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Episode 268- Tresspassing on Our 2A Rights

Gun Lawyer

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Episode 268-Tresspassing on Our 2A Rights Also Available OnSearchable Podcast Transcript Gun Lawyer — Episode 268 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey gun rights, Assembly 6211, criminal trespass, sensitive places, carry killer bill, Supreme Court, trespass law, private property, research facilities, utility company property, school property, fourth degree crime, defiant trespasser, gun attorney, national reciprocity. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:18 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:20 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, the New Jersey gun rights oppressors are at it again. They have a bill that is apparently moving forward. It is Assembly No. 6211, and apparently they’re trying to jam it through before the end of the year here. (https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A6211/bill- text?f=A6500&n=6211_I1) You know, it’s on the fast track, apparently. We’ll see. This bill is to make and criminalize the going into a place that you would otherwise be legally allowed to carry, but for giving a, putting up a sign that says “no carry”. Now, the Attorney General, as you may be aware, in New Jersey, is giving away these free signs. You know, prohibiting guns on premises, but the law regarding that falls into trespass. It’s not actually part of New Jersey’s “sensitive places” in the Carry Killer bill. Evan Nappen 01:34 Because in the Carry Killer bill, there was an extreme property ban that basically said about private property, that any private property you had to have a sign that gave you permission to have your gun. In other words, there needed to be a sign out on any private property you were going to go into with your gun. And that would include businesses and anywhere else that said, essentially, hey, we love guns. Bring in your gun, you know, in so many words. Now that was shot down by the court in the federal litigation, you know, which was brought to you by the State Association, the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs. They challenged it in federal court in front of Judge (Renee Marie) Bump. And what happened was the judge basically ruled, and this is a current law in New Jersey, that when it comes to private property, if it’s open to the public, it’s not a prohibited area. You don’t have to get prior permission if it’s open to the public, unless it’s somehow otherwise a prohibited place. So, you know, if you want to walk into 7-11 with your gun, it’s open to the public, and they don’t need to have a sign that says guns are permitted. You’re good to go. And that’s how it currently is. Page – 1 – of 11 Evan Nappen 03:02 But as you may be aware, Hawaii passed a similar law, and it got upheld there. It didn’t get knocked out the way we did in New Jersey. They said, oh no, you need their prior permission. This law is now upheld there, and the Supreme Court of the United States has taken up that case. So, we’re going to get a SCOTUS ruling on the legality of that type of anti-gun and oppression-type law that they love to pass. We’re going to probably get some great, I’m hopeful, to get some great law out of the Supreme Court that we can use to fight other sensitive places. But what New Jersey is now doing, and this is something they try to do, they’ve done it in other areas, is they try to figure out sneaky end runs. Sneaky ways to oppress our rights. Sneaky ways to get around laws that protect our rights. Evan Nappen 04:11 So, you know, they’ve done it and attempted to do it with PLCAA, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, where they’re not, under federal law, dealers and manufacturers and stuff are supposed to be protected. But New Jersey created this whole consumer protection angle that they’re exploiting to try to get around that so they can try to litigate, you know, gun shops and manufacturers out of existence, using and abusing consumer protection laws. Well, now what they’re going to do here with this bill is abuse the trespass laws in such a manner. Because it’s not the classic “sensitive place” that was in Carry Killer bill, but instead, they’re amending the trespass law in New Jersey to pull this off. Evan Nappen 04:59 Here’s what they’re doing. It falls under N.J.S. 2C:18-3, which is New Jersey’s trespass law. And this is to create criminal trespassing while carrying a firearm. You see how they put criminal trespassing while carrying a firearm. But really what it’s doing is criminalizing carrying a firearm into private property that says no guns, which is contrary to essentially the sensitive place victory that we had. It probably is going to be further decimated by the Supreme Court in its discussion, but nonetheless, New Jersey now has the following offense. So, if it passes, and they’re pushing to pass it, a person commits an offense if, knowing that the person is not licensed or privileged to do so, the person enters or surreptitiously remains, so just go with enters. Don’t worry about your staying, you know, secretly there. But enters any research facility, structure, so there’s a comma after research. So, that’s a standard research facility. It’s not just about research facilities, research facility. Evan Nappen 06:24 But they hide this stuff in there so that, you know, it’s way broader than it’s initially appearing. Research facility, structure, or separately secured or occupied portion thereof, or in or upon utility company property, or in the sterile area or operational area of an airport. So, buried in this presentation of saying, oh, we’re protecting research facilities, utility company property and airports, is the very broad structure prohibition, just stand alone structure. It’s not just structures of a research facility or a utility company or an airport. Then it says an offense under this subsection is a crime of the fourth degree. That’s up to a year and a half in State Prison, by the way. If it is committed on a school property, see, school property is part of this. Why? Because that goes to that structure, you see. Oh, well, of course, we want to keep guns out of school. So, that’s okay. That’s where they’re right. This is their whole way of sneakily selling this. Page – 2 – of 11 Evan Nappen 07:37 An offense under this section is a crime of the fourth degree, if it’s committed in a dwelling. So, this makes anybody’s home now part of this. An offense under this section is a crime the fourth degree, if it’s committed at a research facility, a power generation facility, a water treatment facility, public sewage facility, water treatment facility, public water facility, nuclear electric generating plant or any facility that stores, generates or handles any hazardous or chemical compounds. So, again, they add all that in, but don’t lose sight that all structures are still covered, even though they’re doing a laundry list of these other things to conceal what they’re doing. Don’t fall for their trick here. An offense under this subsection is a crime of the fourth degree, if it’s committed upon a utility company, and an fence is a crime of the fourth degree, if it’s committed in a sterile area or operational area of an airport. Otherwise it’s a disorderly person. Evan Nappen 08:35 So, oh, okay. If it’s another structure of some sort, you know, a dwelling, it’s just a DP, right? Wrong. Because here’s what they do. A crime of the fourth degree under this section shall be a crime of the third degree. So, they’re going to bump it up now to five years in State Prison, right? If the person possesses a firearm while committing the offense, regardless whether they have a permit to carry or not. And then get a load of the next line. A disorderly person’s offense under the subsection shall be a crime of the fourth degree if the person possesses a firearm. So, now they’re making it essentially a felony, felony, level, you know, New Jersey fourth degree. A year and a half in State Prison if you trespass in this manner. Evan Nappen 09:24 But wait, they’re not done. Because you may say, well, I would never just go into a place that I wasn’t allowed to go into. But here’s where they add in even more of the fun stuff that they use to oppress our rights. Defiant trespasser is a person that commits a petty disorderly persons offense, if the person possesses a firearm while committing the offense of a disorderly person’s offense, regardless of whether the person is a holder of a permit to carry. It doesn’t matter if the person is not licensed or if you’re knowing you’re not licensed, or enters or remains in the place, okay? And then it says. This can be given by, and here’s the punchline, folks, posting in a manner prescribed by law or reasonably likely to come to the attention of the intruders. That puts into place those free no gun signs, so that businesses and other places can post these signs. Now creating a fourth degree crime for taking your firearm into these places that have the “no gun” posting. Evan Nappen 10:40 Now, it claims that there’s an affirmative defense if the structure was, at the time, open to members of the public. But here’s the catch. The actor complied with all lawful conditions imposed on access or remaining in the structure. Oh, well, one of those conditions is no guns. So, again, they come back and get our gun rights. It makes believe it’s a defense, but it really isn’t, because of the condition that the sign creates. And that puts you back into the felony level gun rights oppression mode. Then it goes in even further to say the conspicuous posting of a sign prohibiting or otherwise indicating that it’s not permissible to carry a firearm in the structure or place shall give rise to an inference that an actor who accesses or remains in that structure or place while carrying a firearm knowingly was not licensed or privileged to enter or remain. It’s virtually like a presumption, but they’re calling it an inference. Page – 3 – of 11 Evan Nappen 11:56 So, right away, if that signs there, you’re going to be subject by that inference to arrest for having your firearm. Did not comply with all lawful conditions imposed on access to or remaining. So, again, there’s a sign, and you didn’t comply. FOURTH DEGREE FELONY for you, and you lose all your gun rights and get thrown in the Gun Owner Gulag while you’re at it. Three, did not reasonably believe that the owner of the structure or place where the other person in power to license access would have licensed them to do it and remain. So, this is their latest move, folks, to criminalize going on to property and pushing their “No Trespassing” angle. Because if the Hawaii case, depending on how it’s decided, invalidates these, in essence, the private property sensitive place prohibition, their new gambit is now doing it by way of the trespass laws. So, the gun rights oppressors are out doing their evil in their oppression of our rights. We need to stop Assembly No. 6211. It is going to be causing a lot of problems if that passes, and if it does, really what we need to do is get a website that shows every business that says “no guns”. And make sure that nobody goes to those businesses. Nobody gives those businesses any money, first of all. Teddy Nappen 13:49 I would, I would actually take it a step further. I want to do a sticker campaign where, if you see that sign, you sticker that puts on it says, rob me. Evan Nappen 13:59 Yeah, right, that’s pretty funny. Teddy Nappen 14:01 Well, I mean. Evan Nappen 14:02 Well, here’s what it is. Teddy Nappen 14:03 Pretty much, there are sending that message. Evan Nappen 14:04 Well, pretty much. They are making it much more dangerous because basically anybody seeing that sign of “no guns” knows that it is their prime target to be robbed, because they don’t believe in guns. They’re just advertising the fact that they’re helpless, defenseless, and it’s really rather stupid. But on the other hand, I’d like to see stickers out there, and there are signs and stickers that I know are available, where guns are welcome. You put the sign that you welcome lawful carriers and that ends up protecting you and others. And on the same website, we should list these places that welcome guns, and those are places that our business needs to go to. We need to use the power of our dollar to make them pay or to benefit those that try to stand up for our rights. So, this is their latest attack. We want to make you aware of it and stay vigilant. If you belong, which hopefully you do, to the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, you will probably receive the email alert about this very thing. Also, NRA and others, I’m sure, will be putting it out there, but this is what we’re up against here in New Jersey. Page – 4 – of 11 Evan Nappen 15:33 I have a couple other things to talk about real quick here. I want to mention that Toms River is now the 13th municipality to nullify carry permit fees. So, if you live in Toms River and you apply for a carry, they are going to refund the $150 to you that New Jersey requires that you pay. That’s really great. Congratulations to Toms River for joining the other 12 states, that these states, I mean other towns, not states, sorry, other towns. They are now the 13th town to do it, municipality. The other thing interesting about Toms River is that they have approved over 1600 post-Bruen carry applications. Toms River is apparently the second largest number of approved post-Bruen permits. I’m getting all this from an article from our good friend, John Petrolino, at Bearing Arms. (https://bearingarms.com/john- petrolino/2025/12/11/toms-river-marks-13th-nj-municipality-to-nullify-carry-permit-fees-n1230887) John Petrolino does great research and writing, and he has a particular focus, as well, on New Jersey. This is really interesting stuff, and it’s great to see the municipalities. The other municipalities, by the way, so, the list is Englishtown, Howell, Toms River, Beachwood, Butler, Dumont, Franklin Borough, Hardyston, Hopatcong, Medford Lakes, Vernon, Cresskill, and Redington. Boy, it feels like I’m reading a school closing list almost, doesn’t it? But those are the municipalities that have decided to refund all or part of permit fees. So, good work to those towns and those that helped to get that through. Evan Nappen 17:28 And by the way, I want to mention that John Petrolino has another article in Bearing Arms. He’s very much on top of these issues, and it’s titled, “Are We Closer to Getting a True Accounting of New Jersey Carry Permits?” (https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/12/10/are-we-closer-to-getting-a-true- accounting-of-new-jersey-carry-permits-n1230878) And what John has done is filed under essentially the Freedom of Information legislation that New Jersey has, their version of it, which is the Open Public Records Act. And he’s looking to get the number of carry permits determined. And although we have some numbers, the problem is that it lists approved applications, but that’s not necessarily the number of currently valid permits to carry. Additionally, the carry permits do not include retired law enforcement permitting that occurs under 39-6. So, he’s looking to get the numbers of RPOs out there that have carries as well, because they’re still civilians, even though they’re retired police, and those, too, are carry permits. And knowing this information is important, as it shows more and more folks out there exercising their rights and carrying to defend themselves and others. Evan Nappen 18:55 I also want to point out another interesting headline here that I caught. This, too, is from Bearing Arms and is by Cam Edwards. (https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2025/12/11/north-carolina-womans- lawsuit-gives-scotus-a-chance-to-establish-national-reciprocity-n1230888) I think this is really exciting. You know, we all want to see national reciprocity. And there is a bill pending, you know, HR 38, and we may see some action on it. They’re pushing it in the federal, in the Fed there for Congress to get it passed. But the problem is, of course, the Democrats, who always want to oppress our rights, and it seems that when it gets most likely to the Senate overcoming cloture, the filibuster, the Democrats are going to again kill anything that expands our ability to enjoy our Second Amendment rights. Now, maybe it’ll go through. Maybe some will see the light. There’s always a chance, and it would be great. I’m not getting my hopes up for it to pass until we get the 60 votes of solid Second Amendment Page – 5 – of 11 supporters in the Senate, but it’s good to at least get on record those oppressors of our Second Amendment rights for election time. So, if it doesn’t pass there, that’s still worth the effort. Evan Nappen 20:14 However, what is interesting is