.

You’re not looking for another gun club. You’re looking for a place that gets it.

WGOAA is a private membership for women who live life composed, capable, and quietly armed. We believe in elegance with edge, in owning your space, and in carrying with clarity—not chaos.

This is a community where strength comes in many forms—mental, physical, emotional, and yes, tactical.

You don’t have to be loud to be powerful.

You just have to be ready.

27 years old

is the average age most women buy their first gun

22%

of women personally own a gun in the United States. 

41%

of first-time gun owners were women in the past five years! 

3.5 million

women have become first-time firearm owners since 2019.

Personal Protection

is the most common reason women purchase a gun.

Who We Are

WGOAA is a national membership club for women living the armed lifestyle on their own terms.

We offer serious training, powerful community, and a fresh approach to self-reliance that goes beyond the gun.

From mindset and wellness to situational awareness and skill-building, we’re here to help women stay sharp, strong, and supported.

This is not about “feeling empowered.” This is about being dangerous in a world that would love you to be a silent, compliant, helpless little princess.

🔹A private membership club for women who live (or want to live) an armed lifestyle

🔹A place to train smart, live strong, and surround yourself with women who get it

🔹A resource hub for personal safety, tactical training, fitness, wellness, and mindset

🔹A community-first platform where women connect, learn, and grow

🔹A publisher, podcast, and event space designed by armed women, for armed women

🔹The home for women who want to be ready, not reactive—calm, not complacent

WGOAA is not a club. It’s a lifestyle built to last.

  • Firearms Training
  • 2nd Amendment Information
  • Concealed Carry Education
  • The Sisterhood
  • Gun Rights
  • Community
  • Self-Defense
  • Empowerment
  • Leadership

Who We Are

WGOAA - The Voice & the
Gathering Place for Armed Women.

WGOAA is where armed women come to get serious.

About training.

About awareness.

About living with the kind of strength that doesn’t flinch.

This isn’t theory—it’s a lifestyle. We don’t do politics or posturing. We do preparation, confidence, and connection with women who carry like it matters.

Because it does.

🔹 Firearms are not a last resort—they are a first responsibility.
🔹 Personal safety is not a privilege—it’s an obligation.
🔹 Strength is not something to be given—it is something that is earned.

We are here to serve America’s women, their families, and the people who stand with them in the fight for self-reliance, self-defense, and absolute personal freedom.

This is not just training. This is a shift in the way women approach firearms.

If you’re ready for that shift, you’re in the right place.

Vision

To lead the movement of women stepping into the armed lifestyle with clarity, confidence, and capability—one that extends beyond the gun and into every part of how she lives.

To build a nationwide network of women who carry not for show—but because it’s how they live.

Women who train, think, and prepare with purpose.

Through mentorship, mindset, and skill-building, we’re raising the standard for what it means to be a free and formidable woman in today’s world.

mission

At Women Gun Owners Association of America (WGOAA), we are on a mission to normalize the armed female in America. To take the mystery out of firearms, strip away the fear, and prove what we already know—women are capable, resilient, and tougher than the world gives them credit for.

We are the unapologetic voice defending the First and Second Amendments and the right of every woman to protect herself, her family, and her freedom.

We are a sisterhood and this is the voice of the armed female patriot.

Meet
Our Team

The voice of the armed woman is rising—and this time, she’s trained, situationally aware, and done being underestimated. This is personal. And it’s time.

AMARA BARNES

CEO

AMARA BARNES, CEO

Amara Barnes is a no-nonsense, tough-love kind of badass—a fighter, a patriot, and a woman who refuses to be anything but unstoppable. With a background in bodybuilding, 911 dispatching, and martial arts, she knows firsthand what it means to be strong, prepared, and ready for anything. She founded WGOAA out of an unshakable love for Freedom and a refusal to accept the outdated, fear-based approach to women’s firearms training. Her mission? To cut through the nonsense, take the mystery out of gun ownership, and build a movement where women train hard, own their power, and never apologize for being armed.

Jeff Barnes

COO

Jeff Barnes | COO

Jeff Barnes is a force to be reckoned with—a former Navy submariner who honed his skills working on nuclear power systems and now applies that same intensity, precision, and drive to everything he does. As the co-founder of WGOAA, Jeff is a driving force behind its mission—leveraging cutting-edge technology, sharp marketing, and a no-excuses approach to create a firearms training association that actually serves women. A fierce advocate for freedom, self-reliance, and entrepreneurship, he believes that the path to power isn’t given—it’s built, owned, and earned.

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