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Welcome to the Ava Flanell Show, Episode 396. Today I'm going to chat with Taren Darr and discuss a letter from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to AG Bondi. I'm your host, Ava Flanell.

Donald Jeffries has been researching the JFK assassination since the mid-1970s, when he was a teenage volunteer for Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry. He is very active on all the JFK assassination forums, and has been a moderator on the London Spartacus Education Forum for several years. His first published book, the acclaimed 2007 novel The Unreals, has been compared to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. Hidden History is his first nonfiction book.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #220 Matthias Quellenberg San Diego Firearms Academy   In 2022, I went to GunProm, hosted by San Diego Gun Owners. It was a huge event with over 750 attendees, the biggest 2A dinner I've attended. I was there with John Petrolino and we didn't really know many folks. We were put at the table with Matthais. We talked all night and exchanged contact info. The next day, he messaged me via Instagram and said he's seen the show, but didn't put it together after seeing me. The next week, Petrolinio messages me and says he's been messaging Matthias. I asked who and he replied “The German.” The name stuck.    In 2024, GRPC was held in San Diego, where he lives. We were able to film a show at the end of GRPC. Everyone was talking about “the wall” and I thought it was some sort of Pink Floyd tribute. Alas, it was the border wall. When he asked where we were driving, I replied “the wall.” We had to make sure we didn't cross into Mexico. I don't have a passport. He was packing.    Matthias grew up in Germany and served in the army. That was his first exposure to shooting and firearms. If it was a choice and an option for the citizens, he would have been a gun owner. But it's very elitist in Germany. The first gun he got to shoot was a Walther P1, the predecessor to the P38. He did boot camp, specialized training, then some office work, and ended up in the Ministry of Defense, similar to the Pentagon here. Then he became a boot camp instructor.    He met an American woman and they had a long distance relationship. Eventually, he made it to Boston. After they got married, he was able to get a green card and he applied for a License To Carry right away. They moved to California and settled in San Francisco. He found out there were only 2 carry permits issued in the city when he got there. In the same time, Fresno County issued over 6,000 permits.    Then life brought them to San Diego. Doing some research, he found out you needed to list your guns and serial numbers on your license and you could only have three guns on that carry license. He looked for an attorney who may want to pursue suing the state about this and ended up talking with the lawyers from the Peruta case. The lawyers thought they may be able to pair the cases, but it didn't fit their strategy.    Back in 2020 while he was Ubering, he would talk with his riders and gun owning came up. They were looking for guidance and opinions. Realizing that there could be a market, he became an NRA certified instructor and started San Diego Firearms School.    We got into talking about teaching gun classes. He teaches a couple classes a month. The next step for him is to get certified by the sheriff's department to be an instructor. In California, you have to take a short test to get the firearm safety certificate, which you need to purchase a firearm. Then you have to do a shooting qualification to be able to take the 16 hour course needed for the CCW permit.     Matthais won tickets to the GunProm back in 2022. That's when he started to see that there are so many more people involved in firearms and the bigger gun community in general. He's good friends with Desi Bergman (RSWC #217) and they both do lots for San Diego County Gun Owners. He even presented for one of their seminars.    I had a great time with Matthais. He's a great guy and he's out there busting his tail to make things happen. He's very active on Instagram, so follow him.  If you end up in San Diego, get an Uber driver with a German accent, and his good dog, Lucky,  there's a good chance it's Matthias!   Favorite quotes: “We don't have gun rights. Guns is not a thing in Germany.” “Within a week of me getting a greencard, I got my first gun and I applied for a License To Carry.”  “At the time, you can only have three guns on your license.” “So many people were asking me questions and looking for help and guidance.” San Diego Firearms School Website https://sandiegofirearmssc.wixsite.com/home   San Diego Firearms School Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sandiegofirearmsschool/   San Diego County Gun Owners https://sandiegocountygunowners.com/   Gun Owners Radio https://www.gunownersradio.com/ Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #219 Liz Bush Deputy Executive Director,  NRA General Operations   I had a chance to film some shows with the NRA staff at the NRA HQ in Fairfax, VA. With time in my schedule, I asked a friend on the BOD who else I could have. She suggested Liz Bush. I wasn't familiar with her name, but she's got her hands on many things going on at NRA. It was great to have some time with her. I was in need of some NRA teaching materials, but wasn't able to get those from HQ on this trip. They come from a warehouse somewhere else.    Liz's position at NRA is the Deputy Executive Director of General Operations. It covers everything that isn't political. She works with everything from Community Engagement Departments to Women On Target to Friends of the NRA. She tends to the community outreach, clubs and range associations, education and training, law enforcement training division, competitive shooting, NRA Museum, the NRA range, shows and exhibits department, and even the Eddie Eagle program. Like she said, everything but politics! She may have donned the Eagle costume once. But there was a height requirement.    Growing up, her family had a number of firearms and her father was into shooting where she grew up in south New Jersey. Eventually she and her husband moved to the DC metro area. She went into marketing and worked retail but didn't enjoy it. Her father suggested applying for a job at NRA.   But when she got a job at NRA is when she really got into learning about firearms and shooting. She did go through much of the NRA Training Programs. And when there are changes within the programs, she gets to be part of the test case. She's gotten really good at trap shooting and often her husband won't go shooting with her. Doing a project with Mark Keefe (RSWC #216), Liz found she really likes the GLOCK 19. She talked her mother into buying one, too!   There's a lot more programs than I know or even realize that the NRA offers. There's a Youth Hunter Education Challenge. It's the next level after a regular hunter ed course.There's eight levels for challenge. This program has between 40-50 courses and reaches about 4,000 students. The NRA Day program is a mixed bag of all the disciplines for new shooters and gun owners. It's like an open house for shooting. The clubs that host NRA Day have the flexibility to design the program to what they'd like to offer participants. The Women On Target hosts nearly 100 events a year and reaches 4,000-5,000 women each year. The Range Services department helps ranges and range owners who are looking to start or improve their ranges.    One of the programs is the Friends of the NRA. I've been to a few of these around the country. The great thing about them is not just hanging out with like minded people and having something in common. The funds raised are split between the NRA and the state where the money is raised in the form of grants.    Over the years with NRA, Liz has been moving through different departments and different areas. It's fantastic to see that one job can lead to several different positions and cover lots of various aspects of keeping the organization going. The people that work at NRA HQ genuinely enjoy working for them and doing what they do. They're there to support it's members and get the word out about shooting, gun ownership, and the benefits it brings.    We did talk about Phil Schreier (RSWC #182) the NRA Museum. Phil is a celebrity due to all his appearances on the History Channel and Outdoor Channel programs. And I need to find some time to get back down to take in the museum and all it has to offer. Maybe I'll get some other folks from the NRA to hop in the stagecoach!   Favorite quotes: “We really focus on the programs, any touch points with the members. Anything that gets them pulling triggers.” “It says a lot about for the people and the community and camaraderie that we have as employees at NRA.” “Eddie Eagle is probably one our most successful programs, reaches millions of kids a year.” “Sporting clays is fun, it's like a round of golf but for shooters.” “We're one big team and over the years learned what everyone else is doing.”   National Rifle Association https://home.nra.org/   NRA Explore/NRA Programs https://explore.nra.org/   NRA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NRA   NRA Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nra/   Friends of the NRA https://www.friendsofnra.org/   Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

Stephen Willeford represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. CCRKBA Questions Biden's Reaction To Wisconsin School Strategy. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms believe the President used the incident to highlight his gun ban agenda

In this hour of Armed American Radio, Mark talks with the founder of the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms,(CCRKBA) Alan Gottlieb. This week Alan provides insight into the upcoming presidential election and its importance to us as gun owners. Alan also discusses the latest court victory in NY State in the Courtland Housing Authority where a federal judge issues a permanent injunction against banning residents from owning firearms on property. Also discussed was the latest column by SAF Investigative journalist, Lee Williams, better known as The Gunwriter, regarding New Zealand confiscating guns and firearm licenses of residents for having the wrong thoughts! Real life "thought police" in action in New Zealand. AWR Hawkins from Breitbart News discusses his latest columns and provides insight into his recent talk at the Young Americas Foundation at the Reagan Ranch last week. Mark and AWR discussed recent CCW defensive gun uses by law-abiding citizens, the upcoming election and more.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #214 News2A Shawn Abramson & Grant Kielczewski   Last year, I filmed a show with Shawn and Grant from News2A. Due to camera issues, we decided to scrap it and do it another time. That time was in Knoxville, Tenn, at the Gun Owners of America's G.O.A.L.s event. Since we first tried this, Grant up and moved from New Jersey to middle Tennessee, so this was the ideal time to make it happen again.    Shawn grew up in a mostly non-gun house, but he and his brother took any chance they could to go out and shoot with their father's friends. At 18, getting an FID and joining the NRA was on the top of the things he wanted to do as an adult. For Grant growing up in the Midwest, guns were just tools. Also buying his first gun at 18, he spent years just being a casual shooter. In the last five years, things changed for him. He's been more active in taking courses and in helping others get started on their gun owning path. He's been working more towards becoming a better instructor.    Shawn and Grant were both New Jersey guys with an idea to start a website with a focus on the Garden State.  News2A (N2A) was launched after the Bruen decision in June 2022. New Jersey finally caved, kicking and screaming, to allow their peasants to have pitchforks. And allow them to carry their pitchforks. For a while, it was a hotbed of overreaching government having a post-Bruen hissy fit. There were lots of things going on. The gents thought there needed to be a place where people could get the up to date and correct info on the goings on.   We spend some time talking about the differences between states like, New Jersey & Massachusetts, versus other states, like Florida & Tennessee. It is bad in Jersey. You cannot carry in sensitive places so you have to disarm in your car and do a lot of administrative loading and unloading. Post Bruen, New York and New Jersey really tried tamping down the rights and abilities of gun owners.    When the guys started getting more involved, they went to Trenton to watch the testimonies and see how the sausage is made. And it ain't pretty. None of the things we may have been taught in school, or from Schoolhouse Rock, really happens like that. It was an education and eye opening for them.    At one point, John Petrolino, RSWC #093, reached out to me and asked if I wanted to do some writing. He said that N2A was looking for writers and contributors for their website. He said I could send things to him to edit, then I could pass it along to N2A. In the meantime, he wrote to Shawn and Grant, saying that maybe they could publish some of my writings there. It's been a great outlet for me as a writer. I was able to cover the nonsense of the Gun Law Listening Tour in early 2023.    The website is chock full of writers. Covering topics of politics, gun rights, training, editorials. They've got about eight writers plus Shawn and Grant contributing to the site. Some I've had on the show and some still need to get in the stagecoach. They also have sections on the site that are great resources for Jersey residents, where you can carry, how to carry, how to apply for everyone. And, of course, safety tips, too.    Let me tell you, the gun folks from Jersey have aggravation in their blood about their process, licensing scheme, and the nonsense they have to deal with. There's only a handful of states that the Bruen decision really affected. These states are the most egregious about doing their best to make sure that lawful and responsible citizens have a hard time with owning, possessing, and carrying firearms. Fortunately, they've got Shawn and Grant putting in time, love, and money in keeping everyone informed and on top of the situation.  Favorite quotes: Shawn: “You meet the right people, too. They have the right values. They're just friendly people willing to help others in general.” Shawn: “They only care about making sure their party's agenda happens.” Grant:”We've tried to take this very complex information and make it as applicable to people as possible.” Grant: “I know people underestimate the value of training.” News2A Website https://www.news2a.com/   News2A Twitter/X https://twitter.com/News2ATeam   News2A Facebook https://www.facebook.com/news2a/   News2A Gab https://gab.com/News2A   US Law Shield (Code:NEWS2A) https://www.uslawshield.com/?affid=ad008c31-331d-11ef-bda8-0615552639c3 Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

This week, Laurie Dean and substitute co-host Jeff Fox are joined by Doug Cowan who is the Co-Chair of the Citizens GO bond committee appointed by the City Council. The committee is tasked with making recommendations to the Council on how the GO bond should be presented to Independence voters in April 2025.