we may be able to get national reciprocity from court action, from judiciary, from challenges brought up to the Supreme Court. And this is very interesting. Because the article, “North Carolina Woman’s Lawsuit Gives SCOTUS”, which is, of course, Supreme Court of the United States, “a Chance to Establish National Reciprocity”. So, that’s exciting. What happened was Eva Marie Gardner was driving in Montgomery County, Maryland, and her car was allegedly hit by an assailant, who ran her off the road before exiting his vehicle and rushing towards her. She said she screamed for him to get away, but when he continued advancing, she drew her pistol in self-defense. She never fired a shot. When the police arrived on the scene, they ended up releasing the man who ran her off the road and arrested Gardner for illegal possession of her firearm. She now lives in North Carolina but had a valid concealed carry permit from Virginia. However, Maryland doesn’t recognize carry permits from other states, and she was ultimately convicted despite raising Second Amendment claims. Evan Nappen 21:39 So, she filed on her own after fighting this, after the Maryland Supreme Court denied her case. She took the case to the Supreme Court, filing a cert petition on her own behalf, asking for this consideration. And apparently one of the judges in the Supreme Court took a great interest in it and asked for the State to file response. And because of that, this is exciting, Gardner also filed a full faith and credit argument. You know, that one state needs to recognize another state’s documents, and not only that being a Second Amendment protection. Evan Nappen 22:26 And, you know, ordinarily, a pro se petition has very little chance of the Supreme Court taking it, but because one justice took an interest in it after Maryland waived its right to respond, you now see that some top litigators in the Supreme Court are taking up her case. The Second Amendment Foundation is also filing an amicus, and this is really good stuff. So, there is a chance here, based on this pro se petition from this woman who defended herself and then, of course, became victimized by Maryland’s anti-gun law that doesn’t recognize any other states outside permit. This may be the case, if SCOTUS takes it, that can force national reciprocity by way of our constitutional rights, and that would be fantastic. It will negate the need for Second Amendment legislation to pass, or maybe pave the way for it to pass, who knows? But that is something exciting that we’re going to be keeping an eye on, and we hope to see success. And, man, I will be ecstatic, and I’ll be the first to be telling you if SCOTUS takes a national reciprocity case. Evan Nappen 23:57 Hey, let me tell you about our good friends at WeShoot. Teddy and I just re-qualified down at WeShoot for our New Jersey carries. We did our CCARE. It was great. We love WeShoot. It’s a great place to shoot with great training. And they are running some awesome specials. They, of course, have the BUL Armory UR, which is a double-stack race gun. And they have the Springfield Saint Victor V2, which is really cool gun. It has next-gen ergonomics, flat-faced trigger, and top-tier reliability for defense or Page – 6 – of 11 range work. And they have a Ruger LC Carbine. And they’re running some super sales. It’s their last sale of 2025, and you should check out these sales that are going to go from now until the 24th. They’re offering a two-hour private lesson with 20% off. They have 1,000 rounds of nine millimeter for only 245 bucks. That’s a great deal. They have carry classes at 10% off. They have 200 rounds of .223 for $119.99. They’re offering 5% off gift cards at $100 or more. They’re offering 500 rounds of .380, for 149.99. They have Radical Firearms FR15 for only 499.99. They’re offering $300 off double action defense pistols. They have the ATI AR-15 for 399.99, and they’re offering $500 off Phoenix Trinity Firearms. So they are running some great sales. Evan Nappen 25:53 And guess what? It doesn’t end there. They’re doing 10% off all Glock pistols they have. WeShoot pistol bags for 9.99. Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 for 385. And 10% off Vaulttek Safes and accessories. They have 15% off Stopbox Safes. 25% off all used guns. 25% of all used guns. 15% off Byrnas. 10% off Savior Gun Bags, etc. They are running just tremendous sales. And that’s not all of them even. So, listen, get down to WeShoot, and check out these great sales. They’re running great prices. The sales extended. They’re offering even super deal on individual membership and upgrades. Go to weshootusa.com. They’re right there in Lakewood, easily accessible off the Parkway. It’s where Teddy and I shoot, and you’ll love to shoot there, too. Check out WeShoot. Evan Nappen 27:02 Also, let me mention again, the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs. They’re there fighting the fight for us. Man, they’re in the trenches, battling it out in federal court. We should have some exciting developments. Probably next show I’ll be telling you about something very exciting happening in federal court with the state Association. It’s really great stuff. We’ll be very excited about it. I have to just make it as a teaser for now, though. And they’re challenging the magazine ban and the assault firearm ban. They have a full time lobbyist. I mean, this is our group so we can fight the gun rights oppressors. You need to be a part of our state association. Go to anjrpc.org, anjrpc.org, and make sure you join. Evan Nappen 27:59 Also, make sure you get a copy of my book, New Jersey Gun Law. It’s the Bible of New Jersey gun law. You can go right to EvanNappen.com and order your copy. It’s over 500 pages, over 120 topics, all question and answer. It is a book relied upon by thousands upon thousands of New Jersey gun owners. It’s a book used by the State Police Firearms Division, lawyers, judges, and most importantly, so many great shooters and listeners to the show. And I know how much you love it. It’s a labor of love for me to write it. When you get the book, scan the front QR code, and join my private database of subscribers that get the updates. You can immediately access the archives and get the updates. Go to EvanNappen.com and get your copy today. Hey, Teddy, what do you have for us today in Press Checks? Teddy Nappen 28:52 Well, as you know, Press Checks are always free, and honestly, this was born out of a meme. Where, you know, you’re scrolling through, you’re trying to find, and I saw this one little post. It said, the UK, 30 years ago, disarmed themselves, and now they’re arresting you for Facebook posts. Let that sink in. Page – 7 – of 11 Now, I knew the UK disarmed themselves, but I had no idea what he was referencing. And as someone who likes to understand history, I found that it was referencing the Firearms Amendment Act of 1997. (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/5/contents) Teddy Nappen 29:35 So, just pause for a moment. You have James Carville, who’s making the argument that if the Dems ever take back power, they’re going to make Puerto Rico a state. They’re going to make D.C. a state. And they’re going to pack the court. So, with that in mind, in their goal to “save democracy”, I think to myself. If the Left had unfettered power, no roadblocks, what would they do to destroy our rights? And after reading this bill, here it is. Looking at the UK, it is the future, if they ever take back power, and what they will do to destroy our rights. So, I pulled it up right off of the UK Government website. They’re bragging about it for anyone to, you know, if anyone wants any new ideas. Here’s, here’s, what they can look at. So, the subsection describes weapons that are prohibited, and there shall be inserted the following. Any firearm which either has a barrel less than 30 centimeters in length, or less than 60 centimeters in length overall, other than air weapons, small caliber pistol, muzzle loading gun, or firearm designed with signaling apparatus. Then it goes into its laundry list of except for slaughtering instruments, firearms used for humane killing, not human killing, humane killing of animals, and shot pistols for shooting vermin. By the way, all these require a firearm certificate. Evan Nappen 31:14 Wait a minute. They didn’t see No Country for Old Men, I guess, because they still. Teddy Nappen 31:17 No, I guess not. Evan Nappen 31:18 Yeah, right, huh, yeah. Teddy Nappen 31:20 Call it like, yeah. Evan Nappen 31:24 Call it. Teddy Nappen 31:26 And they go, and, by the way, each of these has to earn, you have to qualify for a firearm certificate, because they will just say the after the constabulary has to say, well, sorry, we don’t think you this is gonna go for that. And also, they have races at athletic meetings. Oh, I love this one, trophies of war stuff obtained in 1946 as a trophy of war so, you can keep it. Still off. Evan Nappen 32:00 Can you keep it? Or do you have to turn it in? Or do you have to d-wat it? Page – 8 – of 11 Teddy Nappen 32:03 Well, here’s the crux of it. It has to be used for exhibit or display, which goes into for that, or any firearm prior to 1919. And again, it has to be earned by certificate. Evan Nappen 32:17 So, they’ve created these incredibly onerous, it sounds like they basically banned all handguns there, and just continue to be the formerly Great Britain. And since the banning of all these guns, and the turn in of all these guns, and not only guns, but they also do it to knives, too. Teddy Nappen 32:43 Correct. Evan Nappen 32:43 Now they’re going, now they’ve focused on speech because they’ve got nothing to worry about. They disarmed the citizenship. Teddy Nappen 32:52 Yeah, and also, if you were to violate said prohibition, it’s five years states prison. So, you know, might as well keep to like, Jersey standard. You know, five years. Evan Nappen 33:04 Yeah. I mean, it’s pretty weird that Great Britain can actually make New Jersey at times look pro-gun. Teddy Nappen 33:12 Yeah. Evan Nappen 33:12 I mean, that’s pretty sad. Yeah. Teddy Nappen 33:15 This is the worst offense, and this is the part that’s disgusting. It just shows you the abuse of rights. The power of the search warrant. If a justice of the peace, or in Scotland, Sheriff, is satisfied by information on a reasonable grounds that a suspect offense is about to or is committed, or the connection to a firearm ammunition, that there is a danger to public safety or peace. What does that mean if you have a connection to a firearm? Let’s say, I don’t know, making a Facebook post about you shooting in Texas and then coming back to the UK. They can get a search warrant to search your premises and arrest you promptly for any connection to a firearm. Evan Nappen 34:01 Well, the only difference there, Teddy, is New Jersey already has that. It’s just that you’re not arrested. That’s a TERPO (Temporary Extreme Risk Protection Order) right there. That is New Jersey’s TERPO. Now you just get your guns seized and your house searched and your gun rights taken. The UK is going to arrest you and criminally charge you. But New Jersey doesn’t have any due process up front on the Temporary Extreme Risk Protection Order, basically what’s called Red Flag. And that standard Page – 9 – of 11 is very similar to what you just said in the UK. So, we’re not, we’re really not that far behind in New Jersey from totalitarianism, oppression of our Second Amendment rights. And it’s just disgusting. We’re following this same model in the former, that the formerly Great Britain is doing. Teddy Nappen 34:54 Yeah, and to be, to set the tone. And this is something for the UK to think about. You guys do realize that you’re, that the whole point of the Second Amendment is to defend yourself. And case in point, as they always like to say, well, we don’t have very much gun crime. However, your rapes ticked up about, oh, I don’t know, 15 times from the early 2000s to 2024. Now it’s up to 71,000 rapes a year, which, you know, if you’re letting in massive amounts of Afghans who commit rape up to 17 times more than a native born. Yeah. Evan Nappen 35:40 Well, you know, now you’re touching on that whole other wokey, crazy issue where they’re not getting the assimilation. Not getting assimilation to whatever their culture formally was. I mean, they don’t seem to care, though, you know. I guess they’re, they’re motivated in taking away rights of their citizens, and yet the crime wave that they’re experiencing is disgusting. They get denied their rights to defend themselves, and for that matter, they have the most effective means to defend themselves. Even though the statistics show pretty clearly what the problem is. And yet they’ll try to blame everything else but what factually stares them in the face. So, it’s a shame, but we’ve got to take warning and heed in New Jersey. Because we’re heading down that path, and it’s getting worse and worse. The only thing on the good news is with Supreme Court taking two gun cases, hopefully taking more, with federal law changing, with the Justice Department looking at civil rights violations as through Second Amendment laws that oppress, and that they will be going after these states and other localities. There’s a lot that we can at least be hopeful about here, because as we stay vigilant, it is not all doom and gloom, though. There are things that we should be positive about, and we just have to keep on fighting, and that’s what we’re going to do. Evan Nappen 37:36 Now, let me tell you about this week’s GOFU, folks. This GOFU, as you know, is the Gun Owner Fuck Up. These are expensive lessons that clients have learned that you get to learn for free and not repeat them. And this week’s GOFU is about stolen guns. If you have a gun that you think is lost or stolen, I want to remind you that New Jersey requires you to report it within 36 hours. If it’s lost or stolen, the law states that you have 36 hours to report it, and if you don’t report it, then you can face serious problems. Including the use of your failure to report, and we’ve seen this, to take away your gun rights, to move to revoke your gun licenses, permits, and this is how they will use it. Even though you’re a victim of theft, they will still try to use that against you. Evan Nappen 38:44 And keep in mind, you have an obligation to report it, but keep in mind that after you report it, there is a decent chance, we’ve seen it, that they will then use the fact that you reported a gun stolen or lost to still try to take away your rights. But at least you were conforming with the law when we have that fight. This is the game that’s out there, and it’s really a problem. Because they want guns reported stolen and you do need to report them stolen, you’re failure to do so can have bad ramifications. But even when Page – 10 – of 11 you do report it stolen, prepare yourself that you may be facing licensing actions over that. If you end up where you have a gun that you think is missing or stolen and you want to know what you need to do, you need to call a gun attorney right away and discuss your specific fact circumstance so that it can be properly dealt with and you can prepare for any potential ramifications. Evan Nappen 39:48 This is Evan Nappen and Teddy Nappen reminding you that gun laws don’t protect honest citizens from criminals. They protect criminals from honest citizens. Speaker 2 39:58 Gun Lawyer is a CounterThink Media Production. The music used in this broadcast was managed by Cosmo Music, New York, New York. Reach us by emailing Evan@gun.lawyer. The information and opinions in this broadcast do not constitute legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney in your state. Page – 11 – of 11 Downloadable PDF TranscriptGun Lawyer S3 E268_Transcript About The HostEvan Nappen, Esq.Known as “America's Gun Lawyer,” Evan Nappen is above all a tireless defender of justice. Author of eight bestselling books and countless articles on firearms, knives, and weapons history and the law, a certified Firearms Instructor, and avid weapons collector and historian with a vast collection that spans almost five decades — it's no wonder he's become the trusted, go-to expert for local, industry and national media outlets. Regularly called on by radio, television and online news media for his commentary and expertise on breaking news Evan has appeared countless shows including Fox News – Judge Jeanine, CNN – Lou Dobbs, Court TV, Real Talk on WOR, It's Your Call with Lyn Doyle, Tom Gresham's Gun Talk, and Cam & Company/NRA News. As a creative arts consultant, he also lends his weapons law and historical expertise to an elite, discerning cadre of movie and television producers and directors, and novelists. He also provides expert testimony and consultations for defense attorneys across America. 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Gun Lawyer
Episode 267-Vote for Gun Lawyer

