Gun Freedom Radio

Our guest today is John Lott. John is a world-recognized expert on guns and crime and the author of a number of books including “The War On Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies”. He is an American economist, who served in the Trump Administration as Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics in the Office of Justice Programs for the US Department of Justice and then the Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics in the Office of Legal Policy for the US Department of Justice. John is the President of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), which is a research and education organization dedicated to providing an objective and accurate scientific evaluation of both the costs and benefits of gun ownership as well as policing activities. John’s work gives those of us who are protecting our 2A Rights a solid foundation of precision-focused research. 1) You recently wrote an op-ed in Real Clear Investigations titled: “Despite What Biden Says, Guns Factor in Only a Small Percentage of Violent Crime

Our guest today is Alan Gottlieb. Alan is the Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF). The SAF is dedicated to promoting a better understanding about our Constitutional heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Alan is also the author or co-author of numerous books including “Things You Can Do to Defend Your Gun Rights” and “Assault on Weapons: The Campaign to Eliminate Your Guns”. 1) It is almost time once again for the Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference! Tell us about this year’s GRPC. (Where? When? What are some key topics?) 2) The SAF is always busy fighting against Anti-Rights Legislation. What are some of the cases you are currently working on? 3) The SAF is the original sponsor of an important event called Amm-Con, which brings together bloggers, journalists, podcasters, and media personalities who are Pro-Constitution and Pro-Second Amendment. Why is this event important enough to have garnered the support of the SAF?

Our guest today is Kari Lake. Kari is the former anchor for Fox 10 News in Phoenix who became a symbol of truth in journalism when she walked away from the mainstream media despite being number one in the ratings for more than two decades. Now she's running for Governor of Arizona on a platform of common sense conservatism dedicated to individual liberties, low taxes, limited regulation, and protecting Arizona's great Western heritage. 1) The next election is going to be so important, not just for AZ, but all over the nation. There is still so much about the 2020 Election that feels unsettled with the ongoing forensic audit. Clearly, what happens in one state does impact other states, and the importance of hiring (with our votes) Constitutionally-anchored Public Servants has never been greater. What makes you uniquely qualified to be Arizona’s next Governor? 2) Our current AZ Governor has been lukewarm at best about his support of our 2A Rights. What do our listeners need to know about your stance on our rig

Our guest today is Tara Craft. Tara is a firearms instructor, blogger, and Second Amendment advocate who shares her experiences as a female gun owner on various social media platforms. Tara began her Instagram account, “How I Carry”, as a way to document the challenges of learning to carry a concealed firearm, which led to her and her husband founding Gen2 Training, LLC to offer beginner classes to their rural community. She is a member of the DC Project and Virginia Citizens Defense League, and Tara believes that Second Amendment rights are for everyone and encourages everyone to advocate for the right to bear arms. 1) Walk us through your journey from passively supporting the Second Amendment to actively advocating for it. 2) Your videos are clever and effective. The Hard Knock Life video, regarding obstacles facing new gun owners, was particularly powerful. Was there a specific moment that caused you to make that one? 3) Everyone has a day-one at learning something. Why does it seem so difficult to prom

Our guest today is OK State Representative Jay Steagall. Representative Steagall serves House District 43 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Representative Steagall also owns & operates a gun store, and served our country as a senior KC-135 pilot in the US Air Force Reserves. With extensive experience defending this country through his military service, and now owning and operating a local gun shop, Jay considers himself a fearless defender of our Constitutional rights. His strong belief that without the Second Amendment, we would be ill-equipped to defend the rest of the Bill of Rights is one shared by our Founding Fathers. 1) What is the current status of Gun Rights in your home state of Oklahoma? 2) You had a big hand in passing of the SB1081 – Anti-Red Flag Gun Laws Bill signed into law in May 2020 by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. How can you encourage other states to do the same? 2) You have clearly lived a life dedicated to Service. First the Military and now in public office. Talk so us about

Our guest today is Connie Wray. Connie is the host of the Docu-Series “The Next Stage” and recently partnered with Walk The Talk America for a deeply personal episode. After losing her 25-year-old step-daughter to suicide in 2018, Connie became active in Suicide Prevention Advocacy. Connie currently hosts a monthly series for Crisis Support Services of Nevada called Talk It Out Tuesdays. The company has been instrumental in helping those who have struggled with addiction, anxiety, depression, PTSD & autism. 1) Can you give us a brief background on your life and upbringing? You're a military brat, a mother, former radio host & now a suicide prevention advocate. 2) When did you and our husband realize your daughter, Katie, was dealing with mental health issues? 3) Why was it important for you to connect with Walk The Talk America? What surprised you most from this experience? 4) What is your stance on gun ownership after this experience? 5) What are you doing currently in your advocacy work? 6) What do yo

Our guest today is Tom Hall. Tom is a firearms instructor with FASTERSavesLives which is practical violence response training that has been protecting and saving the lives of school children across the nation for a decade. Tom also helps to produce the monthly FASTER Challenge Program, using competition and fun target practice to help keep training and practice at the forefront of our minds. 1) FASTERSavesLives program - goals and structure 2) FASTER Challenge program. And how to purchase the awesome patches, including the #PolkaDotsAreMyCamo Patch! 3) Ohio Supreme Court decision and how it negatively impacts the successful work of FASTERSavesLives. 4) Tell us about your YouTube Channel and the Four Boxes of Liberty.

