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Today on Armed American Radio hour three, Mark chats with the regular Roundtable crew, Brad Premo, CEO of Leadslingers Whiskey, Justin Moon, CEO of Kahr Firearms Group and AAR DC reporter, from RedState.com, Neil McCabe. Topics include legacy media busted for lies, can they recover and will Elon Musk buy MSNBC? The general consensus from the table was YES! Pam Bondi pick was discussed in detail with the group believing she will do a fine job and tow the pro-gun 2A positions Trump laid out during the campaign to protect our second amendment rights and freedoms. The Senate confirmation process was discussed and the crew is feeling great going into 2025 leading up to the inauguration and moving the Trump gun rights agenda, economic, and immigration mandates forward into the next 4 years.

This hour Mark talks with the regular roundtable crew, Brad Premo, CEO Leadslingers Whiskey, Justin Moon, CEO Kahr Arms, and Neil McCabe from Red State. Conversation included the leftist meltdown over Trumps landslide victory over Kamala Harris, Senate Majority leadership in the new Republican controlled Senate Chamber and moving new gun bills through to Trumps desk for signature. These include the Hearing Protection act to make suppressors legal without ATF interference, and some form of national concealed carry reciprocity which Trump has vowed to sign into law.

Today on Armed American Radio hour three it's a classic half hour roundtable and an appearance by Dr. John R. Lott. Mark talks with Brad Premo from Leadslingers Whiskey, Justin Moon CEO of Kahr Arms and Neil McCabe from Red State. Trump-Harris election predictions are made, the state of the hysterical left-wing media coverage, the demonizing of half the nation by the Democrat Party, the swing states and more. Polling data is discussed along with focus on Pennsylvania and the southeastern states and their role in Tuesday's outcome. Dr. John Lott stops by from Crime Research to discuss his take on the upcoming election and what happens if Harris wins. John focuses on the Real Clear Politics commentary piece he recently wrote discussing Harris' desire to gut the 1st, 2nd, and 4th amendments as well as packing the Supreme Court and nuking the filibuster. Scary stuff!   Second Amendment, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Gun Rights radio, Gun Rights podcast, 2A Armed American News  

Carey spoke with Jarred Taylor, an Air Force veteran, and a co-founder of Black Rifle Coffee, Article 15 Clothing, Leadslingers Whiskey, one of the producers of Range 15, and one of the co-hosts of Drinkin' Bros and Time for Pie. Follow JT on Instagram where you can also follow Veteran Made for daily updates! SUBSCRIBE! to my daily newsletter, SERVICE TO CIVILIAN This episode is sponsored by Go Pills. Use "VM15" at checkout for 15% off your order. This episode is presented by our NEW! VM - Stacked Logo T-Shirts Intro Song composed and produced by Cleod9.

Flashback Episode of The Father Time Podcast with Jamie KalerThis podcast makes me soooo happy. This dude is the real f'ing deal. I love it when good things happen to amazing people. I met Rocco at the GI Film Festival with Mat Best, Jarred Taylor and the rest of his Article 15/Youtube Star posse. They were showcasing their 1.2 million dollar crowd funded movie, "Range 15" to rave reviews. He's a real American Hero who served 3 combat deployments as a Ranger, then served as a Federal Agent, then became a youtube star, and now is about to become a TV star with a big pilot he's shooting this month. Oh, and he has 6 KIDS! Here's his official bio: Vincent “Rocco” Vargas was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. After several years of college baseball, Vincent enlisted in the US Army and went on to serve 3 combat deployments with 2nd Battalion of the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. After 4 years of active duty service to his country, he joined the U.S. Army Reserves and continue his service. In 2009 he became a Federal Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, and was a BORSTAR Agent with the Special Operations Group attached to BORTAC. Currently one of the owners of the Article 15 "Empire", Leadslingers Whiskey, Warfighter Tobacco and more. He is married and a father of 6 children and lives in Texas.You can find more about Vincent "Rocco" Vargas at:https://vincentroccovargas.com/You can catch The Parent's Lounge Live every Tuesday Night at 10pm Est/7pm PST at:https://www.facebook.com/theparentslounge#theparentslounge #vinnievargas #roccovaras #article15 #blackriflecoffee #thedrinkinbrospodcast #jamiekaler #fathertimepodcast #fatherhood #parenting #mayansbc #funnydads #fatherof6

Mark talks with Brad Premo, CEO Leadslingers Whiskey and regular AAR Roundtable guest to discuss Biden's expected move on Executive Action on guns.

The Roundtable. Combat veteran and CEO of Leadslingers Whiskey, Brad Premo unloads on Biden with vigor. The collapse of America under Democrats. Guest commentary from Kahr CEO Justin Moon, and reporter Neil McCabe.

Classic AAR Roundtable with Brad Premo, CEO Leadslingers Whiskey, Justin Moon CEO Kahr Firearms Group and The Voice of Reason, Andy Hooser from KQAM Radio sitting in for Neil McCabe

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

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#107Jeff Spiegelman & Kim PettersDelaware House of RepresentativesThe DC Project After I had the show set up to film with Kim Petters, she asked if I wanted to film another show.  She said she’s friends with Jeff Spiegelman, a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, who is a good Second Amendment supporter and a good friend of hers.  How can I say no?  I didn’t. Kim decided that she should ride in the backseat for this show.  Someone need to keep Jeff in control!   What a time we had! Despite everything he touches breaks!    Jeff wasn’t always a politician.  He was a US Navy contractor for a few years.  Then he was a military historian, teaching on the USS Cole & USS Roosevelt and teaching college history and politics. He was also the guy who complained about how the politicians should do things.  Then he got into commercial real estate.  Then he decided to be the guy who did something because he didn’t like how the politicians were doing things. And he’s been in office since 2012. That’s quite an accomplishment. He’s also co-chair of the Delaware Sportsman’s Caucus.  I like that he’s on a quest to take every animal that the state allows a hunter to bag.   Jeff does have his name attached to some pro-gun legislation in Delaware.  What is really nice to note is that the way he thinks and approaches the bills is very logical.  He’s learned that sometimes you’ve got to say    We do make a quick detour to the Delaware state capital.  The building Kim often refers to is “Leg Hall” is an abbreviation for Legislative Hall. We do talk about how the process works.  And it isn’t as easy as everyone thinks.  There’s lots of unintended consequences from signing one bill and the things to come with it.    One of the many topics we cover is that, very much like New Jersey, Delaware’s northern neighbor, anything that shoots a projectile is considered a ‘firearm’.  That includes things like sling shots and bow & arrows. This is one of the things that Jeff is trying to change. He also tells us how things work in politics and it's very interesting, for sure. Jeff really gets into how things work behind the scenes that often the public doesn’t get or understand.    I was honored to have Kim and Jeff as passengers.  Jeff has a great sense of humor. I was able to keep up with him.  And Kim laughed often from the back seat! I am excited to say that I DID purchase a single shot shotgun while I was in Delaware.  And I am crossing off the list that I’ve bought a firearm outside my home state!  Thanks, Delaware! Favorite quotes: “What kind of coward would I be, if I was the guy who was complaining about the guy, instead of trying to be the guy that people complain about.” “I try and be the representative that I would vote for.” “I’d like to think that if I’m going to sell out, it’d be more than $600.” “One of the many dirty secrets of politics is that politicians do try to keep their promises.” “In an age of hyper partisanship, people are afraid of not keeping their promises.”   Kim quotes: “He’s a good one!” “And he doesn’t sell out. I love that.” “I’ll show you where my office is going to be, when I’m a lawmaker.” “I’m not going to find common ground on something that shouldn’t be.” Jeff Spiegelman Delaware House of Representative https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Spiegelman Jeff Spiegelman Website http://www.jeffderepresentative.com/ Jeff Spiegelman Facebook https://www.facebook.com/friends4jeff   The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/   Kim Petters website https://www.kimpetters.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

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #098  Dan Grdovic President, CNJFO    Like many people in the 2A community, Dan Grdovic and I were “Facebook friends” before we met in person. We finally met face to face at Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners’ (CNJFO) fundraising event called “Hunting Pheasants With Charlie” at Giberson’s Farm and Wildlife Preserve in Pemberton, NJ I’ve never hunted with dogs and it was an amazing experiment watching them work the field.. One of the hunters was a young man out with his father for the first time. And yes, the son bagged a few birds!   We had a wonderful hunt that morning. There was another hunt that afternoon after lunch, raffles, and a few speeches. The money that was raised helps CNJFO fight their main mission to end “justifiable need” for carry permits in New Jersey. New Jersey has unbelievably ridiculous gun laws. They way CNJFO does this is with a solid foundation of education, activism, safety, and awareness.   Dan went shooting with a cousin and really enjoyed it. But after getting an application, he put  it away. And getting another application and putting it away a second time. Like many people, Dan thought about what the government and town police would think if he applied for a firearm license. Finally enough was enough, and he filled out the application and went through the required paperwork.    After doing some shooting, Dan tried his hand at hunting and really got into it. What he didn’t enjoy all the restrictions on law abiding, background check passing citizens in New Jersey.    CNJFO has only been around about 6 years. We need all types of people and their varying strengths in the firearm community, author & activists, instructors, and wordsmiths. There’s what Dan was able to help out being a self described ‘grammar nazi’. After a couple years on the board, Dan stepped up to take the role as an intern president.    Being from Massachusetts, I really feel a kindred spirit with the folks from New Jersey. Dan and I spent a lot of time commiserating about the gun law similarities between our states. MA has had a 10 round magazine capacity since 1994 and permanently since 1998. NJ has had a magazine restriction since 2019. In both states, we have closet gun owners  who don’t come out and admit they own firearms. And of course, no matter all the gun control laws we have, criminals disregard them anyway.    Dan is a really great guy and it was a pleasure to get to know him. It’s wonderful to know that someone like him is fighting for our Rights in “occupied territory”.    Just for the record, we both bagged some birds that day.     Favorite quotes: “They call them schemes, that’s exactly what they are. It discourages people from applying and getting their license.” “The reason I put them in the drawer is because I was concerned about “what would the government think, right? What would the police think? What would the town think? Is this going to put me on someone’s radar?” “The issue with any more  gun control, for that matter the gun control we already have, is that none of this, not one stitch of it, stops crime.” “At some point, you don’t care what they think of you anymore. You just want your Rights.” Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners https://www.cnjfo.com/   CNJFO Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/cnjfo   Giberson’s Farm & Wildlife Preserve  https://www.facebook.com/Giberson-Farms-Wildlife-Preserve-181668498531649/ Address: 101 S Pemberton Rd, Pemberton, NJ 08068Phone: (609) 726-0600   RSWC Hunting Pheasants Hat Cam Video https://youtu.be/koRLuJkMOZ4 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