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Episode 267-Vote for Gun Lawyer Also Available OnSearchable Podcast Transcript Gun Lawyer — Episode 267 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun Lawyer, podcast of the year, Gundies awards, Second Amendment, New Jersey gun laws, assault firearms, registration, inheritance, gun rights, Supreme Court, firearms instructor, tactical rabbi, gun rights oppression, voting prizes, gun lawyer nomination. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:19 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. Well, folks, I’m proud to say that Gun Lawyer has been nominated for Podcast of the Year by The Gundies. And The Gundies, it’s a really cool awards program in which they look to honor various voices and those who are influencers and writers regarding our precious Second Amendment rights. This is an honor, and I’m very proud to be nominated. And what I’m doing now is I am shamelessly asking for your vote, because with The Gundies, it’s you who vote. If you go to thegundies.com, www.TheGundies.com, thegundies.com, you’ll see there are 19 different categories for different things — influencer, writer, all kinds of stuff. And on there is Podcast of the Year. Please go there and vote for Gun Lawyer for Podcast of the Year. Evan Nappen 01:42 And by doing that, not only will you help promote the show, but because we focus on these horrible problems, particularly with a centered focus on New Jersey, because New Jersey is just where the brunt of the Second Amendment oppression takes place. This will help bring greater awareness nationally to our cause, to our fight against gun rights oppression. So, we can win Podcast of the Year nationally and more people will pay attention to New Jersey and what Gun Lawyer has to say. And if you vote, you can actually win prizes. They give prizes to folks, you know, randomly, who vote. Voting closes December 15. Okay? You can vote one vote per category every day. So, vote for Gun Lawyer every day. Okay? You can do it once a day. Evan Nappen 02:47 If you vote in all 19 categories, if you pick in all 19 categories, and it’s all free, by the way, and if you watch a video at the bottom of the page, you earn an extra vote for every category that day. There are prizes. Every time you vote, you’re automatically entered to win. And the grand prize is an all expense paid trip to The Gundy Awards, which takes place in Las Vegas. And in each category, there are Page – 1 – of 11 sponsors that have prizes. So, this is exciting and fun, and, you know, it would mean something to me and Teddy, if you would be so kind as to jump on thegundies.com and vote for Gun Lawyer. Evan Nappen 03:31 I would also highly recommend our good friend, John Petrolino, for top 2A writer. You know, John is just great, and man, does he cover New Jersey and so many other things as well. He’s such an in-depth great reporter, and he’s brought so many of these great issues to the forefront. You know, we’ve talked about a lot of the great work that John has done. So, give John a vote in the top 2A writer category. And, of course, our good friends at WeShoot, they were also put out there for Firearms Instructor of the Year. And I would ask you to consider the Tactical Rabbi, that’s right, Tactical Rabbi for Firearms Instructor of the Year, and Bul Armory for the Most Innovative Brand of the Year. So, there’s four of the categories with some suggestions. And so, if you’re inclined to do so, please jump on this. We have till December 15, and hopefully this will be successful. It will be a lot of fun for you, and maybe you’ll even win some prizes by doing it. Teddy Nappen 04:49 I will also say to everyone voting for us, for Gun Lawyer, it is critical, because we need to give national awareness. I don’t think people outside of New Jersey realize the damage that the Gun Owner Gulag has created, and New Jersey is the petri dish. This is where they test all their crazy nonsense. Evan Nappen 05:13 New Jersey is a gun owners hell. Teddy Nappen 05:14 Correct. Evan Nappen 05:15 New Jersey is a gun owners hell. I wish The Gundy’s had an award for, you know, worst state. You know, greatest gun owner hell. New Jersey would win that every year. Teddy Nappen 05:26 Anti-gunner of the year. Anti-gunner. Evan Nappen 05:28 No. Gun rights oppressionists award. The Top Gun Rights oppressionist state. It is crazy, but this is actually a positive award. So, they look to get the voices and the folks out there that are all going to bat for our rights. And everybody who’s nominated, I want to congratulate all the nominees across the board. They’re all out there, spreading the word, fighting the lame-stream media, and trying to get past the agenda that the anti-gunners try to control and their lies that they put out to get us disenfranchised of our rights. It really is a battle that we’re in, and this is yet another tool in that battle. So, go to TheGundies.com and give us your vote. Make your voice heard. Page – 2 – of 11 Evan Nappen 06:23 Say, you know, one of the things I wanted to talk about, and it’s something that comes up a lot. And every once in a while, I think it really pays to do this. I want to talk about the so-called intrinsically evil “assault firearms”. That’s right, you know, New Jersey has had a ban on so-called “assault firearms”, and that in its current form, it was enacted back in May of 1990 and became effective in 1991. During that one year period of time, they allowed you to render inoperable your so-called “assault firearms”, but if you did that, you had to file a Certificate of Inoperability. If you just rendered them inoperable and didn’t file the paperwork, it’s no good. It’s the same as having an actual “assault firearm”. They did allow registration of a handful of guns, which they called registration, where you could keep them. This included the AR-15 and the M1A and the M1 Carbine, but you had to pay $50 and register it. If you actually have a registered assault firearm, it allowed you to keep so-called large capacity magazines with that gun, as long as you use that gun in competition in the DCM (Director of Civilian Marksmanship), which no longer exists, by the way. It’s now the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program). Evan Nappen 07:55 Now, very few did that. But, of course, if you did register one of those guns, I want you to be aware of something. If back in 1990 to 91 you registered an “assault firearm”, registered “assault firearms” in New Jersey are not inheritable. Firearms normally are inheritable in New Jersey, and they pass to your heirs without any paper registration or license. But registered “assault firearms” are not inheritable. So, if you have a registered “assault firearm” and you don’t want to just lose it to the State, you may want to think about disposing of it sooner rather than later. So that it is something that is just not a loss to the estate. Now, if you have an unregistered “assault firearm”, well that is inheritable. Believe it or not, only registered assault firearms are not inheritable. Evan Nappen 08:18 Of course, you may say, well, how can a unregistered “assault firearm” be legal for inheritance? Well, first of all, if you rendered it inoperable, that’s not registration. So, those guns are inheritable. And if you stored your “assault firearm” outside of New Jersey and didn’t register it, then it can be inherited by your heirs. Now, they can’t bring it into New Jersey either, but they can, in fact, inherit it. So, it’s only registered “assault firearms” that are not inheritable. The “assault firearm” law is just full of quirky, bizarre garbage like this. And it is insanity. As far as a law being written, its one of the worst-written criminal laws ever written. Absolutely. It is essentially beyond complete comprehension. Evan Nappen 09:51 It is a very complicated and often contradictory, five-part definition of what is supposedly an “assault firearm”. And the reason it’s so complicated is that they really can’t be defined, because “assault firearm” is just a pejorative term. The original assault rifle, if you will, the assault rifle, you know, is the German Sturmgewehr. And that assault rifle was full automatic fire and semi auto. So, it was a select- fire weapon. So, assault firearms are not assault rifles and assault weapons, which you may have heard that term assault weapon, is what the Federal law at one point banned back in 1994. But that law went away in 2004, and it hasn’t come back. So, the Federal assault weapon ban has been DOA since 2004. New Jersey still has an assault firearm law, and neither of those are assault rifles, of which the traditional classic Sturmgeweher, a medium caliber firearm that would be select fire. Page – 3 – of 11 Evan Nappen 11:09 So, what New Jersey did was contrive this definition with this complicated five parts. The first part is a laundry list of about 67 named guns. Now, of these named guns, some of them I’ve never even encountered in the wild. Okay? I’ve never even seen some of these that are on this list, and some, I think, are just made up. Maybe they like read it on the internet somewhere and thought it qualified as an “assault firearm”. But if your gun is a named gun on the list, then it becomes banned by name. Then if it’s not on the list or it’s not exactly as named on the list, then the other part of the law identified any firearm manufactured under any designation which is substantially identical to any of the firearms on the list. Evan Nappen 12:07 So, the question became, well, what does “substantially identical” mean? I mean, even think about those two words for a minute – substantially identical. Well, identical means exact. Substantial means almost. How could something be almost exact? It’s like being a little bit pregnant. I mean, you are or you’re not. I mean, this is ridiculous. You now have to guess, when this law came out, is my gun substantially identical to a gun on the list? What does that even mean? I brought a challenge to that. It was in the case of State v. Merrill, and I won. It was on an MAK 90, where the judge tossed the assault farm law in the trial court. It was Judge Farren in Monmouth County in State v. Merrill. He tossed the law as being unconstitutional, not because of the Second Amendment, but tossed it because of being vague, unconstitutionally vague. A person could not understand from the law what’s banned. In order for a law to be valid criminally, you have to understand how to conform your behavior, and under this law, you couldn’t. Because no one could tell what “substantially identical” meant. Evan Nappen 13:13 Then along came a Federal lawsuit, after I won it in State court, trying to knock out the law. And in that case, the Attorney General named in the lawsuit filed the Attorney General Guidelines to save the law by defining what “substantially identical” meant in that part of the definition. He defined substantially identical as the 1994 Federal Crime Bill definition of a assault firearm that was feature specific, even though New Jersey didn’t have a feature specific ban. The ’94 Crime Bill is what became essentially New Jersey’s list of compliant guns or not, and that is what we’re still using to this day. Those guidelines from the Attorney General. So, when you talk about whether a gun is compliant or not, and you go to those guidelines, that’s where the substantially identical comes in. Evan Nappen 14:16 So, when you look at the list of guns, it says on there Colt AR-15 and CAR-15. And let’s say you have a Bush Master, you know, XM 15, or you have Davis, or whatever. It doesn’t matter is, but it’s like an AR- type platform. Is it substantially identical or not to this? How do we know? Well, that’s where the Attorney General Guidelines came in to save what was otherwise an unconstitutional law, which itself is questionable whether this. But the court upheld it based on this. Even though the question is, how did our legislators in 1990 know that their unconstitutional law that had a vague definition would be saved by a Federal bill passed in 1994, four years later? That’s pretty amazing. Their crystal ball there to know that, isn’t it? But somehow, that’s been what we’ve been living under. Page – 4 – of 11 Evan Nappen 15:12 Under the guidelines of the Attorney General, substantially identical gets defined as any semi-automatic rifle that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the following features. You have to have two. And that would be a folding or telescoping stock, a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, a bayonet mount, a flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor and a grenade launcher. Now, I know a lot of you, you know, go out grenade launching on the weekend. So, beware of that one in there. If you look at these features that make a gun substantially identical or not, I mean, a bayonet mount? What the hell does a bayonet mount have to do at all with any of this? I mean, was it because of all the drive by bayonetings? It’s, it’s nuts, but this is what we live under. But the reason we have those guidelines is not because you find them in the law. You find those guidelines, saving the law’s ass, if you will, by defining the term “substantially identical” that I had gotten knocked out as unconstitutional in that State v. Merrill case. Evan Nappen 16:25 Additional definitions for assault firearm include a semi-automatic shotgun with either a magazine capacity exceeding six rounds, a pistol grip or folding stock. So, if you have a semi-automatic shotgun and it holds over six rounds. And let me just tell you, this is a great example of just how stupid the Attorney General Guidelines are. Because the Attorney General Guidelines, incorporating the Federal ’94 bill says about shotguns that it can’t exceed five rounds. Well, that’s crap. Completely wrong. New Jersey law says it can hold six. Can’t be over six. The guidelines say five but that’s because they didn’t know what they were doing when they passed the guidelines. It contradicts New Jersey’s law, okay? But with shotguns that are semi-automatic, all it takes is one feature. It’s not two. So, if you have a semi-automatic shotgun with a pistol grip, it’s an assault firearm. If you have a semi-automatic shotgun with a folding stock, it’s an assault firearm. If you have a semi-automatic shotgun that holds over six rounds, then it’s an assault firearm. Okay? It’s a one-feature deal on shotguns. Evan Nappen 17:38 Now, if you have a pump action shotgun, if you have a wonderful Mossberg 590 or a tactical Remington 870 or any other pump shotgun, you can have any damn feature you want on it. You can have a bayonet mount. You can have folding stock. You can have a magazine capacity of a tube that holds nine rounds. No problem. You can have a shroud on it. You can whatever you want on a pump shotgun. No problem. Pumps are not covered by this at all. So, trick out your pump shotgun to your heart’s desire, but be very careful when it comes to your semi-automatic shotgun. Evan Nappen 18:24 It also prohibited, under another section, a semi-automatic rifle with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding 10 rounds. However, the original definition in 1990 set a semi-automatic firearm with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding 15 rounds, and this included tube-fed .22s, your classic Marlin Model 60, and you know your Remingtons and Winchesters that were semi-auto and held over 15 rounds in the mag tube. But what happened was they became a laughing stock, New Jersey, over their ban on .22s, and it became detrimental to them trying to oppress our rights so badly that they actually amended New Jersey’s assault firearm law to exclude tube-fed .22s. So, if you now have a semi-automatic .22 rifle that has a fixed tubular magazine and holds over 10 rounds, it is not an assault firearm. It’s legal. Your Page – 5 – of 11 tube-fed, semi-auto .22 can hold as many rounds as the tube wishes, and is possible to hold. Not a problem. So, that’s how that works. Evan Nappen 19:45 And then finally, they throw in this ridiculous part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault firearm. Don’t you love when the definition uses its own words to define itself? Say, that isn’t vague or confusing, is it? Or any combination of parts in which an assault fire may be readily assembled if all those parts are in the possession or under control of the same person. So, you have that catch all of parts nonsense as well. So that is New Jersey’s assault firearm definition. Evan Nappen 20:18 Possession of an assault farm is extremely serious in New Jersey. It’s a crime of the second degree. It carries up to 10 years in State Prison, and it has a minimum mandatory of three and a half years, no chance of parole. If you get convicted of possession of an assault firearm, you’re looking at the judge’s hands being tied, and you will have to do a minimum of three and a half years with no parole in State Prison. Additionally, if you’re charged with assault firearm, you will be thrown in the Gulag, and there’s a presumption against you getting bail if you’re charged, not even convicted, just charged with possession of an assault firearm. New Jersey has lost its mind when it comes to this and so many other gun laws, but it’s always worth a review. I want to make it clear to my listeners just how bad it is, so that you don’t end up a GOFU on New Jersey’s idiotic assault firearm ban. Evan Nappen 21:20 Hey, let me mention our good friends at WeShoot. Of course, WeShoot is the range where Teddy and I shoot. They have great training and a beautiful range, right there in Lakewood, New Jersey, centrally located. They’re a great resource. You can get your CCARE certificate there so you can get your carry, ad you can get all kinds of training. They offer other training for a carry license from other states. They can offer you advanced training, great range, so you can hone your skills and stay on target. WeShoot. You go to weshootusa.com. Beautiful photographs. They’ve got the WeShoot girls there posing with great guns. You’ll love looking at that. And you can check out their pro shop where they have great deals. Great gear, great guns, and great folks at WeShoot, weshootusa.com. It’s a great place. We love it, and I know you will, too. Evan Nappen 22:21 Aso in this battle, this entire time, it’s been the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC). The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs are in the courts right now battling the assault firearm law. I’m feeling more and more hopeful, folks that we’re going to see the Supreme Court take up assault firearms and large capacity magazine cases. New Jersey’s fighting it out. It may, in fact, be the New Jersey case that the Supreme Court hears down the road, maybe others. They’re proceeding pretty rapidly to the Supreme Court. We’re getting mixed decisions in the different jurisdictions, which also leads to the Supreme Court wanting to take the cases. It is really important that we finally get a case from the Supreme Court where they look at items that get banned. Page – 6 – of 11 Evan Nappen 23:11 The Supreme Court does have two cases this session that they’ve picked looking at the “sensitive places”, which is really important, because that will help fight New Jersey’s Carry Killer bill. It goes at one of the laws that New Jersey, in fact, has regarding property, private property, and whether or not it can be banned. They’re also looking at whether marijuana can be a disqualifier or not, whether that’s a lawful disqualifier that can take away your Second Amendment rights. They may finally eliminate Bang or Bong. You can’t have both. So, these cases will be very interesting, and they also can have much more far reaching consequences and help us in our battle to fight the gun rights oppression. So, these are things to look forward to. And your State Association, the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, is there fighting these issues out and filing amicus briefs in other cases, and also in the legislature with our paid lobbyists full time. Keeping an eye on the shenanigans going on down there. So, make sure you join the Association so you can stay updated and you can take action as you get those email alerts. It’s very important. So, join anjrpc.org today. Evan Nappen 24:36 And let me also mention my book, New Jersey Gun Law. It’s the Bible of Jersey gun law. It’ll help you stay legal in New Jersey and not fall into these traps and these things that we talk about, like the whole understanding of assault firearms. If you’re confused by what I said, you can read it slowly, carefully in my book, under the chapter assault farms. I put it in question and answer so anyone can understand it. I want you to understand it. I want my fellow gun owners not to be turned into criminals and to lose their gun rights. It’s why I wrote the book. So, get your copy today. Go to EvanNappen.com, EvanNappen.com, and get my book, New Jersey Gun Law. It makes a great holiday gift. Check it out, the 25th Anniversary Edition. And when you get the book, scan the front cover, the QR code right there, and you will get our link right to my archive, where you can download the 2025 Comprehensive Update. Of course, I’ll be doing updates for the new year, and you’ll want to get them. You’ll get notified of that and any other crazy changes that take place in New Jersey. We have to be eternally vigilant. Teddy, what do you have for us this week? Teddy Nappen 25:53 Well, as you know, Press Checks are always free. And this is something that you know when you see it, you have to think, what would the Left do if they had unfettered power? If they, you know, added more states and packed the court and made every illegal a voter? If they had unfettered power, what does that lead to? Well, I was flipping through Bearing Arms, and sure enough, a British man was arrested for a picture of himself posing with a shotgun. This is an article by Tom Knighton. (https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2025/12/01/british-man-arrested-for-picture-of-him-shooting- shotgun-n1230765) Evan Nappen 26:34 He was posing with the shotgun. Where? Teddy Nappen 26:37 Correct. In the United States! Yeah, of course, they got arrest the man for posing with something that’s across the entire continent. The British IT consultant was arrested after posting a photograph of himself holding a gun during the holidays in the United States. The case drew sharp criticism from Elon Musk Page – 7 – of 11 everybody as West Yorkshire. He was shocked after police visited then detained him over the image, which he says was taken legally on private property in Florida. Evan Nappen 27:05 Wait, there’s guns in Florida? Teddy Nappen 27:16 I know – shocker. The West Yorkshire Police later visited his home and advised him to be careful about what he posts online. Evan Nappen 27:27 What’s all this, then? What’s all this then? Teddy Nappen 27:33 Right! Yeah, and the officers did not ask to see any proof that he had taken the photograph in the U.S. as they then returned to his home at 10 pm and promptly arrested him. The bail documents referred showed there were allegations of possessing a firearm with a cause, with intent to cause fear of violence, as well as separate allegations of stalking linked to another photo. Evan Nappen 28:04 Are you sure this wasn’t a Monty Python episode? I mean, it’s unbelievable. Teddy Nappen 28:09 Yeah, and he was held overnight before being interviewed. So, they locked him up and said, all right, we’re gonna get you in the morning. Evan Nappen 28:17 They jailed him over it even. Good grief. Teddy Nappen 28:19 They dropped the charges. But then said, you better not lead any more incitement as you posted a photo. Evan Nappen 28:25 Oh, God, you can’t. Teddy Nappen 28:28 You can’t get any more Orwellian than that. Being arrested over a photograph. Not even possession of firearms, because they can’t do that in England. A photograph. Evan Nappen 28:41 Well, you know, I had a case similar, Teddy. Not quite that, but close, you know. When I had a case with a guy whose son had passed the New Jersey Hunter and was a New Jersey Hunter. He was posing with his gun. He just had a picture with his firearm. Nothing bad. No threats, nothing. And they Page – 8 – of 11 went and tried to cause a huge problem for him and his family. It was outrageous over just a picture of his son legally with a gun. And that was New Jersey. Now, luckily, he didn’t get arrested and criminally charged and thrown in jail. But still, you know, these things can happen even in New Jersey, and it’s getting worse and worse. So, we have to be very vigilant of this. And it shows you. I mean, the U.K. is just the, I would call them, the formerly Great Britain. Formerly Great Britain. Teddy Nappen 29:47 I just call it hell. Because what they are looking to do now, I just. I like to highlight these stories that have come up in the past, because unfortunately, the Left are very good at memory holing the utter insanity they pull. For instance, in the U.K., and this is from The Mirror by Kelly-Anne Mills. (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/autistic-girl-who-told-cop-30673891) Remember the autistic girl who got arrested for using “homophobic language” for calling the cop, oh, you’re my lesbian Nana. They dragged her to the police and promptly arrested her. Arresting an autistic girl, 16 years old, for saying she looks like my lesbian Nana, who she did have. Evan Nappen 30:34 She didn’t say it in a bad way. Teddy Nappen 30:36 No, she just said you look like my Nana. Evan Nappen 30:40 Yeah. Teddy Nappen 30:41 And it showed her being dragged out, which, or if you they go into like, for autistic people, can’t, they freak out if you even touch them. But the dragging her through in the massive footage, which, it’s just such an embarrassment. By the way, it was the West Yorkshire Police. I’m noticing a pattern being the Orwellian thought crime police. They outdid themselves with this one, which this came up recently. Do you remember that woman who was arrested for silent prayer? Evan Nappen 31:11 Oh, a thought crime. Thought crime, that’s good. Yeah, great. Teddy Nappen 31:15 Yeah, well, finally it came due where the West Midland Police were forced to pay 13,000 pounds to the woman for falsely arresting her. Teddy Nappen 31:27 For silently praying outside an abortion clinic. But take this as you will. She was still arrested for thought crime. This is coming right from the ADF International U.K. Utter insanity. (https://adfinternational.org/en-gb/news/silent-prayer-arrest-payout) And when I look at this, I see this is what the Left wants. They want you and I, Dad, to be dragged out and arrested for our speech, Page – 9 – of 11 because that’s the only way they can win. They can’t win in the battlegrounds of ideology. Showed that by them killing Charlie Kirk. Now they want to go for arresting you for your ideas. That is their goal. Evan Nappen 31:27 Good. Evan Nappen 32:03 We couldn’t do the Gun Lawyer show in the U.K. We’d be raided, jailed, and forget it. Yeah. I mean, you know, we still have a First Amendment here, and we love the entire Constitution, not just the Second Amendment. But we’re facing oppression of all our Constitutional rights, but at least we still have them. It’s really sad about how the formerly Great Britain has been just turned into a laughing stock and a place that I wouldn’t even want to step foot in. I mean, at one point I would have loved to have gone there. But nope, not anymore, man. Not a chance. They are just nuts, and their suppression of so many rights and what they’ve let happen to their country is just sad, very sad. Evan Nappen 32:57 Hey, let me tell you about this week’s GOFU. This week’s GOFU is an important GOFU because we have the holidays coming up. And, you know, we all, I’m sure, love to watch A Christmas Story, right? A Christmas Story is a classic with Ralphie. But the star of A Christmas Story, not just Ralphie, is the Daisy BB gun, right? The Daisy BB gun. And I’m sure many of you have fond memories if you were fortunate enough as a kid to have a Daisy BB gun. But I’ve got to tell you, BB guns in New Jersey are firearms, folks. Keep that in mind. A BB gun is defined as a firearm in New Jersey. You cannot just give a BB gun to your child, to your son or to your daughter. You cannot do that. It’s the same as if you just gave them a gun. Evan Nappen 34:01 If you buy a BB gun, it’s your BB gun. If you want to shoot the BB gun with your child, you need to be with them in the same way as if it is a modern cartridge firearm. You can’t just give them that BB gun to keep in their room, to go out in the woods alone and play with it and have fun like we did in the old days. You cannot do that. It is a firearm. You can lose your gun rights and even face criminal charges. And so can your child. So, the GOFU is, remember, air guns are firearms in New Jersey. Treat them the same as firearms in any way that you would want to give a firearm, okay? Gifting a firearm in New Jersey itself is not permitted without proper paperwork. So, you can’t buy any gun for anyone and just give it to them. They’re going to have to have a transfer done with paper, with a pistol purchase permit for handguns and a firearm ID card for long arms. And if they’re not immediate family, it has to go through a dealer. The only way you gift a gun in New Jersey is with full paperwork. So, that’s the GOFU. Keep it in mind during this holiday season. Evan Nappen 35:33 This is Evan Nappen and Teddy Nappen reminding you that gun laws don’t protect honest citizens from criminals. They protect criminals from honest citizens. Page – 10 – of 11 Speaker 2 35:44 Gun Lawyer is a CounterThink Media production. The music used in this broadcast was managed by Cosmo Music, New York, New York. Reach us by emailing Evan@gun.lawyer. The information and opinions in this broadcast do not constitute legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney in your state. Page – 11 – of 11 Downloadable PDF TranscriptGun Lawyer S3 E267_Transcript About The HostEvan Nappen, Esq.Known as “America's Gun Lawyer,” Evan Nappen is above all a tireless defender of justice. Author of eight bestselling books and countless articles on firearms, knives, and weapons history and the law, a certified Firearms Instructor, and avid weapons collector and historian with a vast collection that spans almost five decades — it's no wonder he's become the trusted, go-to expert for local, industry and national media outlets. Regularly called on by radio, television and online news media for his commentary and expertise on breaking news Evan has appeared countless shows including Fox News – Judge Jeanine, CNN – Lou Dobbs, Court TV, Real Talk on WOR, It's Your Call with Lyn Doyle, Tom Gresham's Gun Talk, and Cam & Company/NRA News. As a creative arts consultant, he also lends his weapons law and historical expertise to an elite, discerning cadre of movie and television producers and directors, and novelists. He also provides expert testimony and consultations for defense attorneys across America. Email Evan Your Comments and Questions  talkback@gun.lawyer Join Evan's InnerCircleHere's your chance to join an elite group of the Savviest gun and knife owners in America.  Membership is totally FREE and Strictly CONFIDENTIAL.  Just enter your email to start receiving insider news, tips, and other valuable membership benefits.   Email (required) *First Name *Select list(s) to subscribe toInnerCircle Membership Yes, I would like to receive emails from Gun Lawyer Podcast. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.var ajaxurl = "https://gun.lawyer/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php";

