Gun Freedom Radio

Our guest today is Rick Ector. Rick is a Civil Rights Advocate – Keynote Speaker – Expert Witness – Freelance Writer and 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! 1) What an amazing accomplishment! Do you see the success of this event as impacted by the fact that there are millions of new first time gun owners? 2) The theme for this show is “Training Thousands to Save One Life.” This is because of a story I heard you tell about a woman who was murdered in your neigborhood years ago. And you were driven to help each woman you train to NOT meet a similar fate. In one weekend you positively impacted 2000 lives. What else do you have on your Bucket List for the near future? 3) As someone who is

Our guest today is Jake Wiskerchen. Jake is the co-founder, co-owner, and chief clinical officer at Zephyr Wellness, a mental health outpatient practice in northern Nevada. Jake is also part of Walk the Talk America, 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. 1) Nationwide we are seeing reports of a serious decline in Mental health and well-being. The President has even regularly addressed his concerns about these issues in his daily Covid Press Conferences. As a Mental Health Professional give us a snapshot of where we are. 2) We’ve heard that during the height of the Pandemic there was a shortage of medical workers, but I haven’t heard anyone talk about the potential for a shortage of Mental Health Professionals. It seems likely that we haven’t yet crested the top of the curve of that need

Our guest today is Rebecca Schmoe. Rebecca is a grassroots gun rights advocate. She volunteers her time between work and raising a family to be a SpokesMom for 1 Million Moms Against Gun Control, and the Kansas State Director for The DC Project. She believes that together individual liberty and personal responsibility build the foundation of our inherent rights; and that when coupled with education, will do more for safety and freedom than any legislation our elected representatives can offer. 1) You have referred to yourself as an accidental advocate, and in 2013 you joined a group called 1 Million Moms Against Gun Control. Walk us through that journey. 2) Talk to us about what attracted you to the mission of the DC Project and their message to Elected Representatives to Educate Not Legislate. - The utmost importance of knowing and understanding your rights so that you can teach others to defend their rights. 3) How and why do you think it is important to develop relationships with your elected represen

Our guest today is Rob Pincus. Rob is a professional trainer and author. He is also on the Board of 2AO.org and Walk The Talk America (WTTA). And, in addition to all of the business-related hats that Rob wears, for two years running he has been instrumental in organizing the first-of-its-kind 2A Rally on the lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington DC. 1) We are getting close to the big day of this year’s Rally. What awaits us with the 2nd Annual 2A DC Rally? 2) The Speaker’s List is filled with people from a wide variety of backgrounds – can you talk about the diversity of topics you have lined up? 3) What makes the concept of this Rally so unique? 4) Last year’s Rally was definitely a top-of-the-mountain experience for thousands of people. What have been some of the long-lasting impacts that you’ve seen over this year?

Our guest today is Beth Baumann. Beth is an Associate Editor for Townhall. Her primary interests include the Second Amendment, illegal immigration and free speech on college campuses. Beth recently wrote an article titled, “Judge Orders Police to Hand Over Private Information About Gun Owners” 1) Let’s unpack that article about how private our private information really is. 2) We are in a rapid-fire news cycle with Covid, Civil unrest, murder hornets, and now the 2020 Presidential Election. How do you prioritize the stories you write about? 3) Many areas are still facing restrictions on their freedom due to Covid and there are riots across the country (Kenosha, WI right now). How do you think the average voter sees the role of the President and current administration in these things? Do most people see the President as part of the solution or as part of the problem? 4) The NSSF has published a report about surging gun ownership across the US. It seems that the rioting is encouraging more people to be pro-g

Our guest today is William J Federer. Bill is a nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America's noble heritage. Bill's AMERICAN MINUTE radio feature is broadcast daily across America and by the Internet. His Faith in History television airs on the TCT Network on stations across America and via DirectTV. 1) Our nation is in a spiritual battle – even if we want to define it as a battle for our American Spirit. And, all of our Presidents must have realized that truth because each one has publicly offered prayers for our people and our nation. You wrote a book compiling those prayers...can you talk to us about what you learned in writing Prayers and Presidents. 2) Tell us about your most recent book titled “SOCIALISM - The Real History from Plato to the Present: How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control”. 3) The US is definitely going through some growing pains. There is rioting and unrest in our s

Our guest today is Jody A. Dean. Jody holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and was in clinical practice for 20 years. During this time she treated a variety of clients including professional athletes and members of the law enforcement community and their families. She worked with former first lady Lillian Carter on her “Depression in the Workplace” initiative, and has contributed to publications related to workplace violence, brain health and many other topics. Currently residing in Tennessee, she is an AKC performance sports judge and writes the award winning Roxie the Doxie kid’s books. And Jody recently wrote an article for USCCA Magazine titled, “The Second Fight: The Psychological Consequences of Self-Defense Shootings.” 1) Everyone reacts differently and there is no right or wrong 2) Reactions may look different in each person 3) Issues may arise months after the incident 4) Family will have reactions as well (The 4 cirlcles) 5) Social media can be deadly during this time, for the person and the

Our guest today is John Petrolino. John is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, and author whose work on the 2nd Amendment has been featured in "AmmoLand" and "Bearing Arms”. John is currently living under and working to change New Jersey’s draconian and unconstitutional gun laws. And he is the author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety & Use.” 1) You place emphasis throughout chapter one and cover it more in chapter 9 on sanitary measures and considerations. Why is this an important consideration to add to your book about training? 2) What about your book separates it from other 'how-to' books on shooting? 3) Your book has an impressive number of illustrations...more than 115! Why did you decide to produce such a heavily illustrated book? 4) What advice would you have for new gun owners?

