Finley Smith

Finley Smith is an American firearm educator and animator who runs Rainbow Reload in Manchester, New Hampshire, a queer-focused firearm and self-defense training group. Smith runs the YouTube channel Queer Armorer, which discusses firearms techniques, community building and community defense projects, and media and gender analysis.

Rainbow Reload In November 2020, Smith created Rainbow Reload, an organization that helps queer people train with firearms in New Hampshire. Smith's trainings focus on handgun and shotgun defensive skill classes, in an effort to "be dangerous back to a dangerous world."

In 2023, Tucker Carlson described Rainbow Reload's work as "disgusting" and referred to Smith as both a "domestic terrorist" and a "faithful servant of the Democratic Party". Charlie Kirk referred to Smith as "Antifa and the Trans Mafia" and implied that they were responsible for the destruction of the country's morals.

Queer Armorer In 2021, Smith created the Queer Armorer channel out of a desire for queer-oriented firearms content accessible to beginners. and a cardiac medical issue.

3D firearm development Smith has worked on a variety of 3D printed firearm projects, including helping with the development of the Mac DB9 and various accessories. In 2022, they helped several rebel groups set up 3D production of firearms in Myanmar. During that work they created a version of the top rail of the FGC-9 for use in Myanmar by rebels fighting with limited access to optics due to the country's gun control laws prior to the revolution. However, its use was limited, as a team from Deterrence Dispensed developed printable iron sights that allowed for more flexibility.

Personal life Smith's pronouns are they/them or she/her.