Gun Talk
DOJ Supports Gun Control Law; New ATF Director; Supreme Court Gaga For Guns: 11.23.25 Hour 3

Gun Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2025 44:05 Transcription Available


In This Hour:-- Why is U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi supporting the National Firearms Act, which regulates silencers and short barrel rifles?-- The Post Office pushes back on concealed carry.  John Petrolino has the secret memo sent to employees.   --  The U.S. Supreme Court is considering more Second Amendment cases when it has already accepted two this session.  What's going on here?Gun Talk 11.23.25 Hour 3Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co
New Jersey's New Front in the War on Guns

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 31:17


Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino joins Cam to discuss New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's recent attacks on gun stores in civil courts, empowered by a law that vaguely requires FFL's to take "reasonable" controls when selling firearm-related items.

The Weekly Reload Podcast
The NRA After Its Latest Board Election and Trump's Snub (ft. John Petrolino)

The Weekly Reload Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 44:29


This week, we're taking a close look at the state of the NRA. The nation's largest gun-rights group is not nearly as large as it was half a decade ago. President Donald Trump just bailed on its conference. However, its civil corruption suit is now over, and its latest board election is in the books. To give us a detailed view of where the NRA is at today, we've got freelance reporter John Petrolino on the show. John often writes for Shooting News Weekly and Bearing Arms. He recently did a great breakdown of the NRA election for the latter. John said the reformers, who now go by NRA 2.0, won a sizeable victory and should have a significant majority headed into next weekend's NRA Annual Meeting. Other longtime board members and defenders of former CEO Wayne LaPierre, many of whom are now part of what's called Strong NRA, did not fare as well. But John noted those who didn't run under the banner of either group did the worst of all. He also said some prominent board members, like New York State Rifle and Pistol Association president Tom King, lost their bids. John said he was a bit surprised by some of the results, but he believes the board's partisanship may not last. He said both sides have made calls for unity, however hard that might end up being. Special Guest: John Petrolino.

The GOAL Podcast - Official Podcast of Gun Owners' Action League
John Petrolino, the Pen Patriot / Court News / History

The GOAL Podcast - Official Podcast of Gun Owners' Action League

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 63:55


Catching up with John Petrolino, the Pen Patriot, on news and the outlook for the 2A.  Also court news, history, and more!

The Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast
The Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast: Episode 722

The Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 68:14


This week on Gun For Hire Radio... John Petrolino aka “The Pen Patriot” https://johnpetrolino.com/ joins us to discuss all things NJ, aka “The Sinkhole State” and a slew of new Gun Laws incoming and the hypocrisy of Montclair State University. Need more reasons to flip NJ red? Please listen, learn, like, follow, share, and volunteer! The post The Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast: Episode 722 appeared first on Best Gun Range NYC and NJ Area | Gun Range Near Me.

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co
Research Reveals Huge Problem With New Jersey Carry Permits

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 20:47


When Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino started digging into the data on concealed carry permits in NJ, he found Black applicants were being denied at a much higher rate than their white counterparts. Now the non-profit Rise Against Hate has come out with their own research showing Black applicants are TEN TIMES more likely to be denied the right to carry, often for subjective reasons by licensing authorities.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #220 Matthias Quellenberg

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 53:02


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

Armed American Radio
11-20-24 Mark talks with guest John Petrolino from Bearing Arms. New Jersey advancing gun rights?

Armed American Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 40:08


Today on Armed American Radio Daily Defense, guest John Petrolino from Bearing Arms discusses the headway being made in NJ fight for gun rights. NJ has always been an uphill climb when it comes to the right to bear arms and our 2nd Amendment however headway is being made. New pro-rights, pro-gun groups in NJ are seeking to wipe out the states ban on firearm suppressors including the ASA teaming with local groups in a pending lawsuit seeking to abolish the current ban. Yes, it's an uphill climb but isn't everything in a state like NJ?

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #214 News2A

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 44:34


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

Gun Freedom Radio
Decoding 2A Journalism with John Petrolino - GunFreedomRadio EP 468

Gun Freedom Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 59:45


Our guest today is John Petrolino. John is a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer, a writer, a firearms instructor, and the author of Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on Basic Gun Safety & Use. 1) Tell us about your book “Decoding Firearms” 2) How does a Merchant Marine end up being Blogger & Media Figure of the Year? 3) You recently branched out a little further and filmed a series of interviews to help commemorate the Second Amendment Foundation's 50th Anniversary. Tell us about that project. 4) You were one of the speakers at the 2024 Amm-Con Event. Tell us about that event.

Gun Sports Radio
Exclusive Preview: Gun Rights Titans Gather in San Diego for Game-Changing Conference

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 97:33


Get your tickets now for the Vice Presidential Debate showing in Mission Valley on October 1. 2024. https://reformca.us/debate Mike answers the questions sent to him over the past week from members. Get an exclusive preview with John Petrolino of the upcoming Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in San Diego, featuring key speakers and topics that will shape the future of gun rights. The event is FREE, but you need to register: https://saf.org/grpc Stay informed about crucial local elections with Carlsbad City Council member Melanie Burkholder, who breaks down the races that could impact your gun rights. Intro to Modern Off-Grid Communications class on October 19, 2024. Sign up today for this 4-hour class, where you will get to take home a Baofeng UV-5R radio! https://gunownersradio.ticketspice.com/intro-to-modern-off-grid-communications-class Be inspired by our interview with Perry, founder of Active Valor, as he shares how his organization is making a difference in the lives of Gold Star families through unique mentorship programs. Support Active Valor at https://activevalor.com Hear our analysis of the shocking case of a 23-year-old ex-Camp Pendleton Marine sentenced to 37 months for illegal firearms sales, and understand the implications for California gun owners. https://sdcgo.org/join SEAL1's STUMP MY NEPHEW: Why was the grip safety added to the 1911? -- Like, subscribe, and share to help restore the Second Amendment in California! Make sure Big Tech can't censor your access to our content and subscribe to our email list: https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe #2a #guns #gunowners #2ndAmendment #2ACA #ca42a #gunownersradio #gunrights #gunownersrights #rkba #shallnotbeinfringed #pewpew -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO). https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com http://inlandempiregunowners.com Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win. SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT YOUR SELF DEFENSE RIGHTS! Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com Clean your guns easier, faster, and safer! https://seal1.com Stay cool this summer with Straight Shooter Heating & Cooling! https://straightshooter.ac

RapidFire
180 – Toby talks about the 2a news of the week and what we have to look forward to. John Petrolino “The Pen Patriot” joins us in the second hour!

RapidFire

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 128:35 Transcription Available


Firearm Trainer's Podcast For American Firearm Instructors
S7E18 New Jersey Flawed Permitting

Firearm Trainer's Podcast For American Firearm Instructors

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 65:50 Transcription Available


In this week's episode we talk with John Petrolino about the flawed permitting system in New Jersey that is allowing discrimination to occur against firearm owners. Today's episode is also brought to you by the following: This episode is brought to you by the ConcealedCarry.com firearm instructor network. ConcealedCarry.com is always looking for quality firearm… The post S7E18 New Jersey Flawed Permitting first appeared on The Firearm Trainer Podcast.

