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EP161 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio – We Are But Mad North-North-West

Erin’s neighborhood was supposed to get its power restored this weekend. Now it’s been pushed back until Tuesday next week.

• Beth says it’s always the right time to talk to children about firearms, and the new book “Safety On” by Yehuda Remer can help you with that.
• A second suspect has been identified in a NW Charlotte homicide, and good news! He’s not quite as awful as the suspect they have already charged!
• Barron is on assignment and will return soon.
• To be, or not to be: that is the question. Or perhaps the question is “to stay, or not to stay.” And when the hurricane blows southerly, Miguel knows a hawk from a handsaw.
• Our Main Topic is the new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showing that more Americans than ever have a gun in their homes.
• Tiffany covers a few of the Every Day Carry travel considerations that aren’t usually discussed in the average concealed carry permit class.
• Erin left the hurricane behind. But she has preps in place, so why evacuate? She shares her thoughts on avoiding troubles as a valid prepping strategy.
• The Joyce Foundation Shell Group, States United, has cooked up a “Video Game” to oppose concealed carry Reciprocity, and gets the reaction from alleged Real People™. Weer’d has the audio.
• And our Plug of the Week is for the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program.

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

Look for the show notes HERE!

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EP160 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio – Round and Round

Blood going round and round: Good.

Hurricanes going round and round: Bad.

• Beth is on assignment and will return next week.
• What kind of sicko breaks into rehab facilities and sexually assaults the patients? Sean takes a closer look.
• Barron is on assignment and will return soon.
• What do you do when a Category Five hurricane is barreling down on you? If you’re Miguel, you fret that you don’t have enough propane, because you’ve already used yours to smoke ribs and brisket.
• Our Special Guest this week is Kelly Grayson, the Ambulance Driver, here to explain what lifesaving medical equipment lay rescuers should have in their kits… and more importantly, what they shouldn’t have.
• Tiffany’s back with her first after-action report on NRA’s Carry Guard Expo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You’re going to love her off-the-cuff interview with her Uber driver.
• Unlike Miguel, Erin is evacuating Florida before Hurricane Irma arrives. On the eve of her departure, she gives us her thoughts on the bug-out process.
• Weer’d talks about the Kellermann Study  in nearly every episode. This week he finally gives that piece of anti-gun “Scientific” research the Patented Weer’d Fisk Treatment that it so richly deserves.
• And our Plug of the Week is for Smuggler’s Notch Litigation Wheat Whiskey.

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

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EP159 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio – We Agree With Nancy Pelosi. Yes, We’re As Surprised As You Are.

“Lickspittle” is an excellent pejorative that deserves more usage.

• Beth taught a USCCA class in Connecticut this past weekend, where apparently the state wants to make it as difficult as possible for people to get CCW permits or firearms, with blocks at every turn! Where’s reciprocity when you need it?!?!
• What kind of person robs a bank and murders 2 tellers in the process? The story quotes the FBI report, but Sean reads the criminal record.
• Barron is on assignment and will return soon.
• Do you know a loved one’s most important medical details when they need to be taken to the ER? Stuff that will be needed RIGHT THIS MOMENT? Miguel has some suggestions for us.
• Our Main Topic is The End of Antifa. Their left wing allies are telling them to knock it off. It’s a cynical Sister Souljah moment by the establishment.
• Tiffany is on assignment and will return soon.
• You survived the hurricane – now you have to survive the flooding. Erin gives prepping advice based on what she’s seen in Houston.
• Former Bloomberg lickspittle Mark Glaze goes out on his own, and now he’s out for blood! Weer’d looks at Glaze’s talking points through the ages.
• And our Plug of the Week is for the Wondery podcast, “Tides of History.”

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

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EP158 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio – Nashville is Nice, So I’ll Say It Twice

Sean continues his love affair with the City of Nashville.

• What does a #1 New York Times bestseller have to do with range etiquette? Beth talks to us about Range Rules & Expectations.
• When is a dispute not a dispute? When it’s an armed robbery. Sean finds out about our deceased suspect.
• Barron is on assignment and will return soon.
• This week, Miguel discusses that oft-repeated maxim of the Tactical Shooter: Competitions will get you killed in the streets!
• Our Main Topic is the Eclipse. Sean spent the weekend with Co-host Emeritus Adam in Nashville and watched the Eclipse in Gallatin, Tennessee.
• Tiffany is headed up north for the very first NRA Carry Guard Expo. She tells us what NRA Carry Guard is, and what is she hoping to learn at the Expo.
• It’s hot and you’ve got to walk to safety. What things should you bring? Erin explains hot weather survival gear.
• Weer’d sends us a message from a dark future. It’s like “12 Monkeys” up in here.
• And our Plug of the Week is the City of Nashville.

