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JULY 29 2024: For this historic edition of PSYCHOTIC BUMP SCHOOL, DJ ROME taps in with voters across the country in the wake of an honorable president passing the torch. PART 1: Rome opens the show with coverage of the sudden fundraising tsunami for the presumptive nominee VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS who was endorsed by PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN after his announcement that we would not seek re-election. The response has been cataclysmic. Organizations lead by Black Women's "WinWithBlackWomen" have gotten right to work to start grassroots movements to elect Kamala Harris into the White House. First up, a quick recap with Roland Martin and Texas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. The conversation then pivots to the fundraising stream "WinWithBlackMen."PART 2: "WinWithBlackMen" continues. Hosted by Hon. Michael Blake, Khalil Thompson, Bakari Sellers, Quentin James and Roland S. Martin. Replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-hbm0gwatk&t=567sPART 3: "White Women Answer The Call" lead by Shannon Watts, co-founder of Moms Demand. Replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxGlONBejgDonate: https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/womenforharris-hvf-blnhjdrixiuszapnpozc?attr=116101000White Dudes For Harris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnnKXuYcDU0Women for Harris National Organizing Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQRO50A6ogEMake Sure You're Registered To Vote: https://iwillvote.com/

JULY 29 2024: For this historic edition of PSYCHOTIC BUMP SCHOOL, DJ ROME taps in with voters across the country in the wake of an honorable president passing the torch. PART 1: Rome opens the show with coverage of the sudden fundraising tsunami for the presumptive nominee VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS who was endorsed by PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN after his announcement that we would not seek re-election. The response has been cataclysmic. Organizations lead by Black Women's "WinWithBlackWomen" have gotten right to work to start grassroots movements to elect Kamala Harris into the White House. First up, a quick recap with Roland Martin and Texas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. The conversation then pivots to the fundraising stream "WinWithBlackMen."PART 2: "WinWithBlackMen" continues. Hosted by Hon. Michael Blake, Khalil Thompson, Bakari Sellers, Quentin James and Roland S. Martin. Replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-hbm0gwatk&t=567sPART 3: "White Women Answer The Call" lead by Shannon Watts, co-founder of Moms Demand. Replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxGlONBejgDonate: https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/womenforharris-hvf-blnhjdrixiuszapnpozc?attr=116101000White Dudes For Harris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnnKXuYcDU0Women for Harris National Organizing Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQRO50A6ogEMake Sure You're Registered To Vote: https://iwillvote.com/

Shannon Watts, is the founder of Moms Demand Action, the nation's largest grassroots group fighting against gun violence. She was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, a Forbes 50 over 50 Changemaker, and a Glamour Woman of the Year. Prior to founding Moms Demand Action, Watts – a mother of five – was a communications executive at public relations firms and Fortune 100 companies. She is an active board member of Emerge America, one of the nation's leading organizations for recruiting and training women to run for office. Her book, Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World, was released in May of 2019.  Shannon and Erin talk about Shannon's work as an activist and mother, passing the baton and the women she has connected with along the way. Go to Shannon's website: https://www.shannonwatts.org/ Subscribe to Shannon's substack Listen to Shannon's podcast, Firestarters with Shannon Watts Follow Shannon on Instagram: instagram.com/shannonwatts Follow Erin Spahr on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/feminist.mom.therapist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Erin Spahr:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠erinspahrtherapy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Support the podcast with a monthly donation:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/feministmompodcast/support⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please note: The information provided on this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. The content shared here is not intended to be professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This page may contain affiliate links. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/feministmompodcast/support

On the radio show this week, we cover the steps that leaders need to take to end gun violence in America; why your voice is needed to help stabilize the childcare system, which is a big part of what makes our economy run; how the national budget fights impacts you; and what's happening with the increase in maternity ward closures – and how you can help.   *Special guests include: Kathleen McFadden, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, @MomsDemand;  Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rricha deCant, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), @CLASP_DC; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising

Jess Piper is a former teacher and candidate for state representative in Missouri and she is real bad ass. Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Jess Piper Website  Dirt Road Democrat Podcast  From ArkTimes.com: A career educator turned dogged but unsuccessful 2022 political candidate, Piper is still putting out her message, now by podcast. The first episode of “Dirt Road Democrat” came out today. Piper focuses on the public education funding crisis in Missouri, but the challenges she takes on — teacher pay, vouchers, a war on the poor — resonant here, too. With the title “The GOP Attack on Public Education & The Grifter Economy,” you might expect it to be meaner. But this University of Arkansas at Fort Smith alum who taught in public schools in Arkansas and Missouri for decades lives on a farm and cracks jokes about dead chickens. No elitism here. Alas, her parents voted for Trump. From nwmissourinews.com Piper, 44, is the card-carrying, door-knocking type of Democrat who hasn't supported a Republican presidential candidate since the first George Bush, when she was still stuck to the ideology she was taught growing up. Raised in a conservative household and brought up in Fundamentalist Baptist churches scattered across the South, Piper has emerged as an unlikely voice in an unlikely place. From Louisiana to Mississippi to Arkansas, Piper has lived in the most conservative corners of some of the country's reddest states, and now she's helping man the progressive front of a nationwide culture war in rural Nodaway County, where row crop is king and where conservatives win in landslides and where Piper raises cattle and chickens and children and fights for what she believes in every chance she gets. Pete on YouTube Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page  

On the radio show this week, we cover the steps that leaders need to take to end gun violence in America; why your voice is needed to help stabilize the childcare system, which is a big part of what makes our economy run; how the national budget fights impacts you; and what's happening with the increase in maternity ward closures – and how you can help.   *Special guests include: Kathleen McFadden, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, @MomsDemand;  Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rricha deCant, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), @CLASP_DC; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising

“The key to good women-driven stories is… Sheryl Lee Ralph” – 90's TV BabiesSusan and Sharon welcome back the 90's TV Babies! It's been a while since we've seen them, but they're back and ready for action. Serita Fontanesi, Sergio Perez and Megan Ruble take a look at “It's A Living” – and they do not hold back!THE CONVERSATIONToo many characters in Season One? The Babies don't think so.Was Season One too sexy – or too sex-positive?Did the more conservative outfits make the jokes funnier? Serita says yes!SO MUCH BUTT PINCHING! – Is this what happens when men write about women's issues?Where are the “all-women” shows now?THE REBOOT – Serita's got it all figured out. Even more diversity: girls -- plus gays and “theys”!ON A VERY SPECIAL “IT'S A LIVING…” The Babies say it's refreshing to see “issues” handled well – without going earnest or dark.Megan's favorite character is Nancy – Someone's got to keep this place running…Wait – Anthony on Designing Women isn't gay?Sergio: “Everyone is gay until proven otherwise.”Is Sonny Mann a creep – or a Ken!?!The Gun Episode: which character are you? Would you keep a gun under the bed? And Megan wants to know -- where was the real conversation?Serita's secret Patreon content: how to use VPN and wall-to-wall encryption to secure your privacy and improve your life!Naked Hockey Players and wallpaper? Megan and Sergio – and Susan – are in!So, join Susan and Sharon – and Serita and Sergio and Megan – as they talk sunburns, heartworms, “Killing Mr. Griffin” -- and yelling at protesters at RuPaul's Drag Con!AUDIOGRAPHYWatch “It's A Living” on Amazon. On Tubi. Or YouTube.For safe gun storage check out Be Smart For Kids and Moms Demand.9TB HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTThe 90s TV Babies watched the following episodes of “It's a Living”Season 1: Ep 1 & Ep 13Season 3: Ep 2Season 5: Ep 2Season 6: Ep 1CONNECTFor transcripts, contact info and more, visit 80sTVLadies.com.Join the fun. Sign up for the 80s TV Ladies mailing list.Get ad-free episodes and exclusive videos on PATREON.80's TV Ladies has been nominated for three People's Choice Podcast Awards!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5585115/advertisement

“Life's not the French Riviera; life's not a charity ball…” – theme song by George Tipton & Leslie BricusseSusan and Sharon wrap up their thoughts on “It's A Living” with a global look at everything “IAL” -- from their top favorite episodes, to the amazing careers of the stars – and don't forget that unforgettable theme song! So, if you've ever wanted to hear Sharon sing “You Only Live Twice” – this is the episode for you!Plus -- The 5 Things You Need to Know About “It's A Living”!THE CONVERSATIONWhat ever happened to TV theme songs?“Above the Top” – is there really a restaurant on the top floor of the Bonaventure Hotel?Why did Proctor & Gamble pull out as a sponsor after the very first episode?OPERATION: SALAD STATION! Why is it in the break room? And where's the sneeze guard?The Weirdest Episode: where Jan dies giving birth, meets the “Angel of Death” – Danny Thomas – and strangest of all, gets three months off for maternity leave!Susan Sullivan or Marian Mercer – who mothered the wild waitresses best?Stu Silver, Jenna McMahon & Dick St.Clair or Paul Younger Witt and Tony Thomas: Who created the show – and who ran it?RUN THE NUMBERS: How many female writers and directors did “It's A Living” have? Maybe more than you think… (Including Neema Barnette – the first African American woman to direct a sitcom!)So join Susan and Sharon as they talk pay phones, Sizzler, “Beauty and the Beast”, Burt Reynolds, the Bona Vista Lounge -- and safe gun storage!Plus – fan shout-outs! And some big “Scarecrow & Mrs. King” news! And a salute to some 80's TV Ladies we've lost this year…BREAKING NEWS: 80's TV Ladies has been nominated for three People's Choice Podcast Awards! Check us out at Podcast Awards.AUDIOGRAPHYWatch “It's A Living” on Amazon, Tubi or YouTube.Learn about real-life safe gun storage at Be Smart For Kids and Moms Demand.Disarm Hate at Everytown. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTThe 90s TV Babies have to watch the following episodes of “It's a Living”Season 1: Ep 1 & Ep 13Season 3: Ep 2Season 5: Ep 2Season 6: Ep 1SCARECROW AND MRS. KINGFind out more about the 40th Anniversary Event October 13-14 on Facebook.Get details and register for the event.CONNECTFor transcripts, contact info and more visit 80sTVLadies.com.Join the fun on Facebook, Insta and Twitter.Don't miss out. Sign up for the 80s TV Ladies mailing list.Please help us make more 8TL on PATREON.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5585115/advertisement

In our latest, greatest Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon talks with Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action—the largest grassroots movement in the United States—on commonsense gun reform and what you can and must do about it: text READY to 644-33 to join a Moms Demand Action chapter in your town. “When there are these national shooting tragedies, people do want to get involved…often they want to get in quick, do something, and get out. But that is not how activism works in this country. I call it the unglamorous heavy lifting of grassroots activism. It requires you to show up over and over again.” ~ Shannon Watts Read the accompanying article on Elephant Journal.