The Gun Experiment
Hunter Biden, 2A Racial Bias, National Security and Two Genders Controversy

The Gun Experiment

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 74:35


We release new content every Tuesday morning so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode. Subscribe here Today's show is brought to you by the Second Amendment Foundation. When it comes to advocating for your second amendment rights there is no better ally to have in your corner than The Second Amendment Foundation. They are constantly fighting anti 2A legislation in court and they've been doing so for the past 50 years. To get in the fight, head over to SAF.org and become a part of the most effective pro-gun rights group in the country.Ways to support the show:1. Join our mailing list: Thegunexperiment.com 2. Subscribe, Leave us 5 stars and comment on Apple or Spotify3. Follow us on instagram and/or FB: Instagram Facebook4. Be a part of our private community, join our Discord page!5. Be sure to support the sponsors of the show. They are an integral part of making the show possible.Ask us anything at AskMikeandKeith@gmail.comEnter to Win an Aero Precision Solus in 6.5 Creedmoor (Ends 7/9) Get Your Gun Experiment Merch HereTonight's guest co-host was on the show a while back and is in studio to chop it up with us. He's known as the “Pen Patriot”, but around here he is more widely known as the one and only reigning Run and Gun Champion. I'm pleased to welcome John Petrolino to the show.Tonight's Topics of DiscussionI. Intro: Catch up with JohnThe Square ReviewsOne thing Keith and I have in common is our love for good bourbon and amazing coffee. Thanks to Coopers Coffee Company, we get the best of both worlds. Cooper's makes barrel aged coffees with hints of your choice of rum, rye, whiskey or bourbon. Their coffee is smooth with They source single origin roasts from around the world and you can get yours by going to CoffeewithMikeandKeith.com II. Hunter Biden ConvictionIII. Miss AI Beauty PageantIV. Pistol Permits in NJ Reveal Racial BiasV. Kremlin Issues...

Armed American Radio
06-13-24 John Petrolino from Bearing Arms discusses the NJ gun grabber continuing efforts

Armed American Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 40:10


John Petrolino from Bearing Arms discusses the NJ gun grabber continuing efforts

The Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast
The Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast: Episode 677

The Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 63:51


This week on Gun For Hire Radio... Blacks are denied 2.5 times more they everyone else in NJ for carry permits! Racist Much? John Petrolino joins us to discuss his monumental work uncovering this injustice. Also the GunForHire shredder is working overtime on Gun Free Zone Signs! Mainstream media is complicit, please like, folllow, and [...] The post The Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast: Episode 677 appeared first on Best Gun Range NYC and NJ Area | Gun Range Near Me.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #199 Brad Landseadel

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 38:29


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

For The Love Of Guns Podcast
Unboxing the World: Square Reviews for Everyone's Everyday

For The Love Of Guns Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 68:45 Transcription Available


Today, we do a deep dive with John Petrolino, renowned author and the visionary behind "Square Reviews," to explore the vast world of product reviews. John, also known as "The Pen Patriot," shares his unique perspective on everything from everyday essentials to specialized gear, offering listeners practical advice and insider knowledge. In This Episode, You'll Discover: John Petrolino's Journey: From his early days to becoming a pivotal voice in the review industry, John shares his personal and professional evolution. The Genesis of Square Reviews: John unveils the inspiration behind creating "Square Reviews" and how it aims to transform the landscape of product reviewing. A Glimpse into the Review Process: Get an insider look at how John and his team meticulously test and review products, ensuring that listeners get the most reliable and unbiased information. Expert Picks and Hidden Gems: John reveals his top recommendations and under-the-radar finds that can enhance your daily life. Tactical Talk: While "Square Reviews" covers a wide range of products, John shares a few tactical gear reviews, blending his expertise from the firearms industry with his passion for everyday practicality. Advice for the Discerning Consumer: Learn how to sift through the noise and make informed decisions about the products you bring into your life. Don't forget to subscribe to For The Love of Guns on your favorite podcast platform to stay updated with the latest episodes. Show Sponsors:      

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #197 Erin Mihalik

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 55:57


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

Gun Sports Radio
Stop the Californication of America

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 97:14


The San Diego Gun Show, sponsored by USCCA, is going to be a Gun Show like no other! Have you gotten your tickets yet? Get your tickets to the gun show that include the Gun Owners Symposium: https://gunownersradio.ticketleap.com/sdgunshow-0324/ Get your tickets to Red Dawn Movie Night (sponsored by SD Libertarian Party): https://gunownersradio.ticketleap.com/red-dawn-movie-night/ Take an in-person class at the Gun Show: https://gunownersradio.ticketleap.com/ Sign up for the Blood Drive with the San Diego Blood Bank: https://gunownersradio.com/blood     Mike reports on the hypocrisy coming from San Diego County Board of Director's Monica Montgomery-Steppe by voting for anti-gun policies that disproportionately harm black and brown communities while railing against institutional racism.   Stop the Californication of America! Learn about the Rampart Project. Dan Kramer calls in to talk about his nonprofit organization to keep Gavin Newsom and California's failed policies contained to California and stop them from spreading to the rest of the nation. Learn more at https://www.therampartproject.com/   Garrett Post, a USCCA certified instructor, shares his journey from becoming a gun owner to opening his own training company.  Learn how to responsibly defend yourself with a firearm with Garrett! Train with the Protectors USA over at the Raahauge Range:  https://theprotectorsusa.com/     Award winning Journalist, John Petrolino, aka the Pen Patriot, calls in to talk about his new project and other 2A topics.  Learn about John' new review site at https://thesquarereviews.com/. Learn about John's 2A work at https://johnpetrolino.com/     STUMP MY NEPHEW: After the civil war, Colt & Winchester entered an agreement where Colt would not make lever action rifles and Winchester would not make revolvers. What did Colt do to get around this agreement?   -- Like, subscribe, and share to help restore the Second Amendment in California! Make sure Big Tech can't censor your access to our content and subscribe to our email list: https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe #2a #guns #gunowners #2ndAmendment #2ACA #ca42a #gunownersradio #gunrights #gunownersrights #rkba #shallnotbeinfringed #pewpew -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO). Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com http://inlandempiregunowners.com https://www.firearmspolicy.org https://www.gunownersca.com https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com Learn to FLY at SDFTI! San Diego Flight Training International: https://sdfti.com

The Gun Experiment
Connecting the 1st Amendment and the 2nd Amendment with ”The Pen Patriot” John Petrolino

The Gun Experiment

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 74:25


How's it going everybody and welcome to The Gun Experiment.  This week Keith and I talk with an author specializing in Second Amendment content, then we review the Triggertech AR15 Drop in trigger and the Stevens 560 Field Shotgun. I want to remind everyone that we release new content every Tuesday morning so be sure to subscribe and share the show with friends. Subscribe here New Republic Ammunition from Target Sports USA is accurate, reliable, and comes in six popular calibers. Sign up for their Ammo+Membership at Targetsportsusa.com for 8% off all ammo purchases, free shipping, priority alerts and a whole lot more all for $95 a year. Ways to support the show: Join our mailing list: Thegunexperiment.com Subscribe and leave us 5 stars and comment on Apple or Spotify Follow us on instagram and/or Twitter: Instagram   Twitter Be a part of our growing community, join our Discord page! Today's interview is brought to you by Flatline Fiberco. Flatline makes everything from slings and dump pouches to their brand new IFAK Pouch. We recently did a thorough review of their IFAK and it carries everything you need in a small and manageable size. Check out all of their handmade products at Flatlinefiberco.com, use the discount code “gunexperiment10” at checkout for 10% off. I. Interview  Today's guest believes deeply in individual freedoms and has long been fascinated by the written word ranging from poetry to journalistic writing. Combining these two passions, his writings embrace the fundamental freedoms afforded to us in the US. His creative writing is integrated with contemporary Americana and his articles revolve mostly around the freedoms enumerated in The Bill of Rights; Known as “The Pen Patriot”, please welcome John Petrolino to the show. Recommended Articles and Reading From this Episode Decoding Firearms Article: “A Philosophical Quandary…” Walk The Talk America Survey II. Run and Gun  III. Top Gear Top Gear is brought to you by 4Patriots.com You've heard Keith and I talk about how much we've enjoyed their survival food and now they offer so much more. The folks at 4Patriots set up a special page for you at 4Patriots.com/GUNEXPERIMENT10 so that our listeners can get weekly discounts and deals, but act quickly because the deals will change each week. On this episode of Top Gear, we take a look at the Triggertech AR15 Drop in trigger and get more info on the Steven's 560 Field Shotgun. IV. Outro  We want to thank John for coming on the show and talking about his love of writing and sharing his thoughts on the second amendment. We often talk about the problematic nature with both mainstream media and social media platforms. Authors such as him offer a healthy alternative and act as a conduit for so many who share his values, but don't have the platform to share their opinions; John, thank you for being a voice for so many people in the second amendment community. Website     Facebook     Youtube      Instagram    Twitter   To everyone listening we want to thank you again for taking time out of your day to tune into our show; You can find links in the show notes to all of our social media, so be sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Discord and Spotify so we can keep the conversation going.      We may earn a small portion of the sale from some of the product/service links discussed in our show and provided in these notes.  It doesn't come at a cost to you, but helps us to grow the show, buy gear to review and continue to create great content. We will never affiliate ourselves with companies or products that we do not personally stand behind. Thank you for your support.

Armed American Radio
10-27-23 HR 1 2A writer, John Petrolino talks NJ carry case and Maine killer

Armed American Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 54:15


2A writer, John Petrolino talks NJ carry case and Maine killer

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #183 Jim Shepherd

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 57:54


Riding Shotgun With Charlie #183 Jim Shepherd The Outdoor Wire, Publisher   At SHOT SHow 2023, I was in the media room with my good friend, The Pen Patriot, John Petrolino. We decided to only have a half a cup of coffee before we hit the SHOT floor. We ran into Alan Gottlieb and he asked if we were going to be around, he wanted to talk with us. We told Alan we would be there. When Alan walked away, we looked at each other and said “Let's have a full cup”. While we were listening to Alan tell stories, Jim Shepherd came over. John & I didn't know him, but Alan introduced us and said he would be a great guest in the stagecoach. We swapped contact info and I said I would be in touch next time I'm heading to Nashville. When I reached out to Jim, he said he would like to be on the show.   Jim and I were going to meet at a burger shop in Murfreesboro, TN, but they were closed for the week. He's got so many amazing stories. He has employee badge #7 from CNN so he had a professional relationship with Ted Turner.. He did radio talking about financial news. He was an on air anchor for a while. He's been involved with The Golf Wire and The Golf Channel.    He used a term I never heard of before, a post gun. I had no idea what it was. He said his dad would buy some guns that may have been in rough shape. If he wasn't confident about their condition, his dad would tie the gun to a post, put a string on the trigger, then they would hide behind some trees or some cover and pull the string. If the gun fired, it was good. If it didn't, at least they had cover. He's always been a gun guy but like many, there are times in his life where he was less involved with them.    He was filming a commercial with Tiger Woods in Florida and the weather was not cooperating. So they were just hanging out. Tiger asked him if he was going to the gun show in town.  Jim made some calls and found out it was SHOT Show. Being in the media, he was able to finagle some passes and he recorded some interviews. At the time, he was publishing The Golf Wire.    When he went into the media room at SHOT Show, he saw there were stacks of magazines and CDs with all the catalogs and information on them. He took The Golf Wire idea and tweaked it a bit for the shooting industry. He took his computer, added an image,  added some ipsum lorem, and showed several gun industry businesses what they would be missing. He got them to sign up that day. And boom! The Outdoor Wire was created. That was 23 years ago. Now everyone who is in the know gets whichever Wire suits them. There's about 10 wires you can subscribe to and get in your mailbox.    What I really enjoyed about my time with Jim is his stories. He's an amazing guy with incredible stories. He flew to Tulsa for a job interview. He saw the city and knew, coming from New York City, that he didn't want to work there. He called the person he was going to meet and canceled the interview while he was at the airport and took the next flight back to New York. The man he was going to meet was thankful because that was the only day he was able to golf and now he had what I call “the gift of time”.    Jim has taken chances. He's been around the world. He's done some amazing things that he told me over lunch, which I can't repeat. I want to get the stories out about gun owners, which of course, Jim is. But I also want to hear about adventures and when people go out on a limb and try things that they don't know how they're going to end up. And they make them just fine. He's got a ton of these experiences in life. I'm glad I got some of them, on and off film.  Favorite quotes:  “My definition of an anchor is the thing that holds you in place and impedes any progress. But it also holds you on the bottom and keeps you from going.” “I've once again turned a hobby into work.” “Somebody figured out they needed it, and I haven't had to look for a job in years.” “I never set out to be anything other than a reporter.” “Everything happens for a reason, you may not know the reason, you may never know the reason.” “Sometimes the things you don't get are better than the things you get.” The Outdoor Wire https://www.theoutdoorwire.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   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #182 Phil Schreier

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 44:52


Riding Shotgun With Charlie #182 Phil Schreier NRA Museum, Director   In my formative years as a gun owner (then just a wanna be), I would watch The Outdoor Channel which had Shooting USA on it, shows on The History Channel, and other shows, too.  Any time a historical gun came up, Phil Schreier would be there with his white gloves on handling, talking about various firearms, and giving the history. When I “crashed” the NRA BOD party back in April, I got to introduce myself and tell him what I do. He said anytime I was in Fairfax, VA, he would be up for being on the show. Well, I was planning a roadtrip with John Petrolino, The Pen Patriot, and we made a pit stop at the NRA Museum and I was able to film a show with Phil.    Growing up, Phil was in a “Kennedy Democrat” household where firearms were encouraged but they weren't prohibited either. He learned to shoot at Boy Scout camp, like other passengers who have been on the show. He fell in love with shooting the Mossberg .22 rifle. His grandmother told him they were related to General Beauregard, who was a Confederate General in the Civil War. That also sparked an interest in history.    Majoring in Political Science and History in college, his first job was as a compliance inspector with the ATF.( Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms…who's bringing the chips?) But he didn't like the way they operated and left the position. Does this sound familiar? So Phil ended up going back to the Boy Scout camp as a counselor then worked up to run the camp. During the winter months, he worked at a cigar shop with a friend who he grew up with. Then he got a call from someone from Scout Camp who was also with the NRA and he offered Phil a job to work weekends at the NRA Museum. He was less than thrilled working weekends because he was also doing some reenacting on the weekends. But he took the gig working 6 hours each weekend day. Within 6 months, he was working full time. Then he was able to hire his buddy from the cigar shop to work with him. For the record, his buddy is  Mark Keefe, the Editorial Director of all NRA publications.    Certainly the “virus that shall not be named” eliminated nearly all the positions at the museum, and Phil has several of the titles. During the last two and a half years, he was the only one working there. There's much more to running a museum than just “playing” with the guns. Phil will go weeks working there without even touching one of the firearms.    Like many jobs that look glamorous, working as a museum director has aspects that have become less glamorous over the years.  The lectures at various museums don't get old, but traveling does. I've heard several traveling comedians say they'd do comedy for free, but they get paid to travel.    What I really enjoyed learning about was how manufacturing helped change the way things were produced. We talk about the Eli Whitney and the cotton gin, but what Whitney really brought about was mass production and being able to make replaceable parts for machines. Then that spilled into Sam Colt making revolvers. We also talked about the impact of AI on history and writing. Phil said his personal book collection is over 5,000 books!   There's really a lot to learn from people like Phil. He's got a lot of wisdom. But he's also still the youngest guy at some of the history conventions. If we don't want out history to die or be erased, we need more people like Phil who has a love of the stories and shares them in ways we all enjoy.  Favorite quotes:  “Very upset with the way they (ATF) operated as stewards of public trust.” “It doesn't matter if we're (ATF) right or wrong, we'll just bankrupt them.” “I think the biggest misconception is you get to play with guns all day.” “It's stuff like that that changes the world because of firearms.” “I look at it as having more friends and the effort of spreading the knowledge about firearms, their history, their heritage.” NRA Museum Website https://www.nramuseum.org/ There's 3 different NRA museums around the country.    Articles written by Phil Schreier https://www.nramuseum.org/gun-info-research.aspx   Galleries at the NRA Museum https://www.nramuseum.org/guns/the-galleries 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  