COVER YOUR ASP WEEK was a great success! Thank you to all the sponsors that helped make it happen: Title sponsor US Lawshield, CCW USA, SEAL1, Leadslingers Whiskey, GlockStore, Academi, Magpul, Shakespeare Pub, and Hyve Technologies! Thank you also to all the people that supported and participated in the event! While Mike and Joe are attending a CCW Conference, Wendy Hauffen hosts the show! Brad Premo, founder of Leadslingers Whiskey joins the show to share how he started the company and how to properly enjoy a whiskey. https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ Beth Alcazar from USCCA and The Well Armed Woman joins the show to talk about Ambassador Academy and the DC Project. https://www.dcproject.info/ What kind of firearm does a well-armed woman carry?  Learn more about Wendy's Sig P238. COVER YOUR ASP WEEK has finally happened!  Learn more about how it went with Wendy & Dave! https://www.gunownersradio.com/cover-your-asp-week/ STUMP MY NEPHEW: Herb from University City asks: What is the Sig Sauer System (referring to their innovative action design on their 1975 P220)? MIKE DROP (by Wendy Hauffen): The Apathetic Activist -- 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! https://www.primeres.com/alpine https://dillonlawgp.com https://www.uslawshield.com https://www.seal1.net https://www.nationalconcealedcarryassociation.com https://www.blackhoundoptics.com

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#097Kim PettersThe DC Project   I opened the door to Kim’s house in Dover, DE, to pick her up to film the show. “Oh my gosh, Charlie. We’ve met!”  You know how it is, when you’ve met a lot of people in the 2A community and you can’t ‘really’ remember them until you see them in person. That’s what happened.  We met in DC at the DC Project event in the summer of 2019.     Kim Petters recently learned about elections and incumbent politician’s families. Last year, 2 months before the election, she stepped up to run for the clerk of the peace. That means she’s in charge of wedding licenses and very similar to a justice of the peace. With only 2 months to run a campaign, she was only 5% away from beating the incumbent who has had a family member in that office for years. She didn’t win the election, but she learned a lot for the next time.    Before that, Kim spent 10 years in the Air Force. She had a very difficult job: she brought home the remains of our soldiers from Afghanistan. Certainly with a job like that, there’s lots to get to you. And it did.  Kim suffered from PTSD when she got back. Her doctor put her on some medication. Something to get her up during the day.  And something else to get her down to sleep at night.  She didn’t feel right.  She knew there had to be something different, maybe even something that worked.     Kim did some research and found out that there were lots of studies that say using cannabis was better, non-addictive, and worked. She grew up as someone who didn’t smoke marijuana and was not into it. Her family recently moved to Delaware and didn’t know many people, let alone who she could get some cannabis from. So, she had her brother in law send her some. After using it once, she was relaxed and enjoyed an evening of regular family time. After some time, others started noticing that she was looking better and healthier, but she didn’t want to tell them her ‘secret’.   Kim has learned a lot about writing a bill to make Delaware a state where you can get a medicinal marijuana card.  Last year, she had several politicians on both sides of the aisle supporting the bill she was involved with. But thanks to the “virus that shall not be named”, everything was shelved.  And this process goes back the beginning once things open up and the state government goes back into session.    Also, being a pro 2A supporter and a gun owner, Kim has gotten involved with the DC Project as the representative from Delaware. She also brings up a number of times that she’s been at 2A events on the east coast and many of the big name 2A advocates reach out to her to get something to help them sleep.  They can’t bring anything with them if they’re flying so they ended up connecting to Kim.    It's refreshing to hear that there are people who are ‘down with freedom’ on all levels. I don’t partake and never have. But if you want or need to use it, who am I to infringe you.  Just remember, that’s a 2-way street. And it’s still a disqualifier on the 4473!  Favorite quotes: “I was desperate and the pills were taking a toll.” “Everyone’s like ‘Wow, Kim, you look great’, but I didn’t want to tell them my secret.” “Every veteran who is struggling with PTSD needs access to this stuff!” “I am a woman and this is why I want to preserve our Rights.” The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/   Kim Petters website https://www.kimpetters.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

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#093 |John  PetrolinoAuthor/WriterDecoding FirearmsAmmoland John Petrolino “relentlessly harassed’ me (his words, not mine) about having Mark Shean on the show. With some experience in writing and publishing, John was helping Mark turn his blog into a book.  Then John wrote his own book about firearms for new gun owners. He’s also been writing for Ammoland as well.  After spending some time with John, I found out he’s been writing & publishing books for over 20 years.    John and I have been going back and forth and finally set a date to film a show in New Jersey.  John has been around firearms since he was a kid, going shooting and hunting with his father. After a number of years shooting long guns, he decided it was time to get a handgun.  With limited training and a less than satisfactory course, he knew there had to be a better way.  So he became an instructor. He started writing his own book to offer his students, incorporating what he wanted to make sure students know.    We talk about the reciprocity between a number of states in the northeast, and how some permits work, some permits used to work, and some aren’t needed at all.  The laws vary from state to state as we all know, but some are more confusing than others.  Massachusetts and New Jersey are kindred spirits that way.    John also writes for Ammoland.  He’s been covering the things that are centered in New Jersey. He’s covered a number of topics from bear hunts on state and private lands to the changes with marijuana and how it's still federally prohibited. John gets into how tobacco is also regulated and how it affects hunting, and how it will also affect marijuana use as well.  We head to a couple ranges for a quick selfie. I wasn’t able to carry or transport in New Jersey, but since we weren’t going straight to a range, John said we couldn’t even bring any firearms with us. We also talk about how it is very important to support our local ranges. And that our state 2A grassroots groups need the help of everyone involved with, not just shooting and competitions, but the gun rights activity, as well.    John has been a really good friend, too. Since we’ve been communicating, he’s been pushing for t-shirt sales because he wanted an RSWC shirt. And a mug.  And a hoodie. But he’s also guiding me with things that I need to do better.  Favorite quotes: “There’s got to be a better way for a guy to get on the target.” “I wanted to write something that would work out for inexperienced shooters and veteran shooters alike.” “New Jersey doesn't issue concealed carry permits to regular peasants” “From a freedom perspective, I want people to be able to do what they want to do.” “The bulldozer of freedom is going cross the country, we got to try to stop it” John Petrolino Websitehttps://johnpetrolino.com/   John’s Articles on Ammoland.comhttps://www.ammoland.com/author/jpetrolinoiii/ Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Ownershttps://www.cnjfo.com/ Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubhttps://www.anjrpc.org/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ info@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Madehttp://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdyAuthor, Speaker, Firewalkerhttp://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 #092 Sarah Albrecht Hold My Guns   Sarah, her husband, I and I hung out at a SHOT show event in January and we got along really well.  When I saw that there was a machine gun shoot in Pennsylvania, I looked her up and not only was she close to the shoot, she was going to it as well!  So we got her on the stagecoach.   Sarah started a nonprofit organization called Hold My Guns.  Hold My Guns is working with firearms stores to be able to hold on to people’s firearms when they’re going through difficult times in life. So if someone is going through a difficult divorce, or suffering with depression, PTSD, or some challenging life event, a gun store can safely and securely store the firearms until a later date. It’s a really great idea and Sarah is working to get gun stores on board to make this happen.    Sarah grew up on a ‘farm-ette’, shooting long guns with her family, hunting critters like muskrats and raccoons that lived in rural Pennsylvania. After she got married and started a family, her husband wanted her to learn about handguns for home defense and concealed carry. One of the things she did as a new handgun user/carrier, is she carried it unloaded to get used to the feel of the firearm on her body.  This is a really smart thing to do, to take the time to carry it unloaded, and let it become part of you and your attire.  It's a great way to ‘break someone in’ to the carrying lifestyle.    When her children were young, she would take them shooting with a youth league.  She was a parent volunteer but became a range safety officer (RSO) when she noticed that all the other RSOs were male and it was a good idea for the young girls to see a good, safe female RSO.    Unfortunately, there was a young person in their group of friends that took her life with a firearm.  A number of the other parents Sarah knew came to her as someone with and knowledgeable about firearms and wondered what they could have done to save this girl.  She did some research and found out that letting someone else hang on to your firearms can be difficult legally. There should be a place that can hold your firearms when you may need to take a break. That’s how Hold My Guns got started.  What’s great about Hold My Guns is that its people in the firearm community finding a way to take care of people in the firearm community. When we can help other this way, it shows the people not in the 2A community that we do care, that we are doing things, helping others. HMG is an amazing way to show that we can do this without interference from others outside the 2A community.      A lot of what Sarah and Hold My Guns is doing is thinking outside the box and taking a different approach to handling how we can help each other when life is difficult.  This program eliminates the stigma of experiencing life and retains dignity for the firearm owners.    If you’d like to get your local gun store involved, please follow the link to Hold My Guns and reach out to them to set up this program.    Favorite Quotes: “Mrs. Albrecht, Mom, we know you’re a gun gal.  We miss our friend. What can we do to help people…?” “I want to use this service to help get the help they need, discreetly and protect their Rights.” “Anytime you can take a non-legislative, self governance approach, you are practicing leadership.” “This is a wonderful way to talk to legislators and say “we have a solution for this and this is how we’re helping”.” Hold My Guns https://www.holdmyguns.org/   Hold My Guns Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HoldMyGunsOrg   Hold My Guns Instagram https://www.instagram.com/holdmygunsorg/   Suicide Prevention Hotline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255   Firearms Industry Consulting Group® https://blog.princelaw.com/tag/machine-gun-shoot/   DNA Machine Gun Rentals https://vegdwk.wixsite.com/dnaguns/machine-gun-rentals?fbclid=IwAR28Jj2rHsj9tdy41WSQ0Uft09L2k42HIzaVzLXE9LIRRm4Z79kNDJkfQNQ 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

