It is awesome to see more women accepting responsibility for themselves and their own safety.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the number of women who got their concealed handgun license grew by 65 percent between 2006 and 2010, the latest year that data was available.

But it always bugged me that their carry options were so…. crappy. Women have different contours than men (thankfully!), and many wish to dress differently too. Thus it changes what’s available to them. Off-body carry is always an option, but I know from my years of wearing a fanny pack (even before I carried a gun) that options out there suck.

And yes, I still have ideas for making better fanny packs… someday I’ll get on it.

But looking at purses available for women? Geez… they all were horrible. I mean, maybe they were functional, but they had almost zero fashion or style.

I’m happy to hear this is changing.

From the article:

Lucky Squashbuckler – I like these. Unique designs, and nothing “screams gun”. Cute stuff here.

Gun Supply Store – These look nice as well. I like the leather options. More subdued style than the Lucky Squashbuckler ones.

Woolstenhulme Designer Bags – seems like somewhere in between, with good fashion sense.

Really, this is a lot of variety of styles, designs, and appeal. I bet you’ll find something here to like and that’s functional. And I bet if you don’t, these companies all seem open to feedback so I’d say contact them if you don’t see something that quite fits your needs. What’s the harm in asking?

I’m just happy to see more options like this coming to market.