Gun Sports Radio
Gun Prom 2023 Recap with John Petrolino, Adam Kraut & John Correia

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 97:15


It's the show-after Gun Prom! Award winning journalist John Petrolino, aka the Pen Patriot, joins in studio! John Correia from Active Self Protection and Adam Kraut from the Second Amendment Foundation also call in to talk about the state of the Second Amendment. Follow our special guests online: Topics covered also include the Gun Rights Policy Conference, Sunday brunch at Tom Ham's, Concealed Carry Killer laws in New Jersey, 11% tax on firearms and ammo, and the Jewish new year. Follow John Petrolino at https://johnpetrolino.com/ Learn from John Correia and the rest of the Active Self Protection team at https://activeselfprotection.com/ Support Adam Kraut and the Second Amendment Foundation at https://saf.org/ If you support local Second Amendment activism, become a member of San Diego County Gun Owners! https://sdcgo.org/join The Gun Show and the Gun Owners Symposium is coming back to San Diego in October 21 & 22! Get a $2 discount ticket at https://gunownersradio.com/symposium STUMP MY NEPHEW: What rifle had an 8-bit computer in the stock with a 9-volt battery? -- Like, subscribe, and share to help restore the Second Amendment in California! Make sure Big Tech can't censor your access to our content and subscribe to our email list: https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe #2a #guns #gunowners #2ndAmendment #2ACA #ca42a #gunownersradio #gunrights #gunownersrights #rkba #shallnotbeinfringed #pewpew -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO). Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com http://inlandempiregunowners.com https://www.firearmspolicy.org https://www.gunownersca.com https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com Learn to FLY at SDFTI! San Diego Flight Training International: https://sdfti.com Protect your retirement with precious metals! Call GoldCo Today! 855-612-6354

The GOAL Podcast - Official Podcast of Gun Owners' Action League
John Petrolino - Sitting Down with The Pen Patriot

The GOAL Podcast - Official Podcast of Gun Owners' Action League

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 79:20


Joining us is John Petrolino, The Pen Patriot.  Widely published 2A journalist and advocate, longtime friend of GOAL, catching up and talking about a few of the big current 2A news stories.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #180 DCP GOAL Boston

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 83:59


Riding Shotgun With Charlie #180 The DCP Gals & GOAL    On August 27, Gun Owners Action League hosted an event called The 2A Freedom Celebration. They pulled in some names you've seen on RSWC. Amanda Suffecool (#009), Holly Sullivan (#036), Jared Yanis (#051). And some locals like Toby Leary, (#143) Kerrie Ann Auclair (#139). We were able to film a show with a few of the local DCP gals, Moe Palmer & Bonnie Marshall. Mike Harris, Director of Public Policy, also joined us. Yeah… it was a car full of teal shirts!   There were several folks that sent some love GOAL's way. Todd Eccles from Patriot Defense Podcast, Nikki Goeser, Michael Sodini, David Coy, Klint Macro, John Petrolino, and the closing video was Cam Edwards. Of course Jim Wallace spoke, Jon Green (#030 & #034), Mike & Angi gave away a couple rifles. And Garet & Jeff from the GOAL Podcast (#177) were there as well. It was really a great time. Lots of fun catching up with everyone. I've said for a long time, these kinds of events are family get-togethers.    We gave everyone the hot shotgun seat for today's show. Starting with Kerrie Ann, she doesn't get into Boston often so she was excited to see so much. We talked about the Gun Law Listening Tour and how it turned into HD.4420. But she talked about going to one of the stops and speaking with a woman who said she knew she would be dead if she tried to use a gun against her domestic abuser. Kerrie Ann helped her re-think if she had a gun and some training, the gun could have been an equalizer.    Mike Harris talked about his time working in the State House in Boston and learning the ropes there. But he also acted as a tour guide. He does know a bit of Boston history and how to get around BeanTown.    Holly Sullivan took the next spotlight. She brought up that the GOAL event is the kind of event where the states need to get together and have a conversation about what is working and what isn't. This is one of the things she really wants to work on and connect state groups so we can be just as organized as the antis.    Bonnie Marshall has only been shooting for a few years. She's become a Range Safety Officer and started helping Kerrie Ann with her other group, The Well Armed Woman. It was great to have Bonnie break out of her shell and join us for the fun adventure.    Moe Palmer is also a local Quincy MA gal. She's also an RSO working with some local instructors to run the shooting line at live fire courses. Moe reached out to me a few years ago.  We took a road trip to SIG Academy in 2022 when they opened. She's also a regular on the Patriot Defense Podcast with Todd Eccles.    And our closer is Amanda Suffecool. DC Project Advisor. NRA BOD member. Host of Eye On The Target Radio. Instructor. And my conscience. Amanda was great at the event. She talked about how GOAL is winning even though it feels like we may not be all the time. She had a busy week. She was in Nashville on Monday with the DCP. She met with Shelley Hill from The Complete Combatant in Georgia. Then she headed to Boston for the weekend. The following week, she headed to Dallas for NRA BOD meetings.    We stopped for selfies, got sidetracked, and saw some sights in Boston. Like Cheers, The Granary Burial Ground, The Old State House & where the Boston Massacre started. Kenmore Square and drove next to Fenway Park, followed by going down Boylston Street, where the Marathon bombings happened and finally up Newbury Street.    Yeah…it was an undertaking editing this beast with 6 cameras all together. Some of the batteries ran out, but we did the best we could. This is a long show, the longest I've done. But I wanted everyone to get some time Riding Shotgun.    Favorite quotes:  Kerrie Ann: “If you had a gun it creates an equalizer for someone that's 5'1”.” Mike: “The unintended consequences of that (covid) a lot of people were more activated so it's easier to get people focused on this bill (HD.4420)” Holly: “In such tiny states in New England, non-resident permits make life accessible.”  Bonnie: “It's a bunch of like minded people, really fun.” Moe: “I didn't know there was a community out there. I didn't realize it was a passion.” Amanda: “It's great when your life comes together and you have a mission that will make a difference and leave a legacy.”   The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/   Gun Owners Action League https://goal.org/   Connecticut Citizens Defense League https://www.ccdl.us/   Eye On The Target Radio https://eyeonthetargetradio.com/   Sisters In Arms- A Firearms Story https://www.youtube.com/@SIA-AFirearmStory   Armed Women of America https://armedwomen.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.    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  

The Bullet
John Petrolino

The Bullet

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 29:59


Paul talks with John Petrolino about recent developments in New Jersey and some articles John has written recently.

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Gun Freedom Radio
GunFreedomRadio EP420 SHOT Show 2023 with Charlie Cook & John Petrolino

Gun Freedom Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 23:15


On-Location Interview from the 2023 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV with Charlie Cook and John Petrolino. Both Charlie and John have been awarded the Blogger of the Year Award from the Second Amendment Foundation; Charlie in 2019 and John in 2023. Charlie Cook hosts the YouTube channel titled “Riding Shotgun With Charlie” and features him conducting interviews behind the wheel while riding in various locations around the country with his “shotgun riding” passengers, which have included Massad Ayoob, Alan Gottlieb, & Hickok45, among others including Cheryl & Danny Todd. He's been a speaker at the Gun Rights Policy Conference since 2016, presented at AMMcon since 2017, and hosted the Concealed Carry Fashion Shows around the country. Charlie spoke on the Supreme Court steps at Heller 10. The Second Amendment Foundation awarded Charlie the Defender of Liberty in 2017 and “Riding Shotgun With Charlie” as the Ray Carter Blogger of the Year in 2019. John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, and author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety & Use.” His work on the 2nd Amendment has been featured in “AmmoLand”, “Bearing Arms”, “The Shore News Network”, and “The Save New Jersey Blog”. Petrolino has a life long interest in the shooting sports and writing. He is also an NRA certified pistol, rifle and shotgun instructor. John is currently living under and working to change New Jersey's draconian and unconstitutional gun laws.

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co
New Life for the Second Amendment in New Jersey

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 37:13


Bearing Arms contributor, firearms instructor, and New Jersey concealed carry holder John Petrolino joins Cam to break down Tuesday's decision halting enforcement (at least for now) of several parts of the state's "carry killer" anti-gun legislation.

Gun Sports Radio
Final Days of the California Gun Roster?

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 96:27


John Petrolino, aka the PEN PATRIOT, shares how he started writing on Second Amendment topics and talks about some of his recent articles. Follow John's work at https://linktr.ee/jpetrolinoiii John Dillon, Mike & Dave discuss the implications of the recent injunction on the Boland v Bonta case, and the outlook for the California Gun Roster. What is a realistic timeframe when Californians might see Gen 5 Glocks available to them? If you are a gun owner, you should have an attorney that specializes in 2A cases on your phone. Add John Dillon's: 760-642-7150 STUMP MY NEPHEW: In Star Wars, the Tusken Raiders had a rifle based on which real-world firearm? — Like, subscribe, and share to help restore the Second Amendment in California! Make sure Big Tech can't censor your access to our content and subscribe to our email list: https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe #2a #guns #gunowners #2ndAmendment #2ACA #ca42a #gunownersradio #gunrights #gunownersrights #rkba #shallnotbeinfringed #pewpew — The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO). Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com http://inlandempiregunowners.com https://www.firearmspolicy.org https://www.gunownersca.com https://gunowners.org

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #168 Cam Edwards

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 48:22


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/  

The Bullet
A NJ Carry Permit?

The Bullet

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 31:08


Paul's guest today is John Petrolino. We discuss John getting his coveted New Jersey carry permit and then discuss the stories of the day.

new jersey permit john petrolino
Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #157 Lisa Ludwig

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 43:39


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
RSWC #153 Michael Schwartz

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 51:01


Riding Shotgun With Charlie#153Michael SchwartzSan Diego County Gun OwnersGun Owners Radio   This past June I finally got to California to film some shows. One of the folks I absolutely had to have was Michael Schwartz. He's the founder of San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO) and co-host of Gun Owners Radio (GOR).  I booked a trip with John Petrolino (RSWC #093) and we headed to SDCGO's GunProm 2022. It was not just an amazing event, but John was awarded the Media Figure of the Year.  The day after the event, Michael and I had a chance to get him on the show. After all, I have been on GOR a time or two.  And the night we filmed this show, John and I were able to be in-studio for the show.  You can get the link here. https://youtu.be/sRKiSkbB3hY   While Michael did own some BB guns when he was young, he didn't get into firearms until he was older. He thought a GLCOK 19 would fill the void.  It didn't. Then maybe a Mossberg 500 would and it didn't either. Being a big fan of Red Dawn, he went to purchase an AK-47. The store was out and the salesman encouraged him to buy an AR-15 as they were going to be banned soon. Talking to some colleagues about going shooting and having to answer questions about why he wanted to go shooting combined with the gun salesman's ban-talk, he decided it was time to fight for his civil rights to own a firearm.    Michael spent years working in the banking industry. He watched many groups and observed what they were doing, the good and the bad things. Then he decided that he wanted to start a group that supported pro-gun political candidates in the San Diego County area. It was more work than he realized, with thousands of decisions to be made. But they modeled other PACs that were doing the right things and they applied those strategies to SDCGO.    As a matter of fact, it's been working so well that some of the surrounding counties wanted to start their own :”County Gun Owners” groups. They're following the same process, fundraising,and charter of SDCGO. Their biggest fundraiser, GunProm, started off as a Second Amendment Celebration dinner. But when everyone got dressed up, they didn't recognize each other. The following year in the spring, they decided to dress up and call it GunProm. In 2021, due to ‘virus restrictions', they could hold the event with less than 1,000 and not need testing.  So they sold 999 tickets!  This year 750 members, spouses, and friends showed up. Michael calls it a ‘fundraiser and a friendrasier'.    Michael and SDCGO think outside the box. And it's wonderful!  At a gun show, SDCGO hosted a $10,000 gun show challenge. If someone was able to purchase a firearm or machine gun at the gun show, they were going to give you $10,000.  Of course, they kept their money as gun shows don't have ‘loopholes'. But when the traditional press was running stories and doing interviews, they were talking with SDCGO and not the anti-gun crowd. That's such an awesome idea!   After we filmed this show, John Petrolino and I were guests on Gun Owners Radio with Michael, Joe Drammissi (RSWC #150), and Dave Stahl.Of course Action Jackson and Chase the Service Dog were in the studio as well. What's really cool is 3 weeks later, I ran into Chase, Jackson, & Jackson's parents at the SIG Academy in New Hampshire.  I'd love to see Michael and SDCGO take these groups and expand them around the country! Favorite quotes:   “We're a community; we're the Second Amendment community in San Diego.” “I got bummed out and I thought ‘something has to change'.” “Being harassed like that, kinda being singled out for exercising a Right, that had an affect.” “I believe that our organization, our model, is the ounce of prevention.” “My Second Amendment isn't the problem.”    San Diego County Gun Ownershttps://sandiegocountygunowners.com/ San Diego County Gun Owners Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/SDCGO Gun Owners Radiohttps://www.gunownersradio.com/ Gun Owners Radio Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/GunOwnersRadio/ Gun Owners Radio YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/gunownersradio   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/

The Bullet
Getting a Permit in New Jersey

The Bullet

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 32:43


John Petrolino talks about pemits finally coming out of the Garden State, what it takes to get them, and what the process is like.

The Bullet
More Bruen Decision Fallout

The Bullet

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 34:18


Paul talks with Charlie Cook and John Petrolino about the continuing fallout from the NYSRPA vs Bruen decision from the Supreme Court.