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #091 Patrick Collins   I met Patrick at the Gun Rights Policy Conference 2019 in Phoenix. He saw that I was doing a Southern Tour this summer and said if I was in Atlanta I should get in touch. After a change in my plans, I reached out and told him I could pick him up at the Atlanta airport and drive him home from a quick weekend trip he took.    We start off with something that happened to Patrick that morning before his flight to Atlanta. A woman on the escalator in front of him took a spill.  His instincts took over, as an Alpha male & someone who has training to help others, and he applied his towel to help with the bleeding while others just watched.  As with many in the firearms community, we train not just with firearms, but also with first aid and trauma. If you carry a firearm, you owe it yourself to learn some first aid.    Patrick was looking for hobbies after moving to Atlanta, and ended up going shooting.  Then he got the bug and wanted to share what he’s learned and started teaching, giving new clients the confidence and abilities that new gun owners need.    He also shares about an event he went to in Detroit. Former RSWC passenger, Rick Ector, from Legally Armed In Detroit, hosts a free training for women to learn about firearm safety and how to shoot.  They had to delay the event until the fall, but Patrick went to Rick’s event where they and others trained almost 2,000 women in one weekend.  This is the second year Patrick went to help assist at this event. He tells us that it’s amazing to empower that many women in one day, relieving them of the fear of handling a firearm. A number of past passengers were at this event.    We also talk about Patrick speaking at the Gun Rights Policy Conference. You can find a link below to his presentation.    He also tells us that he worked with a client who was a first time shooter and only put 3 holes in the target during one of his training courses.  We also get into the company that he is a part owner of  GA FASTA, Georgia Firearm and Security Training Academy. When he works with his students, he often changes his curriculum to meet the needs of his clients and he stays up on current events.    I really enjoyed the conversation with Patrick. He’s a man that’s got a lot going on and keeping busy in the firearm and training community. If you’re near Atlanta and in Georgia, you need to check out GA FASTA and get some training with him.  Favorite Quotes: “Step in and be an Alpha or help support.” “There’s always going to be someone better than you at shooting, no matter how good or  many courses you take.” “We have a Georgia weapons carry license. The key words are “weapons carry’.” “That’s really all defense weapons are, they’re tools.” “A lot of them were anti-firearms...and they shot better than their husbands when they went out to shoot.’ Georgia Firearms and Security Training Academy https://www.gafasta.com/   The Gun Food (Patrick’s online ammo store) https://thegunfood.com/   Patrick’s Speech at Gun Rights Policy Conference 2020  https://youtu.be/d0oD4W6tkh4?t=8053 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  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#090Teddy DanielsDecorated Combat VeteranBusiness EntrepreneurRetired Police OfficerUS Congressional Candidate   Teddy Daniels was hanging out with Stephen Willeford at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival. I was talking to Stephen and asked if he’d come Riding Shotgun. He said only if Teddy had the time. Then he suggested that I should get Teddy in the car because he was the “real G.I. Joe!”  When I asked Teddy if he had the time replied with an “Absolutely, Brother!!” that sounded like Hulk Hogan!    Teddy is a big burly man. He was headed towards a football career, but an injury changed his plans. He spent 15 years as a police officer. Then decided it was time to enlist as an infantryman. He was 35 years old. After being “grandpa” at boot camp, he was sent to Afghanistan. He thought he would be hauling machine guns up the mountains, but he ended up scouting and working with an interpreter. On a mission, his unit decided to take a different way back to the outpost, he ended up getting into a gun battle with some locals.    I’m not going to blow it, but he’s got an AMAZING story about what happened on a mountain behind a rock. There’s no way that you won’t be moved by it. And why he and his family celebrate every April 25.    After being discharged Teddy spent some time as an entrepreneur. He eventually decided to turn to politics to keep fighting for what’s right. He ran for office in PA as a Congressman. The election had something that we don’t have in Massachusetts: more than one republican running for the same office. He went to bed as the winner! Two days later after the mail in ballots were counted, he was no longer the Congressman-elect. The success of being number 2 but only after a few days, shows us that the public wants real people in office.  He takes his passion for life, for what he does, and fighting evil and that’s why he believes God saved him.    Teddy also shares that a childhood friend who is on the opposite side of him politically donated to his campaign so he can see him in DC and say he supported that guy. He also tells us about an incident that happened on a podcast he was on recently.  Someone was a keyboard commando and Teddy called him out, and invited him to have breakfast to talk things over in person. The man didn’t take him up on it.    We also spend some time talking about motorcycles. Teddy has been across the country on a bike several times. He said that he was a Harley Davidson guy until he rode an Indian. After he rode the Indian, he put money down and got a cashier’s check to buy the bike that day.    Teddy’s story is absolutely incredible. I’m honored that he took the time to share it with us. I’m sure you’ll want to listen to it a couple times and share it with your friends and family.  Favorite Quotes: “I was the guy that stuck up for the kids that got bullied.’ “I followed my own path and did the things I wanted to do.” “God, I get it. Today’s the day you’re going to call me home.” “The most peaceful, tranquil feelings I’ve ever had in my life came completely over me.’ “That realization set in that this could be gone at any time.” “We need to realize what we have, cherish what we have, enjoy what we have. And be thankful for what we have.” Teddy Daniels Website https://teddydanielspa.com/   Teddy Daniels Facebook https://www.facebook.com/teddydanielspa   In The Trenches with Teddy Daniels Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/inthetrenchesteddydaniels 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  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #089 Brian & Shelley Hill The Complete Combatant   I met Shelley Hill at Gun Rights Policy Conference in Chicago in 2018. We were both presenters at AMMcon (Alternative Multi Media Conference) and GPRC that year. I was excited to make a stop outside of Atlanta on the Summer Tour 2020 to have Brian & Shelley on the stagecoach.    Brian has a background in martial arts and got into firearms after a course with Massad Ayoob.  Shelley was in the medical field.  They’ve known each other since they were teens. And as adults have reconnected. Watching the show, you can see how well they get along. Together with all their training and experiences, they started The Complete Combatant.    Much of the conversation is around defensive mindset and how this applies to how everyone reacts differently. They have broken it down to seeing, hearing, and doing. In their teaching style it is on the instructor to figure out which way each student learns and the teacher needs to adapt to how the student learns. And this method of teaching was learned by years of martial arts and fighting and learning to coach others how they absorb information.    Shelley shares a story about how they worked together due to their training, while they were en route on a trip, and there was a car accident. Both of them hopped into action, knowing how the other was going to respond, and were able to help.  After they realized there were no injuries, they had to make sure they weren’t in harm's way, either. Their programs and courses are really geared towards teaching students about all of the aspects of self defense and trying to avoid situations before they happen.   Their logo for The Complete Combatant is the Combat Ant. It represents that everyone needs several tools that are needed for citizens, from cell phones & flashlights, to firearms or knives or pepper spray.  It’s not a ‘bug’!  It's everything that they cover in their courses and instruction.    Brain talks about ‘shared responsibility’.  It’s when there are more people at an incident, nothing gets done because everyone else gets a little of the responsibility.  But it's not enough for anyone to do anything. If there was one person to take charge, to tell others what they need to do, it could change the outcome.    Shelley also spends time sharing about the Image Based Decision Drills. She goes through a kit that The Complete Combatant uses with their clients. It has various teaching tools and cards that can help you with different situations and knowing how to respond, thinking it through beforehand is really an important aspect of carrying life saving tools. They’re even working on a type of program for kids from 4-12 years old.  They’re also working on an instructor program teaching the topics they cover.  Favorite quotes: Brian: “We want to see danger as soon as we can. That allows us to live in the future.” Brian: “The only reason to defend yourself is an act of love.” Brian: “The more people that are there, the more the responsibility is shared. The less likely anybody is going to do anything.”    Shelley: “The Complete Combatant is not all about firearms. It’s about making good decisions.” Shelley: “The reason for each person... seeking help or education is different.” Shelley: “The reason they come to us is bigger than us.” The Complete Combatant Website http://www.thecompletecombatant.com/   The Complete Combatant Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/thecompletecombatant   Image Based Decision Drills https://www.imagebaseddecisionaldrills.com/   Image Based Decision Drills https://www.facebook.com/ImageBasedDecisionalDrills   Rachel’s Rest https://rachealsrest.org/   Rachel’s Rest Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/rachealsrest/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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  

Classic Roundtable with Brad Premo, CEO Leadslingers Whiskey, Justin Moon, CEO Kahr Arms, and angry AZ activist, Amber Kunau