River access sites across Montana are seeing more users. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks recently formed a citizen River Recreation Advisory Council to find solutions.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #208 Lucretia Hughes Klucken   This is a name you want to know. And a person you want to follow. I learned about her with the Women for Gun Rights group. I saw her testify in front of Congress. She lost her son to gang violence but she didn't turn into an anti-gun red shirt. She donned the teal and knew that it wasn't a gun that killed her son. I got to have Lucretia in the stagecoach at an event in New Jersey recently. She is an unstoppable force to be reckoned with.    Lucretia grew up in Georgia in a small country town. Her father raised her and her eight siblings in a junkyard. Whatever the boys would do, she would do so she was considered a tomboy. She had three fathers: one was a leader of the Black Panthers and the other two were in the military during Vietnam. Her grandparents were the first interracial couple in the area. She grew up shooting and hunting like her brothers.  By the time she was 20, she had four kids.    She worked hard to make sure that her kids didn't grow up in the situation she did. She lived in the hood and wanted to get out. Of course, she grew up in a Democrat household as she thought black people were supposed to vote that way. But she realized the Democrat party wasn't doing anything to help her. Being involved in gangs and the thug lifestyle, going to funerals of friends, she knew she was the only person that could make changes and get her family out of that lifestyle.She worked hard to get her and her kids out of that way of life.    When the NRA Annual Meeting was in Atlanta, she went at the encouragement of a friend. While there alone, she was talking with lots of folks. A photographer saw her and realized she had something. He dared her to go talk to “that short man over there”. It just happened to be Wayne LaPierre. She didn't know this. She told him her story and he gave her his phone number. Six months later he reached out and invited her to Texas to be part of the Board of Directors nominating committee.    She is also associated with the Women for Gun Rights group. Being around women like Dianna Muller (RSWC #059 & #164) and Amanda Suffecool (RSWC #009 & #180), she's learned a lot. She's had to learn to refine her story, skills, and be a positive role model. WGR help prepare her to speak in front of Congress and share the story about her son being murdered.    One of the things Lucretia does is a daily show, from 5-7 pm et, which has been growing to reach hundreds of thousands of people. Through the show, she met her husband. The show is called Real New with Lucretia Hughes. One of the people watching her show was Star Parker. She's the author of Pimps, Whores, & Welfare Brats. Star went from a tough life into a conservative. Lucretia's story is very similar. They did have a chance to meet and become friends. .    She's got some amazing stories, like driving up to DC for an event, with a pistol on the passenger's seat, and going up a one way road the wrong way. Fortunately, she was pulled over by a black police officer who was also from Georgia and he advised her to go home. She talks about getting off the welfare system and working hard to do so. She worked in federal penitentiaries in the medical department. These are the amazing stories I loved to get out for all to hear.     Besides the show, she's also working on running for the NRA Board of Directors. She was on the nominating committee that helped Dean Cain and Mark Keith Robinson get voted onto the BOD. Like I said, she's a force. When she spoke at the CNJFO/WGR dinner, she got everyone going. If you search her name, you'll find her from Turning Point USA to Real Clear Politics to FOX News. And now RSWC.  Favorite quotes: “I won't bow down. And I won't kiss no ring.” “I learned to stop beating up on myself because no one is perfect.” “I got tired of looking at death.” “They changed a lot of women's minds and their hearts.And a lot of women are now wanting gun rights.” Lucretia Hughes Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lucretia.b.hughes   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reallucretiahughes/   Rumble Real News with Lucretia Hughes https://rumble.com/user/RealNewsWithLucretiaHughes   FallBackUSA2 Shop https://fallbackusa2.myshopify.com/ Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n    

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: A new report from the Citizens Committee for Children says most of New York City's infants and toddlers eligible for subsidized child care aren't enrolled in public programs. Meanwhile, the MTA is urging New Yorkers to use the Long Island Railroad's summer packages and enhanced services instead of driving. Plus, Bryant Park's free summer yoga series kicks off Wednesday evening.

James P. Coughlin, President of the Citizens Committee for the JFK Holiday, Inc., and attorney Robert Cabana join Tim to discuss the idea of turning John F. Kennedy's birthday into a Massachusetts state holiday.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #203 John Castillo Father of Kendrick Castillo   While on a trip to Denver to film some shows, Laura Carno (RSWC #188) introduced me to John Castillo. He's the father of a hero, Kendrick Castillo, in the truest sense of the word. Just over 5 years ago, there was a school shooting at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.    Two students decided to attack the school and shoot as many people as possible then commit suicide. They entered in two separate locations. According to one of the students, one of the shooters entered a room and yelled to everyone ‘don't move'. Kendrick jumped up and attacked one student, while getting shot in the chest. This gave two other students time to jump up and go after the shooter. One was shot with non-life threatening injuries. Kendrick's injury was fatal.    John tells me how he was notified and went to the school. He was texting some other parents, looking for Kendrick. No one saw him. Eventually he made it to the police. There he was able to describe Kendrick and what he was wearing. The officer told him to follow them. They confirmed that Kendrick was shot and died. But John and his wife, Maria, were not able to see Kendrick as his body was at the crime scene. It was several days before he was able to see Kendrick.    Just the week before, John and Kendrick were out doing some shooting and training at Front Sight Training Institute in Pahrump, NV. There they learned that the best thing to do is to go after the shooter. Most of the time, the shooter is not expecting someone to fight back. Kendrick knew what he was facing, dying while hiding or dying while fighting and saving others.    While in Littleton, I was able to visit Castillo's home. Kendrick's bedroom is a shrine to him and his bravery and heroism. There are lots of posthumous awards from several organizations. There's also awards he earned in robotics. There is also a local brewery, Strange Craft Beer Company,  that makes a special brew in honor of Kendrick every year. John gave me a can from the most recent batch of “Kendrick's Ale.”   The silver lining is that John and Maria know it wasn't any of the firearms used that are the reason for Kendrick's death. It's the people who wanted to do harm to others before they took their own lives. It's Kendrick who saved lives and gave his for those people. This hasn't turned the Castillos into anti gun people. Quite the opposite. They are totally on board with arming school staff.   This led to Laura Carno and John connecting. Laura is with FASTER Colorado FASTER has trained a few thousand school staff in over 300 schools around the country. The program isn't just for teachers. It's for any school staff- secretaries, custodians, or teachers. The program started with Jim Irvine (RSWC #186) after the Sandy Hook tragedy. It's been spreading across the country and currently in Colorado, Ohio, and Arizona. The program takes school staff who want to protect students from learning firearm safety and fundamentals, through trauma first aid, and then into responding to active shooters. I've been through the Level 1 course in Ohio a few years ago. It was very impressive! The active shooter training for my group was done in a real school when school was out of session.    John has been able to go out and speak at various rallies around Colorado talking about how arming school staff. is what needs to be done for the people who want the training and are willing to carry in schools. He does this so other parents won't have to go through what he and Maria have gone through. They live close to where Kendrick was put to rest. They visit the site everyday.    I think it's time to crack that beer. I've been waiting to have it until I put this show out.    Thank you for your heroism. Rest In Peace, Kendrick.  Favorite quotes: “Mr. Castillo, Kendrick rushed the shooter.” “We discovered FASTER Colorado, which supports having armed school staff.” “He knew what the consequences and the odds if he didn't act at that moment.” “Mental health threats, or self harm threats, are not the same as a physical threat." “We don't want his life to be in vain that he just rushed a shooter and it was over. There has to be more to it than that.”   FASTER Colorado https://fastercolorado.org/   FASTER Saves Lives https://fastersaveslives.org/   Denver 7 News recent story https://www.denver7.com/follow-up/nearly-70-000-donated-to-construct-memorial-to-2019-stem-school-shooting-hero Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #199 Brad Landseadel Central Virginia Sporting Clays   A trip to Central Virginia Sporting Clays last July led to another trip in October. I headed down to CVSC with good friends John Petrolino and Cam Edwards. On the first trip, we encountered Brad Landseadel, the owner. He's a great guy and started telling us some jokes. We got to talking, telling him what we do. John wrote an article about the trip. Cam suggested we should do this again. John said I should film a show with Brad. Brad suggested we do the show in one of his planes. On the trip in fall, I brought the GoPros and filmed a show from a shotgun cart driving around the path of the stations.. It was a bit noisy with the cameras rattling for 7 minutes  but we stopped and the audio was better.    Brad started Central Virginia Sporting Clays back in 2007. He grew up in a military family and they traveled often. He had a career in the government. When he got married he took a job doing construction. They ended up in central Virginia when they retired. Moving to this area, they finally felt at home. Brad said most of the gun clubs were private clubs with a waiting list so he started his own.     Not growing up hunting or shooting, shotguns didn't become an interest until he blew out his knee playing basketball. After some surgeries and recoveries, he was still moping around the house. His wife told him he needed to find something to do and suggested he go shotgunning. Without having any shooting experience, he found out that the gun community is full of great people who want to help you learn about firearms, safety, and shooting. He found the comradery, friendship, and competitiveness he was missing from basketball on the range. Naturally, he's made lifelong friends from the shooting sports.    Some of the challenges of running a sporting clays range include getting the town to be on board with all of the permitting needed. Currently, his property is just under 400 acres. He bought it little by little, starting with 95 acres. He bought more property as it came up. Adding more land parcels keeps any neighbors from getting close or complaining about noise levels.He buys the land, takes the timber off, sells it, and uses those funds to purchase more land.    When we were there, Brad unfortunately locked himself out of his house. So he needed to tend to getting into the house. With that excitement, he forgot to give us score cards. We went into the office and picked up the clipboard and white sheets, thinking that was the easiest course of fire. Turns out, we were wrong. It was the hardest course. John was wondering if Brad was hitting the sauce when he layed out the white course. We all shot less than we usually would, but still had a great day.    One of the wonderful things about CVSC is that every 30 days, Brad changes the course of fire. He's out there moving the targets around so every month is different. It takes a day for him to move the throwers and make changes. There are four throwers at most stations. The next day he goes out and shoots the course himself. If there's something he can't hit, he makes adjustments.The throwing machines at CVSC have timed delays so someone could go out and shoot a round alone. But it's always more fun with friends.   They have shotguns to rent and ammo to buy at CVSC. The rental fees aren't much and the cost per box is about what you'd pay at your local gun shop. Of course shotgun carts are available for rent, too. I'd always suggest getting the carts. There's a lot to lug around: guns, ammo, water bottles, cigars, etc. Throughout the year, they host some fun shoots and competitions. He offers some instruction, too, so if you need help you'll get it. Obviously, safety is the top concern. But after that, having a good time is a close second when it comes to what's important.    If you find yourself in central Virginia, you need to take an afternoon and shoot some clays at CVSC. I'm looking forward to going back and filming a show from his plane. As long as I can get a higher score than Petrolino, it'll be a great day! Favorite quotes: “I haven't left a single target out there, I don't leave any of them, if I can't hit them.” “I did shoot trap and skeet... As soon as I found sporting clays, I was hooked.” “When we're out here shooting, it's all an even platform.” “Want to hear something unfair? This is me at work.” “I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't womanize. I have airplanes and guns.”   Central Virginia Sporting Clays https://www.centralvasportingclays.com/ Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #197 Erin Mihalik Throom Targets, CEO   At the Great American Outdoor Show in 2022, I got to meet Erin. I was there with John Petrolino and we were in search of Tony Simon. Well, we were pretending we didn't see Tony while he was behind us and we were talking smack about him. Erin wasn't sure what we were up to, but she just went with it. That's the kind of fun spirited person she is. We saw her again at GAOS in 2023 and she wanted to be on the show as things have been growing at Throom over the last year and she has lots to talk about!   She starts us off with some lofty goals for the show. She wanted to see a bear. We did run into a pig (cop). Hehe! We were in the way northern part of New Jersey, Sussex Country, and drove into New York state for about a ½ mile, maybe less. I was honored to hear that she has watched several shows and knew the format well. She tracked out a path for us to drive and didn't want to get lost. Part of the route took us over the Appalachian Trail.    We do talk about some of the ridiculousness of the New Jersey gun laws, hollow point ammo, and jug handles. She also tells us the difference between living in central New Jersey, where gun owners stay in the closet versus northern New Jersey where it's a bit more conservative and people are gun owners and not hiding it. She used to say she was in manufacturing but can now say she's with a company that makes targets.    Getting a degree in public relations and psychology, she noticed that her family were great engineers but not great marketers or communicating with people. She grew up in manufacturing with the rest of the family. Erin's grandfather started an engineering business in the 1970's and her dad and uncle grew up in the business. They started a side hustle in 1995 called Newbold Targets, which was the first self healing,reactive,  ricochet free targets. The only benefit she had is that she had targets to shoot.    Throom is a small family owned and run business. This year, Erin is the CEO. Her previous titles were Managing Director and Director of Sales before that. I don't want to say that titles aren't important, but they do have someone who manages the dummy rounds they make. He's the Dummy Director.    After working for a big car company, Erin came back to the family business in 2013. She realized that they had a brand image issue and people were mistaking Newbold for other brands of targets. She's got a great story about someone coming up to them at SHOT show and telling them their targets are junk. But they realized that they were talking about a different self healing target that didn't heal so well. This is when the marketing stepped in and made a change in the color and packaging.  Throom was rebranding before the lockdowns of 2020. There were big plans for SHOT 2021, which didn't happen. So they had started selling via the big online company. And sales took off! People were stuck at home, buying online, and shooting in the back yards. (Not in the Garden State, of course!) Neighbors weren't complaining because there wasn't noise from the Throom targets. More and more people started buying them.    The exciting news is that Throom is now in lots of new stores, the big box stores, the small mom & pop stores, and even some of the online suppliers, too. New to the product line is a remote target  Favorite quotes: “My husband says ‘Erin, we're in Sussex County now. You can tell people what you do.” “I am the CEO this year.” “We're just always having fun. We're lucky we all get to work together. Most of us are family. And the people who aren't technically family, we consider family.” “This industry, they respect people that make things in the US” Throom Targets Website https://throomtargets.com/   Throom Targets Facebook https://www.facebook.com/throomtargets   Throom Targets YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@throom6307   Throom Targets Instagram https://www.instagram.com/throomtargets/ Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #195 Riley Bowman ConcealedCarry.com    I met Riley in passing at SHOT Show a few years ago. We exchanged info and he said he would enjoy being on the show. On a trip to Denver, I reached out and messaged him and we were good to go. Then on the day I was heading there, I didn't hear from him. I called Neil Weidner (RSWC #116) to double check the number. When I did get in touch with Riley, he wrote a text but didn't come through. Regardless, it all worked out. I met him at the ConcealedCarry.com offices in Sheridan, CO.    Riley grew up in Idaho and has been a lifelong shooter and hunter. During the crash of 2008, he had a construction company that went out of business.   In 2009, he moved to Colorado to a bigger city due to the economy. He was a project manager for the government doing construction projects. After a few years he went back to having his own construction company, but then an interest grew in becoming a firearm instructor. He started with some of the NRA training programs and started doing some volunteer police work. Those duties varied between things like driving a patrol car and filling a shift, crowd control at large events, and even responding to natural disasters.    Eventually, he became certified for pistol and rifle and started to teach more. Once the classes picked up more, he stopped volunteering and focused on instructing, expanding his knowledge base and offering more classes to clients. Riley also started competing more often, too. By 2015, he was working full time with ConcealedCarry.com. The new business was geared towards helping new instructors with booking classes, marketing, and developing websites. While offering the courses, he started offering products to clients. Products ranged from holsters and belts to training aids, books, and other classes. Seven years later, they've got hundreds of products offered to help people carry. Over the years, they went from more training and less products to more products and less training.    On his personal website, you'll see that Riley does offer training around the country. He has also done some instructing at the Active Self Protection Conference.He also keeps his schedule busy with competitive shooting, too. Besides the businesses, instructing, and competing, he's got a wife and five children that he also wants to spend time with. As he says, he's trying to raise some freedom loving Americans.    The great thing about people like Riley is their business sense. He's taken ConcealedCarry.com and purchased several other companies over the years. Each one has its own customer base, marketing plan, and business plan. Keeping several businesses going is similar to when he was a project manager and running the construction business. There's lots of things going on that need attention and never a dull moment.    The current businesses under the ConcealedCarry.com umbrella are: Range Tech Timer, Mountain Man Medical, Barrel Blok, KSG Armory, Dry Fire Pro Shop, and Ready Up Gear. Links are below, of course. Riley and his team also have their own conference, called The Guardian Conference.    I'm always excited to hear about people who make massive changes in their careers. Going from construction to volunteer policing to firearm instructing and running several businesses with hundreds of products cannot be easy. But Riley and his team have great products. And he wouldn't go back to construction and project managing because every day he gets to do what he loves.  Favorite quotes:  “Now it's fully reversed. Used to be training and a little bit of product sales. Now it's a little bit of training and a lot of product sales.” “Juggling a lot of things doesn't cause me a lot of stress.” “It's also important to us that we help people be well rounded self defenders.” “I really, really enjoy what I do now. It doesn't feel like work.” “Everyday, I get to talk about, teach about, or actually do guns.” Riley Bowman Website https://www.rileytbowman.com/   ConcealedCarry.com https://www.concealedcarry.com/   Range Tech Timer https://www.rangetechtimer.com/   Mountain Man Medical https://www.mountainmanmedical.com/   Barrel Blok https://bloksafety.com/   KSG Armory https://ksgarmory.com/   The Guardian Conference https://guardianconference.com/   Dry Fire Pro Shop https://dryfireproshop.com/   Ready Up Gear https://readyupgear.com/ Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n  