Bishop Julius C. Trimble is the Resident Bishop of the Indiana Area of the United Methodist Church.Bishop Trimble has the personal mission to encourage all people with the love of Jesus Christ to rise to their highest potential. It is his commitment to his personal mission that led Bishop Trimble to create the “To Be Encouraged” Podcast along with co-host Rev.Dr. Brad Miller. Bishop Trimble says, “I am compelled by Jesus to share with you an encouraging word or two about Jesus, theology, the Bible, the pandemic, the environment, racism, voting rights, human sexuality, and the state of the United Methodist Church.” To Be Encouraged with Bishop Julius C. Trimble is to be published weekly and is available at www.tobeencouraged.com and all the podcast directories.https://www.inumc.org/bishop/office-of-the-bishop/Episode 050 of To Be Encouraged is part one of a two part interview with Tricia Owens and Heather Hilbert from the organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Part one is Episode 049.Heather Hilbert did not grow up in the church. She came to faith as an adult after attending a class in alocal UMC church with a pastor who made sure that no question was off limits. She has served on staffat St Luke's UMC in Indianapolis as Director of Children's Ministries and now works for the INUMCconference as a Conference Assistant to the Southeast & West districts.In early 2018, after the mass shooting in a local church in Sutherland Springs, TX and the mass shootingat Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, just a few short months later, Heather moved from aparticipant in the gun violence prevention movement to a leadership position within Moms DemandAction for Gun Sense in America. For the past 5 years, she has served in multiple roles for the MomsIndiana chapter including Federal Legislative lead, focusing on and advocating for better gun policy inthe United States and particularly here in Indiana.She spends many days at our Statehouse, giving testimony and meeting with legislators, while buildingteams of advocates across the state. She is a gun owner who believes we can honor the 2nd Amendmentrights of Americans while also protecting our communities in better ways. She currently serves as theChapter Leader for Indiana and most recently led the first Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day at theStatehouse since the pandemic began, training and advocating beside Moms volunteers from across thestate.Her personal faith demands not only her heart but her voice and privilege for others. She is involved invarious projects and social justice causes including gun violence prevention, hunger & housinginsecurity, and LGBTQ+ rights.Tricia Owens is a mom of two and works as a training systems designer for the federalgovernment. After her neighbor shot and killed himself in front of her and her husband, Tricia puther trauma to work and began searching for significant ways to engage in gun violenceprevention. In early 2018, she joined Moms Demand Action, finding purpose in the meaningfulwork of advocating for better, safer gun laws.After joining the organization as a volunteer, Tricia quickly moved into several leadership rolesincluding Indiana Be SMART for Kids Lead and Indiana Survivor Membership Lead. Triciabrings her professional excellence in training to her Moms work. She has given BeSMARTpresentations to dozens of different community groups, including school administrations, policedepartments, PTOs and more. This critical training, a 501c3 arm of Moms Demand...

Bishop Julius C. Trimble is the Resident Bishop of the Indiana Area of the United Methodist Church.Bishop Trimble has the personal mission to encourage all people with the love of Jesus Christ to rise to their highest potential. It is his commitment to his personal mission that led Bishop Trimble to create the “To Be Encouraged” Podcast along with co-host Rev.Dr. Brad Miller. Bishop Trimble says, “I am compelled by Jesus to share with you an encouraging word or two about Jesus, theology, the Bible, the pandemic, the environment, racism, voting rights, human sexuality, and the state of the United Methodist Church.” To Be Encouraged with Bishop Julius C. Trimble is to be published weekly and is available at www.tobeencouraged.com and all the podcast directories.https://www.inumc.org/bishop/office-of-the-bishop/Episode 049 of To Be Encouraged is part one of a two part interview with Tricia Owens and Heather Hilbert from the organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Part two is Episode 050.Heather Hilbert did not grow up in the church. She came to faith as an adult after attending a class in alocal UMC church with a pastor who made sure that no question was off limits. She has served on staffat St Luke's UMC in Indianapolis as Director of Children's Ministries and now works for the INUMCconference as a Conference Assistant to the Southeast & West districts.In early 2018, after the mass shooting in a local church in Sutherland Springs, TX and the mass shootingat Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, just a few short months later, Heather moved from aparticipant in the gun violence prevention movement to a leadership position within Moms DemandAction for Gun Sense in America. For the past 5 years, she has served in multiple roles for the MomsIndiana chapter including Federal Legislative lead, focusing on and advocating for better gun policy inthe United States and particularly here in Indiana.She spends many days at our Statehouse, giving testimony and meeting with legislators, while buildingteams of advocates across the state. She is a gun owner who believes we can honor the 2nd Amendmentrights of Americans while also protecting our communities in better ways. She currently serves as theChapter Leader for Indiana and most recently led the first Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day at theStatehouse since the pandemic began, training and advocating beside Moms volunteers from across thestate.Her personal faith demands not only her heart but her voice and privilege for others. She is involved invarious projects and social justice causes including gun violence prevention, hunger & housinginsecurity, and LGBTQ+ rights.Tricia Owens is a mom of two and works as a training systems designer for the federalgovernment. After her neighbor shot and killed himself in front of her and her husband, Tricia puther trauma to work and began searching for significant ways to engage in gun violenceprevention. In early 2018, she joined Moms Demand Action, finding purpose in the meaningfulwork of advocating for better, safer gun laws.After joining the organization as a volunteer, Tricia quickly moved into several leadership rolesincluding Indiana Be SMART for Kids Lead and Indiana Survivor Membership Lead. Triciabrings her professional excellence in training to her Moms work. She has given BeSMARTpresentations to dozens of different community groups, including school administrations, policedepartments, PTOs and more. This critical training, a 501c3 arm of Moms Demand...

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

On the radio show this week we cover gun violence in America and how moms and people across the nation are rising to stop it; the importance of investing in real community safety and what that means; we take a deep dive into the recent poverty data and how the reduction was due to the Child Tax Credit expansion (which needs to happen again!); and we cover the importance of care workers earning living wages and of building the care infrastructure we all need.   *Special guests include: Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action, @MomsDemand @shannonrwatts; Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at MomsRising, @MomsRising; Meredith Dodson, Director of US Poverty Policy at RESULTS, @results_tweets; and Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations, @CaringAcrossGen

On the radio show this week we cover gun violence in America and how moms and people across the nation are rising to stop it; the importance of investing in real community safety and what that means; we take a deep dive into the recent poverty data and how the reduction was due to the Child Tax Credit expansion (which needs to happen again!); and we cover the importance of care workers earning living wages and of building the care infrastructure we all need. *Special guests include: Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action, @MomsDemand @shannonrwatts; Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at MomsRising, @MomsRising; Meredith Dodson, Director of US Poverty Policy at RESULTS, @results_tweets; and Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations, @CaringAcrossGen

Original Air Date: February 3, 2020Trigger Warning: Suicide, Gun Violence The powerful Shannon Watts is on this week to talk about gun control laws, safety, and how she founded the movement, “Moms Demand Action.” Find Shannon:“Fight Like A Mother” https://www.amazon.com/Fight-like-Mother-Grassroots-Movement/dp/0062892568Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonrwatts/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts Join the Movement:Moms Demand Action: https://momsdemandaction.org/Everytown: https://everytown.orgMoms Demand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MomsDemand/?hl=enText STUDENTS to 64433 to get involved in Students Demand Action Follow Us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/candicekayla/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/CandiceKayla Website: www.candicekayla.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Damn straight it's time to talk GUNS Live from the edge of the Great Red Divide, Heidi Henry of the Heartland Mamas gives HER opinion on WHY meaningful gun legislation is NEVER done. She is pissed off because it occurs to her that all this time and all of this money and all of these elections are equal to NOTHING.www.Heartlandmamas.com@HeartlandMamas on Twitter@HeartlandMama on tiktok @HeartlandMamasPodcast of Facebook  Tags: Democrat Republican GQP Ted Cruz Wayne LaPierre NRA Uvalde Moms Demand Gun Control Assault Weapons Assault Weapons BAN Elections VOTE! Vote.org

It's our 3rd Anniversary! A recap of the past 3 years PLUS the 14th discussion on MASS MURDER in America!  Live from the edge of the Great Red Divide, Heidi Henry of the Heartland Mamas gives HER opinion on WHY meaningful gun legislation is NEVER done. She is pissed off because it occurs to her that all this time and all of this money and all of these elections are equal to NOTHING.www.Heartlandmamas.com@HeartlandMamas on Twitter@HeartlandMama on tiktok @HeartlandMamasPodcast of Facebook  

Shannon Watts had a 15-year career as a communications executive for public relations agencies and Fortune 100 companies before becoming a stay-at-home mom in 2008. Watts was not an activist or involved in gun safety prior to the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut BUT…. The day after the tragedy she started a Facebook page that became Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement that now has hundreds of thousands of volunteers, chapters in all 50 states, over 6 million supporters, and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety AND which at this point has more members than the NRA! Today we talk about gun laws, the NRA, and why you need to make a difference with gun control in your area. Get off the sidelines. WE NEED YOU. Text the word READY to 644-33 to join Moms Demand action. Show Notes: Connect with: Shannon! Websites: https://momsdemandaction.org/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/shannonrwatts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts Book: Fight Like a Mother https://www.amazon.com/shop/thewarriormoms?listId=BATV08MXEZ3W&ref=cm_sw_em_r_inf_list_own_thewarriormoms_dp_56LN6jWMLZP9m Demand a Seat: https://www.everytown.org/demand-a-seat/ Guest Bio: Shannon Watts is the founder of the nation's largest grassroots group fighting against gun violence, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. With over 6 million supporters and a chapter in every state, Moms Demand Action and its partner, Everytown for Gun Safety, have stopped the NRA's priority legislation in statehouses more than 90% of the time, and passed hundreds of gun safety laws across the country, changed corporate policies and educated Americans about secure gun storage. Watts is also an active board member of Emerge America, one of the nation's leading organizations for recruiting and training women to run for office. Her book, Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World, was released in May of 2019 and is now available in paperback.

