Girls and giggles may go hand in hand, and while throwing guns into the mix may raise some eyebrows, women from across Northern California are flocking to Angela Ford’s Girls Giggles and Guns class, a beginning firearms class for women, taught by women. Ford, an investigator with the Placer County district attorney’s office, began teaching the class in 2005. Her classes were initially made up of two to three students. Today she offers one to two classes per month, accommodating up to 18 students each, with a two-month waiting list. She started teaching the class because when she was learning …











