March 7 & 8, 2026
Instructor Led
NRA Range Safety Officer and
Chief Range Safety Officer Classes

These 9-hour courses are designed to prepare experienced shooters for the basic duties of a Range Safety Officer (RSO) and Chief RSO. Classes review all safety rules and offers effective techniques for interacting with shooters.

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April 11, 2026
Instructor Led
Women's Safety Training Class

The purpose of this class is to help you build a tool kit of
personal safety techniques and decide what you want
to put in your tool kit and to raise your awareness level
of potential threats in your everyday life.

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April 25, 2026
Instructor Led
Mother/Daughter Pistol Class

A fun, safe Mother-Daughter pistol class for ages
14–84, beginners welcome. Discover firearm safety, fundamentals, and confidence in a guided Mother-Daughter class. Includes: Pistols, Ammo, Safety Gear

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A Message from Carol Ruh, President

Greetings Everyone and Happy New Year.

The weather is absolutely wonderful and it’s time to take advantage of it, including the sneezing. And, it’s time to clean our guns and get to shoot’in.

Don’t forget the Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Washington Birthday Match on February 22nd, so get your registration in soon. You are not going to want to miss the 137th year of this service rifle match.

We have an interesting line up for spring, March 7th Range Safety Officer class followed by March 8th with a Chief Range Safety Officer. April 11th brings our New Women’s Safety Training class, and our New Mother/Daughter class on the 25th.

Do we have more? Check the shooting schedule on our website for the Basic Rifle and NRA Rifle Instructor classes.

But never fear, we will have all registration forms on line and at our booth at Expo March 28th and 29th.

We will be scheduling some summer classes as well, so stay tuned!
Carol Ruh

Friendly Faces - Expert Guidance - Lasting Skills

Shooting Schedule

Pistol & Rifle Practice Sessions
Location: Ben Avery Shooting Facility
(I-17 and Carefree Highway)
Map available at this link

Ladies of Arizona come join us!
We welcome beginners, and women that shoot already and want to join other women.

Please check our website and Facebook for updates, and schedule changes.

Pistol Practice Fees: $20 members / $25 non-members
Rifle Practice Fees: $12 members / $17 non-members
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Visit "Why AWSA Members Selected Their Gun"

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Classes

AWSA Classes
For Women Who Are Serious About Shooting

Women training women in a stress free environment, developing a strong basic foundation.

AWSA offers a variety of classes including:
- Marksmanship
-Self-defense training
- New shooters learn to be Comfortable with firearms
- Developing Confidence and a mindset to become a Competent and successful shooter.

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Events

Check Our Schedule of Events
Develop Your Skills and Learn
From Each Other

Arizona Women's Shooting Associates was formed by women to support and encourage other women, to become involved in the shooting sports.

You'll catch the "bug", have a great time, enjoy the comradery and the great outdoors.

We invite you to bring your family and friends.

Schedule of Events - READ MORE

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During one of our Saturday shoots, we discussed how we chose our guns and why. Our intent is to help other women shooters make thoughtful decisions about their gun purchases.

Subsequently, your feedback was collected via one of our email campaigns and the responses are available at this link.

AWSA Staff

Our staff is comprised of NRA Certified Instructors in several disciplines and everyone is dedicated to helping you develop your shooting skills whether it is for personal defense, competition or recreation.

Articles

Quench your thirst for knowledge by looking through the articles, educational information including firearm safety rules, how to choose a gun,grip, trigger control, and other general information posted on this page.

FAQs

AWSA has compiled answers to many of the top questions posed to our instructors over the years at events and via email.
We welcome your feedback. If you cannot find the answer to your question please contact us.

Associations

Arizona Women’s Shooting Associates (AWSA) is proudly the home of the Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association (ASRPA) Women’s Division, and associated with the National Rifle Association (NRA).
All of our instructors are NRA Certified.

"It was great to see all of you again. I so enjoyed the class and enjoyed it being so small.
What was impressive was the ratio of instructors to student.

My instructor was so good and helpful she did not miss a thing that you were doing…right or wrong.

It saddens me to leave for the summer before the open shooting with the girls but I will return once we get back in December Also, I will contact you for a private course to get my concealed license. Enjoy the summer." - L. Guetz.