Our guest today is Paloma A. Capanna. Paloma has been speaking and writing about the Second Amendment as the modern civil rights movement for nearly fifteen years. In more than 25-years in state and federal courtrooms, Paloma has represented plaintiffs in ground-breaking civil rights litigation. An award-winning activist and writer, Paloma chases truth until it’s treed. And her latest work is a book titled “The Events of January 6, 2021: What Impact the Second Amendment Movement?”. 1) We want you to talk us through your book, but I would like to start at the end if we can. Can you tell us if you have reached any conclusions? 2) The push to re-define what and who is a “domestic terrorist” is ingrained in the January 6th events, but it feels like a chicken and egg type of situation. 3) Your book has a “Call to action” for Second Amendment supporters. 4) Is there a hopeful message in all of this?

Our guest today is Rick Ector. Rick is a Civil Rights Advocate – a Keynote Speaker – an Expert Witness – a Freelance Writer and a Firearm Instructor. Rick is a NRA credentialed Firearms Trainer based in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to empowering citizens how to assume a greater role in their own safety, he also provides several community events throughout the year. His biggest event is the “FREE Shooting Event For Ladies” in which he trained nearly 2,000 women over one weekend in August 2020! And it is time to gear up for the 2021 event! 1) Tell us about the details for this year’s event. Where, when, who should come? 2) You always have a star-studded lineup of well-known trainers at this event, who are you expecting this year? 3) The man who has been nominated for the head of the ATF, David Chipman, has been quoted as being very condescending toward all of the brand new, first time gun owners across the nation as though they couldn’t possibly become trained and responsibly armed. What would you say to any

Our guest today is Lanny Barnes. Lanny is a three-time Olympian in Biathlon and is a National & World Champion in several shooting disciplines. Lanny is currently teaching courses to military, law enforcement and competitive shooters on the physiological and psychological aspects of shooting. Lanny & her twin sister, Tracy, spend a majority of their free time traveling around to schools, 4-H clubs, and Boys & Girls Clubs, talking to children about following their dreams, setting goals, and leading a healthy active lifestyle. And if all of that isn’t enough to fill a calendar, Lanny also takes wounded vets and terminally ill kids on hunts through Freedom Hunters and OE4A. 1) When the topic came up recently about US Olympians bringing activism into their sport – particularly activism that appears to be less than pro-American you put up a particularly thoughtful social media post about your own experiences as an Olympian – over multiple years – who represented your sport and our nation. Help people better unders

Our guest today is Amanda Suffecool. Amanda is a Pro 2A leader, trainer, and educator. She is the Ohio South-Eastern Region Director for the DC Project, Host of the syndicated radio show, “Eye On The Target” and she is the creator of the NRA Carry Guard Conceal Carry Fashion Show. 1) Concealed carry fashion show Why What can we expect Who will we see What are you showing us 2) Eye On The Target Radio Show Whats new Radio, TV, and Radio Row at SHOT show in 2022 3) DC Project New Podcast Coming Soon! What is the Southeastern region doing

Our guest today is Jeff Zink. Jeff is a Republican Candidate in AZ running for US Congress against incumbent Democrat, Ruben Gallego. Jeff has been a College Professor, Scuba diving instructor, an NCAA basketball official, and a business owner with more than 40 years in Sports Medicine. 1) What was the moment that tipped the scales for you and made you decide to step into the rough and tumble political arena? 2) You have been very active in the AZ Election Integrity Audit. What has been the most frustrating (and the most rewarding) things about this experience? 3) What are your stances concerning the Second Amendment? 4) Like thousands of other families, your family has a connection to the events that took place on January 6, 2021. Can you bring us up to speed on that? - My son who was arrested by the FBI on February 4th. He spent a month and a half being moved from one place to another so that I could not keep up where he was until he was flown to Washington DC.

Our guest today is AZ Senator Kelly Townsend. Senator Townsend has proudly served the citizens of the 16th Legislative District since 2013. Kelly is an accomplished author with books published in the USA, Croatia, and Slovenia. She is well traveled internationally, with a deep interest in other cultures and customs, languages, and of course, international and state government. And she is a fierce defender of the Constitution and is a national leader in the Article V movement and our AZ Election Integrity Audit. 1) We have moved into a new phase of the audit here in AZ. Talk to us about what we know and what we anticipate in the near future. 2) You have been a regular speaker at each of our annual Celebrate and Protect the Second Amendment Rally Events. Why is the 2A important to you? 3) What is the Convention of States? 4) What is the Article V movement?