Riding Shotgun With Charlie  #088 Stephen Willeford   Last month, I was at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival in Greeley, PA, and was able to get some time with one of the featured speakers, Stephen Willeford. We’ve all heard the story about what happened on November 5. 2017 at a church in Sutherland Springs, TX. Mr Willeford was the good guy with a gun who heard the gunshots, grabbed a handful of ammo and his AR 15 and headed to confront the murder.    Stephen Willeford grew up shooting and hunting on a dairy farm. He saved the money he earned to buy .22 ammo and eventually a .30-30 lever action rifle.  As a parent, his church parishioners would have regular shooting competitions on Sundays, teaching the children gun safety while the mothers shot.  Then the mothers would take the kids while the fathers shot.    On the day that changed Stephen’s life, he was taking it easy on a Sunday afternoon while he was on call at a local hospital where he was a plumber. His daughter heard gunshots nearby and yelled to her dad.  Stephen grabbed his rifle and pursued the murderer at the church down the road. Stephen was able to distract the murderer and exchanged gunfire with him.  The murderer ran out of the church and into the getaway car he had ready. Stephen ran to a man sitting in a truck, who saw the whole gun right. Stephen hopped into the stranger’s car who was arealdy talking to 911 on the phone.    Stephen and the driver, Johnny, got into a high speech chase for several miles.  Stephen checked his rifle’s condition and found out he only had one round in the magazine and one in the chamber. He told the driver that they may have to crash into the car to stop it.  But Johnny already knew that. The murderer ended up driving his car off the road and killed himself. But Stephen and Johnny didn’t know he was dead. They waited 5-7 minutes for the police to arrive.  It was another 4 hours before Stephen could go home a hero.    You can hear how Stephen sees that God was in control over the situation, even though 27 people were killed and 20 more were injured and lived. There are several things that happened that day that proved it. From the local hospital having an emergency training drill which meant several doctors and nurses on hand, to a church member who is a police officer who had several trauma kits in his car.    This story is one that many of us heard and read about in the news.  Now, you can listen to the whole story, the real story, as Stephen Willeford tells us exactly how things happened that day.  And how it changed his life, regardless of him being a good guy with a gun.  Favorite quotes: “People ask me how could you do what you did. And I ask them “how could you not?” “I”ll live with my decisions.” “The police were 5-7 minutes behind me.  My community didn’t have 5-7 minutes” “If you can’t see God’s hand in all this, you’re willfully blind.” Stephen Willeford Website https://www.stephenwilleford.com/ Facebook Stephen Willeford https://www.facebook.com/GoodGunGuyWille Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #087 Beth AlcazarPacifiers & Peacemakers USCCAThe DC Project   I met Beth Alcazar at SHOT Show 2017. The following month, I saw her again at a concealed carry fashion show I was emceeing in Cleveland.  And I’ve seen her at every GPRC since 2017 and even in Washington DC at a DC Project event. That isn’t just how she’s everywhere.  She writes a blog for the USCCA called Pacifiers & Peacemakers, and she teaches the teachers for the USCCA as well.  She’s also a board member of BamaCarry.  She’s one of the busiest women in the gun community and I was able to catch up with her in Birmingham, AL, during the RSWC Southern Tour 2020.  She did start off with some Southern Hospitality and a number of gifts from local businesses and trivia of Alabama. You can check that out on the RSWC Facebook page from August 23, 2020. She also brought her 2A blanket, Twizzlers, and a book for me.    Beth got her start as a writer in the shooting/hunting/outdoor industry, but wanted to learn how the business and marketing worked. She was able to make a lot of connections in the industry, which ends up helping her later in life. She is a real ‘word nerd’ and that helps with her writings. When she found out she was being let go from a job, she reached out to someone with the USCCA and they enjoyed her writing as a ‘mom with a gun’ and that gave her a different perspective than others. She loves what they do, with educating gun owners and she pursued writing, making videos, and working with them.  She blends the importance of gun safety and the fundamentals, but keeps the fun of shooting throughout her courses.    We move from using firearms to knives to other tools for self defense.  We talk about how the mind is the weapon and everything else is a tool, which leads into DGUs (defensive gun uses) and the possibility of a presence of a gun gives many the ‘psychological stop’ to a bad guy.    She’s the Alabama State Director of The DC Project.  She’s looking for and trying to get more women active at the state level to talk to politicians and share their stories about whey they own firearms.  And she’s involved with BamaCarry and testified for both groups.  We also talked about Alabama gun laws, about open carry and how she helped things move forward before ‘the virus’ happened.    We also drove near a local shopping center and the location where several people decided to use a firearm over the protests over some goings on. It’s made her and others reconsider shopping in this area. She also tells us that there are ‘vapor dogs’ at the center which are trained to sniff out gunpowder.   Beth is really a wonderful person and so much fun to be around. Every time we see each other, there’s plenty of laughing and smiling. I’m sure you’ll pick up on this from watching this episode. You can find her blog, Facebook page, and all the groups she’s involved with below. She really is on top of all things that are beneficial for the female shooters in the world! And her wordsmith background brings out an elegance and imagery that others aren’t able to do.  Favorite quotes “All the industry people are great and I think that’s what spoke to me.” “Women usually get into guns for a specific reason, self defense. We’re still the more victimized gender.” “I still go back to teach the end user class over and over again. They give me joy for such different reasons.” “The DC Project has really inspired me to do a lot of things I never would have imagined I would do.”     Women’s Handgun Self Defense and Fundamentals https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/store/education/books/womens-handgun-self-defense-fundamentals-ecb0720004/   Alabama Carry https://www.bamacarry.us/   Pacifiers & Peacemakers Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pacifiersandpeacemakers/   USCCA  https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/   The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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

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GREAT weekday lineup with Stephen Gutowski from WA. Fee Beacon followed by AAR Monstercast Roundtable regular, Brad Premo, CEO of Leadslingers Whiskey!

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #086 Claude Werner Tactical Professor   Claude Werner brings his airsoft MP5 Zombie Eraser Z71 Edition. We had some time to hangout a little before we started filming at the home of Shelley & Brian Hill before the show. What I really like about Claude is that he likes to ‘stir the pot’ a bit..  And I noticed that when I spotted the SCCY handgun in his waistband. He did tell me that he pushes what others believe and the SCCY has been holding up to his 1,000 Days of Dryfire Challenge.    The reason he’s called the Tactical Professor is because he’s analytical and date driven.  After joining the Army he was sent to West Point to teach tactics to cadets, which led to a Special Forces Team Commander. He’s also run a number of different shooting clubs.  He was a student at the elite Rogers Shooting School in Ellijay, GA, before he had taken enough classes and was asked to be the Chief Instructor there. I love that Claude calls the people who take classes with him “clients” rather than “students”.   After teaching at Tactical Conference, one of his colleagues suggested that since he’s good at data gathering and collating, he should gather data on “bad shootings’.  He’s broken it down in 11 categories of negative outcomes from a shooting, everything from negative police interactions to bringing a gun to the Statue of Liberty. We analyze a number of these negative outcomes.    Claude shares what he calls the legal rules and the social rules of gun fighting. This should be of particular interest to everyone. He also talks about if you “can, could, must, and should” use lethal force against another human being.   One of the things that really struck me was when we talked about Claude’s thoughts on what is the ‘worst possible case’.  He emphasizes that it isn’t a 6’5” man with 4 GLOCKS and a couple of machetes.  It’s when you have to take a shot in the dark at a home intruder you haven’t identified and ends up being your child. It’s when you don’t yell out “Who’s there?” to identify who is in your home. So we need to rethink what could be your worst possible case.    We also cover how the NRA courses are beneficial to many of the new gun owners. And a new training program with a simulator and how can help clients learn good trigger squeeze without having to deal with the bang and recoil of live fire. When new clients see the laser dipping down they’ll comprehend quicker what they are doing.   There’s really a wealth of knowledge you’ll gain from watching this show, so you’ll want to watch it a few times. And maybe even take some notes. You can also check out his blog or purchase some PDF books at the links below.    Favorite quotes: “I kept on going to it (Rogers Shooting School) as a student  because I just enjoyed it.” “You have to know what the rules are. Some of those rules are legal rules. Some of them are social rules.” “My opinion of the worst possible case is...you turn around and kill your kid. You’ll never have a decent night’s sleep the rest of your life.” “If that person wasn’t willing to do what was necessary to protect themselves, why should I get involved?” Tactical Professor Blog https://tacticalprofessor.wordpress.com/   Tactical Professor on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ATLFirearms   1,000 Days of Dryfire Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/840798816011987   Tactical Professor on Twitter https://twitter.com/claudewerner   Tactical Professor on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/HeadHunter100   Tactical Professor Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TacticalProfessor Rogers Shooting School https://www.rogersshootingschool.com/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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

