- 1988 attended (the third) Gun Rights Policy Conference GRPC
- Feb 1989 launched Women & Guns
was inspired after covering the Gun Rights Policy Conference for Machine Gun News - Sonny wrote almost the entire first issue herself, 16 pages of black and white print with no ads, with a focus on an in-depth feature article on concealed- carry options for women.
- Fall of 1989 2nd Amendment foundation acquired Women & Guns
- 1989 – 1991 Sunny moved to Washington & remained editor of W&G
- 1991 started to work for the NRA
- Oct 1993 NRA “Refuse to Be a Victim.” began
- 1994 appointed to Womens Personal Safety Office