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

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EP157 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio – Protests, Pepin & Plasma

“Pepin & Plasma” sounds like a roleplaying game involving podcasting in the grim future.

• Beth is on assignment and will return soon.
• A Charlotte man who led police on chase is charged in Valentine’s Day homicide. Why did he run? Sean looks a little closer
• Barron is on assignment and will return soon.
• Miguel puts together a grab bag of thoughts from his Flea Market of Ideas. He talks a little about cops getting denied service because they are armed, about Moms Demand blaming the NRA for car deaths, and about a liberal mugged by the reality of gun control.
• Our Special Guest this week is competitive shooter and Pro-Arms Podcast hostess Gail Pepin.
• Tiffany brings her unique perspective to the controversy surrounding the events in Charlottesville, VA.
• It’s just like a woman for Erin to be focused on what people should and shouldn’t be wearing in the summer. Her position on white clothing after Labor Day is unclear, but she has some definite thoughts on cotton.
• NPR held A Round-Table on gun control. Weer’d is here to take on the lies.
• And our Plug of the Week is the Sparkr Mini by Power Practical.

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

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EP156 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio –  Will Shooting Gun Games Lead Sean to be Slain Upon the Public Thoroughfare?

“Despise not the racketeer. Instead, despise his sport.”

• USCCA held its first ever PolymerPalooza, a unique and fun shooting event! Beth talks about some of their sponsors and products, and what she did there.
• A man bit and partially severed another man’s nipple. How does that happen? Sean digs in to discover what sort of person would act like this.
• Barron is on assignment and will return soon.
• We’ve all had that neighbor who’s not quite there. In fact, we’ve seen whole movies that revolve around the ‘crazy neighbor’ dynamic. But how do you deal with them? Miguel gives us some practical tips borne from 20 years experience with the crazy lady next door.
• Our Special Guest this week is author and firearms instructor Grant Cunningham. Grant answers the important question: Will competition shooting get you killed on the streets?
• Tiffany is on assignment and will return soon.
• Friend of the show Amy asks, “I drive long distances in hot weather in an older car. What preps should I include for hot weather vehicle survival? Erin answer involves cold packs.
• NPR interviews the President of the Women’s March to talk about the NRA and its Dana Loesch video, and their bias is showing.  Weer’d takes them on.
• And our Plug of the Week is for the MAG-20  Armed Citizen’s Rules of Engagement class in Matthews, NC.

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

Look for the show notes HERE!

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EP155 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio –  RINO Hunting

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know.” – Groucho Marx

• Beth and her husband went to Shootrite Academy in Alabama. They discuss what it’s like to train as a married couple, and Beth learned an important lesson about defensive pistol use in 101 degree heat.
• Sean has a doozy of a Felons Behaving Badly segment featuring five, count ’em, FIVE suspects involved in a kidnapping. You’re going to need a score card to figure out who is related to whom!
• Barron is on assignment and will return soon.
• We’re all supposed to grow up, not just grow older, but some people miss the maturity bus. Miguel tells us what to do when you run into an alleged adult who throws a childish temper tantrum in public.
• Sean went RINO hunting with the pro-gun group Grass Roots North Carolina. There were people dressed in Rhino pajamas, a rhino mask, and more Sergeants-at-Arms than you can shake a pro-gun banner at.
• Tiffany is on assignment and will return soon.
• Erin finishes up her series on Surviving Survival with a double-length segment on successful coping strategies.
• The One and Only Anti-Gun Podcast brings on a researcher to talk about research and the anti-gun agenda. Weer’d listens so that you don’t have to!
• And our Plug of the Week is for the PHLster Flatpack Tourniquet Holder.

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

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EP154 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio –  The Legal Episode

This week we discuss the exciting legal cases Norman vs. Florida, Wrenn vs. District of Columbia, and Kat Von D vs. Dita Von Teese*.

* Sean says I couldn’t talk about Dita Von Teese in the intro because we didn’t talk about her in the actual podcast, but I showed him!