These are the folks who are going to a state capitol and deciding whether to expand Medicaid or deciding whether there’s one abortion clinic left in the state or deciding whether there’s LGBTQ protections for folks on the job. It’s wild that there aren’t more eyes on it, but it’s not the way we’re trained.Welcome to Burnt Toast! This is the podcast where we talk about diet culture, fat phobia, parenting and health. Today I am chatting with Melissa Walker, who is the head of Giving Circles at The States Project. This is a little bit of an unusual episode for Burnt Toast! I know you come here for the analysis of diet culture and anti-fat bias, but today we’re gonna save democracy. I am so excited to launch the Burnt Toast Giving Circle, which will raise money to flip state legislatures in battleground states. If you have been in a rage about the state of our country and you want to do something about it, I am hoping this will be your thing! Because together we can have a huge impact. I’m setting a goal that our can raise $10,000 — which is 1,000 Burnt Toast listeners giving ten bucks each. There are a lot more than a thousand people who listen to this podcast and read this newsletter. So even if you’ve only got five dollars or two dollars to give, please join us. And if you want to give more, that is great, too. (And keep listening, we’ve got more ideas for how you can get even more involved.) Episode 34 TranscriptVirginiaWhen I think about the political issues that are keeping me up at night, it’s stuff like: What’s going to happen when we lose Roe? Why did Build Back Better fail so spectacularly around paid family leave and child care? What is happening in Ukraine right now? Thinking nationally about politics is how I’ve been trained to think about politics. So, let’s start by helping people (me) understand why does state government matter so much? MelissaState governments have really been overlooked for a very long time. When I started looking into this work, which honestly was in late November 2016, I started to understand that most folks don’t really know who their state representatives are. When I looked up who my state senator was, I had never heard of him. I did not have eyes on the people going to Albany for me. I started to understand that everything that I was worried about, and everything that I cared about, in terms of our country was actually being controlled in state legislatures and not in Washington, DC. State legislatures are in charge of everything from environmental policy to education funding to gun safety to healthcare to civil rights. They’re also in charge of the very core of our democracy: Voting rights are decided state by state. State legislatures decide whether to suppress or expand voting. They have the power to gerrymander. They are drawing the district lines that decide who goes to the state legislature, who goes to Congress, who goes to Washington DC. So I started to see that there were all these kitchen table issues being decided in state legislatures and that they were also incredible tools of federal power. A lot of things started to make sense to me that hadn’t before. I started to think about things like my home state of North Carolina, where the bathroom bill passed, and I started to understand that lawmakers in Raleigh did that. Things like the Stand Your Ground gun law in Tallahassee that let Trayvon Martin’s murderer go free (and then passed in 25 other states)—that was lawmakers in Florida, and then in those other states. And in Flint, Michigan, I realized, oh, that’s a Lansing problem. That’s not a Washington DC problem. VirginiaThis is blowing my mind. Why do you think we are so trained to focus on Washington? Why am I now having this epiphany? Why don’t we think about states?MelissaWell, it’s complicated. There are really 50 mini Congresses in this country and they’re deciding things state-by-state. These are local races. They do not get national attention. The truth is that there is someone who’s been paying attention to state legislatures and it’s the radical right. They’ve been organizing for state legislative power for a very long time. From 2010 to 2016, we lost nearly 1,000 state legislative seats. And in those states where Republican majorities took over, people’s lives got bad. They defunded education. They put in right to work laws. They gutted environmental protections. And when people’s lives got bad, they didn’t say, oh, that must be my state senator, I’m gonna go down to Main Street and talk to them, because they have an office there (because they do). Most people don’t know who their state senators are, even maybe that they have one. So they blame what they could see on what they hear about on the news every day, which is Washington DC, often the president, sometimes something about Congress. The roots of Trumpism were being seeded in state legislatures. It’s a body that operates in darkness and it really has been overtaken by special interests.VirginiaIt makes me think a lot about the role of the media here. You and I both come from journalism and those headlines are always Washington-based. Local media is so decimated right now. Local newspapers are so underfunded, and non-existent in so many places, that they’re not able to play that crucial role. And I mean, how many times as a national magazine editor did you say, “That story is too local, that’s not going to be interesting to our national readers.?” It happens all the time. Melissa When we hear “Oh, Texas just passed this law limiting abortion,” people say, “Well! That Ted Cruz is terrible.” And this law has nothing to do with Ted Cruz. This is lawmakers in Austin who are in the state legislature and they only officially have session every two years. Something that people don’t know about state legislators is that in 40 states, it’s a part time job. It pays very, very little. These are the folks who are going to a state capitol and deciding whether to expand Medicaid or deciding whether there’s one abortion clinic left in the state or deciding whether there’s LGBTQ protections for folks on the job. This is where this stuff has been decided. It’s wild that there aren’t more eyes on it, but it’s not the way we’re trained.VirginiaFor those of us who live in blue states, why should we care about the laws in other states? MelissaWell, states are meant to be laboratories for democracy. Like marriage equality going from state to state to federal or healthcare going from Hawaii to Massachusetts to becoming the ACA. They really are meant to be incubators of good policy, ideally. Right now, a lot of states are incubators for voter suppression bills and bans on choice and bans on trans kids playing sports. Those laboratories for democracy should not be allowed to be laboratories for autocracy. We should also care about state legislatures because they are immense tools of federal power. As I said, state legislatures in most states have the power to draw the district lines that decide who goes to Congress. So they are promoting their own party in many cases in the drawing of those lines and making it so that the folks in power at the federal level are coming from from the party of their choice. They also control voting laws. So if you care who wins the presidency, you should care whether votes are limited in certain states or not. The last thing I’ll say is, if you care about the Supreme Court, you should care about state legislatures. Because the Supreme Court does not write laws, they rule on laws, many of which are written in state legislatures—sometimes explicitly written in state legislatures to rise up and challenge a Supreme Court ruling, like in the case of the Mississippi law that’s currently challenging Roe v. Wade.VirginiaThis feels like something we should have been covering in 10th grade social studies and we definitely didn’t. Of course, some of my listeners are going to be like, “Why are we talking about state legislatures on a podcast about diet culture?” So we’re going to connect those dots for everyone right now. Yes, this is a podcast about anti-fat bias and diet culture, and there are a lot of reasons why people don’t realize how political those issues are. You know, we think in terms of body positivity and body image and we don’t think enough about ending weight discrimination, which is absolutely a legal and social justice issue. And a really great example of the potential of state legislature is Massachusetts, which right now as we’re recording this, has a bill pending that would prohibit size discrimination. That’s one of the first places in the country that would be formally legislating against fatphobia. I’m curious if that’s at all on your radar. As you said, states are incubators. So is this the place where we could be getting this work done?MelissaAlthough we know that federal law does prohibit employers from firing employees on the basis of race, color, age, gender, religion, or national origin, those laws don’t provide any protection for weight discrimination, even though obviously, there’s plenty of evidence that it’s a real phenomenon. And that’s also true for LGBTQ+ discrimination—federal law does not protect against that, but certain state laws do. Many states have made progress on that front. But so far, the only state that I found that has an explicit law on the books that forbids discrimination and employment based on weight is Michigan. So Michigan has a law that passed in 1976. It also forbids discrimination on the basis of age and height, but that is the only state at this point that has that on the books. I believe Massachusetts would be the second.VirginiaWell, way to go Michigan! There was some amazing fat activism happening in the 70s and I’m guessing a lot of those folks were in Michigan and got that done. And I guess the point we want to make here is that another reason to be focusing on state legislatures is that there’s real potential for this issue to get traction in states with your state senator down on Main Street, where you can go have a conversation about this, as opposed to ever getting this issue to have traction in Congress.MelissaLooking up who your state reps are, knowing them, and then making them people you that you talk to and really engage with and advocate with is a great thing. State reps will take your call. They will take your meeting. They are not as busy as your federal reps, and they are interested in having an engaged voting bloc—or they should be. You have a lot of influence there. I’ll also say that this is a method that’s been used by really big movements. After Sandy Hook, when federal gun legislation just didn’t move, Moms Demand Action focused on state legislatures. That’s why you may have seen the Moms Demand folks out there in their red t-shirts, gathered in state capitals. Because they know the only way to move on this right now is state by state by state by state. They’ve been able to pass red flag laws in a lot of states and get things done. So it is definitely a way in. I would also like to argue that it is a more foundational shift than changing federal law, because when you shore up something at a state by state by state level, you’re really shoring it up. A law like the Affordable Care Act, that is a federal health care law but twelve states still haven’t expanded Medicaid. You’ve got these majorities in states that are in charge of implementing federal law and if they don’t have that law as part of their state priority, it’s just not always a guarantee. So it’s really great to shore things up at the foundations.VirginiaAnd the the legal and social justice issues that come up around size, things like parental rights, health care access—all of these really are local issues. These are issues where you need to see the change made in your school or in your local child welfare office, or in the doctor’s offices in your community. Okay, let’s talk a little bit about what is happening this year. Talk to us about what states are you most worried about or focused on? Where do we have the chance to have some real impact?MelissaAbsolutely. So, yes, the midterms are coming. There will be so much national media focused on Congress, on the US House, the US Senate—and, of course, those are important. This year, we have so far identified six states where we think we can be most impactful and those are Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania. And then Maine, where we want to protect a blue majority, and Nebraska where we’re trying to defend against a Republican supermajority. In the first states I mentioned, we are trying to change the balance of power in the legislature to flip those states. What’s interesting about these races is, as I mentioned, they’re still local. They’re often won on the margins and we’re very, very close in states like Arizona, where just one seat in each State Chamber would tie the chamber and two seats in each State Chamber would flip the chamber. Michigan, it’s the same low numbers: three seats in each chamber would tie; four seats in each chamber would flip. After the 2020 census, we’re seeing in certain states that we have fairer maps. In Michigan it’s because of a ballot initiative that instituted the drawing of maps by an independent commission. VirginiaWait, I just need to pause there. That’s new that they’re not always drawn by an independent commission?MelissaIt’s true.VirginiaOkay, taking a breath with that.MelissaI know. They’re drawn by the legislative majority who, of course, want to secure their own power. VirginiaThat’s not at all screwed up. So yeah, good job, Michigan!MelissaSo, we’re seeing better maps in a couple of states. These are places where we really see the potential to shift power. And, I will say this: It is often cheaper to change the balance of power in a State Chamber than it is to win a single competitive congressional seat. Because congressional races cost millions and millions of dollars and state legislative races don’t. It is absolutely a place where there is major bang for your buck, in terms of trying to affect the outcomes.VirginiaWe are distracted by those congressional campaigns and by the whole federal narrative when this is where real work is happening. MelissaOne moment to define it is that in 2020, we saw Sarah Gideon run against Susan Collins in Maine for the Senate seat. She finished her campaign with $15 million left over. Which was much bigger than The States Project’s entire budget in 2020 to work on twelve state legislatures. We know that these big races get a lot of attention and a lot of emotional giving, right? You’re angry at Susan Collins, you’re gonna give money to her opponent. You’re angry at Mitch McConnell. You’re angry at Lindsey Graham. And those races tend to kind of eat up people’s emotions and have them just doing that panic giving. And that’s not strategic political giving.VirginiaIt’s not. It’s just what I do at five in the morning when I’m angry. So, panic giving is not actually sound political strategy?MelissaRight. But it’s hard to know where to dig in. Those are the places that are in the spotlight. That’s why I think it’s really exciting to do something like a Giving Circle where folks are coming together and have this strategic focus on the specific district in a state that it’s going to take to change the balance of power.VirginiaYes. Let’s talk about how this works. What is a Giving Circle? And how is the Burnt Toast Giving Circle going to either help flip a state or shore up a majority? Walk us through the process.MelissaGiving Circles are groups of people who come together to raise resources to try to change the balance of power in a state. Every Giving Circle starts with one person who says, “Okay, I’m raising my hand, I want to start this, I want to do it,” and then engaging the other people in their orbit, whether it’s neighbors, friends, listeners, readers. And saying to them, “Will you do this with me?” And what it really is, is a math problem. Because again, like I said, small dollars are hugely impactful in these races. When a Giving Circle comes together and raises $10,000—that’s 100 people giving $100—that kind of money can be incredibly impactful in a state legislative race. And that is what we’re seeing when we have giving circles come together. We have giving circles who choose Michigan and giving circles who choose Arizona, and some giving circles raise a lot more and some giving circles raise less. But everyone together walks with power. That’s one of the most incredible parts of being part of the giving circle. In my giving circle, I know that there are individual donors who give $10 and there are individual donors who give $10,000. But we all come together and walk into a state with a total that makes an impact. And that’s what we’re trying to do.VirginiaThat is very powerful. So for the Burnt Toast Giving Gircle, I am the person raising my hand saying I am doing this and I want Burnt Toast listeners and readers to all join in. There are way more than a hundred of you, like many times that, so we have the potential to raise some real money here. And Burnt Toast, the newsletter, is going to match the first $1000 that we raise. And at some point we are going to pick which state the money’s going to—right, Melissa? That’s phase two of this?MelissaYes, absolutely. The second piece of this is which state from The States Project’s targets do we want to choose? And that’s a decision that giving circles often make together through a vote, or sometimes the leadership team comes up with a decision. Either way, it’s participatory and fun. Then you get to dig into the stories that are coming out of the states that you choose and you get to see the landscape and the stakes and the opportunity. What the balance of power is, which districts do we need? Which candidates are we with? That’ll happen after the primaries. At some point, another Giving Circle leader said to me, “Oh, I get it, we’re a giving circle, we hit our goal, and then we become a learning circle. And we learn all this together.”VirginiaYes! I want it to be a participatory process. I want everyone who wants to join in to join in today and give money. Then in future podcast installments, we will talk about these different states. We will have some sort of poll. I think that’s really important. I want everyone to feel like we all are making this decision together and that we all have a stake in this. MelissaOne more thing, just in terms of practical actions for the Giving Circle, if someone’s thinking like, Okay, I want to donate but maybe I also want to join in somehow in a deeper way. There are a couple of things. If you feel moved, like “Oh my gosh, we’ve got to focus on state legislatures and I want to help Burnt Toast get over the top,” I would ask that folks think about: Can I give some and can I raise $1,000 for the Burnt Toast Giving Circle? Raising $1,000 for the Burnt Toast giving circle means asking 25 people for $40 or asking 40 people for $25. It’s really a math problem. De-emotionalizing the money part of it and saying, “I have a mission. I really believe in trying to change the balance of power and state legislatures for all these reasons. And I’m going to talk to my friends about it” does two things: Hopefully it raises $1,000 for the circle. It also helps people understand that they should be looking in this direction and thinking about state legislatures because part of our goal is to just get more people reading the news in a different way. When they read about the Texas abortion ban, they’re not cursing Ted Cruz. They’re finding out the name of the Texas Republican legislators who passed that bill. VirginiaIf there’s anyone who wants to take it to that level, I can help with that. We’ll put some language in the transcript for this episode that you can forward around to your twenty-five to forty friends. Obviously, sharing this episode will be a great way to do that, but I’ll try to make it real easy with some bullet points to help with this. I’m really excited. [VSS note: Scroll down for a template you can copy and paste!]MelissaWe are in this moment when there are so many kind of big doom and gloom articles about the death of democracy and what we’re really facing here. And I am glad those articles are being written because they’re absolutely true. We are on the precipice. We are on the brink of a really big moment. But we need to not get tired in that moment. And those articles can make you feel like you want to lie down on your couch or pull a blanket over your head. Let’s be honest, like, how could you possibly plug in and do anything about what’s happening? And how could one little person do something?But here’s the thing, those articles don’t light a path to action, they just lay out a big plan by the radical right to steal the presidency in 2024. If you read them carefully, you’ll see that they’re laying out a plan to steal the presidency in 2024 through state legislatures. So the answer is: It’s one State House seat in Arizona and one state Senate seat. It’s three State House seats in Michigan and three state Senate seats. It’s 12 State House seats in Pennsylvania on better maps than we’ve had in a decade. I could go on and on. But there is a path to action here and it is not as big and scary as federal races. It’s about getting involved at this level and understanding that when you get involved at this level, you are working on the foundations of democracy, the place that is starting to crumble and the place that we have to shore up. So I’m excited that the Burnt Toast Giving Circle is lighting that path to action. Butter For Your Burnt ToastMelissaSo at the risk of being a one trick pony here, I will say that the the book that I’m currently recommending is a book called Laboratories for Autocracy by David Pepper. He is an amazing former head of the Ohio state party. He has really laid out why state legislatures matter so much and what has been going on in them for a very long time. So I’m really loving that book and recommending it. He’s doing some amazing organizing around it as well. And I’m also going to recommend a podcast called PoliticsGirl, because, yeah, she’s wonderful. She talks about politics in very tangible terms. And she always brings us so much hope. Her drumbeat is hope and action. I think we can all use a little bit of that right now.VirginiaOh, man, we really can. Those are great recommendations. My listeners are often much smarter than me, but I have definitely approached this whole conversation with an awareness of how much learning I have to do about these issues. I think that is a common experience for a lot of us who have been just doing the panic giving and the raging. So, if you’re listening and you’re new to this, we are all learning together, and I really appreciate these recommendations to help with the learning. My recommendation is going to be totally off topic as they very often are. My recommendation is, if you have an injury, you should go to physical therapy and actually do your exercises. Because as loyal listeners know, in the last month I both threw out my back and sprained my ankle. It was a real good January. And I am now going to physical therapy twice a week. It’s kind of amazing how well it’s working. I was feeling very much like, well I’m over 40 now and this is my life. My body just hurts all the time. The thing about physical therapy exercises is they’re super boring and unglamorous. It’s not a workout where you’re like, “Wow, I crushed that. That was an amazing experience.”MelissaOh my gosh, I feel like this is a metaphor for state legislature.VirginiaIt kind of is! Okay, we’re really in sync, even though I didn’t intend it. It’s very boring, like I’m gonna move my ankle 20 times to the left, and then 20 times to the right.MelissaBut then what do you have? You have a working ankle! Amazing! Big changes!VirginiaThe foundation of my body’s democracy! Obviously, physical therapy is not accessible to everyone due to all of the problems with our healthcare system. But I just want to say if you’re struggling with any kind of injury and not dealing with it, as I did not deal with my back pain for about three years, it turns out that actually dealing with these things is a good thing to do. So that’s my little tip for the week. Melissa, thank you so much for being here. This was a great conversation, and I’m really excited about where we’re going to go with this. Tell our listeners how they can learn more about The States Project and your work.MelissaAbsolutely. So if you go to The States Project you’ll be able to read more about what we do, look at our target states, dig in and see the balance of power in each State Chamber and go as deep as you want. So we’ll be there.VirginiaAwesome. And again, here is the link for the Burnt Toast Giving Circle. So click that right now and make your donation. Thank you so much for listening to Burnt Toast!The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by me, Virginia Sole-Smith. You can follow me on Instagram or Twitter.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Jeff Bailey and Chris Maxwell.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting independent anti-diet journalism.Sample EmailFeel free to copy and paste this, or make it your own! Hi friends! Wow, so things are terrible right now. Texas is investigating the parents of trans kids. States are shutting down abortion access all around us. Voter’s rights are decimated in too many states. Ukraine. And, although this year is not a presidential election, it’s never too soon to start worrying about what will happen in 2024. Our democracy is on a precipice right now, in so many ways. I’ve been trying to figure out what I can possibly do and one path to a better democracy, and a better world, has become clear: We need Blue majorities in as many state legislatures as possible. Abortion rights, trans rights, healthcare access, voters’ rights and so many other issues are decided by state governments—and in ways that then determine who makes decisions at the federal level. I’ve decided to raise $1000 for the Burnt Toast Giving Circle, which will be working to flip a state legislature in November. Small dollars and early money make all the difference in these races, which are usually incredibly tight and won on the margins. But that also means we have a chance to make a huge impact. I just need 100 of you to give $10, or 40 of you to give $25, or 25 of you to give $40 and we’re there. To learn more about the importance of state legislatures, and the power of giving circles, here’s a podcast episode from Burnt Toast creator Virginia Sole-Smith in conversation with Melissa Walker, head of Giving Circles for the States Project. I hope you’ll join us! PS. Any questions? I’m keeping comments open to everyone this week, so if you have questions or suggestions on how we can make our Giving Circle as successful as possible, post them here and Melissa or I will weigh in! (I do this with some trepidation and will be moderating closely for toxicity, so be cool! We’re all working towards the greater good here.) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

