About Us
Arm Your Friends is a grassroots training collective serving the Greater Houston, Texas area. We equip our community with the tools and knowledge to protect themselves, because safety should belong to everyone.
Founded in 2020, we offer accessible beginner and advanced firearms training, with many classes funded through community donations. We are unapologetically inclusive of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC students. That is not a disclaimer. It is the mission.
Our targets, our apparel, and our content are extensions of that mission. We oppose racism, white supremacy, and predators who hide behind power and institutions. Our work has always been political because self-defense has always been political. Marginalized communities do not have the luxury of pretending otherwise.
We have no institutional donors or investors. No corporate sponsors. No outside agenda. This is entirely community supported. Every purchase keeps the work on the ground.
Our apparel is printed on American-made blanks by a family-owned print shop in Dallas, Texas. Each piece is a statement and a conversation starter designed to sustain the work.
For questions about orders email contact@armyourfriends.com.
For our full statement on political expression, self-defense, and why we will not be silenced, read: Opposing a Military Policy Is Not Hatred of a People
Founder & Lead Instructor
Instructor S. (He/Him)
NRA Pistol and Rifle Instructor with 6 years of experience teaching beginners, organizing training, and working in community organizing. He specializes in working with brand new shooters and intermediate level shooters.
Instructor
Andrea Q. (She/Her)
Andrea is a certified pistol instructor dedicated to creating safe, empowering spaces for women in firearms training. Through her classes, she's building a community where every student feels seen, supported, and capable.
NETWORK
THE COLLECTIVE
Our training group includes Infantry veterans with combat deployments, West Point Graduates, athletes, community organizers, survivors, and more whose real world experience we draw upon to inform our classes and conversations.