Gun Sports Radio
Charlie Cook & John Petrolino go to GUN PROM

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 96:44


THANK YOU to everybody that came and supported the 2022 Second Amendment Celebration Dinner! Second Amendment advocates John Petrolino and Charlie Cook join the show for the after-action review and talk about other hot Second Amendment topics. TIME CODES: 1:32 - Guest Intros 10:10 - Nathan Fletcher's sneaky move to destroy the Second Amendment EXPOSED 22:31 - Biden's Plan to Restrict Ammo Supply 34:45 - Can you really get PTSD from shooting an AR-15? 47:03 - Riding Shotgun with Charlie visits San Diego 55:49 - The Pen Patriot, John Petrolino, visits San Diego 1:08:02 - Charlie & John review GUN PROM 1:20:36 - What incredibly popular firearm did Ruger pass on? When politicians discover they can't directly ban guns, they go after other ways to make firearm ownership more expensive and onerous to discourage people. Learn how Nathan Fletcher underhandedly snuck a last-minute addition to a resolution that seeks to destroy the firearms industry. Joe Biden announced plans to stop selling surplus ammunition to the commercial markets. How is this going to affect gun ownership? “Had God banned rocks after Cain killed Abel, it would have left David completely defenseless against Goliath.” A New York Times reporter famously reported suffering from PTSD from shooting an AR-15. Does that really happen? After introducing thousands of new people to guns, find out how many times Mike, Joe, John, and Charlie have seen this happen. Musician, Trainer, and award-winning Second Amendment advocate Charlie Cook finally makes it to San Diego! After interviewing hundreds of gun owners across the country for his ‘Riding Shotgun with Charlie' show, find out who his favorite interview is! Any guesses? https://www.youtube.com/ridingshotgunwithcharlie Award-winning author and a fine judge of scotch, John Petrolino shares the origin story of the ‘Pen Patriot.' This prolific 2A writer reminds us all of what real journalism is. Find more of his work on his website. https://johnpetrolino.com/ Have you been to Gun Prom, aka our Second Amendment Celebration Dinner? Find out how our East Coast friends and Gun Prom newbies, John Petrolino and Charlie Cook enjoyed it. If you support the Second Amendment, you should be at Gun Prom! Join the newsletter for the latest news & updates! https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe -- Like, subscribe, and share to help restore the Second Amendment in California! Make sure Big Tech can't censor your access to our content and subscribe to our email list: https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe #guns #gunowners #2a #2ndAmendment #2ACA #ca42a #gunownersradio #gunrights #gunownersrights #rkba #shallnotbeinfringed #pewpew -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO). Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com http://inlandempiregunowners.com https://www.firearmspolicy.org https://www.gunownersca.com https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Need a mortgage or VA loan? Call Chris Wiley! https://www.primeres.com/alpine Get the top legal defense for your self-defense: https://www.uslawshield.com Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com Visit Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers, your one-stop-shop for all your Jewelry needs: https://leohamel.com Learn to FLY at SDFTI! San Diego Flight Training International: https://sdfti.com

For The Love Of Guns Podcast
Books, Blogs and things that go Boom with John Petrolino // Episode 26

For The Love Of Guns Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 84:14


I first ran into John when he released his book Decoding Firearms. It is a great book worthy of anyone's Kindle or Bookshelf. In this podcast, I get to finally talk to John (virtually) face to face about writing, politics, training and guns! #podcast #gun #guns  @The Rogue Banshee  John's Work: https://bearingarms.com/author/john-petrolino https://johnpetrolino.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jpetrolinoiii/ Get a copy of Decoding Firearms on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3knIyoZOur Affiliate Sponsor for this episode is Primary Arms. When I was an FFL, I completed many transfers for my local customers purchasing off of Primary Arms's website. Their customer service was impeccable and as an FFL, their transfer was easy to complete.  Personally, I have switched a bunch of my online purchases to Primary Arms and I think you should too.  Use my affiliate link (https://bit.ly/3iFKf06) before you go shopping at Primary Arms to help us bring additional content. It will not cost you anything more than you were already spending, but your purchase will bring additional content.    Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to see more content and what I am up to. you can sign up at https://trb.fyi/newsletter/    *** You can support my work by *** ♦ Shop our Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/theroguebanshee ♦ TRB Newsletter Signup: https://trb.fyi/newsletter/ ♦ Primary Arms: https://alnk.to/apNjfm8 ♦ Check out our SWAG Store: https://bit.ly/2SpVCj3 ♦ Become a Member of #TeamBansh here: https://bit.ly/3cQQYzo ♦ TRB AFFILIATES AND DISCOUNT CODES: https://linktr.ee/theroguebanshee  ------- Social Media Website https://www.trb.fyi Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theroguebanshee Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheRogueBanshee ------- ------- Gear that I run Computer https://www.amazon.com/shop/theroguebanshee?listId=28W3UO8YXBKY3 Studio https://www.amazon.com/shop/theroguebanshee?listId=2LISYK2A6DTTC Camera and Mic https://www.amazon.com/shop/theroguebanshee?listId=24PJH5W612YLL My 3d Printer setup https://www.amazon.com/shop/theroguebanshee?listId=1UL6S39TFWX53 ------- ------- Credits The Rogue Banshee Original Content Credit: Jason Schaller jschaller@trb.fyi ------- The products (videos, articles, pictures. etc.) available through The Rogue Banshee (including gear, tools, products, etc. that are featured, seen or used) are for informational and entertainment purposes only. All activities are completed in accordance with all local, state and federal regulations, as well as in a safe manner in approved locations with professional supervision. Affiliate Disclaimer: In accordance with the rules and regulations set by the FTC, The Rogue Banshee is an affiliate marketer for several companies.

Polite Society Podcast
John Petrolino

Polite Society Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 78:42


this week John Petrolino is our guest as we talk about JOe Biden's big "Ghost Gun" ban talk at the White House.

The Bullet
Biden's Ghost Gun Grab

The Bullet

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 32:21


Today Paul is joined by both John Petrolino and Tom Knighton from Bearing Arms. We talk about Bidens big gun control talk from the White House lawn as well as a story from Hawaii where a Naval officer was denied the right to possess his firearms because he was homesick in the past.

Gun Sports Radio
Shannon Dicus Endorsed by Inland Empire Gun Owners

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 96:44


Inland Empire Gun Owners is proud to endorse a strong Second Amendment supporter like Shannon Dicus for Sheriff of San Bernardino County. The Sheriff's office is a very important position for gun owners because of their influence on CCW's. Support Sheriff Dicus for San Bernardino Sheriff! http://www.shannondicus4sheriff.com/ TIME CODES: 1:41 - Scammers Targeting New Gun Owners with Bogus CCW Class 10:16 - Dicus for San Bernardino Sheriff 35:57 - Should parents have to disclose their firearms to their kid's schools? 47:20 - Where have all the real journalists gone? 56:30 - Second Amendment Activist: Leo Hamel 1:23:31 - What made the LeMat Revolver different from other revolvers? John Petrolino exposes a bogus CCW trainer, misleading new gun owners. Watch out for the Concealed Coalition, they're making promises impossible to keep (like being able to get your CCW in New Jersey). If you take any CCW classes in California, double-check that your trainer is on the approved list of instructors from your Sheriff. https://www.ammoland.com/2022/03/company-advertises-magical-class-to-get-unobtainium-new-jersey-ccw-permit Inland Empire! Want to make sure you have a pro-gun Sheriff? One that supports your right to self-defense? Support Sheriff Shannon Dicus for San Bernardino Sheriff in the upcoming election! In the largest county in the continental United States (20K square miles), you'll want to make sure you can be your own first responder. http://www.shannondicus4sheriff.com/ Should parents have to disclose their firearms to their kid's schools? Esther Valdez Clayton calls in to talk about SB 906. Learn about this sinister bill that seeks to stifle parents' voices. Vote no on SB 906! “Investigative journalists provided a service to our society by exposing these wrongs and informing the public.” Do REAL journalists still exist? Without this check on government, what can we do? Listen to this segment and read Joe's article at: https://getagrip.substack.com/p/where-have-all-the-real-journalists What does San Diego's most popular jeweler have to do with the Second Amendment? Learn about Leo Hamel and his connection to San Diego County Gun Owners. Support the businesses that support your Second Amendment! https://leohamel.com STUMP MY NEPHEW: What made the LeMat Revolver different from other revolvers? -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your rights defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO) in Orange County, San Bernardino County Gun Owners (SBCGO) in San Bernardino County, or Riverside County Gun Owners (RCGO) in Riverside. Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on the internet at your leisure Join the fight and help us restore and preserve our second amendment rights. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com https://inlandempiregunowners.com https://www.firearmspolicy.org https://www.gunownersca.com https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! Get expert help buying or selling your home: http://scottvinson.com Need a mortgage or VA loan? Call Chris Wiley! https://www.primeres.com/alpine Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Get the top legal defense for your self-defense: https://www.uslawshield.com Join the growing number of members in the National Concealed Carry Association: https://www.nationalconcealedcarryassociation.com Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com

Gun Sports Radio
Massad Ayoob and Emergency Safety Rescue Tools for First Responders

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 96:05


Legendary author, trainer, and Second Amendment advocate, Massad Ayoob shares his thoughts on the relationship between the Second Amendment and the media. TIMECODES:0:40 - Gun Owners Radio exposes Gavin's false premises 9:44 - Massad Ayoob on fire extinguishers and guns 35:20 - Rittenhouse Prosecutor's Idiocy Explained 56:39 - John Petrolino holds Hemmerling accountable 1:22:20 - What caliber is the next-generation squad weapon? 1:28:23 - Get-A-Grip: Tyranny and the Second Amendment Mike & the crew exposes the false premises inherent in Gavin Newsom's recent pearl clutching. Also, how are your first aid skills? Sign up on the Gun Owners Radio newsletter for updates on when Joe's next first aid and trauma classes will be held. https://www.gunownersradio.com/subscribe People own a fire extinguisher in case of emergency. Citizens own firearms for the same reason - in case of emergency. Massad Ayoob talks about the best way to position gun ownership with the public and the media. The upcoming supreme court case in NYSRPA v Bruen is also discussed. Follow Massad's blog at: https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/ Allen Chandler from Lonestar Firearm Defense explains the strategy behind the prosecutor's bumbling and outrageous behavior in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. https://lonestarfirearmdefense.com/ John Petrolino, author of “Decoding Firearms,” shares the story behind his expose article on the anti-2A Sheriff's candidate, John Hemmerling. When the San Diego Republican Party endorses candidates like Hemmerling, it's no wonder the rest of the country shakes their head when it comes to California. John also shares some great advice when talking to people first considering owning a gun. Read more of John's writings at https://johnpetrolino.com/ What caliber is the next-generation squad weapon? Tyranny and the Second Amendment. Is it still government by consent if the people lose the ability to say no? https://getagrip.substack.com/p/tyranny-and-the-second-amendment -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your rights defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO) in Orange County, San Bernardino County Gun Owners (SBCGO) in San Bernardino County, or Riverside County Gun Owners (RCGO) in Riverside. Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on the internet at your leisure Join the fight and help us restore and preserve our second amendment rights. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com/ https://sanbernardinocountygunowners.org/ https://riversidecountygunowners.com/ https://www.firearmspolicy.org/ https://www.gunownersca.com/ https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! Get expert help buying or selling your home: http://scottvinson.com Need a mortgage or VA loan? Call Chris Wiley! https://www.primeres.com/alpine Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Get the top legal defense for your self-defense: https://www.uslawshield.com Join the growing number of members in the National Concealed Carry Association: https://www.nationalconcealedcarryassociation.com Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com

Firearm Trainer's Podcast For American Firearm Instructors
S2E23 Classroom Safety With Blue Guns

Firearm Trainer's Podcast For American Firearm Instructors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 37:44


In today's episode we talk with John Petrolino about Classroom Safety and Blue Guns. The Concealed Carry Podcast network is brought to you by XS Sights manufacturer here in the USA. Today's episode is also brought to you by the following: Firearm Trainers Association (FTA) FTAProtect.com – In today's world you need the backing from… The post S2E23 Classroom Safety With Blue Guns first appeared on The Firearm Trainer Podcast.

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Firearm Trainer's Podcast For American Firearm Instructors

In today's episode we talk with John Petrolino about how he became a published author The Concealed Carry Podcast network is brought to you by XS Sights manufacturer here in the USA. Today's episode is also brought to you by the following: Firearm Trainers Association (FTA) FTAProtect.com – In today's world you need the backing… The post S2E19 Becoming A Published Author first appeared on The Firearm Trainer Podcast.

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Gun Sports Radio
Do you have a safe space to store your guns in a crisis?

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 96:41


Do you have a safe space to store your guns in a crisis? What if you needed a safe place to store your guns?  Maybe you're going on vacation, on deployment, or through a personal crisis.  What if you didn't have a trusted friend or family member?  Sarah Joy Albrecht from HoldMyGuns.org has the solution for you. 0:43 - 9th Circuit Orders Pause In The California Magazine Ban Ruling! What does that mean? 9:32 - Safe storage solutions for gun owners in crisis with Hold My Guns 34:46 - Should you get a battle belt? 45:39 - GET-A-GRIP: What's coming in 2022 for gun owners 54:29 - East Side vs West Side: Which coast has the worst gun control? 1:19:42 - STUMP MY NEPHEW: Other than its manual safety, what made the British Webley-Fosbery revolver unique?  1:28:27 - YOU DON'T KNOW JACK'son Do you have trouble translating the legalese too? Uncle Mike translates the recent 9th circuit ruling on the California Magazine Ban.   Did owners of legally obtained normal-capacity magazines become criminals? What can you do with your guns if you are going thru a personal crisis and don't want to lose your 2nd Amendment rights? Sarah Joy Albrecht started Hold My Guns to help people in this situation.  Learn more about Hold My Guns at Http://holdmyguns.org Do you have a battle belt yet?  Find out how Kore Essentials puts its innovative spin onto this key piece of equipment for gunfighters. https://www.koreessentials.com/collections/battle-belt-1-75/products/battle-belt-1 East vs West: Which coast is more hostile to gun owners? Poet, scholar, and a fine judge of whiskey, John Petrolino joins the show to compare notes with the crew. Read more of John's articles on Ammoland: https://www.ammoland.com/author/jpetrolinoiii/ STUMP MY NEPHEW: Other than its manual safety, what made the British Webley-Fosbery revolver unique? -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your rights defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO) in Orange County, San Bernardino County Gun Owners (SBCGO) in San Bernardino County, or Riverside County Gun Owners (RCGO) in Riverside. Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on the internet at your leisure Join the fight and help us restore and preserve our second amendment rights. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com/ https://sanbernardinocountygunowners.org/ https://riversidecountygunowners.com/ https://www.firearmspolicy.org/ https://www.gunownersca.com/ https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! Get expert help buying or selling your home: http://scottvinson.com Need a mortgage or VA loan? Call Chris Wiley! https://www.primeres.com/alpine Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Get the top legal defense for your self-defense: https://www.uslawshield.com Join the growing number of members in the National Concealed Carry Association: https://www.nationalconcealedcarryassociation.com Vote with your dollars at Conservative Economy! https://conservativeeconomy.com/gunownersradio Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com Learn about gun safety at American Shooters in El Cajon! 1464 Graves Avenue, Suite 104, off the Bradley Exit!