Today on The Liberty Cast, Big E talks about H.R. 6575. A bill introduced that will tax NICS checks when you purchase a firearm. Taxes and infringing on your rights, two things the left can't get enough of. He'll get into that and more that and more!! So don't miss it!!SUBSCRIBE: ApplePodcasts | iHeartRADIO | Spotify | Spreaker | AndroidH.R. 6575 is the left's latest attempt to infringe on our rights.Full text of The Protecting Americans From Gun Violence Act Of 2022.

Today on The Liberty Cast, Big E talks about the rogue, unconstitutional agency called the ATF. They just admitted to doing something blatantly illegal so he'll discuss that and more!! Don't miss it!!SUBSCRIBE: ApplePodcasts | iHeartRADIO | Spotify | Spreaker | AndroidThe ATF has nearly a billion records in an illegal database.Good video from GOA on the ATF's illegal activities.Schumer proposes more than doubling the ATF's budget.San Jose Mayor's statement about their infringement on your rights.

Cheryl Todd of Gun Freedom Radio: The HISTORY of Women and Guns! Even when women could not legally vote, we did legally have guns. Our foremothers used guns to hunt, to protect their land and livestock, and to guard over the safety of their families. Firearms and ammunition in the home were basic household tools – as basic as having, say, a hammer and nails. Yet, here we are in the 21st Century now trying to reclaim that normalcy and those Rights to possess, carry and use these life-saving tools of protection. Somewhere along the way someone told us that women don't use tools. And too many of us bought into it. And someone told us that Moms – you know good moms – don't allow certain kinds of tools into their homes. And a group even commandeered the word – Moms. Moms Demand something...not really specified...but it equates to “guns are bad” and if you are a mom, or a woman, or a decent human being of any kind you will agree with them...or else face being ostracized and cancelled. Can you imagine – all the strong, smart, capable, competent women in our nation, and really the world, being convinced that hammers and nails are too dangerous for we women to handle? And yet, too many of us have bought into THAT idea when it comes to firearms and ammunition. It's embarrassing, really. And it's time to reclaim our equal rights to own whatever tools we need to pursue life, liberty and happiness – whether it's hammers, nails, guns or ammo. We know names like Annie Oakley (who became a sharpshooter out of the necessity to put food on the table for her family), Ida B Wells (an African-American feminist, investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement – helping to co-found the NAACP), Harriet Tubman (anti-slavery superhero of the Underground Railroad), AND the many (mostly forgotten) women who fought in the American Civil War. And, then there was Eleanor Roosevelt – the First Lady of four-term Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Ashley Hlebinsky is that woman. Ashley not only was the curator for the Cody Firearms Museum for several years, and is a walking talking history encyclopedia, but she also has made history by testifying to Congress setting the record straight about MIS-NAMED “Ghost Guns” and in doing so has worked to preserve our freedoms. Suzanna Gratia Huff might have stopped a murderer from killing and wounding nearly 50 people. Suzanna has continued to use her voice to advocate for more life-saving freedoms for all of us. A woman who is one of my personal heroes is Julianne Versnell – one of our hosts every year for this very event, GRPC. Julianne has spoken at the United Nations, to defend the right of women to protect themselves with firearms. Through instruments such as the wrong-headed Arms Trade Treaty, international gun control is a genuine threat and could ultimately strip individual firearms rights from people here in the United States and indeed all over the world. Julianne has positively impacted the international debate on behalf of all women. Finally, no conversation about the History of Women and Guns could be complete without mentioning one of my mentors, Dianna Muller, who founded The DC Project: Women for Gun Rights. Dianna saw the need to bring women together to counter the anti-rights groups with the truth that women DO own guns, carry guns, and we value our Rights to do so. Dianna has grown The DC Project into a powerful force that has a State Director in all 50 states and whose members have run for offices, won elections, and have testified in front of both state and federal Legislative bodies on behalf of protecting our Second Amendment Rights. We stand on the shoulders of giants and we cast their vision into the history of our nation's future.

