Iowa mom Melody Lauer has a personal motto she is trying to pass on to others : 'If you have baby on one side , it ’ s best to have gun on the other . ' The 30-year-old mother-of-three from Des Moines and former gun shop worker has started a new safety class that claims to teach women how to carry a firearm and their child at the same time . Despite being a gun enthusiast , Lauer maintains her controversial class does not encourage women to conceal a weapon , but shows them how to do so properly . ' I have seen a huge insurgence in young mothers , mothers of young children , wanting to get into firearms , ' Lauer told ABC 6 . Scroll down for video . Mom-and-gun enthusiast : Des Moines mother-of-three Melody Lauer has started a new gun safety class to show women how to 'responsibly ' carry a firearm and their child at the same time . Armed : The 30-year-old mom first got her gun permit at 21 and quickly became obsessed with weapon safety . Family first : Melody - who has children aged nine months , three and six - feels safer carrying a gun so that she can protect her kids . Support : Lauer was encouraged was encouraged to get her first gun ( right ) by her husband ( together-left ) Popular : Lauer launched her 'Babywearing and Carrying ' in February . Lauer continued : 'And what 's happening is we do n't have instructors that are addressing their needs . 'So they just do it . They do n't do it right and then they end up having an accident . ' The class is called 'Babywearing and Carrying ' and the first seminar was in February . Lauer says it has quickly become quite popular and is being hailed the first of its kind . 'To our knowledge , nobody is doing this yet , ' Barry Snesll , who runs Crossroads Shooting Sports shooting range in Des Moines , said . 'The interest was so great that she actually had to turn off or shut off the registration . 'Otherwise , we would have had two-three times as many people here . ' Safety : Lauer 's motto is iIf you have baby on one side , it ’ s best to have gun on the other ' Pro-gun : Mother-of-three Lauer said parents should be responsible enough to learn to carry a weapon safely . Safety : Lauer became dedicated to learning the correct safety measures associated with firearms . Lauer got her gun permit at 21 to appease her husband , who said he would be more comfortable with her increasing travel commitments for work if his wife were armed . She became dedicated to gun safety and learning how to use the weapon properly . The idea for a class was then recently borne out of tragedy , she said . 'The idea for the class came out of hearing about the kid in Idaho who shot his mom recently , ' Lauer told Yahoo ! Parenting . 'That touched me in a very deep way because my daughter was 2 at the time . ' I thought , there ’ s no reason this should happen . We are adults and can be responsible . ' Because of the popularity in Des Moines , Lauer is now looking at ways to expand , and perhaps plan a weekend event . Instructor : Melody Lauer ( right ) explains to a local reporter how her new seminar works . Pop : Lauer is seen here showing a student how to properly fire a gun . Holster : Lauer 's main principles are about how to holster the weapon when carrying a child .
Melody Lauer , 30 , is a mother-of-three from Iowa , Des Moines . She got her gun permit at 21 and has worked in a gun shop . Last month she launched a seminar called 'Babywearing and Carrying ' Class claims to show women how to safely holster a gun for child safety . Lauer says the class is overwhelmingly popular and she wants to expand .