• Gun violence!  Beth hates that term. She’s going to tell us what’s wrong with it, and what we should call it.
• A woman is arrested after robbing a Charlotte bank. Who was she? Sean checks her permanent record.
• Barron is on assignment and will return next week.
• Miguel talks about Kat Von D, Contract Law, and why letting your politics interfere with doing the right thing is unacceptable.
• Florida Carry is assisting with one of the next possible Supreme Court decisions on the Second Amendment, Norman vs. Florida. Here to talk about that case is the lead counsel, Special Guest Eric Friday, of the law firm Kingry & Friday.
• Tiffany is a busy lady who’s on the move! But even though she’s in an airport about to board her flight, she still takes the time to talk to us about the momentous Wrenn vs District of Columbia decision.
• Did you know that you can rewrite your brain’s conditioned responses to stress? Erin tells us how to hack your brain.
• When interviewed about Moms Demand Action, Shannon Watts piles it high. Weer’d takes on the lies in part two of her interview on the Hellbent Podcast.
• And our Plug of the Week is for the GBVC Radio Group on Facebook. Join us! and subscribe to this podcast on your smartphone!

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

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EP153 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio –  First, Do No Harm

Actions have consequences.

• Beth has had enough of the madness! Yet another woman has been shot, by her own gun, from inside her purse. This kind of tragedy is 100% avoidable if you use your brain and follow the do’s and don’ts of purse carry
• An assault suspect is found dead in the basement of a Winston-Salem home. What killed him? Sean takes a closer look.
• Just this week, a guy snuck into the Conor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather press conference with badges he cloned from images on Facebook. Barron tells us how it’s done
• Miguel is on assignment and will return next week.
• GunBlog VarietyCast Radio is proud to introduce Special Guest Charl van Wyk to our show. Mr. van Wyk was a member of the Saint James Church in Capetown, South Africa, when it was attacked by terrorists, and he was able to save the lives of many by returning fire with his pistol. In the third of a three-part interview series, Charl explains the Christian justification for self defense.
• What is your calling? Do you know? And are you really being honest with yourself about what your true calling might be?
• This week, Tiffany salutes those who answer the call of law enforcement, but she also has a warning for those who only do so half-heartedly.
• This week, Erin breaks a promise, but it’s so she can explain something you’ll need to know for next week. Are you primed for an emotional reaction to stress? Erin explains what that means.
• Shannon Watts does an interview about the Origins of Moms Demand Action… or at least, how she CLAIMS it happened.   Weer’d explains what’s truth and what’s fiction inside Shannon Watts’ mind!
• And our Plug of the Week is for The Lawdog Files, on Amazon for Kindle.

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

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EP152 GunBlog VarietyCast Radio –  Facepalm, Give a Sigh, Everybody Roll Their Eyes

This episode is brought to you by the letters W, T, and F, and the number 8.

• It’s more than just a mom’s dilemma: What do you do when you’re too busy to get to the range for some recoil therapy? Beth gives us some advice.
• What kind of person cuts, strangled and tries to rape a woman? Sean takes a closer look
• What happens when a bank decides that they’d like to “help” their customers by sending them information on a USB stick? Barron facepalms himself so hard that he gets a concussion, that’s what.
• Miguel wanted a break from ranting, so he pulled some books from his book pile. This week, he’s recommending two. The Siege, and Jim Cirillo’s Tales of the Stakeout Squad
• GunBlog VarietyCast Radio is proud to introduce Special Guest Charl van Wyk to our show. Mr. van Wyk was a member of the Saint James Church in Capetown, South Africa, when it was attacked by terrorists, and he was able to save the lives of many by returning fire with his pistol. In the second of a three-part interview series, Charl tells us how he went from being an ordinary young man to a responsibly armed citizen.
• Tiffy’s back, back again. Tiffy’s back, tell a friend. In this installment of The Bridge, Tiffany talks about that Dana Loesch video and what it means to her.
• Following up on her segment on “proprioception”, Erin explains how our brains think of loved ones as extensions of ourselves, and why losing them is like losing a limb.
• Protect Minnesota is against a new bill that would bring Stand Your Ground to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Weer’d is back with part three of his three-part series on their anti-self defense press conference.
• And our Plug of the Week is for the Plugable Pro8 Docking Station.

Thanks to LuckyGunner and Remington for their sponsorship. And a special thanks to Firearms Policy Coalition for their support.

Look for the show notes HERE!

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