RSWC  #085 Brad Premo CEO, Leadslingers Whiskey   When I heard about Leadslingers Whiskey on Armed American Radio, I decided to find some.  I drove an hour to get a bottle.  I loved it.  Then I decided that I would message Brad Premo, CEO of Leadslingers and a regular contributor to AAR, and inquired about getting some of their hand sanitizer to use during the summer tour while the virus that shall not be named was going on. Within 2 minutes, Brad got back to me and asked for my shipping address. This is the kind of people ‘gun folks’ are!   He replied just as quick when I said I was coming to Nashville to film some shows for the Southern Tour.    Brad and I discuss his early shooting, hunting, and fishing, with family members.  Like many of us, September 11, 2001 changed him, too.  He decided a week after college with a degree in sociology and criminology, he was going to join the Army as an Airborne Infantryman. He did 3 years serving our country including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Joining the military was one of the best things he did to “finish out becoming a man”. After his stint in the military, he moved back to the Nashville area and became a police officer in the area.    Even though he really enjoyed being a police officer, he knew that he needed some kind of a career change. He shares with us a number of the stresses about being a police officer and says that many officers live about 5 years after they hit retirement age.      With the friends he made in the military police, they thought they’d train up and join again, but rethought that move.  He took the GI Bill and went back to college for a couple intense years to earn another degree in accounting.  For a couple years he had a position as an accountant, but he knew that a cubicle wasn’t for him..    Brad’s friends were connected to Jarred Taylor & Mat Best. And they had an idea to start a t-shirt company and they needed an account.  The company was called Article 15 Clothing. The team of friends made many great t-shirts and apparel, but after 6 years, they decided it was time to keep moving.  Some of them moved into making coffee and the others decided that they would start making spirits.  That’s the birth of Black Rifle Coffee Company and Leadslingers Whiskey.    The day after he left the accounting firm he was working for, Brad headed to Oklahoma to meet with the distillers and make Leadslingers a reality. He gives us some of the secrets about the whiskey business. Leadslingers Whiskey now offers bourbon, whiskey, rye whiskey, single malt, cinnamon whiskey, but they’ve also moved into IPA beers!  Whatever you like to enjoy, I’m sure they’ve got something for you! It was great to meet Brad and have him in the passenger’s seat as we rolled through Nashville and relive some of my history there and his as well. I’m looking forward to the next bottle and trying some of the IPAs as well! Favorite quotes: “I lacked the maturity and discipline to be a successful person at the time.” “I’m not here to sign up and do something I can do as a civilian. I don’t want to be an accountant in the Army.” “I was 30 and I was a little bit too old to be starting over in the military.” “We all love whiskey and God knows we spent a lot of money on it.  Maybe its time to try and earn some of that money back.” Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/   Leadslingers on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Leadslingerswhiskey   Leadslingers on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leadslingerswhiskey/   Leadslinges Store Locator (just in case you need it) https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/pages/store-locator Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #084 Mark Walters Armed American Radio   Part of the Southern Tour 2020 brought me to the Atlanta area. Of course, I had to reach out to Mark Walters from Armed American Radio.  Mark is the reason that I was brought into the 2A Activist fold. I interviewed him in Minneapolis in August 2016 and he loved the idea of driving passengers around as we talk about gun issues with gun people.  He asked if I wanted to speak at the Gun Rights Policy Conference in Tampa that year.  How could I say no?   I picked Mark up at his house outside Atlanta and we headed out to film another show. We drove to the bar & marina that Ozark was filmed on Lake Altoona, but the Hood-Cam wasn’t working. Grrr! We covered some of the things Mark and his guests talked about the night before. And we covered some politics about how things are going for gun owners in America.   We talk about Kennesaw GA, GunTown USA since 1982. It was a bit of a pilgrimage to visit the town while I was there. We cover how Georgia Carry helped get their members to carry on Army Corps of Engineer property. Mark shares a story about an incident that happened at the dock where someone pulled a firearm on someone who stole another person’s ski boat. And share some stories about bears.   We drove by some schools that were the first to have COVID-19 in Cherokee County. Mark talks about how things have been in Georgia since March and we compare it to things in Massachusetts, which are completely different. He shares a story about him visiting a hotel for a meeting that was open but there was almost no one in the lobby and restaurant. He told the bartender that she should turn the TV off and life will resume as before the virus.    We spend a bit of time talking about the mask wearing and how it’s parlayed into other areas including restaurants and stores.  But also how it’s a much bigger play into the government taking more and more control of our lives and our freedoms. Mark does go on to predict a Trump victory with 300+ electoral votes again in a landslide.    It was great to visit Mark and be in his hometown area. I do owe it to Mark for helping me get RSWC to a bigger and better level and getting the #StagecoachAcrossAmerica.   Favorite quotes: “Freedom will always prevail.” “You show me an American city in decay and I’ll show you an American city by Democrats control at every level for decades.” “They’re (Democrats) silent. It’s a lie of omission.” “You hear 100,000,000 gun owners, I would put that closer to 150,000,000, maybe even higher.” Armed American Radio https://armedamericanradio.org   Armed American Radio Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/armedamericanradio   Second Amendment Foundation https://www.saf.org/ Second Amendment Foundation Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SecondAmendmentFoundation   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org CCBKA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CCRKBA/   Armed American Radio  8.23.2020 Hour 2 Janet Mefferd https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/show-archives-armed-american-radio/id316019334?i=1000488971136 Armed American Radio  8.24.2020 (With me on segment 1) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/show-archives-armed-american-radio/id316019334?i=1000489062066   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #083 Boge Quinn GunBlast   I set up a quick 2020 Southern Tour this summer and I reached out to Boge Quinn.  He watched a few RSWCs and agreed to be on the show. I drove from Nashville to Dover, TN, to meet up with Boge. I never met his brother Jeff, but if Jeff was anything like Boge, he was a hell of a guy! Hearing Boge talk about his brother, you can tell they’ve got an incredible family and relationship, and you can hear it the way Boge talks about Jeff.    We had lots to talk about besides guns and Jeff.  Boge is an accomplished musician, plays all types of stringed instruments from guitar to banjo to electric mandolin. Yes, electric mandolin! He also spent a career working with computers since DOS and Commodore64.    In 1999 when Jeff decided to start writing real gun reviews, Boge was his go to for figuring out to get the reviews and videos on “that internet thing”. They were going to share duties on reviewing guns and started with their own website.  The early videos were short and would lead to the website and the written reviews.  They started by reviewing their own guns.  Ruger and Smith & Wesson were early in supporting GunBlast.  They were super excited one day when the website had 8,000 daily views.  Then they found out their website had clicks that were in the top 1%...outside of porn sites!    Boge and I spent time talking about his music gigs and playing music. Both he and Jeff played music as kids, on trombone and saxophone, respectively. Boge plays bluegrass, country, country rock, western, and even gospel music. I share some of my stories when I was gigging in Nashville in 1993. Boge also gives us some history about Dover, TN, and his family’s history of the property they own.  We also drive by the church where Jeff was a Deacon and where Jeff and other family members live.    Boge shares what had been going on for 7 years with Jeff’s health. He caught an infection in some floodwaters back in 2013. The infection got into his heart, he had a few toes amputated, then a leg. It was finally getting into his hands. The infection is what finally led to Jeff’s early passing. At Boge’s suggestion, we drove to the cemetery where Jeff is laid to rest.    Spending time with such a wonderful man is really a treat! Boge was very kind and welcoming, opening up and taking us to where Jeff was buried. The people in the South are great folks willing to give their time, share their stories. He shared that Jeff was willing to help anyone with food he grew in his garden, he was always about taking care of others. I’m looking forward to running into Boge at events around the country!  Favorite quotes:   On reviewing guns: “We would either send their guns back to them or send them a check, which is what we did most of the time.” “I play rock n roll mandolin. It’s a lot of fun.” “Jeff wasn’t just a brother. He was one of the best friends I ever had.” Jeff to Boge on GunBlast  “Whatever you’ve got to do, keep it going’ “We were in the top 1% of traffic for non-porn sites.” “If any gun does what it’s supposed to, we’re gonna like it.”“Not only would I never hurt you, I’d make sure nobody else did.”   GunBlast Website https://gunblast.com/ GunBlast YouTube Channel GunBlastDotCom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzurbOLJU1GWbO0n32IJNA Jeff’s Last Video https://youtu.be/KA4ZNvEo9J4 Jeff Quinn Memorial https://youtu.be/4ILSqOoxR4U Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#082Stephanie SchaferA Girl & A GunThe DC Project   Stephanie Schafer is from “basically Wyoming” Nebraska. We met in DC in July 2019 at a DC Project event.  It was funny when we started talking and she said I sound just like I do on YouTube! Hehe!  She’s also a facilitator with A Girl & A Gun (AG&AG), teaching women about gun safety, the fundamentals of shooting, and about their Rights as Americans. She started shooting with her boyfriend and he didn’t know what he was getting her into!    Stephanie and her boyfriend, Lanny, wrote their own curriculum to teach a concealed carry course in Nebraska. Their shooting school, Def Comp  (Defensive & Competitive Shooting Instruction) requires that you take their prerequisite fundamentals of shooting course. After becoming instructors, they also got into 3-gun competitive shooting.  Stephanie is also passing the 3-gun fun with one of her daughters. Just as she was looking into how to start a women’s shooting club, she discovered AG&AG and she got right on board.   AG&AG lead her to The DC Project.  Her background has been in the legal field and she knew she would be a great fit!  She’s risen to be one of the Northwest Regional Directors for the DC Project, adding several other states to her responsibility for the group. With the growth of the group at the state level, they’re looking at methods of educating others to be more active, running for school board, city council, or state senator, or even just testifying. There’s a lot going on with her!   It’s great to be able to talk to instructors in other areas of the country to find out what they need for licensing.  There aren’t permits needed to possess or to even open carry. But if you want to carry concealed, you need to take a course.    Stephanie and her boyfriend started an investigation and  private security business, offering security teams for events and concerts. School security was what they were hoping to do, but only on duty police officers can carry inside of schools.     Stephanie has a lot of experience in many areas from her career in the legal field to starting a business, then getting involved with AG&AG and The DC Project. She’s got a lot going on in many areas of the 2A community and her influence is continuing to grow beyond the shooting ranges.  Favorite quotes: “I believe that the Second Amendment is a Right and somebody shouldn’t have to come take a class” “(Teaching) may be different for someone who wants to safely know how to pick it up and handle it” “Five years I’ve been teaching and learning. Never always just a teacher, sometimes a student, too” “I started googling “how to start a women’s shooting club” and I figured out somebody else has done all the work” “(A Girl & A Gun) really a high level of standard and expectations for their facilitators” “I called and had a conversation with Di (Dianne Muller, DC Project Founder). I  don’t remember much. I was fangirling at that point.” “(The DC Project) is taking it back to the state level now. And meeting with the state legislators to try and change things as well” Stephanie Schafer Firearm Instructor on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stephanieschafer825 Def Comp Website https://www.defcompusa.com/ DefComp Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/DefCompUSA The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/ A Girl & A Gun https://www.agirlandagun.org/ FASTER Saves Lives https://fastersaveslives.org/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie   #080  Aaargo Jay & Rhonda Ezell   (Adult Language Warning: There are a couple offensive words used in this episode. The words were used as a quote from someone who isn’t on the show.  The words used are offensive to the speaker and the host, but they were used to make a point). This is also an extra long episode, so you need to dedicate time to watch it.    In Chicago September 2018, Aaargo Jay and I met at the Gun Rights Policy Conference. He told me that his son is a big fan of my GunGram videos!  We saw each other again at the GPRC in Phoenix in 2019 and Aaargo Jay asked if I would come to Milwaukee to film a show during the DNC in July 2020.  How could I say no?  But the DNC was cancelled due to the virus that shall not be named. I had some personal business to tend to in Illinois, so I set up a date with Aaargo then contacted Rhonda Ezell to see if she wanted to join us.  So I picked up Rhonda and headed to Wisconsin.    We spent about an hour and a half shooting. Aaargo brought 2 of his signature Bravo Oscar Rifles made my American Defense Manufacturing, which were really fun to shoot. (I love the 45 degree safety selector).  He had a 60 round drum magazine and a suppressor/silencer. Then we headed out to film the show.    Aaargo plays down that he’s an instructor.  He’s more known for making AR 15s. As a kid, he found his grandma’s .25 handgun and took it apart.  It took 2 days to get it back together.  That’s when he fell in love with building firearms.  He also used to go shooting squirrels with his grandpa.   From there, his plans were to become an air marshall, but for various reasons that didn’t happen. It's ok because his life would have been very different if he had taken that path. He’s spent time working at a gun store where he was able to teach beginners and build AR 15s.    Our conversation gets deep into racial issues about firearms and society.  The way the world is now, how some folks in the gun community treat minorities.  We also talk about the impact of rioting in black and minority communities, while we drive through an area of Milwaukee that was destroyed by riots a few years ago.  Some of it has been repaired or replaced.  Some of it is still boarded up.   Aaargo takes us through the area that was destroyed by the riots, but then we also drive through some diverse neighborhoods that are just blocks from where the riots happened. Nice homes, nice cars, trees in the yards.) Milwaukee is a little/big city. There’s a lot going on there in development but it has a smaller, old city feeling to it, too.    