Our Story
The Women Gun Owners Association of America was founded in 2021 by Amara and her husband, Jeff.
Amara works in 911 dispatch — where chaos is not theoretical. Jeff is a former Navy submariner. Together, they've built a life centered around family, freedom, and responsibility. Their days are full of sports practices, range training, travel, adventurous outings with their boys, and the kind of intentional living that values both resilience and joy.
But firearms education wasn't.
When Amara decided to get her concealed carry permit and purchase her first firearm, she expected clarity. Instead, she found confusion. Sales counters that talked over her. Training environments that weren't built for her. Information that felt scattered, intimidating, or incomplete.
She wasn't looking to be tactical.
She was looking to be competent.
What she quickly realized was this: women were either expected to adapt to systems built for men — or figure it out alone.
So she built what she couldn't find.
WGOAA was created to make firearms education structured, accessible, and specifically designed for women's realities — their bodies, their wardrobes, their responsibilities, and the threats they statistically face.
Today, WGOAA is a growing national education platform connecting women who take ownership of their safety seriously. Through The Armed Female Academy, live training, and a quarterly publication mailed directly to members, women across the country are choosing structure over guesswork and skill over hope.
Guns aren't for everyone.
But having the ability to defend yourself is.
Self-defense shouldn't feel intimidating, political, or out of reach.
It should feel normal.
Because capable women make stronger families, stronger communities, and a stronger country.