  Shannon Watts is a mother of five who, prior to founding Moms Demand Action, was a stay-at-home mom and former communications executive. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. The online conversation turned into a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country, with over 6 million supporters. In addition to her work with Moms Demand Action, Watts is an active board member of Emerge America, one of the nation’s leading organizations for recruiting and training women to run for office. Please consider a paid subscription to this daily podcast. Everyday I will interview expert guests,usually 2 or more on a wide range of issues. I will continue to be transparent about my life, issues and vulnerabilities in hopes we can relate, connect and grow together. If you want to add something to the show email me StandUpwithPete@gmail.com Join the Stand Up Community Dr BRIAN ROSENWALD is the author of Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States, editor of the Washington Post blog Made by History, and scholar-in-residence at the University of Pennsylvania. From Brian's Website : I am a scholar in residence at the Partnership for Effective Public Administration and Leadership Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, an instructor at Penn, and author of Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States. I serve as the Editor-In-Chief of Made By History, a Washington Post history section, and as a political analyst for NBC10 Philadelphia. Previously, I did the research for the Slate podcast Whistlestop. I work at the intersection of 4 disciplines— history, political science, media studies, and communications. My scholarly interests include Congress, the media, public policy, and the Supreme Court. I also have significant interests in the substance of public policy and in helping scholars to reach a wider audience with their work. I am a passionate and devoted teacher with substantial teaching experience across multiple disciplines. I love to experiment in the classroom with innovative methods and course elements. Please consider a paid subscription to this daily podcast. Everyday I will interview expert guests,usually 2 or more on a wide range of issues. I will continue to be transparent about my life, issues and vulnerabilities in hopes we can relate, connect and grow together. If you want to add something to the show email me StandUpwithPete@gmail.com Join the Stand Up Community Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

In this episode, I talk about the importance of naming and identifying the ambiguous “them” that we don't agree with or that we're made to feel fearful of.CONTENT WARNING:I also process some of my thoughts around current events & the most recent mass shootings, and the many intersections of our culture that collide when violence happens. I try to offer a moment of reflection and a reminder to care for ourselves in a week that may feel like too much.If you want to learn more about gun reform, the statistics of gun violence, and gun legislation that would keep more people (especial women & children) safe and alive, then please join Moms Demand Action. Simply text ACT to 644-33.If you refuse to accept a “normal” existence that includes the very real fear of daily shootings, Moms Demand is a good place to start.As always, join me on Instagram @timberzaccardi for more content and conversation around our episode topics! (You can also search and use #calmunitypod.)If you enjoy CalmUnity, please remember to follow the show, and leave a rating or a review if you are able. This helps us reach more people! Your time, energy, and generosity are so appreciated!Xo 

On this week's Bespoke Parenting Hour, host Julie Gunlock talks to radio host and bestselling author Dana Loesch to talk about gun use, gun safety, Moms Demand bullies, and the recent passage of federal legislation in the House that will make it much harder for women to defend themselves and their children.The Bespoke Parenting Hour is a podcast about and for parents who are tired of being told how to do it. There's no one way to parent--there are as many ways as there are kids. Parenting styles, strategies and philosophies should be bespoke--tailor made to fit you, your family, and most importantly, your kids!. Twice a month, Bespoke host Julie Gunlock is joined by a variety of guests who are parenting the way they see fit. You can listen to the latest Bespoke episode(s) here or wherever you get your podcasts. Then subscribe, rate, and share with your friends. If you are already caught up and want more, join our online community at iwf.org/connect. Independent Women's Forum (IWF) believes all issues are women's issues. IWF promotes policies that aren't just well-intended, but actually enhance people's freedoms, opportunities, and choices. IWF doesn't just talk about problems. We identify solutions and take them straight to the playmakers and policy creators. And, as a 501(c)3, IWF educates the public about the most important topics of the day.Check out the Independent Women's Forum website for more information on how policies impact you, your loved ones, and your community: www.iwf.org.Be sure to subscribe to our emails to ensure you're equipped with the facts on the issues you care about most: https://iwf.org/sign-up. Subscribe to IWF's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/IWF06.Follow IWF on social media:- https://twitter.com/iwf on Twitter- https://www.facebook.com/independentwomensforum on Facebook- https://instagram.com/independentwomensforum on Instagram#IWF #SheThinks #AllIssuesAreWomensIssues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Members of the gun control group Moms Demand Action are threatening Doordash with an organized boycott campaign, simply because the company does not have a policy requiring their contracted drivers to be disarmed in their own vehicles while on the job.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#096Theresa InackerCoalition of New Jersey Firearm OwnersThe DC Project   Theresa Inacker has done some cool things...I mean besides coming Riding Shotgun! She hunts pheasants.  She hangs out with Dick Heller. And she puts CNN”s Chris Cuomo in his place.  And it’s all in a day’s work for her.    I was heading down to New Jersey for a couple of other interviews and reached out to Theresa and she agreed to be on the show. Like many people, Theresa didn’t grow up in a household with or around firearms, but she had an uncle that would take her shooting to bust clays when she was young. Later in life, she decided it was time to be a gun owner. She lives in a rural area with a number of wildlife around her property. Once she learned how difficult the process is to buy a gun, how much red tape, and some of the nonsense you have to go through, she got involved.  The process in New Jersey is very unjust and that got her interested in being an activist.     The process in New Jersey is supposed to be 30 days. But that almost never happens, even pre-covid. It would take months. She said in New Jersey, that you own firearms on your own peril. After you find out that 30 days is not 30 days in a row, the outrage of denying your Rights takes over. Besides the regular process, the NCS check is not instant.  New Jersey does their own background checks when they get to them, which is never a rush. The truth is that New Jersey does not want it’s law abiding, background check passing citizens    Shooting shotguns in trap, sporting clays, and 5-stand, lead Theresa into a pheasant hunting trip with the Coalition of New Jersey Firearms Owner (CNJFO).  Her connection to CNJFO’s founder David “Rosey” Rosenthal (RSWC #049) led her to The DC Project with Dianna Muller (RSWC #059).  The connection to Dianna Muller led her and other DC Project members to sitting behind Dianna when she testified in front of Congress and proclaimed “I will not comply”.  Which led to Theresa meeting and hanging out with Dick Heller.    Theresa did get a chance to attend and ask a question at a CNN Town Hall with Chris Cuomo.  After hearing from the anti-gun side, she asked the producers if she was going to be able to ask her question.  When she did, she kind of let them have it. Kind of.  They weren’t sure how to reply to her.    It is beneficial for everyone to hear about the 2A Rights battles in states like New Jersey and Massachusetts so that people in ‘free America’ learn that our Right to own, purchase, and even carry is under attack.  And we can’t just run to a different state to avoid the fight. The fight needs to be in these battleground states so we hold the line.    Favorite quotes: “People don’t think of us as the gun owning people. We’re definitely not the gun toting people because we’re not allowed to do that.” “Someone has to stand and fight. You can’t run away.’ “They’re (Moms Demand) are operating by a lot of fear. There’s a lot of misinformation.”  “Their feelings don’t trump my ability to defend my life and my daughter’s life.” Theresa Inacker on The Truth About Gunshttps://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/tag/theresa-inacker/   The DC Projecthttps://www.dcproject.info/   Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Ownershttps://www.cnjfo.com/   Theresa Inacker on the Polite Society Podcast, 1.18.2021https://youtu.be/qccBWSmScYY   Theresa Inacker on Eye On The Target Radio, 2.14.2021https://youtu.be/6gL9dH8frc0 Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Leadslingers Whiskeyhttps://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 podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadiohttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/   Self Defense Radio Networkhttp://sdrn.us/   OpsLens App on iPhone & iPadhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/opslens-network/id1498033459

In this hour: - Tom shares his thoughts on how storming the U.S. Capitol building will impact gun rights - Will the U.S. Supreme Court block gun bans? - Call says "We own the building," so it was okay to break into the U.S. Capitol. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 01.10.21 Hour 1

In this hour: - A truck driver prefers a shoulder holster for comfort when on the road. - Shooting a deer with a .22 Hornet, from the kitchen table! - Shaving cream cans make the best exploding targets. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 01.03.21 After Show

In this hour: - Journalist David Codrea examines media bias as it pertains to firearms, and the latest fight for fairness in banking for certain industries like guns (Comment Period ends Jan 4!) - A gun store worker let customers dry fire a revolver for months before he bought it.  That way it was broken in when he got it. - Is competition an effective way to complement defensive training? Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 01.03.21 Hour 3

In this hour: - Trainer Steve Tarani discusses defense during civil unrest  - An Air Force veteran admits he doesn't know anything about handguns and wants to get training. - Is there any reason to insist on a new gun in a box rather than one that has been on display at the store? Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 01.03.21 Hour 2

In this hour: - Firearms Policy Coalition’s Director of Legal Strategy’s Adam Kraut talks about the stabilizing brace notice being rescinded by the ATF last week. Find out more at https://www.firearmspolicy.org/legal.  - The Biden anti-gun agenda requires that all gun owners become more effective in the fight for the Second Amendment - A caller handed out foam ear plugs at a concert.  One person complained that the "drug" he distributed didn't do anything. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 01.03.21 Hour 1

In this reloaded episode of Gun Talk from 11.29.20: - Mike Seeklender, Owner of Shooting Performance, talks about getting the most out of your training class, and what to look for in an instructor - Are some holsters unsafe? - Simple things beginners don't know before taking a self-defense class. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.27.20 Hour 3

In this reloaded episode of Gun Talk from 11.29.20: - Dury's Gun Shop's Johnny Dury talks about the market for used guns - US House of Representative's Minority Whip Steve Scalise discusses the importance of the Senate race in Georiga - Are there any Democrat members of Congress who support the Second Amendment?  Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.27.20 Hour 2

In this reloaded episode of Gun Talk from 11.29.20: - Cam Edwards, Host of Cam & Co and editor at BearingArms.com, talks about the Pay-for-Permit scheme uncovered in a California Sheriff's Department - SB Tactical's Alex Bosco refutes the ATF's claims made about the company and the business of pistol braces - What ammo is best for a short-barrel revolver? Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.27.20 Hour 1

In this hour: - Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) discusses past & current discriminatory practices from financial institutions as it applies to companies in the firearms industry. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has proposed a rule that would end this practice. Read more at http://bit.ly/2WrwjeQ and http://bit.ly/3oWWRRi. - Jeff Creamer, President and CEO of SB Tactical, discusses the ATF's troubling registration scheme for pistol braces, and why you need to act now for the comment period - How often should you clean your suppressor? Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.20.20 Hour 1

In this hour: - Black Hills Ammunition’s Jeff Hoffman weighs in on current ammo shortages and what companies are doing to alleviate the issues - Caller can't find 8mm Remington Magnum ammunition - CMP pistols -- History in your hands Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.20.20 Hour 2

In this hour: - The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva talks about Biden’s picks for cabinet positions so far, including  California's Attorney General – Xavier Becerra, AKA anti-10 round magazines and modern sporting rifles - for the head of the Department of Health and Human Services - Does the Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 prohibit gun registration? - Tom puts forth an idea for funding the gun rights fight.  Will anyone join in? Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.20.20 Hour 3

In this hour: - Politicians who want to ban guns often don't know anything about them - Last-minute gifts for the gun folks on your list - Sandra wants a gun so she can keep the deer from eating her trees Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.20.20 After Show

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In this hour: - Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb discusses the ATF raid on the Polymer 80 facility - Louisiana's Attorney General, Jeff Landry, talks with Tom about the current legal situation regarding kids attending virtual school and a very thin weapons policy that is causing suspensions - The story of the U.S. government confiscating guns and knives from Italian-Americans during World War II. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.13.20 Hour 1

In this hour: - Gray Thornton, President and CEO of Wild Sheep Foundation, talks about going virtual for their annual conference in January, and what attendees can expect - Kevin Hogan, President of Rock Island Auction, discusses some of the most recent auction pieces that sold - like Teddy Roosevelt's revolver and some of Annie Oakley's rifles - and how much the winning bids were for these historical pieces - Did gun owners get conned into voting for third-party candidates, or staying home, costing Donald Trump the election? Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.13.20 Hour 2

In this hour: - Franklin Armory's Jay Jacobson talks triggers and guns - Long-term gun storage, or hiding them from the government. - Tom calls out gun owners who don't stand up and make financial contributions   Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.13.20 Hour 3

In this hour: - Tom shares his earliest experiments with ballistics -- Some of them did not go well - Giving guns and accessories for Christmas - Test your ammo before deciding to carry it for protection Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.13.20 After Show