Dan Johnson is Joplin's Director of Public Works and Dr. Ben Leavens is the Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Capital Improvements Sales Tax renewal. They joined Newstalk KZRG to discuss the potential renewal of the capital improvements sales tax that will be asked of Joplin voters on the April ballot. Join Ted Bojorquez, and Steve Scott as they discuss the latest news on NewsTalk KZRG!

    Slam the Gavel welcomes author, Donald Jeffries to the podcast. Donald Jeffries has written ten books so far and is working on his eleventh. He is the author of the cult classic novel, "The Unreals," and the best-sellers, "Hidden History," "Survival of the Richest," "Crimes and Cover-Ups in American Politics: 1776-1963," "Bullyocracy" and "On Borrowed Fame."     Donald Jeffries started out researching the JFK assassination in the. mid-1970's as a researcher with Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry. His Best-selling books have been lauded by the likes of Ron Paul, Naomi Wolf, Roger Stone, Jesse Ventura, Cynthia McKinney and Cindy Sheehan among others. A podcaster as well, Donald writes regularly on Substack.    We discussed his being a writer and one of his articles, "The Human Loneliest Phenomenon." The issues of Estrangement and Parental Alienation, as well as why siblings aren't speaking to one another and why parents are being pushed away to the side were discussed in-depth. What has caused this to happen to parents? Social media and TV movies and questionable Disney films are suspect.     Talking about his podcast, Donald had met Heidi Weber, a Whistleblower, and she shared her story with him about Parental Alienation. We discussed a little about her case and the cases of other parents. Heidi's case was featured in, “Raised By These Wolves, How Family And Federal Courts Are Failing Our Children."To Reach Donald Jeffries: Donald Jeffries on Substack (@djeffries) or donaldjeffries.substack.comThis episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. CPS  cases are among the most finding experiences. Any parent can endure, do not face it alone. With urgent assist by CPS protect, you get the peace of mind to raise your children as you see fit and the personalized assistance of their team of expert child, welfare, consultants, CPS investigators themselves. Get started absolutely free at CPSprotect.com/register Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/

  Slam the Gavel welcomes author, Donald Jeffries to the podcast. Donald Jeffries has written ten books so far and is working on his eleventh. He is the author of the cult classic novel, "The Unreals," and the best-sellers, "Hidden History," "Survival of the Richest," "Crimes and Cover-Ups in American Politics: 1776-1963," "Bullyocracy" and "On Borrowed Fame."     Donald Jeffries started out researching the JFK assassination in the. mid-1970's as a researcher with Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry. His Best-selling books have been lauded by the likes of Ron Paul, Naomi Wolf, Roger Stone, Jesse Ventura, Cynthia McKinney and Cindy Sheehan among others. A podcaster as well, Donald writes regularly on Substack.    We discussed his being a writer and one of his articles, "The Human Loneliest Phenomenon." The issues of Estrangement and Parental Alienation, as well as why siblings aren't speaking to one another and why parents are being pushed away to the side were discussed in-depth. What has caused this to happen to parents? Social media and TV movies and questionable Disney films are suspect.     Talking about his podcast, Donald had met Heidi Weber, a Whistleblower, and she shared her story with him about Parental Alienation. We discussed a little about her case and the cases of other parents. Heidi's case was featured in Raised By "These Wolves, How Family And Federal Courts Are Failing Our Children."To Reach Donald Jeffries: Donald Jeffries on Substack (@djeffries) or donaldjeffries.substack.comThis episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. CPS  cases are among the most finding experiences. Any parent can endure, do not face it alone. With urgent assist by CPS protect, you get the peace of mind to raise your children as you see fit and the personalized assistance of their team of expert child, welfare, consultants, CPS investigators themselves. Get started absolutely free at CPSprotect.com/register Support the show Supportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maryann-petri/support

Donald Jeffries has been researching the JFK assassination since the mid-1970s, when he was a teenage volunteer for Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry. He is very active on all the JFK assassination forums, and has been a moderator on the London Spartacus Education Forum for several years. His first published book, the acclaimed 2007 novel The Unreals, has been compared to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. Hidden History is his first nonfiction book.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #189 Sarah Riggle Attorneys for Freedom   I've been going to Gun Rights Policy Conference for years now. I love that it's like a family reunion with old friends. It's also great to meet new people. Sarah Riggle is one of the people I met right at the end. I just had lunch on the last day with friends and we were walking back into the hotel. We ran into Sarah and her friend Laura Snyder, who was a guest on the Polite Society Podcast. I wanted to have Laura on the show but she had to take care of things at home and she said Sarah would be good to do a show with. So I got the cameras and we filmed a show.    Sarah moved to the Phoenix area from Pennsylvania. She moved there with a long time friend about three years ago. This was her first GPRC. She's currently working in marketing for Attorneys For Freedom. With plans to get a marketing and graphic design degree, Sarah ended up in the restaurant business for several years. Making the move was a chance to try something new somewhere else. When she was young, she did a little bit of shooting growing up. But she realized she needed to get more serious about it when there was a shooting right outside of her house in Pennsylvania. Shocking it was as drug deal gone bad and the person who got shot did not want to go the hospital.    We start off talking about what Attorneys On Retainer and Attorneys For Freedom do. Attorneys For Freedom is located in Phoenix. Attorneys On Retainer is all across the United States. They're a subscription based law firm, not an insurance program. They've had several clients over the last three years go purchase a firearm and found out doing the background check, that they're a prohibited person for something that may have been a misdemeanor and stopped them from being able to purchase a firearm. She also brings up that people who have been admitted to a mental health institution aren't able to pass background checks and that does stop people from getting help needed when they're in crisis. She brings up the great things that Hold My Guns (RSWC #092) and Walk The Talk America (RSWC #067) are doing.    The interesting misconception about some of the self defense insurance policy programs is that if someone takes a plea deal, the insurance doesn't kick in and pay for things. You have to be the innocent party. If you admit guilt and take a plea, the insurance cannot cover acts that are not lawful and intentional. For example, your car insurance won't cover an accident that you caused on purpose. She also brings up that some of the insurance companies will not cover acts that happen with someone you know, particularly with domestic violence.    Often what people don't think about are the other costs that go with a court case. Things like expert witnesses, investigations, and medical testing that may need to be done. Of course, the cost varies, but it can easily be $10,000-$15,000 that someone may need to pay an attorney up front just to start the case. Both Attorneys For Freedom and Attorneys On Retainer have YouTube channels and you can see some of what they're about there. Should legal services ever be needed, it's important to have a lawyer that is familiar with firearms, firearm cases, and other topics that are gun related. Often that is not your court appointed attorney.    Let's get a few things straight, Sarah is not a lawyer and doesn't offer legal advice. Everyone needs to do research on any program they sign up for to help them with legal situations and the aftermath of using force in self defense.    Favorite quotes:  “It's great to see more responsible gun owners getting involved with how to help other responsible gun owners.” “No one is going to protect me but myself.” “If you're forced to defend your life and now you need to defend your freedom, that's exactly what we're there for.” “Attorneys On Retainer and Attorneys For Freedom we don't have any problem covering all of these circumstances.” Attorneys For Freedom Website https://attorneysforfreedom.com/   Attorneys For Freedom Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AttorneysForFreedom   Attorneys For Freedom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/attorneysforfreedom/   Attorneys For Freedom YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AttorneysForFreedomLawFirm   Attorneys On Retainer Website https://attorneysonretainer.us/   Attorneys On Retainer YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AttorneysOnRetainer   Attorneys For Freedom X/Twitter https://twitter.com/freedomattorney Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC   SABRE Red Pepper Spray  https://lddy.no/1iq1n   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

ABOUT MARK WALTERS Mark Walters is a member of the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As a nationally syndicated host of two talk radio programs, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio's Daily Defense, Mark is heard on hundreds of stations weekly across the country. Mark is the co-founder of Armed American News and the recipient of the 2015 “Gun Rights Defender of the Year award.” In addition, Mark Walters is co-author of three books, including Lessons from Armed America, Lessons from Unarmed America, and Grilling While Armed.About Nan Su:Nan Su is a senior investigative reporter for the Epoch Times, with an eye and focus on Chinese politics and government deception. Nan is highly knowledgeable in a variety of subjects, including the Coronavirus and all things happening overseas. His reports have been in The Epoch Times for some time now and gained a following based on his expertise in delivering thorough results.Lock N Load is presented by; Aero Precisionhttps://aeroprecisionusa.comModern Gun Schoolhttps://mgs.edu Ace Firearmshttp://www.acefirearms.comDeSantis Holstershttps://www.desantisholster.comStaccatohttp://staccato2011.comTaran Tactical Innovationshttps://tarantacticalinnovations.comSpikes Tacticalhttps://www.spikestactical.comFederal Ammunitionhttps://www.federalpremium.com/Primary Armshttps://www.primaryarms.com/