Our guest today is Alan Myers. Alan Myers is a San Diego CPA and forensic accountant. For 10 years, he has dedicated himself to researching, studying and analyzing the Federal Reserve System, banking and the national debt. Alan is a writer, speaker and radio commentator on these and other related topics. The national monetary system is the most powerful system in our country because everything in our country is connected to it. Unfortunately, says Alan, this system was not designed to work in the best interest of the people or our country. 1) Let’s blast through your book titled, Fed Ed: Basic Monetary System Education. What are the absolute HAVE-TO takeaways that we need to leave our audience with to have a better educated citizenry. 2) What is the origin and development of money? 3) What are the historical characteristics of what defines what money is? 4) Does crypto fit enough characteristics to actually be or become money? 5) Why is the Fed depicted on the cover of your book as a Hydra? 6) Let’s di

Our guest today is Dr. Dick Caster. Dr. Caster is one of the Originators and Founders of the FASTERSavesLive Emergency Response Program that has been protecting and saving the lives of school children across the nation for a decade. Holding a doctorate in School Administration and having worked as an Instructor and Director of the National Association of School Resource Officers, Dr Caster has a deep understanding of the need and importance of securing our nation’s schools as we do every building that houses our nations treasures. In the early 2000s Dr. Caster, along with John Benner, the Founder and Owner of Tactical Defense Institute, wrote a school safety curriculum that would eventually become the FASTERSavesLives Training Manual. Tragically, it took the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 for teachers and administrators to understand and begin to demand this kind of armed and unarmed emergency training as well as the emergency field medical supplies and training that FASTER includes in the tr

Our guest today is Michael Sodini. Michael is the founder of Walk The Talk America (WTTA). The Walk the Talk America initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to making positive change in relationship to mental health, and firearm awareness. Through organizing a profound team of experts from different fields, and all walks of life, unbiased by politics, media, or personal prejudice – WTTA seeks to input opportunities to enhance communication, compassion, calls to action and education. 1) You recently helped a women named Connie Wray overcome her phobia and fear of firearms. Connie of Fox News Reno filmed her experience as part of show called “The Next Stage”. 2) How does your work with WTTA impact Legislation like HR 127. 3) In what ways does (or does not) the Firearms Industry support the work you are doing? 4) How do people follow you?

Our guest today is Joe Eaton. Joe is a program director for FASTER Saves Lives, a nonprofit based in Ohio that has given firearms training to thousands of teachers since 2012. 1) What is FASTERSavesLives? 2) How are you connected to this organization? 3) This isn’t just training church and school staff for physical responses to violence – there is an emergency medical element that cannot be overstated. Talk to us about that.

Our guest today is Jim Irvine. Jim Irvine is a Director with FASTERSavesLives and the President of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation (BFF). With both of these organizations, Jim works with legislators and interested parties to enact positive changes to Ohio firearm and self-defense laws. Jim is also a husband, father, and a professional airline pilot. 1) Give us brief overview of what FASTER is, and how long this training has been helping to keep schools, churches, synagogues, and other organizations safe? 2) Recently, I was honored to be a participant in the training. The training is serious and focused. I have been shooting most of my life and I wasn’t able to pass your firearms / accuracy qualification test. Talk to us about what is involved in the course? 3) While I was in OH the OH Supreme Court made a ruling that could threaten this decade-long program and cause schools to be less safe. Talk to us about this ruling. 4) Schools are once again open all over the nation and horribly, bad guys WILL take advan

Our guest today is Steve Pomper. Steve is an author, freelance writer, and retired Seattle police officer. During his career, he served as a field training officer, on the Community Police Team, and as a mountain bike patrol coordinator. He has written several books, and his latest title is “The Obama Gang: How Barack Obama, through his post-presidency foundation, assembled, launched, and wages the new assault on American law enforcement”. 1) Before we dive into your new book...my favorite line on your website is: “What’s the Most Government Can Do for Me? The Least Government Can Do for Me.” That is a very Libertarian stance. You have also been a Law Enforcement Officer. There are more than a few people who would say that those are competing mindsets. For you, how do those two things mesh together? 2) Let’s talk about your book, “The Obama Gang”. 3) Tell us about your article in LifeZette, titled “Is the FBI Misreporting Data About Legal Gun Owners Stopping Active Shooters?” 4) Back in November you wrote an

Our guest today is Gerald Bailey. Gerald is the organizer of Bullets and Bombshells UK. He was born in Rhodesia, grew up in South Africa and now lives in the UK. He is an elite navy diver serving on the teams in the reserves forces in the UK. Gerald is a nature conservation officer, running a game reserve and nature reserves, and is a qualified firearms instructor as well as a combative red dot pistol instructor. He has published 7 politically incorrect self-defense related e-books, and is a firm believer in the international right to self-defense. And here in the US, Gerald runs firearm related classes through Covenant Tactical based in Texas. 1) Here in the US we have different laws in different states, but for the most part firearms are ingrained in the culture of our nation. You grew up in the UK, where guns are not as acceptable culturally speaking. So, how did you get into firearms? 2) What do you think are some of the main areas of concern within the training world today? 3) What do you focus on wh