In this hour: - Gun rights lobbyist Clark Aposhian reports on his lawsuit challenging the ban on bump stocks. - A caller reminds owners of M1 rifles of a possible safety issue. - Selling guns to raise money for Republican Senate candidates. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.06.20 Hour 1

In this hour: - Chad Winker from Boondooks Academy explains what it takes to become a firearms instructor - Young man takes on the challenge of teaching his friends to shoot - Tracking problems with semi-auto pistols. It's often the magazine. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.06.20 Hour 2

In this hour: - Kestrel Ballistics' Katie Godfrey discusses the benefits of using a ballistic weather meter as a long range shooter - Reports about local gun stores providing great service - Newspaper gets busted when she makes up quotes for a gun rights activist, but he has the recording to show she's not telling the truth. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.06.20 Hour 3

In this hour: - Caller has a problem with his Glock he converted to .22TCM. Tom has all the wrong answers.  - Michelle helps with an issue on a black powder revolver - Tom reports on online bullies who challenge a newcomer on a reloading group.  Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 12.06.20 After Show

In this hour: - Mike Seeklander, Owner of Shooting Performance, talks about getting the most out of your training class, and what to look for in an instructor - Are some holsters unsafe? - Simple things beginners don't know before taking a self-defense class. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 11.29.20 Hour 3

In this hour: - Dury's Gun Shop's Johnny Dury talks about the market for used guns - US House of Representative's Minority Whip Steve Scalise discusses the importance of the Senate race in Georiga - Are there any Democrat members of Congress who support the Second Amendment?  Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 11.29.20 Hour 2

In this hour: - Cam Edwards, Host of Cam & Co and editor at BearingArms.com, talks about the Pay-for-Permit scheme uncovered in a California Sheriff's Department - SB Tactical's Alex Bosco refutes the ATF's claims made about the company and the business of pistol braces - What ammo is best for a short-barrel revolver? Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 11.29.20 Hour 1

In this hour: - One politician's (dumb) definition of "assault rifle." - A Texas man buys a pistol just because it was the only one available - The serious challenges women face with concealed carry Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 11.29.20 After Show

Bryan and Amanda are joined by Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, the largest gun safety reform organization in the country. With more than 6 million supporters, Moms Demand is more popular than the NRA. So why don’t our laws actually reflect Americans’ values on gun safety? Watts shares how the NRA wields disproportionate impact over the gun safety debate and whether the pandemic has made school-age children more or less safe from guns. She describes how volunteers across the country have pressured state legislators to radically alter gun laws that keep communities safer. Finally, she shares the first thing she would urge President Biden to do to address gun violence in America.

Kelly speaks with Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. They discuss Shannon's #DemandingWomen series on Instagram, what gun violence looks like during the pandemic, and what a Biden-Harris administration could do to strengthen gun legislation.

Kelly speaks with Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. They discuss Shannon's #DemandingWomen series on Instagram, what gun violence looks like during the pandemic, and what a Biden-Harris administration could do to strengthen gun legislation.

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"We know this is a righteous issue. Our success will save lives" The 3rd annual Rock The Ride Benefit to Prevent Gun Violence was an amazing experience. In this special episode of Explore The Space Podcast you can hear the remarkable panel discussion that was part of the program on June 27th, 2020. I was fortunate to moderate a discussion with Congressman Mike Thompson, Dr. Megan Ranney, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, and Congressman Ted Lieu on this subject that is critical to the health of our nation. These are 4 of the most extraordinary leaders and role models in this work, you will really enjoy hearing from them in this wide-ranging conversation. Please subscribe to and rate Explore The Space on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download podcasts. Email feedback or ideas to mark@explorethespaceshow.com Here is a link to the archive of gun violence related episodes of Explore The Space Podcast Check out the archive of Explore The Space Podcast as well as our White Papers and much more! Follow on Twitter @ETSshow, Instagram @explorethespaceshow Sponsor: Elevate your expertise with Creighton University’s Healthcare Executive Educational programming. Learn more about Creighton’s Executive MBA and Executive Fellowship programs at www.creighton.edu/CHEE. Key Learnings 1. Introductions, thank you's, and a few words from the wonderful Gabby Giffords 2. Introducing the panelists: Congressman Mike Thompson, Dr. Megan Ranney, Congressman Ted Lieu, and Congresswoman Robin Kelly 3. The panel discussion on steps to reduce gun violence in America Links Twitter: @meganranney, @RepThompson, @tedlieu, @RobinLynneKelly, @Everytown, @ResearchAFFIRM, @GiffordsCourage, @MomsDemand, @AlainasVoice Rock The Ride website #guns, #gunsafety, #gunviolence, #advocacy, #voting, #vote, #podcast, #podcasting, #healthcare, #digitalhealth, #health, #leadership, #mentorship, #coaching, #FOAmed, #doctor, #nurse, #meded, #education, #hospital, #hospitalist, #innovation, #innovate, #medicalstudent, #medicalschool, #resident, #physician

We are doing a series called Ameri-CAN. Talking about the CAN-DO spirit that is part of our American DNA. So much about our lives has been turned upside down by this Corona Virus / Covid-19, and we have been hearing a lot about what we CAN’T do and where we CAN’T go, but our guests during this series are going to talk to us about their area of expertise and all of the ways we still CAN learn and grow, train, connect, and expand our freedoms in ways we maybe haven’t thought about before. Our guest today is Holly Sullivan. Holly currently serves as the President of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, a 27,000 member non-partisan grassroots organization devoted to advocating rights affirmed by the Constitution of the United States and the State of Connecticut. She has also donated her time and energy to be the CT delegate for The DC Project: Women for Gun Rights, an educational, nonpartisan group of women from all 50 states who advocate for Second Amendment education over legislation. Gun rights are women’s rights and every woman must be prepared to be their own first responder. Women gun owners make firearms safety and education a top priority. 1) You took the helm as the President of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) just last year. Talk about the right person for the right time! Talk to us about that changing of the guard...and the fact that you are the only female President of a CDL. 2) The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court against Governor Ned Lamont and several municipal police chiefs to stop their blatant and ongoing violations of the CCDL members’ right to keep and bear arms, as well as other constitutional rights. 3) You are a mom and a gun owner. With the mom-shaming that is hurled our way by freedom-hating, anti-gun “Moms Demand” group, what would you say to the millions of brand new first-time gun owners to help them not buckle under the pressure that these kinds of groups and their Celebrity spokespeople pile on us? 4) You dedicate a lot of your time to the protection and preservation of our Constitutional Freedoms and Liberties. Where did this passion come from?

We are doing a series called Ameri-CAN. Talking about the CAN-DO spirit that is part of our American DNA. So much about our lives has been turned upside down by this Corona Virus / Covid-19, and we have been hearing a lot about what we CAN’T do and where we CAN’T go, but our guests during this series are going to talk to us about their area of expertise and all of the ways we still CAN learn and grow, train, connect, and expand our freedoms in ways we maybe haven’t thought about before. Our guest today is Sheli Walters. Sheli a wife and mother of four, and is the owner of Females with Firearms and Everything Under The Gun that both operate under four basic tenants. 1) Life is valuable and worth protecting. 2) Freedom is valuable and worth defending. 3) Personal responsibility is valuable and worth embracing. 4) Truth is valuable and worth speaking. 1) You wrote an article in the April 2020 edition of USCCA’s Conceald Carry Magazine on The Essentials of Armed Parenthood, titled “Toy-Gun Guidelines For Safety and Play”. Walk us through the elements of that article. 2) Your family are fulltime boondock RVers. Four kids and two parents in a small living space. And you homeschool your children. You were living the #QuarantineLife before it was cool. What led to deciding to live an unconventional and “unplugged(?)” lifestyle? 3) There is a huge cultural push to shame parents from owning guns and (gasp) teach their children firearms proficiency and safety. Now that millions of first-time gun owners have realized that we are all our own Immediate Responders, the Bloomberg-funded “Moms Demand” group is on overdrive to try to figure out how they are going to continue to say guns and gun owners are bad without exposing how bigoted their group is. In the past they would just make us the “evil and undesirable other”. Since Covid, gun ownership is more “we” than it has been in decades. What do you say to parents to help them resist the shaming?

Today we are excited to welcome the founder of Moms Demand Action, Shannon Watts. We hear about how she created a facebook page, and started a powerful grassroots organization. We’ll also hear how Moms Demand and Everytown For Gun Safety is investing in the election, and organizing digitally during the coronavirus pandemic.TW: SI

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Trigger Warning: Suicide, Gun Violence   The powerful Shannon Watts is on this week to talk about gun control laws, safety, and how she founded the movement, “Moms Demand Action.”   Find Shannon: “Fight Like A  Mother” https://www.amazon.com/Fight-like-Mother-Grassroots-Movement/dp/0062892568 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonrwatts/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts   Join the Movement: Moms Demand Action: https://momsdemandaction.org/ Everytown: https://everytown.org Moms Demand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MomsDemand/?hl=en Text STUDENTS to 64433 to get involved in Students Demand Action   Follow Us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/candicekayla/  Twitter: www.twitter.com/CandiceKayla  Website: www.candicekayla.com

4th Debate recap - isn't it nice when the candidates stop trying to make Biden say bad things about Obama? Fencing with Warren on the tax vs cost question. Booker, Harris, Klobacher, Steyer, Castro, Buttigieg, Beto, Gabbard, Yang, & Bernie all had a great night. We recommend a 2 part round table discussion instead of 5th debate so that ideas can be fully formed. So many great moments and not enough time to hear them out. We drove to Davenport to see Joe Biden deliver an important Foreign Policy speech. It was spot on perfection with nary a gaff in sight. "An American 1st policy is an America that stands alone policy" We are at the precipice of world disorder. Joe was tanned rested and ready to lead. Nancy Pelsoi was captured in a historic picture yesterday. She stood in a room of old white men and explain foreign policy to our dotard president and his brown nose yes men.