EPISODE #922 PAUL IS DEAD? Richard welcomes author/historian, and noted JFK Assassination Researcher Don Jeffries whose latest book delves into the Paul is Dead Legend which supposes Paul McCartney was killed in a car crash in 1966 and replaced with a talented body-double. GUEST: Don Jeffries was a teenage volunteer with high profile Warren Report critic Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry in the mid-1970s. His novel The Unreals was published in 2007, and became a cult classic. His first nonfiction book, Hidden History: An Expose of Modern Crimes, Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups in American Politics, was published in 2014 and became a best-seller. The critically acclaimed Survival of the Richest: How the Corruption of the Marketplace and the Disparity of Wealth Created the Greatest Conspiracy of All, followed in 2017. Crimes and Cover-Ups in American Politics: 1776-1963 came after that in 2019, with a Foreword by Ron Paul. In 2020, Bullyocracy: How the Social Hierarchy Enables Bullying in Schools, Workplaces, and Society at Large, was published. His latest book was published in November 2021, On Borrowed Fame: Money, Mysteries, and Corruption in the Entertainment World. Jeffries writes regularly for the American Free Press, the last real newspaper in America, and at Substack. The Donald Jeffries Show airs live every Wednesday from 6-8 pm eastern on ochelli.com, and "I Protest" live streams on Fridays, from 5-7 pm eastern, at Rokfin.com.  WEBSITES/LINKS: donaldjeffries.media twitter.com/DonJeffries donaldjeffries.substack.com BOOKS: On Borrowed Fame Hidden History The Unreals Survival of the Richest Crimes and Cover-ups in American Politics: 1776-1963 Bullyocracy Masking the Truth: How Covid-19 Destroyed Civil Liberties and Shut Down the World From Strawberry Fields to Abbey Road SUPPORT MY SPONSORS!!! COPY MY CRYPTO https://copymycrypto.com/richard  Discover how over 2,800 people - many of who know nothing about crypto or how to invest - are building rapid wealth the cabal can never steal. "You don't need to know a thing about cryptocurrency if you copy someone who does." Gain Access for just $1 https://copymycrypto.com/richard BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #175 John Kolis Instructor & Author, Pistol Practice   I noticed on my social media that “Pistol Practice” was coming up more often in my feed. Then I get a text from a friend who says “John Kolis wrote Pistol Practice. He's in your area and just did Rob Beckman's podcast. You should have him on your show.”. I tuned in to Beckman's (RSWC #109) Firearm Trainer's Podcast to check him out and knew he would be a good fit. We texted back and forth. Then before one of the “Gun Law Listening Tour” stops, John & I met up for a drink.  Then we had a few drinks with some other friends afterwards, too.    John & I met up at the Weston Shooters Club in Weston, MA, and we headed to On Target Firearms in Dracut, MA, to do some shooting. After a quick warm up, John proved to me that his book, Pistol Practice, truly works!  We shot one of the games from his book and he way outshot me! He's been working on getting his book across the country and in the hands of instructors. So if you're an instructor, you should check out the link to become an affiliate instructor.   John's dad grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and owned a .22 rifle. When they moved to upstate New York, his dad took him shooting outdoors and John really enjoyed it. He still has that rifle, which his father got as salesman of the month in the 1950's.    John enlisted in the Air Force for a few years. However, he doesn't use that as a focus in his firearms resume. As with many people, life changes and John found himself moving away from shooting to have a family and a career.    After years of IT work, during the lockdowns of 2020, his employer let him go. With kids in college and experience in writing courses and manuals, John applied these skills with his interest in getting back into firearms. Having taken several courses through the NRA, USCCA,  SIG Academy, John got certified to teach a number of courses.    He turned all of this knowledge into “Pistol Practice, The Shooting Range Guidebook to teach you how to practice.” The book is a wonderful method for someone to have fun and enjoy practicing. You should have a solid knowledge of handgun shooting fundamentals. There are several different “games” that you can use with your friends when you are at your next range session.    Not only are there various ways to make practicing fun, there's a chart for two handed, one handed, non-dominant two handed, and non-dominant one hand shooting charts. The book comes with a card that you can use to split, like on the cover of the book. There's also a QR code that you use to download various other targets.    Pistol Practice has its own class as well. There are a number of ways to learn and take a lesson with John. He's offered free shipping on his book purchases for RSWC followers who use the code “FreeShip23”.    As noted above, John wants to spread the Pistol Practice course around the country. If you'd like to offer his course, contact him at john@pistolpractice.com to become an affiliate instructor in your area. He does limit how many instructors he has in each area, so contact him today.    I had a great time shooting with John. I'm glad that he's a local guy and also in the fight in Massachusetts. With people like him, we are getting more shooters educated, trained, and having a good time doing so.    Favorite quotes: “The firearms community, everyone is so supporting and helpful to one another”. “Marksmanship was an admired quality”. “I became acquainted with Massachusetts gun laws. I became confused with Massachusetts gun laws”. “That speaks to the pursuit of happiness…. As long as your pursuit doesn't hurt others. That's the Republic we created”. Pistol Practice https://pistolpractice.com/ Free shipping code “FreeShip23”   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/PistolPractice/   Find Pistol Practice on Facebook    Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC  

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz introduce conspiracy theory expert Donald Jeffries, who brings listeners to The Paracast what may be the ultimate conspiracy theory. So his book "From Strawberry Fields to Abbey Road: A Billy Shears Story," written along with Don Wilson, explores one of the wildest rumors to ever come out of the entertainment world — the "Paul is Dead" legend. The authors detail the history behind the rumor, and numerous figures from show business, as well as Beatles experts, share their own thoughts on the subject, as well as how the Beatles impacted their lives. Jeffries first began researching the JFK assassination in the mid-1970s as a teenage volunteer with Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry. His books include the best-sellers "Hidden History: an Expose of Modern Crimes," "Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups in American Politics," "Survival of the Richest: How the Corruption of the Marketplace and the Disparity of Wealth Created the Greatest Conspiracy of All," "Crimes and Cover-Ups in American Politics: 1776-1963," "Bullyocracy: How the Social Hierarchy Enables Bullies to Rule Schools, Workplaces, and Society at Large" and "On Borrowed Fame: Money, Mysteries, and Corruption in the Entertainment World."

Don Jeffries was a teenage volunteer with high profile Warren Report critic Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry in the mid-1970s. His novel The Unreals was published in 2007, and became a cult classic. His first nonfiction book, Hidden History: An Expose of Modern Crimes, Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups in American Politics, was published in 2014 and became a best-seller. The critically acclaimed Survival of the Richest: How the Corruption of the Marketplace and the Disparity of Wealth Created the Greatest Conspiracy of All, followed in 2017. Crimes and Cover-Ups in American Politics: 1776-1963 came after that in 2019, with a Foreword by Ron Paul. In 2020, Bullyocracy: How the Social Hierarchy Enables Bullying in Schools, Workplaces, and Society at Large, was published. His latest book was published in November 2021, On Borrowed Fame: Money, Mysteries, and Corruption in the Entertainment World. Jeffries writes regularly for the American Free Press, the last real newspaper in America, and at Substack. The Donald Jeffries Show airs live every Wednesday from 6-8 pm eastern on ochelli.com, and "I Protest" live streams on Fridays, from 5-7 pm eastern, at Rokfin.com.Websites twitter.com/DonJeffries donaldjeffries.media donaldjeffries.substack.com Jeffries YouTube Channeldonaldjeffries.wordpress.comBooks From Strawberry Fields to Abbey Road On Borrowed Fame The Unreals Bullyocracy Hidden History Crimes and Cover-ups in American Politics: 1776-1963 Survival of the Richest

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #172 Paul Markel Student of the Gun (The Pimp Hand of America)   Paul Markel is someone I've heard on Armed American Radio several times. It's always great to hear his stance on anything. He doesn't mince words. He doesn't hold back. And you always know where he stands. A good friend said he would be at NRAAM in Indianapolis this year and at the GLOCK booth. So after an email and an introduction, he said he'd be up for doing the show. Special thanks to Rob & Amanda from Eye On The Target Radio for the use of their “stagecoach” to film the show.    We kicked off with Paul explaining that it wasn't a job he was looking for, but a job he accepted, was to be the Pimp Hand of America because “this country needs a slap”. And he's just the man to do it.  Paul is very direct and to the point about his stance on topics du jour. Our first topic was the homeless folks on the way to his hotel in Indy.    During his youth, Paul spent time running around the yard with a rifle shaped stick. That led to shooting single shot BB guns with his grandfather with a tube of BBs from the local grocery store. Joining the military after his high school love didn't work out, he enlisted as a Marine and spent time on the USS Forrestal. After jungle warfare training they had to change to desert warfare training and he was involved with Desert Storm Part 1.    Upon coming home, he needed to find a job. His family knew a police chief and he went into the police academy but found out that 500 men like him were applying for 3 jobs. Back when he was 19, he tried to take an executive protection course. The job required experience, which he didn't have at the time. But after the military, he found he was a good candidate for that line of work, which he did for 13 years.    With all this experience, Paul took a job as a military contractor and started teaching small arms and tactics. When the contract starts to wind down, the job looks less and less appealing. While in the Marine Corps, he was a rifle and pistol marksmanship coach and really enjoyed teaching classes. A mentor suggested the old adage about “publish or die” and that led to Paul starting to write back in 1993 when he sold a couple of articles. He eventually started writing for Harris Publication and many other magazines.    Writing led to talking to a TV producer and that's how Student of the Gun (SOTG) TV started. Eventually, SOTG ended up on several different TV networks. Producing TV shows takes a lot of work. There's cameras, lighting, audio, editing, and it's all time consuming.    What I really like about Paul is that he's a very intellectual man. He's very well read. On the SOTG website there's a suggested reading list of several books and how & where to order them. We talk about 1984, The Rape of the Mind, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451. He talks about how going to bodyguard school really helped with him learning to pay attention which has also helped out with the things he studied and learned from the masters and the books mentioned. The job of the bodyguard is to make sure that nothing happens and nothing unexpected happens, which means you also need to know what is normal and what is out of place.    I've already started the SOTG book collection by buying Total Resistance by H.Von Dach. I also downloaded The Rape of the Mind in audiobook for some driving adventures coming up. I do like buying books, but I need to read some of them, too, otherwise it's futile.    Favorite quotes: “It's the only job you can work and as the years go by, you get paid the same amount or less, for doing the more work.” “A stepping stone in a profession is to be published.” “You destroy the culture. You destroy the language. You destroy the people.” “When everything is a Right, nothing is a Right.” “I don't know if I ever created anything but I sat at the feet of masters and I paid attention.” Student of the Gun Podcast https://studentofthegun.com/podcast/studentofthegunradio/   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@studentofthegun   The Four Pillars of Fighting Book https://www.amazon.com/Four-Pillars-Fighting-James-Yeager-ebook/dp/B0BYRQ5YCD Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC  

This week, Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) joined the show to respond to questions about the group's finances. As I promised on the previous podcast, I asked Gottlieb about the ins and out of how the two non-profits he's a director of interact with the private entities he operates and what safeguards are in place to ensure the groups aren't being overcharged. He said SAF and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) have boards that approve the contracts with the private companies he owns, and he has no say over those decisions. He noted the relationships have been disclosed on the group's financial filings for decades, as required by law. He also attacked Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D.) for a year-long investigation into the group that has yet to produce any charges or legal action. He accused Ferguson of targeting the gun-rights groups because they have started several lawsuits against the state's gun laws in recent years. He compared the investigation to harassment and said they filed a civil rights suit against the state over the cost of compiling the documents they requested and the lost man-hours involved in complying with the AG's various demands. He said The Wall Street Journal, which broke the news of the investigation and raised questions about the gun group's finances, was negligent in repeating some of the accusations the AG has reportedly pursued without proper context. Gottlieb said one of the groups the paper implied he was profiting off of is actually a co-op that operates at cost. He said the other company he owns that does business with SAF and CCRKBA offers services at below-market rates. Gottlieb answered several other questions about how the groups have operated under his leadership over the years. And he gave an update on SAF's latest lawsuits against New Jersey and Maryland's latest gun-carry restrictions. Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss the Supreme Court's decision not to issue an emergency injunction against an Illinois city's AR-15 ban. Special Guest: Alan Gottlieb.

Links from the show:* On Borrowed Fame: Money, Mysteries, and Corruption in the Entertainment World* Connect with Donald* Never miss an episodeAbout my guest:Don Jeffries was a teenage volunteer with high profile Warren Report critic Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry in the mid-1970s. His novel The Unreals was published in 2007, and became a cult classic. His first nonfiction book, Hidden History: An Expose of Modern Crimes, Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups in American Politics, was published in 2014 and became a best-seller. The critically acclaimed Survival of the Richest: How the Corruption of the Marketplace and the Disparity of Wealth Created the Greatest Conspiracy of All, followed in 2017. Crimes and Cover-Ups in American Politics: 1776-1963 came after that in 2019, with a Foreword by Ron Paul. In 2020, Bullyocracy: How the Social Hierarchy Enables Bullying in Schools, Workplaces, and Society at Large, was published. His latest book was published in November 2021, On Borrowed Fame: Money, Mysteries, and Corruption in the Entertainment World. Jeffries writes regularly for the American Free Press, the last real newspaper in America, and at Substack. The Donald Jeffries Show airs live every Wednesday from 6-8 pm eastern on ochelli.com, and "I Protest" live streams on Fridays, from 5-7 pm eastern, at Rokfin.com. Get full access to Dispatches from the War Room at dispatchesfromthewarroom.substack.com/subscribe