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC Thank You and 2021 Review

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 6:55


Thanks to the viewers and listeners of Riding Shotgun with Charlie!   I wanted to reach out and let everyone know that I really appreciate all the support and encouragement that I get for doing the show. It's great to hear that folks hear about passengers on other shows and see that I had them on the Stagecoach. Or better yet, when a fellow podcaster listens to a show to get some back story on a guest and then have them on their podcast. Either way, it's a feeling that the show is going well and helping people learn about others in the firearm community.    I was talking with a friend who I call “B-L” Lisa and she thought that doing a Thank You show would be a great way to end the year.  I wasn't sure what format I could do the show.  Then talking with John Petrolino, he gave it some direction. Despite the pandemic and shutdowns, the loss of jobs and income, 2021 was a successful year!   Thanks to these folks for making 2021 successful for The Stagecoach.  I got to go hunting with CNJFO, played the Star Spangled Banner in Florida, spoke in Dallas, took training in New Hampshire, South Dakota, Ohio, and Massachusetts. I kept teaching classes in Massachusetts for residents to get their License To Carry. And kept doing Utah classes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. All along, making new 2A friends!   I was able to film more shows than ever before. That meant I was publishing episodes more than ever! From the end of March until November, I put out a show every week.  And even in November, I put out shows 3 out of 5 Tuesdays. This year, I published over 40 shows!   Gun folks are the greatest folks. RSWC displays many of the movers and shakers in the firearm community in a very different situation, much more intimate and relaxed and off guard. There's a great blend between serious topics, some humor and lightheartedness, and comfort with all of the passengers on the show.    Next year, there's going to be more shows, more passengers, and more traveling. My goal is to complete the 5 states East of the Mississippi where I haven't done shows. And get a few more states West of the Mississippi.    It wouldn't mean a thing without viewers and listeners.    I've got an online store going for sway and merch, which you can find below.    Riding Shotgun With Charlie & GunGram shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and patches. https://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners https://www.cnjfo.com/   Florida Carry https://www.floridacarry.org/   Second Amendment Foundation https://www.saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep And Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/   Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation https://kidssafefoundation.org/   Massad Ayoob Group https://massadayoobgroup.com/   FASTER Saves Lives https://fastersaveslives.org/   Rod Of Iron Freedom Festival https://www.rodofironfreedomfestival.org/   Sig Sauer Academy https://www.sigsaueracademy.com/   Gun Owners Action League https://goal.org/   Onsight Firearm Training https://oftllc.us/   The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/   A Girl & A Gun https://www.agirlandagun.org/   Ammoland https://www.ammoland.com/   Gun Owners Radio https://www.gunownersradio.com/   The Up Range Podcast https://www.facebook.com/UpRangePodcast/   Firearm Trainers Podcast https://www.firearmtrainerpodcast.com/   Midnight Patriots https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-the-midnight-patriots-70532665/   Hay! I Want Your Job! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-i-want-your-job/id1542841478 The Shooting in the Woods podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7bWC6QaVwXyS484fl5DMg   Gun Freedom Radio https://gunfreedomradio.com/   Eye On The Target https://eyeonthetargetradio.com/   The Gun Experiment Podcast https://thegunexperiment.com/   The Loaded Mic with Dan Wos https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLoadedMic   Gun For Hire https://gunforhire.com/

Gun Sports Radio
Shotguns with Clint Smith from Thunder Ranch

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 94:52


TIME CODES: 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - VOTE YES ON RECALL! 9:36 - Shotguns with Clint Smith 36:13 - GET A GRIP: Biden Says Nyet to Cheap Russian Ammo 46:30 - Christenson Combatives and Night Vision Classes 56:08 - Getting to Know John Petrolino 1:20:56 - Stump My Nephew: How did SIG Sauer fix the P320 drop safety failure? 1:28:56 - Nathan Fletcher, Nora Vargas, Terra Lawson-Ramer, the SD County Board of Supervisors Nathan Fletcher, Nora Vargas, Terra Lawson-Ramer, the SD County Board of Supervisors The recall vote is almost here, make sure you get your vote in, and bring a friend! VOTE YES ON RECALL! https://reformcalifornia.org/campaigns/defeat-gavin-newsom/ Why should you have a shotgun? Find out why with one of our most popular guests, Clint Smith from Thunder Ranch! https://thunderranchinc.com/ Is the Biden Administration punishing Russia or US Gun owners more by banning Russian Ammo? What do you think? Get a grip with Joe Drammissi. https://sandiegocountygunowners.com/biden-administration-says-nyet-to-cheap-russian-ammo/ Want to learn how to operate in the dark? Brett & Mike from Christenson Combatives join the show, to talk about their Night Vision classes! https://www.christensoncombatives.com/ Second Amendment activist and author John Petrolino joins the show to talk about current events in the 2A community! https://johnpetrolino.com/ Stump My Nephew: Name 3 out of the 5 improvements SIG Sauer implemented to fix the P320 drop safety failure. Mike Drop: Nathan Fletcher, Nora Vargas, Terra Lawson-Ramer, the SD County Board of Supervisors The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your rights defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO),  Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO) in Orange County, San Bernardino County Gun Owners (SBCGO) in San Bernardino County or Riverside County Gun Owners (RCGO) in Riverside. Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on the internet at your leisure Join the fight and help us restore and preserve our second amendment rights. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com/ https://sanbernardinocountygunowners.org/ https://riversidecountygunowners.com/ https://www.firearmspolicy.org/ https://www.gunownersca.com/ https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! http://scottvinson.com https://365glacierpayments.com https://www.primeres.com/alpine https://dillonlawgp.com https://www.uslawshield.com https://www.nationalconcealedcarryassociation.com https://conservativeeconomy.com/gunownersradio https://www.scottvinson.com

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co
Can California Require Mandatory Psych Evals For Gun Owners?

Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 22:02


Apparently so, though not every county sheriff and police chief take that dystopian step before signing off on permits to carry a handgun. As Second Amendment reporter John Petrolino details, however, in Murietta, California, the police chief's policy is to force every applicant to fork over $150 and undergo evaluation by a psychiatrist before they can be approved.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #114 Daniel Schmutter

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 53:59


Riding Shotgun With Charlie#114Daniel Schmutter, Esq.Hartman & Winnicki   Daniel Schmutter is an attorney in New Jersey. We ran into each other at NJSAFECON back in 2017. And certainly at GRPC over the last few years. I've heard Daniel on the Gun For Hire podcast for years and I finally had a chance to have him in the passenger's seat. But I do have to thank John Petrolino (Bearing Arms, Ammoland/ Decoding Firearms) as he made the connection to get Daniel and I together.  We covered many topics, from him getting into the 2A as a lawyer, to bringing a knife into court, and talking about liberty, which came up often. Daniel grew up in the Bronx, NYC, in an anti-gun family.  He didn't have a chance to go shooting until he was in law school and took a course with the rifle & pistol team with a law school roommate He became a firearm owner in 1993 in New Jersey. In 2002, he wrote an op/ed for the Star Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, against the ‘smart guns' then was contacted by Scott Bach, who is the current executive director of the Association New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC), wondering why Scott didn't know Daniel. That was his introduction into the gun rights movement.  Daniel got involved in Second Amendment law during 2003 with the Silveira v Lockyer case, which predates Heller.  It was out of California and was a challenge to the state's ‘assault weapon law'. The case didn't make it to the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States).  It's a good thing because it wasn't a good vehicle so it might not have brought out the right outcome from the case. We really get into how the SCOTUS decides how to accept cases and what makes a good SCOTUS case.  He does a great job explaining some of the terms used. And he shares that he's written a number of briefs and friends of the court arguments all the way up to the Heller case.  He's also worked with just about every 2A group from ANJRPC, NRA, SAF, FPC, and others.    We get into some work that Daniel did with Knife Rights and Doug Ritter. He's got a fun story about bringing knives into court as an exhibit and how he and Doug were trying to prove that “gravity knives” are subjective to whomever owns them and there isn't a standard for those style knives. He also points out some of the knife laws in NYC.    We also get into why it's beneficial for us to take our non-gun friends to the range and teach them about firearms and safety.  It's an eye opening experience for someone to see that the media and the anti-gun groups have been misleading the public with misinformation. Even if a non-gun friend decided that shooting may not be for them, they can still learn that firearms are just tools.  And it's even fun to go shooting.    It's always an education talking to someone like Daniel.  Much of the show, I was absorbing his wisdom and stories.   The word I think he used the most was “liberty”. It came up several times during the conversation.  I'm sure you're going to listen a few times to get everything that he talked about.    Most recently, Daniel filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a major Second Amendment case which is expected to be argued next term.  You can read his brief here:   https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-843/184005/20210715144439142_ANJRPC%20Amicus%20Brief%20%20NYSRPAvBruen.pdf Favorite quotes “The vehicle that brings the issue before the court, it's actually very important, that it's the right vehicle.” “The Second Amendment is so fundamental to liberty.” “This movement both political, social, legal, is incredibly important to push back on these infringements on liberty.” “...bring a friend to the range. ...it's so valuable just to get people to understand what firearms ownership is about. What it is and what it isn't.”  “Fundamentally, us versus them is not left versus right, red versus blue. Us versus them is people versus politicians.” “The best time to clamp down on personal liberty is during an emergency.”  Hartman & Winnicki Website http://www.hartmanwinnicki.com/   John Petrolino https://johnpetrolino.com/   Association of New Jersey Association of Rifle and Pistol Clubs https://www.anjrpc.org/   You need to join the Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/   Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts, hoodies, & mugs at the store! https://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.creator-spring.com/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Or listen on:iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   OpsLens App on iPhone & iPad https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opslens-network/id1498033459

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #109 Rob Beckman

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 73:36


Riding Shotgun With Charlie#109Rob BeckmanFirearm Trainer's PodcastAmerican Defense Training    A few months ago, John Petrolino reached out and connected me with Rob Beckman.  Rob was looking for an instructor in Massachusetts for his podcast, Firearm Trainer's Podcast. I listened to a few episodes and really like Rob's format for helping instructors on the business side of things. I was on Firearm Trainer's Podcast back in April, FTP #109.  How ironic that he's episode #109 of RSWC!   https://www.firearmtrainerpodcast.com/2021/04/12/ep-109-being-a-firearm-instructor-in-massachusetts/   Recently in Sioux Fall, SD, Rob and I were both students at the MAG40 course, taught by Massad Ayoob himself!  There were several other podcasters in the class.  It was hosted by Paul & Susan Lathrop of the Polite Society Podcast. Amanda Suffecool  (RSWC #009) of Eye On The Target Radio, the Polite Society Podcast, and the DC Project was a student.  So was Robyn Sandoval  (RSWC #080), from A Girl & A Gun and DC Project. And Neil Weidner from Active Self Protection was also a student. One of the MAG Staff was Tracy Becker, also with Polite Society Podcast.  Many of us were staying at the same hotel, so Rob & I filmed shows while we were carpooling to the class.    Rob started shooting at a young age and got some formal training while earning the Rifle Shooting Merit Badge in Boy Scouts. He's spent years hunting. He's been a trainer for a number of years, then decided to work his way to be an NRA Training Counselor, which is who trains the trainers. He also teaches the USCCA courses, too.    He started the Firearm Trainer's Podcast to help give back to the firearm community and to really help his instructor students help with the business of running an instructing business. Once someone decides to be an instructor they get educated on firearms, safety, and teaching the curriculum. But often they don't have a lot of business guidance. (I know I didn't.)  FTP is a great resource.  I've been listening for a while and I really get a lot from the show.    This episode is a bit different from others. Rob and I rode to the MAG40 class and we filmed segments every morning on the way to class. We talk about the drills we did on the range. We also talk about some of the things we learned during the class as well. When you take the MAG40 class, you will learn that there's so much more to the legal aspect of using a firearm in self defense than just saying “I was in fear of my life”.  Or talking to the police and saying ‘I think I'm having a cardiac arrest. I need to go to the hospital”. Or what's even worse is when you talk to an old family friend who used to be a police officer and they say “Shoot the bad guy and drag his body back into the house and put a knife in his hand.”  That will certainly get YOU in jail and up on murder charges.    The shooting drills we worked on were great. We did several stances, tweaked grips, and used some uncommon shooting positions to simulate shooting around objects.  We had a new handgun shooter in the class and she ended up being the ‘most improved student' of the class. She was able to take home Mas' signed target...which was a perfect score of 300!    Rob had the second highest score of 297. I got 286.  I'll admit, I started throwing shots when we got to 15 yards back.  I was thinking about which stance we were supposed to use.  That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.    Please check out the link to Massad Ayoob Group for classes.  There's a course in Manchester, New Hampshire in August, 2021. If you'd like to get a sample of the class, check out In The Gravest Extreme, written by Mas back in the 1970's.  https://www.amazon.com/Gravest-Extreme-Firearm-Personal-Protection/dp/0936279001/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LOMOSHXNHZJX&dchild=1&keywords=in+the+gravest+extreme+by+massad+ayoob&qid=1623717573&sprefix=In+The+gravest%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1 Favorite quotes: “My formal education in firearms began when I was in Boy Scouts.” “To help educate the instructors, how they can be the best instructor for their students.” “I became an instructor because of your podcast.” “One of the downsides of being an instructor is you don't get that much trigger time.” “Most lawyers don't spend more than a half a day on defense law.” Firearm Trainer's Podcast https://www.firearmtrainerpodcast.com/   Firearm Trainer's Podcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/firearmtrainerspodcast   American Defense Training https://americandefensetraining.us/?fbclid=IwAR31DKiP7uBwDBthY1ovjz64P2VUMCljHSLJuaJFyWffJvynoZ_18cQdY3U   Massad Ayoob Group https://massadayoobgroup.com/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ info@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Or listen on:iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/   OpsLens App on iPhone & iPad https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opslens-network/id1498033459

Fireside Chats With John Crump
Fireside Chats 152: John Petrolino - Firearms Author

Fireside Chats With John Crump

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 66:19


John Petrolino is a firearms author and writer at AmmoLand News. https://johnpetrolino.com/ Sponsored by: https://www.tusc.network Cool ass gear at: https://www.blackswantactical.com My Site: https://crumpy.com Support: https://www.patreon.com/johncrump https://www.subscribestar.com/johncrump https://paypal.me/johncc My Journalism: https://www.ammoland.com/author/johncrump Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/blackswanmediagroup https://www.instagram.com/realjohncrump https://www.twitter.com/crumpyss https://www.minds.com/johncrump https://www.parler.com/crumpy  

GET OFF MY LAWN! Podcast
GET OFF MY LAWN! Podcast #040: DECODING FIREARMS with John Petrolino, III

GET OFF MY LAWN! Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 102:00


We will talk with John Petrolino, III tonight. His book DECODING FIREARMS is a MUST-READ for anyone who is new to firearms or is considering buying their first, but it is also full of great info for those of us who have been around firearms for years. Email me with comments, suggestions, or rebuttals : sandhillsshooter@gmail.com Become a Patreon patron: https://patreon.com/sandhillsshooter LIKE my Facebook page: https://facebook.com/sandhillsshooter SUBSCRIBE on Gunstreamer: https://gunstreamer.com/@sandhillsshooter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sandhills-shooter/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sandhills-shooter/support

Stop Gun Bans
Firearms Safety with John Petrolino

Stop Gun Bans

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 28:09


NRA Certified Instructor, Author and Ammoland Writer John Petrolino joins me for this weeks show to talk about safety and his new book Decoding Firearms. We also talk a little bit about New Jersey's confusing firearms laws. Support the Podcast? CashApp $Zubick17 or Venmo @Michael-Zubick --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stopgunbans/support

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