Nancy Pelosi launches an impeachment inquiry against Trump over the 'Ukraine-gate scandal,' Adam Schiff makes it up as he goes along and media cover for the whole circus, Michael Knowles gets in trouble for calling Greta Thunberg 'mentally ill', families of Aurora shooting victims demand Warner Brothers support their political agenda ahead of the 'Joker' release, and much more!  Support the show: On the website: http://www.mattchristiansenmedia.com/support Or on SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/beauty-and-the-beta  Superchat on Streamlabs instead: http://bit.ly/2CUSiSv  Deals for listeners: https://www.mattchristiansenmedia.com/deals  Find listeners in your area: https://www.mattchristiansenmedia.com/community  Show merchandise: http://bit.ly/2nxSaj6 (If there are items absent that you'd like to request, email us and we can accommodate) Clips YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2O72ZsZ  Clips BitChute channel: http://bit.ly/32InGPc  Alternative video platforms:DLive: http://www.dlive.tv/mlchristiansen BitChute: http://bit.ly/2P9UrxT  Contact and social media:http://www.mattchristiansenmedia.com/contact Email: beautyandthebeta@gmail.com Blonde's channel: http://bit.ly/23RrR3z  Our Discord server: New users use this link: https://discord.gg/Uhattun  Existing users use this link: https://discord.gg/4rkxcZv  Beauty & the Beta on demand: http://bit.ly/1TUcepj Listen on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/23YM9rM Listen on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2iFWOqD Listen on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1TUce8E Listen on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/1TlubhE Listen on Podbean: http://bit.ly/1TUcnJ8  Artwork by Facepalm RealityFacepalm Reality's Twitter: http://bit.ly/2AZfI4V Facepalm Reality's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2uxbrr9  MusicBaba O’Riley remix: https://youtu.be/cPp19D38Djo Bearing and SugarTits' cover of "Catch the Wind" https://youtu.be/DPZtCSScFWM "Dog Park" and "Odahviing" written and performed by AENEAS: http://bit.ly/2sibPZ7  Items referenced: High quality Trudeau blackface footage: http://bit.ly/2ohFq3V  Logitech buys Streamlabs: http://bit.ly/2lWZ0BT  Biden will not make his case: http://bit.ly/2mQVEAO  Ukraine-Trump timeline: https://archive.is/ii5l7  Transcript of call between Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: http://bit.ly/2nFdLtD  Whistleblower complaint: http://bit.ly/2n10OtS  Pelosi press conference announcing impeachment inquiry: https://youtu.be/1h6DNbNom4M  Adam Schiff makes up transcript in opening statement: https://youtu.be/GN4CJ8MYLTY Schiff says it was ‘parody’: https://youtu.be/fVEJ80UrMvI  Zelensky denies any deal: http://bit.ly/2nBJnjH  WaPo says hiding transcripts is common practice: http://bit.ly/2ojMv3X  Obama used the same servers: http://bit.ly/2ofOgiL  Obama and Medvedev: https://reut.rs/2m8OcAL  Steele dossier: http://bit.ly/2m5BMJJ  Democratic senators visit Zelensky: http://bit.ly/2nCZjCq  Today Show segment discussing Ukraine-gate, 9/27: http://bit.ly/2lWL2zZ  Support for impeachment grows in public opinion polling: https://politi.co/2mUWNHB  Michael Malice’s tweet explaining the strategy: http://bit.ly/2ooVZLD  Greta’s drama performance: https://youtu.be/KAJsdgTPJpU  Greta at Walmart: http://bit.ly/2lfszht  Michael Knowles says Greta is ‘mentally ill’: http://bit.ly/2og3IeD  Greta on her Asperger’s: http://bit.ly/2maJVwE  Fox News apologizes: http://bit.ly/2onmbpN  Fox will not invite Knowles back: https://yhoo.it/2lG1STt  Aurora families make demands from Joker movie: https://on.today.com/2nl2Fdb Pizza shop hoax hate follow-up: http://bit.ly/2nkCvqR Haircut hoax hate: https://abcn.ws/2oej7MN  Haircut GoFundMe: http://bit.ly/2mQV06m  Homophobic tweet hoax hate: http://bit.ly/2lGjuyH 

Salesforce Bans it’s users from using its SW to sell firearms-Washington Post 5/29   Cottonwood hts. UT PD to wear Orange shirts to support” Moms Demand “ in June-Fox13 TV 5/29   NRA and Ackerman McQueen counter sue each other, AMQ severed ties with NRA TV leaving future in doubt-The Daily Beast 5/30(Ext Discussion)     Two different articles on the new  No Permit carry in TX after disasters: Governing.com( website for govt elected officials) talks about the bills’ passage hike Brietbart talks about The Houston’ PD Chief talks about how it will embolden Gang bangers.   5 Arizona Counties pass school safety laws. None choose to arm classroom personnel, all offer to Arm Principals and Asst. principals, 4 of the 5 choose to hire ret. LEO’s and Vets.- (Ext discussion) and would be Armed in clear view. (cotton wood and camp verde Journal (Local paper to me)   1,036  Migrants arrested at El Paso Border Patrol Checkpoint on Wednesday , Border Patrol out matched WASHINGTON Ex. 5/30   $49 Level 3 Soft plates  Because OF WARMER weather people will  be carrying Pocket .380’s, 9MM’s and .38 revolvers so we can discuss Summer CCW: Several new compact/ Pocket .380’s  4 are SCCY  CPX3, Redesigned Ruger LCP2, Kimber Micro .380, S&W Bodyguard .380   Auto Ordnance has 2 D-Day Comenorative Guns, The Tommy Gun and the M-1 Carbine with custom Wood Engraving   I will be talking a School & House of worship Safety refresher next Saturday (6/8)

This week, Kristen welcomes Shannon Watts. Shannon has been the leader of the grassroots movement Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and she and Kristen discuss an epidemic in this country; gun violence. They talk about how & why Shannon started this group, how she handles the daily threats and negative posts from the NRA, and what she and her group actually stand for. Prior to starting Moms Demand, Shannon was a mom and PR guru, who was mortified at what happened at Sandy Hook, so she decided to do something about it. No matter what your stance in on gun laws, every person needs to listen to this interview! www.fightlikeamother.org BUY FIGHT LIKE A MOTHER https://amzn.to/2QnNutX   * Read more of Kristen Hewitt's writing at https://kristenhewitt.me/blog/ * Gratitude Journal by Kristen Hewitt & Shop Carrie Elle use code BEYOU for 10% off at checkout! https://shop.carrieelle.com/collections/gratitude-journals/products/gratitude-journal * Follow BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE the podcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook * Subscribe on iTunes  

Sophy & Kelly chat with Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action, about the legislative successes of Moms Demand, about standing up to the NRA and other internet trolls, about women's friendships, and about Shannon's new book, *Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World*.

Sophy & Kelly chat with Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action, about the legislative successes of Moms Demand, about standing up to the NRA and other internet trolls, about women's friendships, and about Shannon's new book, *Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World*.

Moms Demand, formed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting, is breaking the lock the NRA has on our country's legislators for more than a generation. Andrea Hildebran Smith interviews Kelly Moore of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America about the activists who are winning state and federal fights for gun safety measures. Building support networks for survivors of gun violence, Moms Demand shares their all-too-common stories with lawmakers in statehouse after statehouse. NOTE: This episode continues with PREMIUM CONTENT for ResistanceMom Patrons at Patreon.com/ResistanceMom.

Morning Coffee with Craig: 12/21/18 - Moms Demand Automatics Interview _____ Craig DeLuz's program about gun rights, "Coffee with Craig" , which airs every morning on the Firearms Policy Coalition Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/gunpolicy/ , YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwal7KaCKPDWarooZ3p4Kw? & via podcast at https://anchor.fm/coffee-with-craig Please support our efforts by making a donation at http://bit.ly/2H7fm0L

Kelly speaks with two newly-elected state legislators: Jennifer Longdon, who was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in District 24 (00:30-13:56); and Nicole Clowney, who was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in District 86 (14:37-27:29). Both are long-time activists in the gun violence prevention community. Longdon is a gun violence survivor and activist, and Clowney was the the founding leader of the Northwest Arkansas group of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

Kelly speaks with two newly-elected state legislators: Jennifer Longdon, who was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in District 24 (00:30-13:56); and Nicole Clowney, who was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in District 86 (14:37-27:29). Both are long-time activists in the gun violence prevention community. Longdon is a gun violence survivor and activist, and Clowney was the the founding leader of the Northwest Arkansas group of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

Morning Coffee with Craig: 11/20/2018 - Moms Demand Action's 'SMART" Program is Just Plain "DUMB' _____ Craig DeLuz's program about gun rights, "Coffee with Craig" , which airs every morning on the Firearms Policy Coalition Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/gunpolicy/ , YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwal7KaCKPDWarooZ3p4Kw? & via podcast at https://anchor.fm/coffee-with-craig Please support our efforts by making a donation at http://bit.ly/2H7fm0L

"There is nothing a gun extremist has as much love for as we do for our children." That's the true theory of change behind Moms Demand Action, a 50 state strong movement of over 4 million Americans who demand legislators fix our epidemic of gun violence. Moms Demand members show up in state legislatures (and my Twitter feed) almost every day, fearless in the face of threats. Founder Shannon Watts says "All credit goes to every talented, Type A, badass moms who breathed life into this movement." I wanted to know, what is life like as a grassroots organizer working in the perfect storm of a startup and politics? What's the organizing model that allows Moms Demand to function? How does a mom go from social media fan to activist? What kind of social media strategy does the organization employ? How did Shannon create the brand, one that appeals to red and blue state moms alike? And how do Moms Demand volunteers stay above the fray of ad hominem attacks on social media? Shannon Watts started a Facebook page the day after Sandy Hook; she wanted to start something like Mothers Against Drunk Driving to allow mothers to fight gun violence. Learn how she and a team of dedicated volunteer activists built one of our most powerful grassroots armies.

This week, we continue our discussion about gun violence in America, talking first with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, about why the political discussion might finally be shifting on the issue of gun safety. We also talk with the CEO of the Washington-based nonprofit, Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Renee Hopkins, about some legislative successes here at the state level, and about what her organization has planned for the 2018 session in Olympia. Next, coverage of constituents visiting the office of 8th district congressman Dave Reichert to demand action on gun safety. And finally, we speak again with Indivisible Houston's Daniel Cohen about his fight to hold county officials responsible for their failure to adequately prepare for Hurricane Harvey. Links: - Moms Demand Action: https://momsdemandaction.org/ - MDA's plan to get rid of lawmakers beholden to the gun lobby: https://everytown.org/throwthemout/?source=mdmo_MomsHomepage&utm_source=md_m_&utm_medium=_o&utm_campaign=MomsHomepage&refcode=MomsHomepage - The Alliance for Gun Responsibility: https://gunresponsibility.org - The Alliance's 2018 legislative agenda: https://gunresponsibility.org/2018-legislative-agenda-laws/ Indivisible Houston's Daniel Cohen at the Harris County Commissioner Court: http://www.indivisiblehouston.org/press-releases/indivisible-houston-questions-harris-county-commissioners-court-damning-report-hurricane-harvey-public-hearing/ ProPublica's article on Harris County inaction before Hurricane Harvey: https://www.propublica.org/article/harris-county-houston-area-natural-disaster-plan-ignored-it

In the first segment Sophy and Kelly speak with Kim Smith from the University of Chicago Crime Lab about the work of the Crime Lab, 2017 gun crime statistics in Chicago, data driven policing, and the urban gun market. In the second segment they speak with Khary Penebaker, a DNC Representative for Wisconsin, about his own experience with gun violence, his work as an Everytown Survivor Fellow, and policy recommendations that could reduce gun violence.To join the Everytown Survivor Network, Text "Honor" to 64433.

In the first segment Sophy and Kelly speak with Kim Smith from the University of Chicago Crime Lab about the work of the Crime Lab, 2017 gun crime statistics in Chicago, data driven policing, and the urban gun market. In the second segment they speak with Khary Penebaker, a DNC Representative for Wisconsin, about his own experience with gun violence, his work as an Everytown Survivor Fellow, and policy recommendations that could reduce gun violence.To join the Everytown Survivor Network, Text "Honor" to 64433.

Pessimistic about gun control? Shannon Watts of Moms Demand joins Sally to spread the word that there’s reason for optimism.

