Cheryl Todd shares her review of Vera Koo’s second book, “Wisdom and Things: Essays From An Unlikely Champions.”

Vera Koo’s life story, “The Most Unlikely Champion” inspires every reader to find within themselves that same can-do, must-do spirit.

Those of us who enjoy the outdoors and who understand the responsibility that each generation has to be good stewards of conservation are becoming a smaller and smaller segment of the US population. In our current generation, women, in our capacity as influencers, wives and moms have taken the lead in this work to preserve […]

This is a continuation of the series “Girls Who Sell Guns,” although this month’s installment is slightly different. Each one of the ladies I have introduced you to is as impressive as the next, and each comes from a unique life-perspective and background. In this post, you will meet Kenda Lenseigne, who does indeed make […]

This month, we are going to get at home on the gun range in this edition of the series, “Girls Who Sell Guns.” Each one of the ladies in this series is as impressive as the next, and each comes from a unique life-perspective and background. In this post, we have the honor of talking […]

This is a continuation of the series “Girls Who Sell Guns.” Each 1 of these ladies is as impressive as the next, and each comes from a unique life-perspective and background. In this post, you will meet 2 women who work together to help educate the next generation of tradesmen as gunnsmiths. Owner of Colorado […]

Recently, while attending a Symposium of Curators from around the world at the completely renovated the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, I came away with 5 important things that I wanted to share with you.  Sponsored by AZFirearms  Museums are as alive as your level of interest You can […]

The Women’s Suffrage Movement just celebrated its 100th Anniversary. One hundred years ago, on June 4, 1919, women in the United States won the right to vote. It would be another year after that before the bill was ratified by Congress on August 26, 1920. Finally, after many years of struggling to be respected as […]

The magnitude of the mystery of “what women want” may never be fully unraveled, but we took a step toward that goal by examining what types of concealed carry guns we ladies choose most often. To discover the answers to this age-old (OK, maybe not quite that ancient) query, I consulted with one of my […]

First-time buyers of any important purchase – whether a car, a trip to Europe, or a firearm –  all face the same initial questions and anxieties. The buying process itself can be intimidating, and in most cases, we simply don’t know what the first steps are and what to do once we have begun. Too […]

As more women are gaining an interest in the shooting sports, we are finding more female gun-store staff at retail counters and in management positions within the industry. I wanted to talk with some of these ladies whose profession is in the retail firearms workplace. Since I am the female owner of a firearms store, AZFirearms, […]

This is the third in a 3-part series. In each part of the series, you will meet a different “Girl Who Sell Guns,” and each one of these ladies is as impressive as the next, and each comes from a unique life-perspective and background. Over the course of the series, you will meet Jacqueline Carrisoza, […]

This is the second in a 3-part series. In each part of the series, you will meet a different “Girl Who Sells Guns,” and each one of these ladies is as impressive as the next, and each comes from a unique life-perspective and background. Over the course of the series, you will meet Jacqueline Carrisoza, […]

As more women are gaining an interest in the shooting sports, we are finding more female gun-store staff at the retail counters and in management positions within these organizations. I wanted to talk with some of these ladies whose profession is in the retail firearms industry. Since I am the female owner of a firearms […]

We’ve all seen the famous scenes in the movie A Christmas Story, where young Ralphie is dreaming of getting for Christmas his very first firearm. I asked a few of TeamWON’s writers about their own “Red Ryder BB Gun” stories. The Flame is sponsored by AZfirearms Stacy Bright Stacy Bright is a freelance writer, contributing […]

Shopping for a new firearm is a fun and exciting event. This event can be somewhat less enjoyable for some of us ladies because of something known as “gunsplaining,” which is a humorous term to describe the verbiage used by the person behind the sales counter when he or she assumes that female customers are […]

How do you vote? I don’t mean if you mail in your ballot or drive to the polling booths. I mean, how do you make an educated and informed vote?  Do you just listen to the TV and radio ads?  Or, do you meet personally with the candidates by attending town halls and candidate forums?  […]

The face of hunting is changing. In some ways, it is aging. Hunters and anglers are steadily getting older, with fewer younger people entering into this outdoor lifestyle. In other ways, it is becoming more “urban,” with the trend toward a locavore and field-to-plate clean eating. And, in still others it is becoming more acceptable, […]

Watching the news over the spring and summer of 2018, we might be tempted to think that every high school student across the United States have been caught up in anti-gun-rights marches. The good news is that as big and loud as those teens are, there are plenty of examples of young men and women […]

Independence Day – we like to call it “The 4th of July” – we celebrate it with family cook-outs with hot dogs and burgers on the grill, and close the day out with sparklers and fireworks. But, when was the last time you or I really stopped to consider the deeper meanings of this day? […]

School is out for summer, and your calendar is soon going to be filling up with vacations (or perhaps “stay-cations,” closer to home). There are plenty of fun places vying for your family’s time, attention and dollars, and it is my hope to encourage you to spend at least a little bit of all three […]

Real women, real moms and real life examples of Americans all across this nation flooded social media sites with the hashtag #WhyICarry, in regard to recent anti-gun rights marches held across this land. Prompted by a desire to be seen for who they really are, and not simply the caricature being painted by rights restrictors, […]

This month, Cassie Todd-Jameson, Cheryl Todd’s (aka “The Flame’s”) daughter, once again takes over her mother’s column. This time Cassie takes on age limits. ~MC There has been a lot of talk lately about raising the legal age to 21 years of age for a person to purchase any firearm. Currently, you must be 18 years […]

Millennial Cassie Todd-Jameson takes over her mom’s column and shares what happened at SHOT Show 2018. Sponsored by AZFirearms.

Cheryl Todd introduces us to the women the NRA Nominating Committee has nominated to the 2018 NRA Board of Directors. Sponsored by AZFirearms.

Cheryl Todd reaches out to a few well known 2A women and asks, “What Was YOUR Red Ryder BB Gun?” Sponsored by AZFirearms.

Cheryl Todd shares an excerpt from her “Better Half” speech at the Gun Rights Policy Conference. Sponsored by AZFirearms.

Find out ways to be a good host, as well as a good ambassador of the self-defense mindset and guest-proof your home for the holidays in Cheryl Todd’s column, “The Flame,” sponsored by AZ Firearms.

Cheryl Todd interviews Amanda Suffecool, author, radio host and now firearms fashion show expert. Sponsored by AZFirearms.

Find out more about Antonia Okafor, an expert on campus carry, in her interview with Cheryl Todd. Sponsored by AZFirearms.

Cheryl Todd interviews Nikki Goeser author of “Denied a Chance: How Gun Control Helped a Stalker Murder My Husband.”