After we were done filming, we headed out to eat in the Historic Third Ward District of the city. We had a great conversation while we ate and enjoyed the city. What I really like about Aaargo, isn’t just that he’s a great man who is fun and knowledgeable.  But he really loves Milwaukee.  He was always looking at things he wanted us to see.  He’s very proud of his roots and where he makes his home.    After we dropped Aaargo at Brew City Shooting Supplies, Rhonda and I headed back to Chicago, where she was able to speak up about the goings on in her city.  Thank goodness we had the time! Favorite Quotes: “(Wisconsin) is not a gun friendly state, we’re a gun tolerant state” “There has never been an American Right that has been so much under attack, constantly, other than the Second Amendment”  “A populace that isn’t free is not safe” “The truth is evil doesn’t have a location” “Embrace your heritage. We’re all here. We all fly under one flag.” Aaargo Jay: Why I need my AR 15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZ2V4St5t0 Aaargo Jay Announcing the Bravo Oscar Rifle with Kevin Dixie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnFpyItL86s Black OPS Documentary GoFundMe Link https://www.gofundme.com/f/blackopsdoc   Aaargo Jay Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/AaargoJay Aargo Jay YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Aaargojay   American Defense Manufacturing Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/AmericanDefenseMFG/ Aaargo Jay Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aaargojay   Brownell’s https://www.brownells.com/   Brew City Shooters Supply Website https://mkeguns.com/ Brew City Shooters Supply Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/brewcityshooterssupply/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@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/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie   #080  Robyn Sandoval A Girl & A Gun   Robyn Sandoval and I have been running into each other at several of the 2A events around the country.   Last year, we filmed a show in Phoenix at the Gun Rights Policy Conference, but we didn’t put that interview out. I was able to interview a few of the instructors with A Girl & A Gun in between classes they were taking at SIG Academy in Epping, New Hampshire.    Robyn was an anti-gun person for much of her life, but Hurricane Katrina changed that.  It made her realize that saving peanut butter and tuna fish is only good if you can protect your peanut butter and tuna fish from others. Then she realized it was time to change.     Her husband sent her to a “girls night out at the range” at a local shooting range with Julianna Crowder, a local instructor and soon to be other half of AG & AG. The experience changed her life. She took her background in marketing and content management and made a career transition.  A Girl & A Gun is hosting girls night out at the range in over 200 ranges and they have members in all 50 states.   A Girl & A Gun teaches women in all firearm platforms, rifle, pistol, & shotgun, as well as non-gun self defense, recreational and competitive shooting. They have a national conference and competitions all around the country.  This year, the Fall Festival is in Talladega, AL, on Oct 9-11. And the Women’s Clay Champions is August 13-15 in Lenexa, KS. They even work with women to use their voice as a tool to draw attention to them if they’re being attacked.    Robyn’s background is in content delivery. She’s taken her background and applied it to AG&AG to give women many options for learning, via in person, virtual, and even getting information out on their social media platforms. AG&AG does have some requirements for ranges if they want to offer their programs: they need a good safe, qualified range, have certified pistol instructors who need to be female.  A range could start with female Range Safety Officers and build them up to be an instructor.  Their programs and instructors help women of all sizes and strengths to learn to operate firearms with techniques that may not come easy from male instructors.     Robyn shares that hurricane season is also a time when people realize that they are vulnerable.  And the times we’re living in currently aren’t any different. This is why AG&AG is an incredible resource for women all around America. And why you should find, or even start, a local chapter and send the women in your life to A Girl & A Gun.    Favorite quotes “It changed my life forever. I meet  the most incredible woman on the planet. I was empowered” “Everybody loves the model we have of women mentoring other women.” “There’s something about women learning from women” “You have to have a lot of tools in your toolbox for when you don’t have your firearm with you” “You may not be that big operator guy, but it's all about technique and finesse” A Girl & A Gun Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AGirlandAGunClub A Girl & A Gun Fall Festival, Oct 9-11, Talladega, AL https://www.agirlandagun.org/fallfest/ A Girl & A GUn Women’s Clay Champions, August 13-15, Lenexa, KS https://www.agirlandagun.org/clays/ A Girl & A Gun Instagram https://www.instagram.com/agagclub/ A Girl & A Gun YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/AGirlandAGunClub A Girl & A Gun Club on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/agagclub/boards/   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.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/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #079 Ronnie Siegel A GIrl & A Gun Facilitator for Central New Jersey   Ronnie Siegel is with A Girl & A Gun (AGAG).  Some of the AGAG instructors were taking a class in Epping, New Hampshire,at the SIG Academy. This was like a “bonus” interview. Robyn Sandoval, one of the founders of AGAG, said she wanted to have Ronnie in my passenger’s seat.  It was like a bonus interview!   Ronnie has been shooting since she was a young woman.  Recently, she started the A Girl & A Gun in New Jersey.   She spent years studying art and became an art director, art teacher, and eventually a vice principal. All of her advanced art classes were full. She was also a motorcycle safety instructor.  And she airbrushed her gas tanks, and started a business doing custom tanks for bikers around the country.  Even as a teacher and principal, she knew that she needed a plan for the safety of her students.    Ronnie and her husband are competitive shooters, traveling around the country for the AGAG events in their RV! She shoots trap, IDPA, USPSA, and steel at least three times a week in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.    She’s been an instructor for 3 years and one of her goals as an instructor is that gun safety is a priority for women and she’s working to get the word out that women should learn to be safe and that self defense is important. She volunteers time to help new female shooters and their children, too.  One of the things she really emphasises is that you need to keep moving, even after retirement. And she’s always staying on the go.    She joined AGAG on an airplane when she saw an ad in a magazine. She found an instructor to help her for their 3 Gun Fall Fest so she was able to compete within 6 months. Her goal was to not be the top shooter and to not be the bottom shooter, and she was happy to be in the middle. She loved shooting with all the ladies at AGAG rather than the ‘old men’s club’ that is at many clubs.    She’s got plans to become a GLOCK armorer, participate in the AGAG shotgun champion in Kansas and a 3 gun competition in Alabama this fall. She’s keeping an ongoing education with AGAG at SIG Academy. It’s all to give a better education and training for everyone that she works with all around the country. She says the key to happiness is being self sufficient and having your own interests and hobbies. She’s got motorcycles, Corvettes, and 3 gun competitions! Ronnie doesn’t have plans to slow down, let alone stop.  Favorite quotes “Its not easy, but there’s a need. It's a difficult challenge.” “I’m happy to say...it ain’t over til it’s over.  You’ve got to keep active and keep busy and keep doing” “I was motorcycle mama then. Now I’m 3-gun granny!” “Self defense is bigger now than it ever was before. The problem is people don’t know how to  use these firearms” “It’s hard to hit a moving target. That’s always been my mantra” “ A Girl and A Gun is the platform to go back to teaching and learning from others” “The key to happiness is being self sufficient and having hobbies and interests” Ronnie’s AGAG Chapter in Central New Jersey https://www.agirlandagun.org/cat/nj-central/ A Girl & A Gun Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AGirlandAGunClub A Girl & A Gun Instagram https://www.instagram.com/agagclub/ A Girl & A Gun YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/AGirlandAGunClub A Girl & A Gun Club on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/agagclub/boards/   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.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/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #078 LaKasha Robbins Massachusetts Women Gun Owners Gun Owners Action League The DC Project   It was sometime in 2018 when I met LaKasha. She was modeling for the Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) Concealed Carry Fashion Show. I was the emcee. We were running into each other at 2A events put on by GOAL, The DC Project (DCP), and even trap shooting locally. Finally after about a year and a half of telling her she should be on the show, while we were sighting in some ARs recently, she agreed!  She’s been interviewed by Tom Gresham & Cam Edwards, this ought to be like shooting a .22!   LaKasha Robbins is a relatively new shooter and gun owner.  She’s had a license for several years, but things really started moving when she and some other female 2A activists in Massachusetts, started Mass Women Gun Owners (MWGO). She’s got some computer experience and organization skills, so she volunteered to help get materials and information out.  She and the others started the group just to exchange ideas about self defense, the woman’s right to protection, and how to figure out what carry methods work well for women. Even though she’s isn’t fond of public speaking, she’s testified in DC and Boston.    From there, she started taking classes and became interested in becoming an instructor so she can help other new female gun owners learn to shoot, about firearm safety and self defense. This is her calling. We’ve taught at some GOAL events and she’s lots of respect from some veteran instructors.    The MWGO hosted a summit in 2018 to raise money for the organization. One of the guest instructors was Amanda Suffecool from Eye On The Target Radio and The DC Project. After a day of shooting and talking, LaKasha jumped on board as the MA Representative of the DCP.  She’s been going to DC every year, teaming up with other female 2A activists and taking DC by storm, speaking to politicians across the country about the woman’s right to self defense. Unfortunately, this year, they had to not gather in our capitol.    In June of 2019, LaKasha went to Texas to raise money for the DCP, and she and the other DCP ladies got to hang out with Jerry Miculek and John “TIG” Tiegen.  The DCP Team Match is set for the end of October 2020.   LaKasha and I shared some fun stories about trap shooting a few years ago. She also tells us that she’s really met so many wonderful and great people in the 2A community that help raise each other up. The DCP is looking to branch out at the state level.  So, if you’re interested in helping out in any way in your state, check out the DC Project link below, look for your state rep and message her to get involved.  You won’t be sorry. LaKasha has only been in the 2A community for a few years, and already, she’s working with many big name folks from around the country.    Favorite Quotes “I thought it was kind of silly to have a gun and not use it” “I’ve meet the nicest people in the gun community.  Just so helpful. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the help of everyone.” On joining The DC Project: “It sounded amazing, so I said “I’ll do it!”...Afterwards, that’s when I got anxious… But I went thru, I did it.” “People need to realize that they’re (politicians) are just people, too” “Every year you do it (testifying) it just gets easier” “I encourage people to get out of their comfort zone, even if they’re scared” “My passion is helping other women learn how to use a firearm just the way other people have helped me” Mass Women Gun Owners https://www.womengunowners.org/ Gun Owners Action League https://goal.org/ The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.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/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #077 Dawn Hillyer Hiding Hilda   Dawn and I were both models at the concealed carry fashion show at Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Chicago, 2018. I was modeling a holster undershirt.  I’m sure she was modeling one of her own products made by her company, Hiding Hilda. I told her that I wanted to do a show in every state and secretly she wanted to be my Indiana passenger. We made it happen in Fort Wayne, Indiana last month.    Dawn Hillyer, like many people, didn’t grow up around firearms or shooting. She got involved with firearms a year after a dating relationship ended and she was stalked for 6 years by her ex-boyfriend. There were death threats not just to her, but her family and friends, too. It kept escalating and escalating. The ex-boyfriend was very computer savvy and sent fake emails to himself making it look like she was going after him. She changed her phone number and email yet he still found and stalked her.     She had a bad feeling one evening and took her children to her ex-husband’s and kept her husband’s gun for the night.  She was convinced that this particular evening, the ex-boyfriend was coming to get her.    Her story ended up on Katie Couric’s show, Stalked. Ms. Couric, of course, was interested in the firearm aspect of the story. Dawn may be the only person in the gun community who had a ‘good’ experience with Ms. Couric. After the show with Dawn aired in December 2013, she became much more vocal about domestic abuse and stalking.  She’s spoken around the country on these issues and started a Facebook page dedicated to women who are stalked by men.  She also recounts her story on her blog posts (see link below).    Dawn tells us that she went from not shooting, to gun ownership, to becoming an instructor, to deciding to be her own hero and make her own line of products for women to use to carry concealed firearms. She enjoyed the NRA AM in Indianapolis in 2018  when she co-emceed the Realize FAC and Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association concealed carry fashion show with Amanda Suffecool.    Dawn has taken this horrible and scary 6 years and turned it into something that has helped women across the country. These women have been educated, trained, and inspired by what she has been doing. And they can buy her products, and Hiding Hilda will help them be their own heroes!   Favorite quotes:   “I had to take control...I truly thought my life was in danger” “I named my first firearm Hilda. Then I was still hiding Hilda, but I could live out loud”“You have a routine. You can’t get away from it. You have to live.” “I think women should be pretty and badass! I didn’t want to lose my pretty to be badass!” “Be your own hero!”   Find Dawn’s website & social media, read her stalker story, and buy her products for the female gun owners (and a few things for the guys, too!)   Hiding Hilda Website https://hidinghilda.com/ Hiding Hilda Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/hidinghilda/ Hiding Hilda Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hidinghildallc/ Hiding Hilda Twitter https://twitter.com/HidingHilda Hiding Hilda Blog (Stalked Story) https://hidinghilda.com/blogs/stalked   Dawn Hillyer Anti-Stalking Advocate Facebook  with Katie Couric https://www.facebook.com/205612966292988/posts/255494204638197/   Indiana State Rifle & Pistol Association https://isrpa.org/ The 2A Project https://the2aproject.com/   Kayle Browning at Gunsmoke Media https://www.facebook.com/gunsmokemedia Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.com/   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/

