She Was Afraid of Guns… Now She’s Leading a Movement Changing Who Shoots—and Why

Making Shooters Better · Apr 23, 2026 · 1h · transcript

She didn’t grow up around guns.

Didn’t want one in her home.

And for years… she fought against the idea entirely.

Then one moment changed everything.

What started as fear turned into curiosity.

Curiosity turned into competence.

And that competence… turned into a nationwide movement that’s reshaping how women train, think, and show up under pressure.

In this episode, Robyn Sandoval—President and CEO of A Girl & A Gun—pulls back the curtain on what actually builds confidence with a firearm… and why most people get it wrong.

We get into:

The real reason women are stepping into shooting sports in…