Amanda Suffecool Wins Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award

ne of the first friends I made in the Second Amendment community was Amanda Suffecool. We made an appearance on Paul Lathrop’s The Daily Bullet and got to know one another. I’ve always loved the energy she brought to the Second Amendment world.

This was before she was elected as an NRA board member, but she was knee deep in a new organization I’d not heard of at the time called Women for Gun Rights.

Since then, she’s been a key part of trying to clean up the NRA, and it seems her work has been noticed.

Women for Gun Rights (WGR) proudly recognizes Amanda Suffecool, WGR Advisory Board Member, for receiving the Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award at last week’s National Rifle Association event in Houston, Texas. This award honors women’s leadership and advocacy in support of the Second Amendment.

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Amanda Suffecool’s selection for this national recognition reflects her tireless and unwavering dedication to defending constitutional rights, amplifying the voices of women in the firearms community, and advancing meaningful engagement across the country.

Amanda serves on the NRA Board and has held several leadership roles within Women for Gun Rights (WGR), including State Director, Regional Director, and currently as an Advisory Board Member. Amanda is also active with A Girl & A Gun® and hosts her nationally syndicated radio show Eye on the Target.

“I am deeply honored to receive the Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award,” said Amanda Suffecool. “Sybil Ludington represents courage, conviction, and a willingness to stand up when freedom is at risk. To be associated with her legacy is humbling. I share this recognition with the many women across this country who continue to lead, serve, and speak boldly in defense of our constitutional rights.”

The award is named after a legendary hero of the American Revolution who reportedly rode all night to rally American militia forces to attack the British. Scholars dispute the account, citing a lack of contemporary evidence, but I like to think they dismiss it became it makes them feel bad about being too weak to do anything like that themselves.

But that’s just me.

I’m damn proud of Amanda for receiving this. I can’t say she “won” it so much as earned it, because she’s been a tireless crusader for gun rights and taken up every opportunity to advance the cause. No, we shouldn’t need defenders like Amanda, but the truth is that anti-gunners are gonna anti-gun, and that means we have to push back. That’s what Amanda does, on top of just being an awesome person.

Perhaps her example will inspire legions of other women to take up the cause, to defend their right to keep and bear arms, with a similar passion.

The truth of the matter is, though, no matter how much I personally do, I always feel like slacker next to Amanda, and that’s a very good thing. We all should surround ourselves with friends who make us push ourselves in the very best ways.

To meet someone like that pretty early in my professional 2A life makes me pretty damn lucky.

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