THIS JUST IN: T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE!!! (and other merchandiise)

Hey Ladies!

I've just created an online store with a Femme et Pistolet t-shirt available for purchase! The shirt is $25.95 - a bit pricey...I know, but I get $2.60 per purchase. All of the funds will go directly towards the Femme et Pistolet cause! This will help me with out of pocket expenses for snacks and refreshments for our group get togethers, getting the Femme et Pistolet name out there to other ladies and organizations, etc.

Here's the link!

http://www.zazzle.com/femme_et_pistolet_t_shirt-235104617800403001




Also available (please check back, as this list will grow!):

iPhone Barely There Case

Shooting is for Everyone!

A work in progress, but here are some shots of some lovely femmes taking there first shots and some season shooters doing what they do best!! Check back for Shooting is for Everyone Part II!!

Women and Guns in History

Annie Oakley wasn't the only gun totin' femme of the past. Take a look at these lovely ladies!


January 5, 1938. Westmoreland Hills, Maryland. "Mrs. Albert F. Walker of this town has been declared 1937 women's skeet shooting champion of the country by the National Skeet Shooting Association."


An original wire photograph from the archives of a newspaper showing women practicing with revolvers. The women are fully identified and their names can be read on the back were they are referred to as "Police Women".
 This was considered the "wrong" way to hold a rifle.


80 years from now, our children's children could be looking at the same picture of us and be inspired!


"Pat Laursen, national women's skeet shooting champion, wearing glasses that improve her aim and protect her eyes from flying pieces of pigeon. Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt in Akron, Ohio. 1940"

The Decision to Carry Concealed

Just a quick follow up to my previous post, "Defend Yourself."

It is important to note that you should NOT carry concealed or keep a gun that you intend to use in an emergency situation until you have had EXTENSIVE training and are proficient with the weapon.

A gun in untrained hands in a high stress, emergent situation is almost as dangerous as a gun in the "wrong" hands.

You know what all this means?? More time at the range! Yay!! Does it get any better than that?? A day at the range is a beautiful day. No kids, no work, no nothing. Just you and your gun - perfect harmony and total zen.

Defend Yourself

As women, we are often the prey of those unsavory characters who prowl this fine world of ours. Therefore, it would be in our best interest to defend ourselves to the best of our ability. Self defense courses are fantastic, carrying pepper spray is also a good start. But, why stop there?? Why not turn the tables on those who intend to do us harm?

Not to be a Paranoid Polly, but why just hope for the best? Why not put yourself in the BEST possible situation to you keep you safe and in the lives of those who love and depend on you?

The thought of firing a gun may scare you, and the thought of CARRYING a gun may terrify you but do either of those things sound less scary that not being able to defend yourself in the event that, god forbid, something DID happen?

I don't want to go all preachy here, I just feel it's an important point to make. We must, of course, keep perspective. Femme et Pistolet is all about baby steps, easing into this whole world, educating yourself and becoming comfortable with what is currently a very foreign realm.

I just hope that I have given you some food for thought.

I will leave you with a bit of reading about a smart and courageous woman who chose the path to defend herself as best she could and because of that, probably saved herself from a very gruesome outcome:

Woman Defends Herself from Home Intruder

I apologize for the dark nature of this post, but sometimes I will take a bit of a "realist" stance on this blog. For the most part, I'll try to keep it light!!

~ Le Femme

Femme et Pistolet is on Facebook!

Check out our new Facebook Page and be sure to "like" us!

http://www.facebook.com/FemmeEtPistolet

EVENT! Ladies Day at the Range!

Hello Ladies! I've been informed of an upcoming LADIES ONLY event at the Royalston Fish & Game Club! The event is geared towards those of you who have never shot before but want to try! It's going to be an AWESOME event!

Note that Pre-Registration is Required!

Details are below:

Hope to see you there!!!

-Le Femme