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Tammy and Jenna Meek from Carry On Colorado are back for the first podcast episode in 2016! We’re talking about what we’ve been up to, why we took a break, and where we’re headed this year. We’re excited to talk about Jenna’s new book that’s just been published, challenges in the women’s firearm movement, and products being marketed to women that make our skin crawl. Links from the Show: * Jenna Meek’s Book, Calling The Shots * Vicki Farnam, DTI For Women (contact her directly for information on the advanced women’s course, prerequisites apply) * Jacki Billings Review of Under Armour Leggings and the Video review. * Women Carry Community Please Leave your Comment and Questions Below! We love hearing from you!

Tammy and Jenna Meek from Carry On Colorado are excited to talk with Andrew Branca, author of Law of Self-Defense, about how modifying your gun might get you in some trouble if you ever actually use your gun for self defense. We talk about what modifications are ok, and why others aren’t. Links from the Show: * Andrew Branca – Law of Self-Defense Please Leave your Comment and Questions Below! We love hearing from you!      

Yep, you read that right… On this episode, Tammy invites Gail Pepin of the Massad Ayoob Group to discuss an article by the same title. Bet you can’t guess what we think? LOL! We also share a heartbreaking story from Gail’s old neighborhood outside of Chicago and discuss options for keeping guns locked up where your kids can’t access them. Gail is launching a mission to make a difference. Want to help? Send your unused gun locks (you know, the ones that come with all the guns you keep locked in your big safe) to Gail Pepin at the address below. Links from the Show: * Original Article Professor on Campus Carry: Women Can’t Use Guns Effectively * Campus gun bill advances in Senate * Guns on university campuses: The Colorado experience * Real Men Advance, Real Women Retreat: Stand Your Ground, Battered Women’s Syndrome, and Violence as Male Privilege * The Impact of Victim Self-Protection on Rape Completion and Injury * Project Child Safe * Gofund Me for Eian Santiago’s Funeral Service * Gun Proofing Your Kids by Massad Ayoob * Gail’s Mailing Address: Gail Pepin, PO Box 1445, Live Oak, FL 32064 Please Leave your Comment and Questions

In Episode Six Tammy and Jenna are answering questions directed toward Women Carry and heard online. We’ll share our thoughts about what to do with your gun in a car, whether to tell a babysitter where the guns are, use of glow in the dark nail polish to accessorize your gun, and more! Links from the Show: * Can Can Hip Holster * Melody Lauer  * Video: What to do with your gun in the car. * Video: Can you press the trigger through the Can Can * Gun Proofing Your Kids by Massad Ayoob Please Leave your Comment and Questions Below! We love hearing from you!  

This oft-repeated warning to women who consider carrying a gun for self-defense can send chills down ones spine. “If you have a gun, they’ll just take it away and use it against you!” It makes one wonder? Can I keep a hold of my gun? Usually, some well-meaning soul will comfort you by saying if you just practice situational awareness, you’ll never let anyone get close enough to you to get their hands on your gun. Truth or myth? Can you seriously keep everyone more than 21 feet away from you 24/7? What if you can’t? Then what? Do I need to become Kung Fu Panda? In episode five, Kathy Jackson and Don Stahlnecker join Tammy and Jenna to talk about handgun retention and how it fits into a self-defense plan. Links from the Show: * Cornered Cat Training Company – Kathy Jackson * Rory Miller’s book – Conflict Communications We have purposely not linked to the five holsters we don’t like as we don’t want to give them any more press than necessary. You can google them for yourself after listening to the podcast if you can’t help yourself.  

In Episode Four Tammy and Jenna are talking about the best and worst holsters for women and how to tell the difference when shopping for yourself. We share our top five holster picks and the five worst holsters for women. We had one surprise when testing the holsters, don’t miss finding out what it was. In Episode Three Tom Sticks Wall very generously offered two of our adult listeners a ticket to an Appleseed Event valued at $60 each. To enter to win one ticket please leave a review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher. In two weeks, we’ll pick our two favorite reviews and award the tickets. Links from the Show: * Can Can Hip Holster * Original Flashbang Bra Holster * Melody Lauer Tactical Flashbang Drawstroke * Soteria Thrasos * Crossbreed Mini Tuck * Keeper Concealment – The Errand Holster * Rob Pincus Comments on Errand/Keeper * Tammy’s video showing drawing from the Errand w/o belt We have purposely not linked to the five holsters we don’t like as we don’t want to give them any more press than necessary. You can google them for yourself after listening to the podcast if you can’t help yourself.  

In Episode Three Tammy and Jenna are visiting with Tom Sticks Wall, from The Armed Squirrels Project and his wife Edith Doan about The Appleseed Project. Tom and Edith share some interesting historical facts and tells us how to get involved from anywhere in the US. Tom also gives us feedback on our previous episodes, specifically on the Appendix Carry position. Tom very generously offered two of our adult listeners a ticket to an Appleseed Event valued at $60 each. To enter to win one ticket please leave a review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher. In a two of weeks we’ll pick our two favorite reviews and award the tickets. Links from the Show: * The Appleseed Project * The Armed Squirrels Project * Chiron Training w/ Rory Miller * Kathy Jackson & The Cornered Cat Blog * Firearms Academy of Seattle * MAG 40 * Keeper Concealment – The Errand Holster * Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22  

In episode two Tammy and Jenna talk a little about getting the kids back to school and harvesting their gardens, then we announce who the winner of our Top 5 Holster Giveaway was! Soon you’ll find we move along to a candid discussion on choosing a gun, considerations you might not have thought about, and whether it’s ok for the men in your life to choose for you. We’ll also tell you about the guns we like, which ones we see problems with and what those problems are. Got a question we didn’t answer? Please drop us a note or leave a comment below! Jenna’s Go To Guns: * Springfield EMP * Smith and Wesson M&P with small grip * Glock 43 Tammy’s Go To Guns: * Springfield XD & XDs 9mm * Sig Sauer P320 compact grip * Ruger LC9s Pro Links from the show: * Ten Lessons Learned From the Worst Gun I Owned by Melody Lauer      

Join Jenna and Tammy for their first foray into the world of podcasting! What you hear is what you get, we’re real, we’re moms, we’re female firearms instructors, and we tell it like it is. In this episode we tell you a little about our journey to carrying a firearm, we share how to use a restroom with a gun strapped to your hip, discuss the differences between mens and women’s pockets, and through it all we talk about our vision of Women Carry and where we’re headed! Links from the show: * Can Can Concealment * Firearms Academy of Seattle – Marty Hayes * Rangemaster – Tom Givens * Massad Ayoob Group (MAG) – Massad Ayoob