EP145 GunBlog VarietyCast - Crossing State Lines Pacifiers & Peacemakers - VIP Meet and Mingle for Women in the Firearm Industry Felons Behaving Badly - He needed bail, so he asked his wife, mom to pimp girls Flea Market - Book Recommendation: Principles of Personal Defense Tech Tips with The Barron  - Off Site Backups Main Topic - Special Guest: Tony Simon The Bridge - Recovering This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Part one of the Moms Demand Action counter protest in Atlanta Plug of the Week - One Aim: Safety For Everyone!   Pacifiers & Peacemakers - VIP Meet and Mingle for Women in the Firearm Industry Train Safe Chamber Block - http://trainsafe.us/our-products/  $5 Tap Rack Training Aid - https://holsterops.com/products/tap-rack-training-aid-trt $4 for 3 or $8 for 20 Ammo Designs by Stacy - Bling With Bang - https://www.facebook.com/Ammo-Designs-by-Stacey-Bling-with-bang-419400331509282/ The Complete Combatant - http://www.thecompletecombatant.com/   Felons Behaving Badly - He needed bail, so he asked his wife, mom to pimp girls He needed bail, so he asked his wife, mom to pimp girls, feds say. Now they need bail - http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article146403589.html Suspect 1 - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=1267974&searchLastName=Fuentes&searchFirstName=Zerrell&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1 Suspect 3 - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0637780&searchLastName=Fuentes&searchFirstName=Tanya&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1   Flea Market of Ideas - Book Recommendation: Principles of Personal Defense Principles of Personal Defense - http://amzn.to/2rDXOny   Tech Tips with The Barron  - Offline Backups WannaCry ransomware attack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WannaCry_ransomware_attack   Special Guest - Tony Simon Diversity Shoot/2AFE - http://diversityshoot.com/ Instagram - @SimonSaysTrain Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/simonsaystrain   The Bridge - Recovering   This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Part one of the Moms Demand Action counter protest in Atlanta LIVE from @MomsDemand #NRAA2017 Counter Rally , Woodruff Park, #Atlanta #Atl: https://youtu.be/y7ytwQRIOu8 Anti NRA Protest in Atlanta: another embarrassing moment for Hillary 2.0 and Moms Demand: http://gunfreezone.net/index.php/2017/04/29/anti-nra-protest-in-atlanta-another-embarrassing-moment-for-hillary-2-0-and-moms-demand/ The GOAL Rally on the State House: http://www.weerdworld.com/2016/the-goal-rally-on-the-state-house/ Saint Shannon Watts performs a miracle!: http://gunfreezone.net/index.php/2017/04/30/saint-shannon-watts-performs-a-miracle/ Guilty verdicts, heavy sentences and an outburst in Sampleton murder case: http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/crime/guilty-verdicts-heavy-sentences-and-an-outburst-in-sampleton-murder/article_2159ab9c-fd4d-555c-a733-d44ebe43eeb2.html Probe continues into Grayson High student’s slaying: http://www.ajc.com/news/probe-continues-into-grayson-high-student-slaying/lETzX1Jarmo3HfLqRkKM7K/   Plug of the Week - One Aim: Safety for Everyone! Reservations: Email - fccwp@fccwp.org   Name contact information number of seats you’d like      

Dana returns from her trip to Atlanta for the NRA Convention has some great stories from that including a run in with the "Moms Demand" group! Dana also discusses Trump's first 100 days now that it is officially in the book. You don't want to miss Dana give a closer look at the budget that was passed as she gives her honest opinion on it! Foreign policy expert Stephen Yates also joins the show to discuss the latest in the ongoing situation with North Korea.

Dana covers the incredibly entertaining Trump PC from yesterday. Dana gives her thoughts on Admiral Harward declining the National Security Adviser position. You don't want to miss Dana get fiery with Moms Demand!

EP036 GunBlog VarietyCast Episode Blue Collar Prepping - Char Cloth Foreign Policy for Grownups - What happens if you keep bailing out a deadbeat? AlArma - A desperate change of tactics by Gun Control Groups? Tech Tips with The Barron  - Security Researchers on Planes This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Those Angry People With Guns   Blue Collar Prepping - Char Cloth Written directions - http://bluecollarprepping.blogspot.com/2015/04/char-cloth.html Instructables (with pictures) - http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Char-Cloth/?ALLSTEPS Video directions - https://youtu.be/Ax5YgtghU3I   Felons Behaving Badly Man accused of shooting girlfriend 3 times at Durham hotel - http://www.wncn.com/story/28645224/man-accused-of-shooting-girlfriend-3-times-at-durham-hotel Suspect - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0619255&searchLastName=Brown&searchFirstName=Mike&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1   Foreign Policy for Grownups - What happens if you keep bailing out a deadbeat? Europe Braces for Messy Greek Endgame - http://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-braces-for-messy-greek-endgame-1429474965?mod=%3C%25mst.param%28LINKMODPREFIX%29 Greece Flashes Warning Signals About Its Debt - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/business/international/greece-flashes-warning-signals-about-its-debt.html?_r=0 Who owns Greek debt? - http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/150127131739-greek-debt-chart-780x439.jpg   Strange laws - Louisiana Drive-Thru Daiquiri Stands Defending the Daiquiri and New Orleans’s Go-Cup Culture - http://www.vice.com/read/defending-the-daiquiri-and-new-orleanss-go-cup-culture Nurturing the Drive-through Daiquiri - http://louisianaculturalvistas.org/nurturing-the-drive-through-daiquiri/ INSIDE EDITION Investigates Drive-Thru Daiquiri Stands - http://www.insideedition.com/investigative/2007-inside-edition-investigates-drive-thru-daiquiri-stands MADD struggles to remain relevant - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2002/aug/6/20020806-035702-2222r/   AlArma - A desperate change of tactics by Gun Control Groups? Moms Demand picture of the Nashville gathering - http://gunfreezone.net/wordpress/index.php/2015/04/11/mom-demand-in-nashville-it-is-all-in-the-angle-and-sometimes-not-even/ Moms Demand assertion that the NRA was allowing felons to be armed in Missouri - http://gunfreezone.net/wordpress/index.php/2015/04/17/moms-demand-one-blatant-lie-worked-fine-once-lets-try-another/   Moms Demand claim that Students were shot at Delaware State University - http://gunfreezone.net/wordpress/index.php/2015/04/21/moms-demand-deceit-delaware-state-university/ Coalition to Stop Gun Violence’s long standing custom of lying - http://gunfreezone.net/wordpress/?s=CSGV The changing perception of the public for guns and gun rights: Pew Poll says Gun Rights is the majority’s prefered flavor - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pew-first-gun-rights-tops-gun-control-in-major-public-opinion-shift/article/2563304   Fun With Headlines Sign criticizing Obama removed from Murfreesboro business http://wkrn.com/2015/04/17/sign-criticizing-obama-removed-from-murfreesboro-business/   Tech Tips with The Barron  - Security Researchers on Planes Update: Hacker on a Plane: FBI Seizes Researcher’s Gear - https://securityledger.com/2015/04/hacker-on-a-plane-fbi-seizes-researchers-gear/   The J Block Update on the two 80% polymer lowers I bought EP Armory - http://www.eparmory.com Yankee Hill Machine - http://yhm.net T-BOX Barrels - http://www.tbox-barrels.com/ AK 47 underwater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5K6YymPe_M   This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Those Angry People With Guns   A few numbers to think about at state lawmakers look at easing gun restrictions - http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2015/04/20/a-few-numbers-to-think-about-at-state-lawmakers-look-at-easing-gun-restrictions/ Concealed Handgun Permit Standardization Act (SB-641) - http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=S641 Almost 1 in 10 Americans has anger issues and access to guns, study finds - http://www.cbsnews.com/news/1-in-10-americans-has-anger-issues-and-access-to-guns/

Gun Control zealots in Wisconsin turn a low homicide stat into an "epidemic",Moms Demand vow to not allow Texas to vote in open carry,Stop Hammer Time, Islamic factions trying to co opt Ferguson protesters,Long term CR and Short term CR,2nd Lawsuit filed challenging Federal ban on fully automatic weapons,We need facts not emotions,No 2nd Amendment right to own guns?,Doctors are not supposed to be paternalistic. Lionheart Black Friday Sale! www.lionheartindustries.com The New GCode Scorpion Line! www.tacticalholsters.com The best lubricant for your gun! www.froglube.com The next evolution in men's underwear www.sheathunderwear.com

Buffalo PD looking for dead peoples guns,Atlanta man critical after he is shot where the Moms Demand claim no one needs a gun,SAFE Act ammo background checks are coming NY!,Fergusons riots will have nothing to do with Michael Brown,Liberal Professor wants to repeal the 2nd Amendment,From Sheath Underwear Robert Patton joins me again,The Obamacare deception is straight out of the gun control handbook, Moms Demand attack ads show the axiom of asking the wrong question.

After wasting 50 million dollars Moms Demand claim victory and momentum,Chris Christie and his betrayal of NY gunowners,Why I carry,Radio host cancels instead of defying,Bloombergs losers by the numbers,The doctor -The AR and the airport, 2 more bills the Republicans should consider,I-594 myth and reality.

Moms Demand lie about Tucson shooting,Elderly homeowner inflicts equal rights on two female home invaders,Voter fraud and the 2nd Amendment remedy,NY Times wages war against gun toting rape survivors,This is the time to stock up on ammo and magazines,Home defense shotguns and my setup,11 ways to help a new shooter,Colorado finds out their magazine limit is unenforcable,Realtors in Michagin are arming up.

Kroger is standing tall no matter what the Moms Demand do,"He only lunged at them with a small knife!",DHS gets their memo talking points from the SPLC,I pay homage to the mighty 1911,From dailyclash.com Doug Giles joins me to discuss the new pre crime regime in California,Book by Michael Savage ignores his own call to disarm,Hypocrisy on parade,The 2nd Amendment is worth fighting for.

Maybe its time for the President and First Lady to carry a concealed weapon,Moms Demand supporters are looking for more executions of legal open carriers,Four Rules of Gun Safety failure,The Ghost Gunner!,Jan Morgan is a no show so I give you my take on banning Muslims from a gun shop,Another bow hunter without a gun attacked by a bear,Oklahoma terror and gun control,Preppers are ready for Ebola.

Holder is retiring but who knows where he goes next,Bloombergs 50 million dollar desire for gun control is backfiring,How Gun control made the UK so violent,NBC shocked to find that more people want armed teachers,NJ and NY highlight the double standard,FBI releases mass shooting report,Moms Demand protest the place they claim to support,Hickenlooper about to pay the price for gun control,10 common mistakes when training with firearms,Peruta could change everything.

DC Mayor calls for national gun control while moaning about CCW being imposed on his "Special" city,Moms Demand gets kicked off Kroger property during protest,Hey-Bolt action guns are dangerous,One liberal thought bolt guns couldn't possibly be used in a mass killing,With everything the US is facing-What are you doing to prepare,NY Dem:"All my heroes were Americas enemies,We are at war with the Islamic State,Liam Neeson turns out to be just another hoplophobe-ho hum.

Gun ownership math,Right-Mental illness-Knee Jerks,Moms Demand claims support of the 2nd Amendment-Their actions paint a different story,George Zimmerman is NOT a gun fighter!,Feeling safe vs being safe,Houston shopkeeper felt he had to defend his family,MDA would rather see a beating than self defense,The 40% myth deconstructed.

My failing eyesight solution on my Glock 17,On of the Moms Demand leaders is a prohibited person,A regular law abiding gun owner stops a 3 day crime spree,Cops now stealing their own guns,Obama respects rule of law when he isn't ignoring it,SAFE Act language suspends 4th Amendment in NY,Virtual school practices real oppression,Higher murder rates and crime accompany CCW retrictions and "Assault Weapon" bans.

Moms Demand to break the law,Apply gun control to crazy politicians,Ignorant writers issue dire prediction,Crime drops in Chicago as concealed carry comes online,SWAT Lobby asks Congress to keep the 1033 pipeline running,Why gunowners are right to fight gun control, Dear ISIS, 12 people changed Colorado.

1st reported DGU in Chicago!,Moms Demand spokeshole smears all veterans with PTSD injuries,NY State rebellion is going to be Enormous,Tyranny Early Warning System,The Alphabet Agencies are in an arms race,Q&A with Texas Law Shield,The WarSport LVOA, Training with a full understanding of the task,Colorado Court House goings on,Harry Reid??-Nuff Said,The Polanco case follow up,The murder rate drops in Chicago.