Classic AAR Round Table with Justin Moon CEO of Kahr Arms, Brad Premo, CEO of Leadslingers Whiskey and AAR DC Correspondent, Neil W. McCabe

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #076 Lauren Nelson This what one of the things I love about the 2A community is how easily we connect with others.  I met Patrick Collins in Phoenix.  He was able to connect me to Lauren Nelson when I asked about finding someone in Vermont to be on the show.    I met Lauren and we headed to her local gun shop in Wells River, VT, called Gateway Sports. They have a nice little shop that was recently redone inside.  While we were there, the store was busy with people looking to trade in some handguns, buying new handguns for some women, and even a few people with their young kids. Lauren shares a story about trading in a pink BB gun to buy her first gun at Gateway,too.    Lauren grew up south of Boston in a non-gun household.  She became interested in getting a handgun after she was married.  Her husband is mostly into long guns. Since they live in Vermont, they have their own range on their farm. They mostly shoot outdoors and usually in fair weather.   We get into how Vermont is a unique state politically.  There are residents on both sides of the aisle and it keeps the state on top of things. Vermont has been the longest state with constitutional carry. As a matter of fact, we used to call it Vermont style carry before it was constitutional carry. We also spend time talking about how the laws vary from state to state and how it affects small New England states more than some larger states in the west.    We also talk about the 80% lowers and the story that was on one of the major networks. I’ve got a story about an “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself” 80% lower that I may have. And there’s a photo of my friend’s “Murder Hornet” AR style.     We finish up talking about the looks that people get when they stereotype people.  Whether they are gun owners or motorcyclists, we’re all good folks that are doing something we enjoy. Even if it takes us to Vegas for the SHOT Show, the kitchen and bath show, or the AVN awards, all in the same week.    Thanks to Patrick Collins for connecting us! Favorite quotes: “I bought it because it was cute” “I went to my first gun show a few years ago. It was like a flea market or craft fair for guns” “I’m pretty lucky that I moved to a state that when I decided to own a gun I could just go in with my squeaky clean record and buy one” “We don’t shot for the month of May, until the ground gets tilled. We don’t shoot because of the manure issue” “Respectful gun owners and hunters are a good thing” “There’s no cell service. There’s nothing. There’s moose, then you come into the downtown area” “If you want to own a gun, you should have the right to do so, if you’re not a felon and you pass a background check” CBS Story from 60 Minutes about ghost guns https://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/mgn3I4VK0t0JgbzEBMyz43XS6LWpBSL5/how-build-it-yourself-firearms-skirt-most-federal-gun-laws/   To get a face-mask from A Girl & A Gun, please visit their website. https://www.agirlandagun.org/category/store/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.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/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #075 Brooke Cheney A Great Start Shooting School The DC Project   I met Brooke Cheney at The DC Project dinner in Washington last summer.  Then we ran into each other again in Massachusetts at the Gun Owners Action League Concealed Carry Fashion show back in March. Of course, we kept in touch and with the current times, I needed to stay local for a show.  We did use some Leadslingers Hand Sanitizer, thanks for LeadslingersWhiskey.com, and headed out for a drive.    Brooke grew up and learned a little about firearms when she was a young girl. Her dad would load up a firearm and have her shoot them.  When she was dating her to-be-husband, they would go shooting, and he would load the firearm and have her shoot it. It wasn’t until after she had children, that she really needed to learn about firearms since they were going to be in the house.    Like many of us, after we take a safety course, we learn that we have more to learn. She learned that the course to get her license was just the beginning of the journey she was going to be on.  She ended up getting into competitive shooting and built a backyard range for practicing.  When she looked into insurance for the backyard range,she decided that it was time to become an instructor.  In less than a week, she was an NRA Certified Instructor, teaching courses to help women get their Connecticut permits.    Brooke shares when she had what she calls her “Wonder Woman Moment”! She realized that she can instruct and help women have their own Wonder Woman Moment to overcome their fears and concerns about firearms and firearm ownership. At A Great Start Shooting School,  Brooke offers many courses and opportunities for women to learn and get comfortable using their firearms.  Instructing led to a chance to work with A Girl and A Gun and teach at their National Conference.    Becoming active with firearms and instructing led to her getting involved politically about gun laws with the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, especially after Newtown since it was so close to her. Her actions have led to her getting involved with Dianna Muller and The DC Project.  The DC Project heads to the Capital every year to connect with Congress members, sharing their stories about why gun ownership among women is very important.    Back in 2006, you could have never gotten her to believe that she would be doing all of the things she’s doing.  Besides competitive shooting, instructing and becoming a Training Counselor, CCDL, AG & AG, & DCP, she also does something on her AGSSS YouTube channel. Its the Suicide Prevention Saturday!  Its a live video chat she does on Saturdays at 9 pm/eastern time. She’s put a lot of study into mental health and issues and how it’s related to gun owners and suicides. SPS gives her an outlet to reach out and talk about these issues.     We barely had time to bring up SPS because she’s got a lot going on.  And she’s still a mom and wife and has to work, too!    Favorite Quotes: “You have to become a competitor to learn what you need to learn to get better” “It also built my confidence to realize that it was OK that I sucked”  “I tell everyone of my Wonder Woman moment, where I packed my own range bag”  “Every step of my career has been an impetus from someone else” “Being a gun owner has made me more confident, it has made me more educated about our political system” A Great Start Shooting School Website https://www.agreatstartshootingschool.com/ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/agreatstartshootingschool/ YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZAeFAuFzQcPNREbIp8pcyA   Team Icarus Shirts (Look Like Brooke!) https://teamicarusshirts.wixsite.com/icarus/brooke?fbclid=IwAR0wYFczP_Vj6NfR5sEyqnFm3wdhP_EAS15wrgBfnJfeoV74w5oeE8jNJuw   The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/   Connecticut Citizens Defense League https://ccdl.us/   A Girl & A Gun https://www.agirlandagun.org/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskey https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ inifo@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.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/  