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #171 Nayara Andrejczyk The Gun Evangelist, 2A Advocate   Back in February, I attended a Gun Law Seminar held by Gun Owners Action League. I was in the right seat at the right time!  I was alongside 2 of The DC Project members and behind me was The Gun Evangelist, Nayara Andrejczyk. She saw my RSWC hoodie and asked who I was and what RSWC was. I said RSWC is Riding Shotgun With Charlie and I am Charlie! She said she drove up from the Philly area just to come to this event. We became fast friends and started following each other on social media outlets. A week later, I was going to Tanner Sports Center in Jamison, PA, to interview Nayara. Then in April, she drove 4 hours to attend GOAL's Concealed Carry Fashion Show & Expo, and drove back that night. Gun people are the best people.    Nayara, NayNay, as her friends who can't roll the R's call her, was born in Brazil and moved to Worcester, MA, near some other relatives. I found out she was friends with one of my Brazilian friends (small world)! Nayara is also an American by choice! She did take a course as required in MA to get a License To Carry, but she didn't apply for it with the local police. After years in central MA, life found her moving to Pennsylvania. She still wanted to get a permit and firearms, which was much easier in PA than in MA. And it only cost $20!   Once she started shooting, she was hooked. She came back to MA and found the Massachusetts Women Gun Owners and they ended up connecting Nayara to Jim Wallace, GOAL's Executive Director, which is why she has been coming up to MA for events. She also found out that many of her MA friends were closet gun owners, not letting their friends and neighbors know that they had the LTC and owned firearms. She has vowed to not hold back and let everyone know that she's a proud gun owner, which is how she got the name The Gun Evangelist.    In the early 2000's, Brazil had a disarmament law that required everyone to register their firearms to help eliminate violence with a firearm. After a couple years, the violence went up as the criminals were the only ones with firearms and the citizens couldn't protect themselves. Shocking, this is happening again in Brazil, and we NEED to prevent it from happening in the United States. Nayara really explains what happened and how it happened there.    Like many gun owners who realize shooting is an expensive hobby and Right, she needed to find a way to support her shooting habit. She decided to apply for a position at Tanner's Sports Center. She has thick skin, which is needed for a female gun store employee, and she joined the team at Tanner's, where she has been working for several years. She knew that her knowledge and experience would be good, but asks for help from their other staff if she needs it. It was also a good decision for Tanner's as they could use a female staff member.    Training and competitive shooting are things that Nayara started really getting involved with. She took some NRA training courses with Todd Ellis (NRA BOD member & soon to be RSWC episode) and started expanding her knowledge base. As an employee of Tanner's, they helped her get clients to take classes with her. She's also made connections with A Girl & A Gun.    It's wonderful to hear her story about becoming an American and a firearm owner and hearing how things have grown and progressed for her. I'm sure you'll enjoy everything she has to say and share with us. Later this month, she and I are both taking the USCCA instructor course and I'm looking forward to spending time training and learning with her. Favorite quotes:  “I believe the Second Amendment is the second for a reason, in order of importance for the American citizen.” “My soul is American.” “I found what was missing in my life. This is it. I love, absolutely LOVE shooting!” “I will never be a closet gun owner.” “I am committed not to hide who I am and what I like.”   Nayara Andrejczyk Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nandrejczyk/   Tanner Sports Center https://www.tannersportscenter.com/   Tanner Sports Center Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tanners_sports_center/   Tanner Sports Center Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TannerOperations   Tanner Sports Center TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@tanners_sports_center Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #170 Jill McDaniel Mom At Arms, The DC Project   Jill McDaniel is someone I've been following for awhile. Since she's a DC Project gal, I already knew that she may be up for being on the show. I had a course scheduled in Virginia and I reached out to her to see how far she was from the class. Lynchburg, VA wasn't too far so we set up a time and date to film a show.    Growing up in rural southern Virginia, she's always been around firearms.  Her father was a police officer and worked about a half hour from their home. He instilled in his family that they were going to learn to shoot and handle firearms since worked that far away. She learned on a BB gun and rifle before she started on handguns.    In 2016 with the Clinton/Trump election is when she started to get active on social media and paying attention to the politics of firearms and Rights. This was the first time she saw and heard gun control ads and Moms Demand Action (MDA). She took to Twitter, where she usually crap-talks about sports, and found Shannon Watts. She discovered Watts was lying and she wanted to get involved to stop the lies. That's when she started blogging and wanted to challenge what the MDA were putting out there. So she purchased the Mom At Arms domain name.    She asked for contributors to the website. She's got about 10-15 people that write for the site when they're able to. The objective of the site is to find out and get the word out about what is going on across the country. Most of her writers are female and are DV survivors, crime victims, or self defense oriented people. The success of the site has become bigger than she thought it would be.    Mom At Arms does have informants  and moles! There are some writers who ‘sneak' into MDA meetings and pretend to be a ‘red shirt' just to find out what they're up to. These ‘spies' do get booted out of meetings if they get discovered.  Jill herself has been kicked off a zoom when a red shirt did some research into her.    Already friends with Mary Callison (#050), Rebecca Schmoe (#158), and their group One Million Moms Against Gun Control, Jill was learning about the DCP. There was a VA director, but she needed to step down. Dianna Muller (RSWC #059 & #164) asked Jill to be the VA director. With her experience as an instructor, running her own blog, and fighting with Watts, she was more than ready. Through the DCP, she also works with the Virginia Citizens Defense League in being a cheerleader, promoter, and supporter.  Jill is also a USCCA certified instructor and really enjoys teaching situational awareness courses.  Paying attention to your surroundings is really the basis for staying out of gun fights and bad situations.    Having several of the DCP ladies on the show, I've really come to have a lot of respect for the group and for the ladies individually. They're all doing many things at the state and national level. Jill isn't any different. She's got the Mom At Arms website and all it's social media. She's doing things in VA. And she's been blocked by Shannon Watts! Which is a cool badge to wear. You'll find all of her socials down below! Favorite quotes:  “...when you speak about guns, we've instilled at birth.” “I learned how to shoot with a BB gun and a deck of cards.” “It's become something bigger than I thought it would ever be.” “We knew the 2A sanctuary stuff was about to take flight, and we wanted to make it concrete in some way.” “We focus on the Rights, we focus on the Constitution.” Mom At Arms Website https://www.mom-at-arms.com/   Mom At Arms/USCCA https://training.usconcealedcarry.com/instructor/7aae0872-7ac7-11eb-a776-02420a0001fb   Mom At Arms Facebook https://www.facebook.com/momatarms   Mom At Arms Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mom_at_arms/   Mom At Arms Twitter https://twitter.com/mom_at_arms   The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/ Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   Buy a Powertac Flashlight, use RSWC as the discount code and save 15% www.powertac.com/RSWC  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #169 Michael Cargill Central Texas Gun Works   Michael Cargill is getting a lot of attention and press.  First we had Heller in 2008, then McDonald in 2010, and Bruen in 2022.  It's looking like Cargill V Garland is going to be in 2023. The Cargill case is going to bring us back the right to possess bump stocks.    To start this episode, I have a quick video meeting with Cargill to update us on what's going on with getting his case to the Supreme Court. We talked at the end of March 2023, but things changed during the first week of April and you'll hear the recent happenings.    Cargill has a lot going on. He's the owner of Central Texas Gun Works (CTGW), located in Austin, TX, which offers several levels of training courses from handgun basics to private security qualifications The store offers rentals and purchases as well. If that isn't enough, he also does a radio show that is focused on guns, training, and all things Second Amendment related.     He spent 12 years in the Army. Then joined civilian life, he worked doing telecommunication then opened a trucking company, finally opening a gun store. He was tired of his family and friends being victims of crime, not having firearms or training to go with them. His grandmother, at 70 years old, was going back to college to be a nurse and she was robbed and raped. That was the catalyst to open up CTGW. He also pushed for campus carry, which became law in Texas.    Not new to the court and judicial system, Cargill fought the city of Austin for not allowing the citizens to carry in their building. He filed a case and took them to court, he testified, then he won the case. After that he looked at the Federal government.    When he found out that Congress didn't give permission to the ATF to make laws but the ATF was acting like they did, he decided it was time to go after them as well.  During the Trump administration after the shootings at the country concert in Las Vegas, the ATF decided to go after bumpstocks. The issue isn't whether bumpstocks are or aren't machine guns, it's that the  ATF is not supposed to make or interrupt laws, they're just supposed to enforce them. This could have implications over all the nonsense that the ATF has been doing, including going after the pistol braces.    Looking for an attorney at the same time an attorney was looking for a client, Cargill found who was going to take his case. This has been going on since March 2018. They lost in the first Federal court as the judge thought bumpstocks were shotguns, so they appealed to the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans. After an en banc panel, Cargill won 13-3.    Unfortunately, the judge didn't declare what relief Cargill was to be awarded.  Was it going to be legal for him to own them, for people in the state of Texas to own them, for the people in the 5th Circuit to own them, or for the whole United States to own them. On April 6, just before it was too late to move forward, they filed writ of certiorari to be heard at the Supreme Court.    What amazes me is that Cargill is doing this on his own dime, hoping to get some help from the 2A groups out there.  If you'd like to support him with this, please go to https://www.michaelcargill.com/ to donate.  When the SCOTUS rules in his favor, we're all going to reap the benefits!    Favorite quotes:  “I'm going to open up a gun store and start teaching you guys.” “I decided at that point, that I was going to make sure everyone in my family, including the females, everyone, had the tools they need to protect themselves.” “If you stand on the Second Amendment community, my job is to put my foot on your throat.” “If the Supreme Court rules in our favor, all 50 states, the ATF cannot take your brace, cannot take your trigger, cannot take your AR pistol, cannot come after different parts and pieces of your firearm.” “I'm on a mission. I'm all about playing chess, not checkers.”   Michael Cargill Website https://www.michaelcargill.com/   Central Texas Gun Works https://centraltexasgunworks.com/   Donate to Cargill v Garland https://www.givesendgo.com/cargill   Go Fund Me for Cargill v DOJ/ATF https://www.gofundme.com/f/michael-cargill-v-doj-atf   Come And Talk It Website https://comeandtalkit.com/   Michael Cargill Twitter https://twitter.com/michaeldcargill   Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #168 Cam Edwards Bearing Arms Cam & Co   Cam Edwards. What else can I say? I had Cam in the shotgun seat!    I've been listening to Cam Edwards since, forever.  Ok since he was on NRATV's Cam & Co. I've had chances to meet with him several times over the years; at the New Jersey Safe Conference in 2017, at Rally For Your Rights in 2019 in DC, and I've seen him at several SHOT Shows and NRA Annual meetings. But when I say that, I mean I saw him in the media room working and didn't want to bother him. He was working, I was “working it.”   Before we get into this, I need to say "thank you" to John Petrolino, The Pen Patriot, who is a contributor at Bearing Arms as well as AmmoLand News, for connecting me with Edwards, suggesting I  have him on the show. I was heading down to Virgina to teach a class and film another RSWC episode, and I saw that Farmville, VA, was between the towns I was traveling to.   Edwards was born in Massachusetts and after a couple of moves ended up in Oklahoma. He went to school for journalism in Oklahoma City, but ended up in Arkansas doing some TV and radio work. He started off pushing the play button on VHS players for shows like Sally Jessy Rapheal and Jerry Springer. The station owners realized that Edwards had more talent and they offered him a position running 3rd string cameras for a Sunday morning church show, because no one else wanted to work on Sunday mornings. As much as he enjoyed it, he wanted to get on to the news side of things. He eventually moved back to Oklahoma City and transitioned into radio doing some investigative reporting. With an open timeslot at the station, he took a non-paid radio hour to do some talk radio.    In 2004, Edwards was doing "Morning Drive "and was approached by Angus McQueen. McQueen is half of Ackerman McQueen, which was the advertising company that had strong ties to the NRA. Angus offered Edwards a job in the DC Metro area being the voice and face of the NRA News. What is interesting to me is that McQueen gave Edwards and his team autonomy to tell stories for the NRA members. They wanted "editorial separation." It wasn't going to be that the NRA told him what he needed to do or give him the talking points.   Edwards shared some stories about some of his favorite and least favorite guests that he's had on Cam & Co when they were on NRA News.  Back in the early NRA News days, he was doing radio from 9pm-12am eastern. He didn't name names, but his least favorite guests were the ones who had been imbibing before they called in. His favorite people to have on his show are the ones that are out there and making a difference in the gun world.    Edwards could see that the end was near with NRA News and started getting gear to keep Cam & Co going. After the "divorce" between NRA and Ackerman McQueen, Edwards was unemployed for 9 days. He got a call from folks at Townhall Media and they asked if he wanted to be the editor of Bearing Arms. Edwards had to transition from speaking for a living to writing for a living. Edwards didn't want to give up working in the Second Amendment world. He's loving what he is doing and wants to continue at Bearing Arms.    One of the things that I'm most honored about for this show is that Edwards gave me an EXCLUSIVE that he hasn't talked about in public ever before. He talks about when he first touched a gun, not even shot one, TOUCHED one!  And I guarantee you'll have a hard time believing what he did!  Yes, You'll have to watch (or listen) to find out! Cam Edwards: RSWC Passenger Bucket List; Check!   Favorite quotes:  “What kept me passionate about Second Amendment issues all these years…it's our Right, but it's also the people.” “Do you want to be the hometown guy and have that hometown career, or do you want to see where you can go?” “I always felt like I had this unicorn of a job.” “My job was to educate and inform my audience about what was going on with their Right to keep and bear arms.” “I think one of the great things about the world of the Second Amendment is that we have so many incredible people to talk to.” Bearing Arms https://bearingarms.com/author/camedwards   Cam Edwards Facebook https://www.facebook.com/camedwards2a/   Bearing Arms Cam & Co YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BearingArmsCamCo   Cam & Co Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bearing-arms-cam-co/id1476321458   Cam Edwards Rumble https://rumble.com/vda1rj-cam-edwards-update.html   Cam Edwards Twitter https://twitter.com/CamEdwards Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/  

Margot Lane joins the Citizens Committee to help clean up crooked politics, but during one of their soapbox speeches an execution is occurring at the local penitentiary, however, the executioner is electrocuted instead of the convict due to a rewired chair. Original Air Date: January 07, 1940Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Shadow Stars:• Bill Johnstone (Lamont […]

