Women for Gun Rights named its first 2026 honorees at a Washington, D.C., gala on September 12 during the national summit. Susan Myers, the Missouri state director, won volunteer of the year, Patriot Mobile won the business award, and Florida House member Kat Cammack won the legislator award.

Mary Forgues won the Shirley Waltral Memorial Survivor Award after using a nightstand handgun in 2019 to stop a home invader who forced a locked bedroom door and tried to strangle her, then joining a police force. Founder Dianna Muller credited the recipients for putting beliefs into practice. The nationwide nonpartisan women's group focuses on education, advocacy, and grassroots work to protect Second Amendment rights.