The AG & AG National Conference is the nation’s most notorious firearms event for women. AG & AG members from all corners of the country gather in one place to train with best instructors. You can enjoy modular training of a variety of disciplines over several days. In other words, you can jump into a new sport, topic, or platform while you have the best instructors and loaner gear to see what you can learn! For new shooters, you’ll gain confidence and skills. For experienced shooters, you’ll be coached to the next level!

First, as a thank-you gift, the previous year’s attendees get to register first for the next year’s Conference. Second, the practical matter is that they have taken 6-12 or more sessions from the instructor cadre already and so they will get the opportunity to build a schedule that includes new-to-them instructors. Third, roughly half of the attendees return from the previous year, so this format still allows us plenty of room to grow the league, invite new shooters, and provide a new and exciting experience to every participant.

For live-fire training, we limit the firing line to 5-18 students, depending on the skills being addressed. We also assign multiple instructors and Range Safety Officers to ensure all classes have adequate supervision and safety protocols. Live-fire space is limited to 37 areas (approximately 300 participants at a time), so participants are encouraged to also take advantage of the 26 field classrooms offering dry-fire, hands-on discussions, lectures, workshops, and other training sessions (approximately 400 participants at a time).

The $450 cost gives each attendee 3 full days of training in 6-12 training sessions, low instructor:student ratio, swag bag full of goodies, chance to win in the gun giveaway drawings, the option for convenient lunches on training days, an exclusive event tshirt, an exclusive event decal, a full day of to shoot demos with sponsor-provided ammo, camaraderie, fun, and friendship to last a lifetime!

Transportation, lodging, ammo, most meals, and bonus activities are the responsibility of the participant. Most women budget $3,000 for the trip.

Yes, National Conference is for women who are active members of A Girl & A Gun.

No, we have had attendees who have had a recent surgery and need to take it easy as well as pregnant and nursing mothers who want to avoid lead exposure. Many women opt for dry-fire clinics and lectures the entire weekend. They learn so much and are always glad they came!

We have several room blocks at area hotels, but we don’t publish them for security reasons. Participants will receive that information after registration.

After you make your training schedule in March, you’ll know exactly how much ammo (and what calibers) to bring. You can pre-purchase ammo in advance and pick it up at Check In.