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #165 Hank Yacek Point of Impact Group   One day last fall, I got a message via LinkedIn from Hank Yacek.  He said he's been in the gun business for years and wanted to be a guest on the show. I thought he would be an interesting passenger, offering insight that others haven't had on the show. He said he lives in Lexington, KY. I replied that this was great timing as I was heading to Nashville that weekend and I could ‘swing by' Lexington on the way home.    Hank grew up shooting. At a very young age, Hank was doing competitive shooting at 9 years old!  He was traveling the country and doing rifle shooting inside schools with school rifle teams!  I really don't remember that even though Hank and I are around the same age. But I do remember some guy who had shotguns in the trucks to hunt before school.    Then he started making money in the gun industry as a shotgun judge making $150-$300 a week!  Maybe it's not a lot now, but as a 14 year old in the 1980's he was rolling in it. (Says the guy who was making $3.35/hour at 'the arches'). While visiting a local gun shop, one of the store owners asked Hank not only if he would work for them, but do some of the retail work. Eventually he went to college for wildlife biology, but got back into firearms and the gun business. Hank thought that after working at gun shops, he could open one and run it better.  He was in for quite a learning experience.    After years of experience and learning, his shop wasn't really big but was doing about 3 million dollars in business every year. Hank sold the gun shop and started a consulting business helping gun stores and ranges around the country find a better way to do business. I really love this idea of finding your customers, or audience, and what best serves them. He points out that the first step to good customer service is ‘being open' and having a business!    One of the things he thinks gun stores need to do is to get out there and participate in local competitions and matches interacting with potential and current customers. One advantage is that people are aware of the store. Another is that you'll know what your customers need to buy. Another is that if a store says they're ‘family friendly' but then has a logo with a skull and crossbones that they may need to do some rebranding. They also need to stay away from the ‘male, pale, and stale' that many gun stores have a history of being. He's got several pointers that can be useful to gun stores all around the country.    Point of Impact goes around and does presentations at a lot of conventions and industry events including SHOT Show. I was able to catch Hank in Vegas, but wasn't able to watch his presentation as I had a meeting myself. I was bummed, but I needed to get my work done, too.    We do spend some time talking about how the gun issue should be a non-partisan issue. He was involved with a study that found that 25% of the gun buying public identifies as Democrat. But Hank has an idea for “Arm a Democrat” Month, a month to show them what we're really like, not like the yahoos out there slinging guns all the time. I shared a story about a Democrat colleague who said he wanted to do some training to buy a gun and was shocked that I'd take him to the range and have him in a class. Maybe our political beliefs aren't the same, but I still believe that he should own a firearm.  Or seven!   I'm glad that I was able to connect with Hank and have him in the stagecoach. There is a lot to take in about the business side of the gun community. And I'm taking some notes and revisiting my thoughts after watching the show.    Favorite quotes:   “The consulting work is helping folks that are growing a hobby into a business on how to be better business people.” “You can't give any customer service if you're not open.” “Everybody should be able to have the right to protect themselves.” “People have more opportunity, more places to go shoot, then ever before.” Point Of Impact Group Firearm Range & Retail Consulting https://pointofimpactgroup.com/ Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #164 Dianna Muller The DC Project   I first met Dianna Muller, founder of The DC Project (DCP), back in 2019, when I was headed down to DC and filming a show in Philadelphia on the way down, then some of the DCP ladies in DC. I've run into her and several of the DCP ladies across the country at Gun Rights Policy Conference, NRA Annual Meetings, Florida Carry events, the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival, and almost any 2A event I've been to. Last fall, I was going to the Rod of Iron event in Greely, PA, and I was asked if I could pick up Di at the Wilkes-Barre Airport. How can I not? Since I was going to be driving a 2A personality, I had to film a show.    The month before we filmed the show, Di and the DCP ladies all went to Washington to do some work. Their work consists of talking to politicians about the women's side of gun ownership, the reason women own firearms, and why it's important for women to own and carry firearms. She also talks about why we need to take back the reins through school boards, local, state, and federal positions. This year, there were several new ladies who joined them in Washington. What she really wants to do is get the gun owners unified so we can all talk about why we believe what we believe.    Di talks about more than the DCP, but what some of the objectives are for the group and probably for any of the other 2A groups that are out there. The DCP was started to be a countermeasure to the ‘red shirts' (the Moms Demand Action group).  Di wanted to have a sea of teal shirts to be everywhere the red shirts were going. She wanted to be the pro-gun side of the women's voice, the side that has common sense and civil rights on its side.    One of the things we talk about is how the pro-gun side gets the blame everytime there's a mass shooting somewhere.  Why are we responsible for the actions of a murderer? Why do we have to defend the murders because we own firearms? Why do we often hold back 72 hours after a shooting before we make a statement, before all the facts are out? Usually the media has moved on to another story and do not retract their stories.  And the retracted stories certainly don't get the same amount of press as the incident itself gets.    Di also talks about the times testified in front of Congress. Certainly it's intimidating. Once she testified in front of David Chipman, who was a failed candidate for the head of the ATF. She also testified last year with Chris Cheng (RSWC #155) and Maj Toure. She's also had some of the DCP ladies testify or be prepared to testify, including Holly Sullivan (RSWC #036) and Gabby Franco (RSWC #117).   Finally Di gets to share with us about the Ambassador Academy. It's a week-long training for folks in the 2A community. The courses cover things like some media training and handling tv and radio/podcast interviews, making videos, handing your social media accounts. The Academy is held at W.O.F.T., which stands for West Orlando Firearms Training… or Where Our Families Train. W.O.F.T. has become known as “Tactical Disneyland”. It's outside of Orlando and it's a place where you can get all sorts of self defense training. They've got courses on low light training, empty hands combat, situational awareness, first aid, anti-car jacking, home defense, and much more. People that attend Ambassador Academy walk out with all this training and some professionally done photos and videos. The cost is hefty, but the people you're learning from are at the top notch in the firearm community.    I'm glad that I was able to give Di a ride that day. I'm honored that she thought of me to help her out.  This is what the firearm community is all about, supporting those who support you.  Favorite quotes:   “The Second Amendment is a non-partisan issue. It's a constitutional issue.” “It's up to us, you, me, and everyone listening, to right the ship.” “Everybody wants to be safe. The only difference is that there are people that want to feel safe, and there are us that actually want to be safe.” “The training that you get (at Ambassador Academy, anybody can use it in their life.” Di 3 GunGirl Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Di3GunGirl   Di 3 Gun Instagram https://www.instagram.com/di3gun/   The DC Project Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedcproject   The DC Project Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dc_projectfoundation/   W.O.F.T. West Orlando Firearms Training https://woft.com/ Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#163Frank ScavoCoalition for Election Integrity   I've been going to the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival at the Tommy Gun Warehouse in Greely, PA, for about 4 years.  A couple years ago, the emcee duties went to Frank Scavo. Every year there are plenty of 2A big name folks at the festival and there are some conservative speakers and presenters as well. They have some live music, lots of food vendors, a gun raffle, and much more. Oh…and you can shoot some guns for free, too! In 2022, they had Alan Keyes and Sebastian Gorka as keynote speakers.    Frank Scavo was in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. That year, he had a bad year. And he missed the Rod of Iron.  In 2022, he was back with a vengeance and was able to take some time to hop in the stagecoach and tell me about his experience on that historical day.    On November 3, 2020, after the election,the secretary of state was told not to commingle the ballots. She did. She put different ballots in together. Frank's Congressman invited him and some others down to Washington to contest the vote. Frank organized four busloads of people to head down from Scranton, PA, to Washington DC for January 6, 2021. When they went to leave at 5 am, the media including the Scranton Times was there, and asked if they could be embedded with them.  Frank said no.    When the buses got to DC and everyone was out, he and his crew noticed there was some confusion and no organization with anything or anyone.There were maybe 350,000 people, not 5 million like they thought there would be. There were not any port-o-potties so the city was punishing the people who did go to DC.  The lines to get into the places where they did have facilities were forever long.  While having lunch near the RNC, the police came and kicked them out. That was where there was a pipe bomb scare so they needed to evacuate.    By 1 pm, anything they were going to go to, including speeches by Teddy Daniels, was canceled and didn't happen. Frank and the folks he's with find their way to the Capitol. Frank ends up in a crowd near the doors, which were locked. Somehow the doors open and everyone sort of falls in. Frank realizes that this isn't going to be good and he heads out, asking some of the police how to get out of the building. By the evening, he gets back to the buses, hoping that everyone makes it back.  The cell service was shut down so they couldn't communicate about getting out of DC before everything else shut down. At some point, Frank's picture was taken and it was all over the internet   When Frank gets home, he reports to his wife that there wasn't anything big or exciting going on.  His wife tells me that it wasn't reported that way. He was being interviewed by the press about the day but never mentioned that he was in the Capitol.  Eventually, the FBI reached out to him and that's when he called his attorney, a former PA Attorney General. The legal fees he paid cost him $60,000 with 4 instances of being in a restricted zone, but pleaded to ‘parading in the Capitol'. He ended up serving 2 months in jail. He's got his Rights to vote and own a firearm.    You'll be able to get all the details about someone who ended up in the Capitol on January 6, 2021. And how it all played out and the aftermath of what happened. Frank is a great story telling and this is a great story.  Favorite quotes:  “If you're being ruled by ruthless and corrupt people, then when you take it back, that's a good thing.”“If we're in here, then they're going to lock these doors and we're all going to jail!”“You do not talk to anybody, anytime, without an attorney, for any reason.”“I always carry this: The Declaration and The Constitution.” Coalition for Election Integrityhttps://coalitionforelectionintegrity.org/   Second Amendment Foundationhttp://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Armshttps://www.ccrkba.org/   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdyAuthor, Speaker, Firewalkerhttp://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Networkhttp://sdrn.us/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #162 Antonia Okafor Gun Owners of America   Back in 2017, I drove out to a very liberal college in western Massachusetts to hear Antonia Okafor speak.  She was out here doing some speaking at some colleges about campus safety. Just the day before, one of the schools canceled her speech because the topic was too controversial. I approached her about filming a show, but her schedule was too hectic that week.  This past summer, we were able to connect again in central Massachusetts at a Flag Day Rally, but couldn't make it happen again.  Finally in Detroit at Rick Ector's (RSWC #032) Ladies Event, we were both there and made the time.    Antonia's parents are Nigerian immigrants and were very much in the playbook that they're supposed to support Democrats and be anti-gun. She grew up in Dallas,Texas. During her college years, her attitude changed, particularly after she survived a sexual assault. She became much more interested in firearms, in Christianity, and empowering herself.    She wanted to be able to protect herself, but also to teach this to other women in college. She became active in the 2A area and became the southwest director of Student for Concealed Carry. She was early on with 18-21 year olds are adults and need to protect themselves as adults. This was a big issue for her because she was able to carry off campus where she spent 90% of her time.   Attending grad school in Dallas, the campus carry wasn't much of an issue.  But it became more of a hot topic when she started touring and talking about this at other colleges. Antonia points out that often her opposition felt that everyone can have their own truth as long as it aligns with the other person's truth. If not, then it's not truth at all. (insert eyeroll emoji here)   Antonia did some work with Turning Point USA, PragerU, and the NRA. All this experience led to her wanting to start an organization geared towards college women which is EmPOWERed 2A. The organization focuses on college aged women and why the Second Amendment empowers them, before they get married, have kids, and become a mother. Of course, her life changed when she became a mother, but her attitude hasn't.  She's still working to help women get involved in the defense of their home and families.   Earlier this year, Antonia testified in front of Congress. She shares some of that experience.  Particularly, when she was going up against the folks who combed through her social media to find things to hold against her. She tried to image all the things they could have found since she was younger. What they dug up was a post where she said she wanted to abolish the ATF.  They grilled her and asked if she still felt that way.  And the answer was “yes, I still feel that way.”   Currently, Antonia is working for Gun Owners of America, helping educate women with her EmPOWERed 2A program and teaching it around the country. It's great that GOA has someone like Antonia who isn't giving up on her principles or her 2A stance, getting out there and speaking with women.  Neither Anontia or GOA are not compromising on our 2A Rights! Favorite quotes:   “One of the biggest things (during college), is realizing this preciousness of life.” “You're a human. You have every right to defend your life.” “If I can go off campus, literally step off campus, and have my concealed carry and it be ok, why can I not use that same means of defense on campus?” “It's ok to have ‘your truth' as long as your truth correlates with their truth then it's ok to have your truth, but if it doesn't then it not truth at all, apparently.” “You can speak the truth in love.” “Women are the most empowered and get the most benefit from being Second Amendment believers and actually exercising that Right.” Antonia Website https://www.antoniacover.com/   Antonia on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonia_okafo   Antonia on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/antonia_okafor   Antonia on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/AntoniaOkafor   emPOWERED 2A on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/empowered_2a   Antonia's testimony against Assault Weapon Ban of 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPBkRsxLUUU   Gun Owners of America https://www.gunowners.org/   Gun Owners of America https://www.facebook.com/GunOwners/ Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#161Renee Gagne & Kerrie Ann AuclairSisters In Arms, DC Project After I had Kerrie Ann Auclair (RSWC #139) on the show, we became friends. She invited me to an Armed Women of America chapter anniversary celebration and I met Renee Gagne there.  The party was fun and I even danced! Then one of them had the idea that they should get in the stagecoach for a dual interview. After Renee became the Rhode Island representative for the DC Project we talked more about making it happen.  Then they started their own local access show. They hoodwinked me into having them on my show, then they took me to be a guest on their show, Sisters In Arms.  Kerrie Ann and Renee are Sisters In Arms. Really!  They both got into shooting and had a yearning for more training. But after several trips to a local club and having several of the guys want to take them out for a date rather than help them, they decided they needed to learn somewhere else.   Kerrie Ann learned about The Well Armed Woman  (now the Armed Women of America - AWA) and started a chapter.  They both became NRA and MA State Police certified instructors through the Gun Owners Action League. And they started training more women.  Sometimes, a woman wants to learn about firearms from another woman because they may be domestic abuse survivors or getting out of a bad relationship or divorce, which is very understandable.  They have built their chapter with in person and online/virtual training sessions. The ages of their members are from young women up to women in their 70's! Their group meets once a month. They have a learning segment and they hit the range, too.  Their training has helped them realize that there are folks that are ‘casual' gun owners and that many people don't dry practice (dry fire) in between meetings.  We spend time talking about some training issues and family issues about having a firearm in the home. It's very important that everyone is familiar with firearm safety and that there is a safety plan and everyone knows what it is, too. One of the big things in the family is to not make owning a gun taboo. We need to make firearms a normal part of life. We need to let new (and non-)gun owners know that firearms have several uses, from self defense, recreation, and competition shooting.  Starting a chapter led to activism and The DC Project. Kerrie Ann took the role in Massachusetts and Renee just took the Rhode Island spot. Their chapter got some local recognition on the front cover of the newspaper, which led to an interview on the local access station.  While they were filming as guests, they had the idea to host their own TV show. They took the newspaper article title, Sisters In Arms, and made that their show name.The show is going to focus on getting the word out about firearms, safety, and activism, but also that gun owners are regular people that you see around town.  Many people in MA are closet gun owners who don't want it to let others know that they own firearms.  This is a show that was fun to film and make a better connection with Renee and Kerrie Ann. These ladies are out there doing; instructing, activism, and leading. In the middle of the show, we stopped to grab a selfie of a billboard someone has on their property. Of course, since we're in Massachusetts, we had to stop and get a Dunkin'!   Favorite quotes:Renee: “We just wanted to learn. We were really super excited about learning. And that was just getting in the way of our learning.” Renee: “The reality is most of us will never shoot anyone.”Kerrie Ann: “You have to be your own first responder and understand what that means.”Kerrie Ann: “Some of the women that come to us are domestic violence survivors…” Email: SistersInArms202@gmail.com Armed Women of Americahttps://armedwomen.org/   The DC Projecthttps://www.dcproject.info/   SIsters In Arms, Episode 1 on TCAMhttps://vimeo.com/772136657 Second Amendment Foundationhttp://saf.org/ Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Armshttps://www.ccrkba.org/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.  Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store!http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Madehttp://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdyAuthor, Speaker, Firewalkerhttp://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Networkhttp://sdrn.us/

