Inclusive Self Defense and Firearms Training in Houston
Everyone starts on the same line
Inclusive is not a poster in our lobby. It is how the classes are built. Women led instruction. LGBTQ+ affirming space. Black owned and operated. Students of every background learning the same skill in the same room, from zero, together.
How a first class works
Basics of Pistol Shooting runs $125 to $145 and covers everything. The firearm, the ammo, eye and ear protection, range fees. No experience needed. At least three instructors supervise every live fire session, so nobody is ever on the line alone.
Why we exist
The gun industry spent decades deciding who it was for. We train the people it left out. No sponsors, no NRA money, no gatekeeping. The club runs on the people in it.
Training is a habit, not an event
After class you become alumni. Alumni get monthly range days, weekly practice nights, and a crew that keeps showing up. That is the whole model. Skills plus community.
Also see: LGBTQ+ self defense, women's firearms training, and our Black firearms instructor.
For questions: contact@armyourfriends.com
Be peaceful. Not harmless.
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.