Mat Best is a former U.S. Army Ranger who was deployed five times to Iraq & Afghanistan. Mat created his first YouTube video in 2012, and now his social media presence has accumulated to more than 3 million subscribers with hundreds of millions of views. Mat is the co-founder of three successful businesses: Black Rifle Coffee, Leadslingers Whiskey, and Article 15 Clothing. He co-produced the independent feature film Range 15, and last week hit the NYTimes bestseller list with his new book, Thank You For My Service. Here's what we cover with Mat in this informative yet very entertaining interview.   When people ask Mat what he does, how does he like to reply? What did Mat learn about himself by writing the book? Ryan Munsey said he always asks himself, "what is the author trying to say?" What was Mat trying to say? For who is the book written? Does Mat remember first thinking he would use humour to not take life too seriously? How did Mat feel inside when he heard his brother had cancer? What's Gallows Humour? In a fire fight when the action is over, the adrenaline dump takes hold of you. How did Mat deal with that adrenaline dump? Mat was obsessed with the act of war. What was that addiction? Did the experience of war ever sit deep in his soul waiting to come to the surface? The moment when two buddies were severely injured, and Matt comes to understand true brotherhood. Has Mat found that same feeling outside of the military? At Arlington Cemetery Mat, buried Brem and Baraza. What values does he take from the memory of these two heroes? Is Mat the sort of guy who has a vision of what he wants to do next? With his light-hearted approach to situations, life, and leadership roles, where is the sweet spot? With Mat's carefree black humour approach to life, did he ever find he had a hard time taking orders or respecting command? Does boredom fuel his creativity… video, movies, coffee, merchandise design, books? What is Mat's work ethic like today? Focus, discipline, planning? From the age of 17 to 23, Mat was a Ranger, that was his identity. What's his identity today? The mission behind BRCC? Can we create true camaraderie in our companies that give us the same camaraderie Mat had in the military? How has he embedded the mission through every level of the company? Many people misrepresent what military culture is all about. What is it about? Mat is fourth-generation military; did he feel any pressure with that legacy? If Mat had another go after leaving the military, how would he approach it? How would he course correct? Black Hawk Down, what was it about that film, a scene, a moment that resonated for Mat?   LINKS   Mat Best at Black Rifle Coffee Company https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/pages/mat-best-1   Mat on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mat_best_official/?hl=en   Mat's book "Thank You for My Service”. www.thankyouformyservice.com   Mat on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCre2GibO9Vdb3C59VzDsFxQ   The Mojo Radio Show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/themojoradioshowpodcast   The Mojo Radio Show http://www.themojoradioshow.com   The Mojo Radio Show on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheMojoRadioShowPodcast/   The Mojo Radio Show on Twitter https://twitter.com/tmrspod   The Mojo Radio Show Answering Machine 08 7200 6656 08 7200 MOJO   The Mojo Radio Show copyright Gary Bertwistle & Darren Robertson...

With over 1.6 million followers on Facebook, 712k followers on Instagram and a book that recently debuted #1 on Amazon, Mat Best has amassed an impressive following; he is also the co-founder/co-owner of Leadslingers Whiskey, Article 15 Clothing and Black Rifle Coffee Company and created the movie Range 15. All of this followed his time spent as on several deployments as an Army Ranger and work as a contractor overseas. Also? He's my little brother. Tune in as I take a peek at the man behind the story, a kid with five older brothers who is enjoying the fruits of his time in the service while contributing back to the community in ever more creative ways as a veteran and entrepreneur. 

The boys welcomed Jarred Taylor, the CEO of Article 15 Clothing, Business Manager of Black Rifle Coffee Company, Leadslinger Whiskey, Co-host of Drinkin' Bros Podcast and Producer of movies. Sounds like a lot of hats doesn't it?? Well it is, and he handles it all. JT grew up in the Pacific Northwest. After graduating from North Kitsap High School, he shipped off to Air Force basic training to become a Munitions Systems Apprentice. He wanted something much more combat-related and opted to go through the process to become a Tactical Air Control Party Specialist (TACP). After graduating from the TACP Apprentice course, JT went on to the U.S. Army Airborne School and SERE, and finally got stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, at the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron. He deployed to OIF in 2005 in support of the 18th ABN Corps, 172nd Stryker BDE, and the 3rd Special Forces Group. While there, JT supported combat operations on the streets of Mosul, Iraq, acting as the ground liaison between the Army and the Air Force engaging the enemy with air to ground munitions. Two years later, JT deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of the 82nd Airborne Division. During that deployment, he earned an AFCOM/Valor device for heroic actions on the battlefield. Later in his Air Force career, he became a TACP tech school instructor while stationed at Hurlburt Field, FL. There, JT conducted over 3500 hours of instruction and graduated roughly 350 brand new TACP students during his four-year tour. Upon leaving the schoolhouse, he was assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Bliss, TX. (-Source- blackriflecoffee.com) Jarred starts off talking of how he met the fellas from Nitro Circus including Ringleader, Travis Pastrana. All about how Travis text him one day and asked him to fly out to California on a whim. So he did. He ended up hanging with guys like Bucky Lasek and more. Pretty cool if you ask us. Jarred said it all was pretty much a whirlwind. He drank with Travis until about 3am and then flew out the next morning. Travis text him a few days later and their friendship has been strong ever since. Jarred talks about how he became involved with Mat Best and how they started doing videos together in 2013 and that's a big reason why all of this had started in the first place. When the boys made the movie "Range 15", Jarred had the idea of creating a Podcast to help promote the movie. So they formed the "Drinkin Bros Podcast" together with Evan Hafer (CEO of Black Rifle Coffee Company), and Ross Patterson (Actor, Author and past HWH Guest). Jarred talks a lot about the guests they have on, why they have certain appearances and their brand new set for the show. The boys all discuss how being in a role of a large podcast, and having a large audience is a big responsibility that can either make or break you. Jarred says that if you turn or say, one thing or another, that may go against your audience, you're done for. We had a blast with Jarred. He's truly a great dude with a ton of success and gives advice for success in today's world. You can visit any of his work at the links below. Article 15 Clothing - https://article15clothing.com/ Leadslingers Whiskey - https://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ Drinkin Bros Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/drinkin-bros/id1061361026?mt=2 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JTArticle15/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jtarticle15 Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/

Listen as Brandon talks to one of his most interesting guests to date, Mr. Jarred Taylor. JT is a guy who has done so much for the veteran community and has been a part of so many great companies and organizations, but before all of that JT was a dude going to school and figuring out his life. After deciding to go Air Force JT decided becoming a JTAC was a great way to kick ass and kill bad people. Now JT is one of the masterminds behind brands like Article 15 Clothing, Leadslingers Whiskey, Black Rifle Coffee and the Drinkin Bros community on Facebook with 100,000 members all over the world. Through everything JT's focuse has remained helping Vets and taking care of the community of Vets he comes from. Follow JT on social media HERE oh and HERE and HERE and make sure to check out https://www.leadslingerswhiskey.com/ https://article15clothing.com/ https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ http://www.range15.com/ https://www.facebook.com/drinkinbros/ Drop us a line and let us know what you think of the show or volunteer to be interviewed - badassamericanheroes@yahoo.com Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Badass American Heroes is a podcast devoted to recording and sharing the stories of the men and women who have served in the United States Military. These stories are not only important because of the historical value they add but also because some are just absolutely amazing to listen to. Join us as we help the voices of veterans finally be heard.

Mat Best and Jarred Taylor sit down and finally tell the story of how they met, the creation of Article 15, Leadslingers Whiskey, and Black Rifle Coffee.  You've asked for this episode for awhile and we listened.  Here is their story. Buy Ross' New Book "When Darkness Falls, He Doesn't Catch It" https://www.amazon.com/When-Darkness-Falls-Doesnt-Catch/dp/0692096663/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0692096663&pd_rd_r=04TQ6D66W71AQJXYWP76&pd_rd_w=LkNhH&pd_rd_wg=70dc4&psc=1&refRID=04TQ6D66W71AQJXYWP76

Mat Best and Jarred Taylor sit down and finally tell the story of how they met, the creation of Article 15, Leadslingers Whiskey, and Black Rifle Coffee.  You've asked for this episode for awhile and we listened.  Here is their story. Buy Ross' New Book "When Darkness Falls, He Doesn't Catch It" https://www.amazon.com/When-Darkness-Falls-Doesnt-Catch/dp/0692096663/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0692096663&pd_rd_r=04TQ6D66W71AQJXYWP76&pd_rd_w=LkNhH&pd_rd_wg=70dc4&psc=1&refRID=04TQ6D66W71AQJXYWP76

The Warfighter Tobacco boys are in the house! We are talking shop and drinking a little to much Leadslingers Whiskey!

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This podcast makes me soooo happy. This dude is the real f'ing deal. I love it when good things happen to amazing people. I met Rocco at the GI Film Festival with Mat Best, Jarred Taylor and the rest of his Article 15/Youtube Star posse. They were showcasing their 1.2 million dollar crowd funded movie, "Range 15" to rave reviews. He's a real American Hero who served 3 combat deployments as a Ranger, then served as a Federal Agent, then became a youtube star, and now is about to become a TV star with a big pilot he's shooting this month. Oh, and he has 6 KIDS! Here's his official bio: Vincent “Rocco” Vargas was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. After several years of college baseball, Vincent enlisted in the US Army and went on to serve 3 combat deployments with 2nd Battalion of the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. After 4 years of active duty service to his country, he joined the U.S. Army Reserves and continue his service. In 2009 he became a Federal Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, and was a BORSTAR Agent with the Special Operations Group attached to BORTAC. Currently one of the owners of the Article 15 "Empire", Leadslingers Whiskey, Warfighter Tobacco and more. He is married and a father of 6 children and lives in Texas.