John Solomon, Editor-in-Chief of Just the News, hosts 'State of America' co-hosted alongside Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, sponsored by ‘Citizens Committee on National Security.' Discussing Republican leadership priorities heading into the new Congressional term, with what will be the House oversight investigation priorities, how they will reestablish the United States's national security, and their efforts to securing free and fair elections. Expert panel featuring: Rep. James Comer - incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, former House Intelligence Committee chairman and Trump Media CEO- Devin Nunes, Roger Aronoff- Executive Director and Editor of ‘Citizens Committee on National Security,' and J Christian Adams - President of Public Interest Legal Foundation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #160  Dustin Hayes Red White and Badass Brew Coffee   I heard Dustin Hayes on Gun Owners Radio earlier this year.  When I was going to California for San Diego County Gun Owners GunProm, I knew I was going to film some shows, so I reached out to Dustin to see if he was interested and he was! The California trip was non-stop once I got there. John Petrolino (RSWC #093) and I met in San Diego. At GunProm, he was awarded the Media Figure of the Year. He also let me use his rental ‘stagecoach' while we were out there.    Dustin grew up in Oklahoma, in the same town as Garth Brooks. After dropping out of high school, his father encouraged him to join the military.  It was tough to decide which he wanted to join, but the Navy said he could see the world and that's where he went.  After 13 ½ years in the Navy, he was medically retired due to some injuries. He wasn't sure what he was going to do so he ended up getting a degree in business.    The business degree led him to get a concrete business going with his then father in law. Dustin knew how to run the business, but he didn't know anything about concrete. That was his father in law's part of the business.  However, he did learn about concrete.  Doing sales, he was selling over $100,000 in 3 months and things were going well.  Unfortunately, his father in law passed away. Then he ended up divorced.  After a shady third person in the business, they had to sell the business.    Again, he wasn't sure what he should do. Life led him to buy a business washing solar panels. He did this for about 5 months. While he was at a tattoo parlor getting some ink on his back, the tattoo artist noticed something wasn't quite right with the skin on his back. Dustin went to the doctor and found out he had skin cancer. While he was recovering, he had 2 calls from other veterans who wanted to buy the business. So he sold the business as he was going to be out in the sun often.  One more time, he wasn't sure where life was going to lead him.   During recovery, he decided to start  brewing his own coffee. He knew how to market and sell, he just needed to learn about roasting. There was a learning curve in roasting coffee and other aspects of the coffee business he needed to learn.What he wanted to call the brand was too close to another brand name. He made a video about how he liked pumpkin spice coffee.  It got a little traction as some friends thought it was funny.  He made a few more videos, too.    Eventually Dustin realized that he needed to take it a bit more seriously so he opted for Red White and Badass Brew coffee. He told me that it takes about a month to get a flavor down to where its just right and what he's looking for.  He has found some place that will roast the coffee for him, but he does all the package designs himself.    RWBB has several flavor options. M.O.A.B (Mother Of All Brews), Red, White, and Brewed, Lifeline Hero Edition, Vanilla Warfare, No Lucks Given. But the best seller is Whiskey Business! All flavors come in 12 oz bags of ground coffee or 5 pounds of whole beans bags.    I did come back to New England with a couple bags of RWBB coffee and I absolutely love Whiskey Business.    It was great to meet Dustin and hang out with him. I alway love a success story, but I get motivated and inspired by the struggles everyone goes through.    Check the links below and tell him you saw him on RSWC!  Favorite quotes:   “I just worked hard and got where I'm at and  they kinda (the Navy) molded me.” “I've never been afraid to take risks.” “Now I came to a crossroads in life and I'm like ‘what the hell am I going to do now?'” “Don't go get a real job, guys, just go make your own job.” “I got into coffee just by pure chance, trying to figure out my life.” Red White and Badass Brew Website https://redwhiteandbadassbrew.com/   Red White and Badass Brew Facebook https://www.facebook.com/redwhiteandbadassbrew   Red White and Badass Brew Instagram https://www.instagram.com/redwhiteandbadassbrew/ Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/

