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 and runs Real Women Shoot on FB and IG.

Want to Start a YouTube Gun Channel?

September 3, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Who among us hasn't sat down to watch a few Lucky Gunner or Firearm Rack videos on YouTube and daydreamed about that being us? Is [...]

Vedder LightTuck Holster Review

September 1, 2020 Tammy Bartels

The first gun I ever bought was a Glock 48. It was purchased in March 2019 after an intense search that had me shooting close [...]

Editorial

The Well Armed Woman – Review

August 21, 2020 Tammy Bartels

There are a lot of special interest gun groups out there making it hard to know who to follow and support. Here at Primer Peak [...]

The Pros and Cons of Purse Carry

August 17, 2020 Tammy Bartels

There has been a fair bit of discussion over the years about viable carry options for women. Our clothing isn’t always conducive to a good [...]

Recognizing and Reporting Human Trafficking

August 12, 2020 Tammy Bartels

The arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell has lead to an explosive awareness of human trafficking in recent weeks. Social media is littered with stories about victims [...]

Stalked and Defenseless by Nikki Goeser – Book Review

July 29, 2020 Tammy Bartels

In the book Stalked and Defenseless by Nikki Goeser, we get a glaring example of the dangers gun laws can cause. Nikki’s husband Ben was [...]

Situational Awareness in the Time of Masks

July 24, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Situational awareness is always important to personal protection. What I have come to realize though, is situational awareness in the time of masks is even [...]

S4040 - Gun Owner Privacy Act

July 22, 2020 Tammy Bartels

It’s been a busy year for new gun related legislation! However, it isn’t ALL bad news. One of the most recent entries into our Legislation [...]

News

Well Armed Woman Leadership Change Announcement

July 18, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Carrie Lightfoot, founder of the Well Armed Woman, announced on July 14th that she would be stepping down as President and Chairman of the organization's [...]

Church Security Options and Training

July 17, 2020 Tammy Bartels

Once upon a time churches were safe havens. The doors were unlocked 24/7 and anyone seeking shelter or solace could come in and find what [...]

Legislation to Watch - S4068 Background Completion Act of 2020

July 10, 2020 Tammy Bartels

In today's Legislation to Watch we've got S4068 - Background Completion Act of 2020. The long title is S4068 - A bill to prohibit firearms [...]

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 [...]