- 2000 – creator of the “Pacifiers & Peacemakers” blog
- author of “Women’s Handgun & Self-Defense Fundamentals.”
- 2015 – The Well Armed Woman Instructor
- 2016 – associate editor of the women’s section of
USCCA’s Concealed Carry Magazine - Represents her state, Alabama, as a member of the D.C. Project
- 2017 – Certified firearms instructor through the NRA, Sig Sauer Academy, TWAW, I.C.E. Training,
- 2018 – D.R.A.W. School, A.L.I.C.E. Institute and the USCCA
- 2019 – NRA’s Marion P. Hammer Woman of Distinction Award
About Beth Alcazar
Beth Alcazar is a writer, firearms instructor and educator closely associated with the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), where she has served as an editor of Concealed Carry Magazine and as a senior training counselor. She is the author of two of the USCCA’s core training texts, Women’s Handgun & Self-Defense Fundamentals and Children’s Firearms & Safety Fundamentals, and her articles on family safety, women’s self-defense and teaching young shooters appear regularly on the USCCA website, where she is now credited as Beth Alcazar, Ed.D.
Her instructor credentials span a wide range of programs, including the NRA, USCCA, SIG Sauer Academy, I.C.E. Training, D.R.A.W. School, the ALICE Institute, the Force Science Institute and the American Red Cross. In December 2023 she testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance about the growth in gun ownership among women and the value of responsible training. For gun owners and 2A advocates, she is a recognized voice for bringing women, parents and children into safe, informed firearm ownership, and her curricula are used in USCCA classes nationwide.
Key Facts
- Author of the USCCA textbook Women’s Handgun & Self-Defense Fundamentals.
- Author of the USCCA curriculum Children’s Firearms & Safety Fundamentals.
- December 2023: Testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance.
- 2023: Described in congressional testimony as editor-at-large of Concealed Carry Magazine and a doctoral candidate in curriculum and instruction.
Sources
- Beth Alcazar, Ed.D., Author at USCCA
- Testimony of Beth Alcazar (House Judiciary Committee)
- Armed mom schools Congress on booming female gun ownership (Fox News)
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