John Solomon, Editor-in-Chief of Just the News, hosts 'State of America' co-hosted alongside Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, sponsored by ‘Citizens Committee on National Security.' Discussing Republican leadership priorities heading into the new Congressional term, with what will be the House oversight investigation priorities, how they will reestablish the United States's national security, and their efforts to securing free and fair elections. Expert panel featuring: Rep. James Comer - incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, former Congressman and Trump Media CEO- Devin Nunes, Roger Aronoff- Executive Director and Editor of ‘Citizens Committee on National Security,' and J Christian Adams - President of Public Interest Legal Foundation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#159Adam KrautExecutive Director, Second Amendment Foundation Adam Kraut was another person who Amanda Suffecool (RSWC #009) told me they were stating that they hadn't been on the stagecoach. I didn't have Adam's contact and I couldn't find him on social media, so I had to reach out to someone to get his contact info.  We were both going to be at GRPC in Dallas and Adam said we should be able to film a show.   This was filmed just before Adam joined Second Amendment Foundation as the Executive Director. Here's a link to SAF's press release https://www.saf.org/saf-names-attorney-and-2a-litigator-adam-kraut-as-executive-director/ . It's an honor to have someone who has done so much work for out 2A Rights with several of the big groups on the show.  Adam tells us that his love of shooting stems from his Boy Scout years despite growing up in an anti-gun house. After hearing about the ‘power' of a 12 gauge shotgun and getting over his fears, he decided that he would give it a try. His first shot was saying ‘pull', squeezing the trigger, and missing the clay. Then the instructor told him he needed to aim before he shot. After some instruction, he was hitting clays. After turning 18, he purchased at Remington 870 in 20 gauge. His anti-gun parents told him to get rid of it, which he didn't.  When he turned 21, he bought a handgun and got a carry permit. His father then told him his life expectancy was going to be ‘pretty limited' since he had some firearms. A couple years after owning several firearms and shooting, his father then asked Adam to take him to the range. The same smile that Adam had at 18 his father had when he went shooting.  Earning a degree in political science, Adam wasn't sure what he was going to do. During his last year of law school, he decided that it may be a good idea to find an internship with someone so he had some experience and could get a job after graduation. He saw Joshua Prince's name pop up as a 2A lawyer in Pennsylvania, and decided to reach out about an internship. After the internship, they did offer him a position where he worked for several years. He was doing some outside counsel for some cases for Firearm Policy Coalition, and they offered him a position and wore several hats with them. He held that position for 3 years. During that time, he worked with several other attorneys, lots of the state organizations, and many individuals with FPC, NRA, and SAF.  Adam was nominated via petition for the NRA Board of Directors three times. At the Great American Outdoor Show in Pennsylvania, he started talking to Tim Knight and Sean Maloney, both NRA BOD members who were impressed with some of his writings. He didn't get elected the first time, the second time he ran for the 76th seat and wasn't elected.  The third time he felt he owed it to the folks who voted for him or joined the NRA because they wanted him on the BOD.  His number of votes would have had him in the next in line seat, but he declined as he was working for FPC.  At GPRC, Adam spoke about some things going on in West Virginia particularly about the 18-21 year olds. He said Alan Gottlieb (RSWC #100) asked him to look at the WV 18-21 year old cases.. Adam explains that since Bruen, we need to look at the law's text and tradition about 18-21 year olds, and at the time there weren't any laws against 18-21 year olds possessing firearms.  Adam really gets into the social science about a number of things we're facing these days.. He also talks about how some people use emotions about the topics, but they really shouldn't be used. We also get into some 1A talk about what you should be able to talk about, despite how others feel about the topic.  Having the chance to spend 35 minutes with Adam was incredible.  He's been doing a lot for our Rights and as the SAF's new Executive Director, he's going to keep doing the same.    Favorite quotes:   “...people have preconceived notions that are put in their head by what they see on tv, what they read, what people tell them.” “You ultimately are responsible for yourself.” “A door opened and I walked through it.” “The Constitution is really clear on this point, there's no age restriction baked into the Second Amendment.”   Second Amendment Foundationhttp://saf.org/ Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Armshttps://www.ccrkba.org/   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Dennis McCurdyAuthor, Speaker, Firewalkerhttp://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Networkhttp://sdrn.us/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#158Rebecca SchmoeThe DC Project1 Million Moms Against Gun ControlCandidate-Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 This is how you know you've got good friends. On a DC Project events in DC, Amanda Suffecool (RSWC #009) was talking about me to other DCP gals. They were talking about who has gone Riding Shotgun and who hasn't. Then I get a text message “How come Rebecca hasn't been on the show?”. Then another with how come someone else hasn't been on the show. Fortunately, Rebecca and I were both at AMMcon in Dallas recently and we were able to borrow Amanda's ‘stagecoach' and film a show.  Rebecca Schmoe is no stranger to the 2A freedom fight. And she's not afraid to do something about it. She grew up around firearms with her father teaching and emphasizing firearm safety. She often had friends who would take her hunting, too. But once the ‘red shirts' (the Moms Demand crowd) started getting involved talking about what moms wanted for gun control, she started researching women and 2A groups. Rebecca didn't want the only female/mom voice to be an anti-gun voice. She was a mother raising her children while her husband worked nights and she was home alone with the children.  She ended up finding One Million Moms Against Gun Control (1MMAGC) and they eventually offered her to be the Kansas representative.  That's where she met Mary Schuster-Callison (RSWC #050). When the founder of 1MMAGC had to step away, Rebecca joined forces with Mary and co-leaders.  Mary also told Rebecca about The DC Project and Rebecca got involved there, too. For the last several years, she's been doing the DCP and all their events. She's been talking with legislators and politicians (the friendlies and the not so friendlies) from around the country for a decade!  Recently, she has decided to throw her hat into the political realm when an incumbent decided not to run and there was a hole left on the ballot.  For the last year or so, Rebecca has been running as a candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives! She won the primary earlier this year. She's got some great meme building skills (2A and campaign related). And she's been taking the campaign trail by storm.  Having never run before, she didn't know how much time and money it takes to run! She's fortunate to have a job that has given her some grace to be able to fight for our 2A rights, but also for running for office. What is going to be wonderful is when she invites the #TealFor2A shirts into her office in Topeka and takes them around.  We cover some mask stories, some family stories, but we spend time talking about what Rebecca has been doing to get elected. The signs, the mailers, it all takes money and donations. She tells us what some of the responsibilities state representatives do for their constituents.  Rebecca and I had a fun time filming the show. Every time I'm around her, there's fun, enjoyment, and education.  The motto of the DC Project is #DoingSomething.  For sure, Rebecca is Doing Something.   Favorite quotes:   “I'm their first line of defense. I'm their only line of defense.” “I was really offended by that side telling me that I was safer without a way to protect my family.” “We bring the other side of the mom-voice.” “Second Amendment people, by and large, are very independent.” “It really does make a difference, when we all show up in our teal shirts and there's 50+ ladies.” “I give them public applause when they do well and I scold them publicly when they do not.” “If it's not constitutional, then we have no business doing it.”   Rebecca Schmoe for Kansashttps://www.facebook.com/rebeccaschmoeforkansas/   Rebecca Schmoe for Kansashttps://www.instagram.com/rebecca_schmoe4ks   The DC Projecthttps://www.dcproject.info/   1 Million Moms Against Gun Control Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/1mmagc   1 Million Moms Against Gun Control Websitehttps://www.1mmagc.org/ Second Amendment Foundationhttp://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Armshttps://www.ccrkba.org/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.  Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/ Dennis McCurdyAuthor, Speaker, Firewalkerhttp://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Networkhttp://sdrn.us/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#157Lisa LudwigShe Trains You Lisa Ludwig reached out to me and inquired about being on the show. We've been Facebook friends for a while.  She's got a lot of stuff going on with She Trains You. I told her I was going to Tony Simon's (RSWC #041) Diversity Shoot with John Petrolino (#093) and maybe could help out and we'll meet there. She's one of those people that are #MyPeople!  We hit it off right from the start.  She's a hot ticket and a great instructor. That evening we helped at The Gun For Hire Range and had a great time.  I knew that the show with her was going to be fun.    I had to drive from central New Jersey up to Long Island (say Lawn Guyland) to meet Lisa. We drove to Wantagh State Park and drove near Jones Beach. I've got to say, it was pretty scenic there. We had some talk about her life and what got her into firearms. Much like me, September 11 changed things for her. She wanted to start doing some prepping and went to a friend in the military. He suggested getting a Remington 870 Tactical shotgun. But after shooting it and missing 5 shots, she put the gun away and didn't fire it for 2 years.    When there was an attempted break-in in her neighborhood, she proposed the question to the neighborhood watch team “If that door would have opened, what would you have done?”.  That got everyone thinking and motivated Lisa to get back into firearms. From there, she took more and more training. Eventually becoming an NRA certified pistol and rifle instructor, CRSO, GLOCK Armorer, NYS Armed Guard, and President of Long Island Women's Firearm Club. She even has a tattoo of the LIWFC logo on her arm!   Like anyone else starting a training business, she went to several gun stores trying to make connections. She now got 3 chapters of LIWFC and nearly 100 women in the groups! Eventually, men wanted training from her too!  So she started She Trains You, but her focus is getting women trained, educated, and comfortable with shooting.  She's also the leader of the A Girl & A Gun Long Island Chapter. What's really fantastic is that she's been into martial arts since she was young. She offers one on one training, martial arts, as well as firearms training.    Lisa is a great storyteller!  She gives us lots of stories about what's going on in New York state and what the process is to get a carry permit and even some of the nonsense they have to go through. We talk about how people in general need to pay attention to their surroundings and get out of their phones when they're out and about.  We talk about the Diversity Shoot from the night before the interview. She covers the growing need for people on Long Island wanting to protect themselves. And how her own network of 2A friends is growing. We like to call it #MyPeople when we meet new folks and have a common love and enjoyment of all things Second Amendment.  And she's even got a quick Waffle House story! I know you'll enjoy all that Lisa shares with us.    Favorite quotes:   “If that door would have opened, what would you have done?” “We need to be our own hero in our own story.” “It was pretty scary here for a moment. I don't want to feel that way again.” “The new strong is mobility and flexibility.' “I like my crew and I like my crowd. Not everybody needs to like everybody, but we all need to get along”   She Trains You https://www.shetrainsyou.com/ She Trains You Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shetrainsyou/ She Trains You Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shetrainsyou/ Long Island Women's Firearm Club Website  https://www.liwfc.org/   Long Island Women's Firearm Club Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LIWFCinc/   A Girl & A Gun Long Island https://www.agirlandagun.org/cat/ny-long-island/   Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #156 Nathan Halliwill Nexbelt   I've been doing the Concealed Carry Fashion Shows with Amanda Suffecool (RSWC #009) for a few years now. One of the perennial sponsors has been Nexbelt. Last year, I needed a new belt and I went with a Nexbelt with the Gadsden Flag on the buckle. I went to the Nexbelt booth at SHOT Show and talked with Nathan Halliwill about how I love the belt and asked if they wanted to be on the show to talk about their history and belts.  I was excited to see Nathan again at the NRA AM in Houston and we solidified a plan to film at the Nexbelt headquarters this summer.    I meet Nathan at the Nexbelt offices in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, and borrowed John Petrolino's (RSWC #093) rental car for the trip! Nathan grew up hunting, camping, and shooting with his family. He was working in the foodservice industry and planning on going to culinary school.  When the virus that shall not be named struck, he needed to change careers to make money.  His brother, who is a firearm instructor at a local range, was also working with Nexbelt and Nathan got a job with the company as the warranty person, then moved to sales. The change from sous chef to salesman took some time to appreciate.    As the warranty person at Nexbelt, there's not really a lot of work. They do encourage their customers to use and abuse their belts and they don't have an issue fixing them. When Nathan is doing trade shows (SHOT, NRA AM, etc), people will come up to him and show them their Nexbelt and share stories about how well it holds up for them. There are even times when people buy belts at the shows and then leave their old belts with Nathan!    Something I learned on this show is that there are places in the California deserts where you can go and shoot!  Often Nathan and his friends will hit the desert with targets and water and do some training. The ranges are BLMs (Bureau of Land Management) and folks can use them for shooting. No one wants to live there so they can be used accordingly. One of the range bag items he brings is a fire extinguisher!  Of course, shooting in the desert could possibly start a fire.    The owners of the company are big golfers and started out making belts for golfers. They've got belts with divot tools, ball markers, and even bottle openers. When they first hit the market, they took the market by storm. Over the years, the ratchet technology has changed and so have the designs of the belts. They went to a local gun store, where they met Nathan's brother, looking for some feedback on the belts and decided to move into EDC belts for gun owners.    Nathan did his RSWC homework and saw that there have been a lot of the ladies from the DC Project on the show. He said that Nexbelt is going to be working with them to have a DC Project Nexbelt. And they'd really like to partner with the DCP for an exclusive belt.     Nexbelt has a lot of options out there for golfers and gunners. The ratchet belts have really taken over and their belts are superior. They're durable, stylish, and have great options for buckles. It was wonderful to get to learn about Nexbelt and make friends with Nathan. I'm looking forward to running into him and the Nexbelt crew at the events.    Favorite quotes:   “If you like the product you're selling, it makes it much easier and enjoyable.” “Finding the capability of changing, humbling myself, finding enjoyment at something so different, has not only grown me, but grown my appreciation for the job.” “I don't go and pay to shoot. I hate doing that.” “We have a belt for every type of person and every type of carry as well.” “It's uneducation that is hurting the stance of the 2A community.” Timestamp 00:00 Intro 01:54 Nathan Halliwill 03:07 Geography  05:28 SHOT Show/Fashion Shows  07:18 Sous chef plans 10:57 Warranty calls 15:21 Mountain selfie 16:51 Shooting in the desert 23:08 Nexbelt's history 26:43 Other belts 28:01 Inside the belts 31:49 Products for women  33:07 DC Project ladies 38:03 Belt swaps  39:03 Gun & knife shows 42:46 Stand up  44:02 Wrap up   Nexbelt Website https://www.nexbelt.com/   Nexbelt  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nexbelt/   Nexbelt Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Nexbelt   Nexbelt YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Nexbelt   Nexbelt Twitter https://twitter.com/Nexbelt   Nexbelt Pinterest pinterest.com/nexbelt/   Nexbelt TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nexbelt   Nexbelt Vimeo https://vimeo.com/nexbelt   Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#155Chris ChengTop Shot Winner   When Chris Cheng came up to me at Gun Rights Policy Conference 2019 in Phoenix, I was buzzing from being awarded the Blogger of the Year the day before.  He said when I was in San Francisco he wanted to be on the show. I'd seen him play the tunes on the Musical Targets, which was like a shooter's xylophone and told him about the GunGrams.  And that we need to film a duet with him on pitched plates and me on trumpet.  We tried to connect this past summer while I was in California, but it didn't happen.  However, we were at Rick Ector's (RSWC #032) Ladies Event in Detroit this past summer and were able to film a show there.    As a young man, Chris did some shooting with his dad, but they didn't go to the range regularly. After working with Google and having some expendable income, Chris started shooting again. He started getting into shooting IDPA and USPSA, and learned that shooting was static and you could run and gun.    While watching The History Channel's Top Shot, Chris decided to audition for the show. That meant he needed some training and practice.  Practicing was nothing new because he also played the double bass and understood that he needed a practice schedule. He was an amatuer shooter who practiced 20-25 hours a week, and worked his way to win Season 4 of Top Shot.  Along with the winning prize, he was now a household name in the firearm community.     He was offered a sponsored shooter position with Bass Pro Shop and traveled the country teaching at their stores everywhere. Having access to all kinds of firearms and ammunition was great, but Chris really enjoyed being around like-minded people who enjoyed shooting and sharing his passion with everyone. All of these things lead him to becoming a Second Amendment advocate.     After the Bass Pro contract expired, Chris decided to take everything he learned, everything he was sharing, and put it into a book, which is called Shoot To Win: Tips, Tactics, and Techniques to Help You Shoot Like a Pro. This book is geared towards the new shooters for any firearm, rifle, pistol, or shotgun. It's a lot of what he studied to get on to and win Top Shot.    During the pandemic, Chris was contacted to be on a show called The Go Big Show. He says it's like America's Got Talent on steroids.  There were many celebrity judges on the show.  Chris got to shoot several types of firearms in many fun situations, but this time it was in an indoor sports area.  He and the producers need to get some lessons on building a safe area where he would shoot. He also said that he was going to need some full auto fun for the show!    More recently, Chris has been active with suicide prevention as over 60% of deaths with a firearm are suicides. With the pandemic producing 12,000,000 new gun owners, there's a concern about preventing suicides. There is a new Suicide Prevention Hotline number which is simply 988.  If you or anyone you know is in crisis and thinking of taking your life, please call that number to talk with someone.  You can even reach out to me and I'll talk with you.    I'm honored that we finally got our schedules to work out and have Chris on the show. He's accomplished a lot as a shooter and showman. He's testified in front of Congress in 2021. He's a force to be reckoned with. And I'm glad to call him a friend.  Favorite quotes:   “Top Shot made me change my life where it made me realize that the freedoms that we take for granted may not always be there.” “We all have to speak up and show up to defend the things we believe in.” “There's a lot of training and education opportunities.” “I 100% absolutely need to shoot full auto.I'm not going to come on the show if you will not let me shoot full auto.”   Timestamp 00:00 Intro 01:13 Chris Cheng 04:42 Starting shooting 06:33 Running & gunning 07:45 Watching Top Shot 09:04 Auditioning for Top Shot 11:00 Inside Top Shot 14:25 Bass Pro Shop pro shooter 17:25 Becoming a 2A advocate 21:26 Getting back to reality 22:47 Against identity politics 27:29 Shoot To Win 33:07 12M new shooters 37:35 The Go Big Show 43:47 Suicide prevention (Dial 988) 52:26 Wrap up Chris Cheng Website https://www.topshotchris.com/   Chris Cheng Instagram https://www.instagram.com/topshotchris   Chris Cheng Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TopShotChris/   Chris Cheng YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/TopShotChris   Chris in Recoil Magazine https://www.recoilweb.com/chris-cheng-coming-out-of-the-gun-closet-36385.html   Get Chris' book “Shoot to Win:Training for the New Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun Shooter” on amazon! Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/  

Episode #764 Hidden History Richard speaks with an author/historian about his alternative views on American history. Donald Jeffries has been researching the JFK assassination since the mid-1970s when he was a teenage volunteer for Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry. His first published book, the acclaimed 2007 novel The Unreals, has been compared to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. Books: Hidden History Survival of the Richest Crimes and Cover-Up in American Politics 1776-1963 Bullyocracy On Borrowed Fame SUPPORT MY SPONSORS!!!   COPY MY CRYPTO - Discover how over 1,300 people - many of who know nothing about crypto or how to invest - are building rapid wealth the cabal can never steal - "You don't need to know a thing about cryptocurrency if you copy someone who does" CopyMyCrypto.com/Dollar

PLUS EPISODE #0041 MONEY, MYSTERIES AND CORRUPTION IN THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD  Richard welcomes an author/historian who explores the concept of fame in all its fleeting glory and confounding inconsistency. Why do so many entertainers do so much better financially than peers who have comparable resumes? The guest also examines the myriad of unnatural deaths which have plagued the entertainment industry since the dawn of Hollywood. Guest: Don Jeffries has been researching the JFK assassination since the mid-1970s, when he was a teenage volunteer for Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry. He is very active on all the JFK assassination forums, and has been a moderator on the London Spartacus Education Forum for several years. His first published book, the acclaimed 2007 novel The Unreals, has been compared to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. Hidden History is his first nonfiction book. Book: On Borrowed Fame  

      EPISODE #609 VACCINE PASSPORTS AND THE END OF                                                     LIBERTY A writer, historian and social critic examines the societal ramifications of a vaccine passport-- proof of COVID-19 immunization--which would block healthy but non-vaccinated Americans from travel, work, going to the gym, playing sports, attending entertainment events, dining in restaurants, and ultimately, returning to "normal" life. Guest: Don Jeffries has been researching the JFK assassination since the mid-1970s, when he was a teenage volunteer for Mark Lane's Citizens Committee of Inquiry. He is very active on all the JFK assassination forums, and has been a moderator on the London Spartacus Education Forum for several years. His first published book, the acclaimed 2007 novel The Unreals, has been compared to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. BOOKS: Hidden History The Unreals Survival of the Richest Crimes and Cover-ups in American Politics: 1776-1963 Bullyocracy   SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!!   BetterHELP - Professional Counselling with a Licensed Therapist. You Deserve to Be Happy! Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/Unlimited   Smile Brilliant - www.smilebrilliant.com Professional teeth whitening & oral care products customized just for you.   Use code CONSPIRACY for an exclusive Conspiracy Unlimited discount!     C60EVO -The Secret is out about this powerful anti-oxidant. The Purest C60 available is ESS60.  Buy Direct from the Source.  Buy Now and Save 10% – Use Coupon Code: EVRS at Checkout! Life Change and Formula 13 Teas All Organic, No Caffeine, Non GMO!  More Energy!  Order now, use the code 'unlimited' to save 10% on all non-SALE items, PLUS... ALL your purchases ships for free!!! Strange Planet Shop - If you're a fan of the radio show and the podcast, why not show it off?  Greats T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and more.  It's a Strange Planet - Dress For It! BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER FOR LESS THAN $2 PER MONTH If you're a fan of this podcast, I hope you'll consider becoming a Premium Subscriber.  For just $1.99 per month, subscribers to my Conspiracy Unlimited Plus gain access to two exclusive, commercial-free episodes per month. They also gain access to my back catalog of episodes. The most recent 30 episodes of Conspiracy Unlimited will remain available for free.  Stream all episodes and Premium content on your mobile device by getting the FREE Conspiracy Unlimited APP for both IOS and Android devices... Available at the App Store and Google Play. To become a subscriber CLICK HERE or go to www.conspiracyunlimitedpodcast.com and click on Get Access to Premium Episodes