Articles by Tammy Bartels

About Tammy Bartels

Tammy is committed to making it easier for women and other vulnerable populations to become educated and informed gun owners, as well as constantly improving her own skills. She is a former lobbyist with extensive advocacy experience and training and is an NRA certified Range Safety Officer. Tammy is currently writing a book for women on building self confidence through personal protection training and is training to become a competitive competitive shooter.

Flashbang Bra Holster Review

July 3, 2020 Tammy Bartels

In today's addition of terrible gun stuff designed and marketed for women I present the Flashbang Bra Holster Review. Gentlemen - if you came here [...]

Attending Your First Firearms Class

June 11, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Things have been pretty crazy so far this year, but it is exciting to see so many new gun owners. Being a gun owner is [...]

A Primer on Gun Control Groups vs. Gun Rights Groups

June 1, 2020 Tammy Bartels

With the looming National elections it's important to know who all the Second Amendment players are. There are several gun control and gun rights groups [...]

Lethal Lace Holster Review

May 28, 2020 Tammy Bartels

There are a growing number of firearms products out there marketed specifically to women gun owners these days. Sadly many are not worth the material [...]

Legislation To Watch – S.3743 Untraceable Firearms Act of 2020

May 21, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Gun control groups are attempting to use the fear created by Covid-19 to push dangerous anti-Second Amendment legislation. The most recent effort is S.3743 Untraceable [...]

Preparedness Reality Check

May 18, 2020 Tammy Bartels

With states slowly starting to open back up, it's a good time to do a little self reflecting. The staff at Primer Peak was recently [...]

Bug Out Bag Guns by Jason Hanson – Book Review

May 12, 2020 Tammy Bartels

I'm always looking for interesting and timely things to write about. So when I got an email offering a free copy of "Bug Out Bag [...]

The Problem With Women Only Classes

May 8, 2020 Tammy Bartels

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but hear me out. I have a problem with women only classes. Firearms class, self defense [...]

Legislation to Watch – HR435 National Gun Violence Research Act

May 7, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Today's Legislation to Watch is HR435. This bill doesn't represent a frontal attack on the Second Amendment. It designed to provide fodder for future gun [...]

Legislation to Watch – HR5917 Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act and S3299 Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act

May 1, 2020 Tammy Bartels

The main purpose of HR5917/S3299 is to eliminate the Tiahrt Amendment. What is the Tiahrt Amendment? It is a provision of the DOJ appropriations bill that prohibits the National [...]

Legislation To Watch – HR6006 and S3348 Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2020

April 22, 2020 Tammy Bartels

It has been a long time goal of gun control groups to establish a gun registry. They seek to have lists of who owns guns, [...]

Discontent with COVID-19 Lockdowns Growing

April 20, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Unless you have been living in a media free bubble the last few days, you have probably noticed that discontent with lockdowns is growing. As [...]

Legislation to Watch - H.R.6110 - Defective Firearms Protection Act

April 17, 2020 Tammy Bartels

As gun owners we tend to pay attention to direct attacks on our Second Amendment rights. Those seeking to limit our rights know this. For [...]

Ranges Shut Down Due to Coronavirus

April 16, 2020 Tammy Bartels

The Trump Administration's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently deemed gun shops, shooting ranges, and gun manufacturers as essential businesses during the pandemic. Essential businesses [...]

Legislation to Watch - HR6126 End the Normalized Delay of Suppressors Act of 2020

April 14, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Those seeking some good news for gun owners on the legislative front need look no further than House Resolution 6126. The American Suppressor Association and [...]