Скачать или смотреть Concealed carry fashion + the gap in women’s carry clothing

In this episode of The Bridge Views, Ashley Kougher sits down with Amber, founder of Gail’s Futuristic Fire, a Spelman + Georgia Tech graduate redefining what firearm education looks like for women (especially Black women) in America.

They talk about: being profiled during a gun purchase, gun laws vs gun culture, why education matters more than legislation, the biggest fears women have when learning to shoot, the myth of the “girl gun,” concealed carry basics (including why purse carry can be risky), and practical safety tips for women living alone in Atlanta.

Amber also shares her mission“protect the present to preserve the future
plus her vision for a wellness-forward firearms space that includes training, community, and real-life safety strategy.

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Guest: Amber — Gail’s Futuristic Fire
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Host: Ashley Kougher — The Bridge Views
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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro: Ashley interviews Amber (Gail’s Futuristic Fire) — Spelman + Georgia Tech, purpose-driven firearms educator
1:10 Why she started Gail’s Futuristic Fire (glass ceiling + being a Black woman in the gun industry)
3:05 How she got into firearms (dad taught her early, picked it up again at 22)
4:20 First firearm + buying online vs in-store (how FFL transfers + background check works)
7:40 Being profiled during her first purchase (what felt “off” + 4473 context)
10:10 “Gun laws vs gun culture” (why you can’t separate them)
12:05 Should everyone own a firearm? Her take + why education matters more than legislation
14:40 What gun safety education should look like (home + state responsibility)
17:30 Real change without “disempowering” people (why it’s complicated)
19:10 Mission + pillars: “Protect the present, preserve the future” (community impact through women)
21:10 Why women learn fast + Black women in range spaces (visibility + targeting)
23:00 The “pink gun” problem + sales associates vs real expertise
25:15 Best starter guns + recoil reality (Glock 43X / Sig P365 XL discussion)
27:25 Concealed carry fashion + the gap in women’s carry clothing
29:00 Best carry position for women (appendix) + why purse carry is risky
30:40 “Black women are angry” (history, DNA, and why anger ≠ danger)
34:10 Why self-protection convos make people uncomfortable (power, patriarchy, identifying the threat)
36:40 Biggest fears students have (sound, trauma, anxiety) + how she teaches safely (breathwork, pacing)
39:20 Healing + guns: “the firing line can be an altar call”
41:10 Misconceptions about women shooters + how it affects dating/power dynamics
43:20 Atlanta safety tips for women living alone (parking + lighting red flags)
45:40 Valet + carrying: car safes, going out rules, pepper spray recommendations
49:00 Spelman/GT impact on leadership + confidence in male-dominated spaces
50:30 What’s next: corporate groups, creativity vs respect, industry accolades (Gundies, GOA, training)
53:30 Vision: a wellness-forward range concept (Pilates, training, food, massage/chiro)
54:55 Rapid-fire Q&A: unpopular opinions, myths, “girl gun” myth, sovereignty vs safety
55:15 CTA + where to find Amber (links + program mention)