Our guest today is Trampas Swanson. Trampas is the Lead Instructor of Swanson Training Group and Deputy Editor of Private Military Contractor Magazine. Trampas is a NRA & USCCA Firearms Instructor, USCCA Training Counselor and is a former Deputy Sheriff in which he served as a SWAT sniper. Now, father of two young daughters, Trampas and his wife, Candace (also an NRA & USCCA Instructor) volunteer their free time to the national not for profit organization, The Well Armed Woman in FL where they assist over 700 ladies statewide. 1) Situational awareness is always one our best self-defense tools, but perhaps nowadays even more so, with all of the pop-up violence from civil and political unrest across the nation. What can we be doing to enhance our awareness of the potential for danger in our surroundings? 2) What has been your experience of how Covid is impacting the gun industry? 3) Raising kids in a 2A environment and empowering children with knowledge and training seems like a no-brainer for you and I. H

Michael Sodini is the founder of Walk The Talk America (WTTA), 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. 1) We have been following WTTA from its infancy, and it was a year ago when we last checked in on how it is growing. Where is this emerging initiative in its growth curve now? 2) It is so exciting to see the two communities – mental health professionals and gun owners – engage one another in such proactive ways. What is the main role of mental health professionals in the organization?

Our guests today are Ed Vanderlee & George Nelson. For the past 11 years Ed has owned and operated The Arizona Roughriders and now has partnered with George Nelson to create Roughrider Total Entertainment, Arizona’s favorite professional stunt action team. These trained professionals, who always put safety as priority-one, perform cowboy stunt shows for the delight and enjoyment of audiences ranging from School Field Trips to Corporate Outings. Under their leadership, the Roughriders produced a full-length feature film titled Royals Revenge. 1) How did you go from a stunt team to making a full length feature? 2) How one goes about making an independent film while navigating various professional organizations like the Screen actors guild. 3) Where did the script come from? 4) What are you hoping to accomplish with the film?

Our guest today is John G Miller. John is the author of QBQ!: The Question Behind the Question, and several other titles which speak to Personal Accountability, eliminating Blame, Procrastination, and Victim Thinking. 1) It is bizarre to even ask this question, but what is Personal Accountability and is it still possible in this day and age? 2) What is this mysterious question you allude to in your book title? 3) We are seeing adult temper tantrums playing out in our streets across the nation – whether or not the violent rioters and “autonomous zone” residents are righteously angry (as they insist they are) – it seems that they are behaving in ways we would not allow our children to do. In that vein, tell us about your book Raising Accountable Kids. 4) Is it possible to bring these values, and encourage them, in our places of work? 5) Taking personal responsibility for our own lives is deeply ingrained in people who own guns and advocate for our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Independence requires that

Our guest today is Avery Skipalis. Avery is the owner of Skip’s Tactical Solutions, which is a 100% Veteran / Woman owned and Operated business. She's been active duty military (Air Force) for 17 years and a military firearms instructor for over 11 years. Her mission is to effectively teach the skills, attitude and knowledge necessary to own and safely operate a firearm for personal, home protection and sport, with the idea that it is important that not only men but women too feel like they're in control of their own safety. 1) You are an ambassador for all that is awesome about those of us who own firearms. You have Served our nation, you are a strong female role model, and you also empower minority communities to see how truly diverse the 2A Community is. Tell us how you got into this field? 2) What is your “take” on the millions of new first-time gun owners who are discovering the importance of being their own immediate responder? 3) We have touched on the existing diversity within the gun community, b

Our guest today is Johanna Rosaly. Johanna, otherwise known as Latina Locked N Loaded, was inspired into action by the 2019 2nd Amendment Rally held in Washington, D.C. She and her husband Rolando “The Puerto Rican Pistolero” live in FL near Parkland. After the murders at the local high school, Jo discovered the importance of speaking up to protect our Constitutional Protections. And realizing that Latino-American media often aligned her culture with the anti-gun sentiment, she focuses on de-stigmatizing gun ownership in both the female and Hispanic communities. 1) How did you get into guns and into advocacy for the 2nd amendment? 2) What do you think of the current state of the fight against the 2nd amendment? 3) Why are Latinos the focus of your advocacy? 4) What do you think the current gun community can do to help expand and welcome new gun owners, particularly women and minorities?

Our guest today is Marc J. Victor. Marc is an Arizona State bar certified specialist in criminal law who has been zealously representing clients in serious state and federal criminal law matters for well over twenty years. As a long time freedom activist, Mr. Victor is regularly invited to speak to audiences across Arizona on a variety of issues including the rights of gun owners, the free market and a variety of other criminal law related issues. 1) You recently won a Covid related case for a restaurant here in AZ. Talk to us about that. 2) There are millions of brand-new first-time gun owners across the nation. What is your best advice for these (and all) gun owners? 3) We keep seeing videos of people pulling guns on each other in the areas where riots are taking place. So many of these may not be illegal use of firearms, but they certainly don’t paint firearms owners in a good light. What are your thoughts on these incidents? 4) Looking into the future, and through legal and Constitutional lenses, how

Our guest today is Alan Gottlieb. Alan is the Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, which is the group that hosts the Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference. This year the GRPC had been scheduled to be held in Orlando, FL but now is going 100% Virtual! 1) How are you getting word out to people who had already registered? 2) How do you envision the experience to be for attendees this year? 3) What is the biggest downside to not hosting in person? And what is the biggest upside to the Virtual experience? 4) Will you still offer ways for people to connect on a personal level in the Virtual format?

Our guest today is Rob Morse. Rob is the host of the  Self-Defense Gun Stories Podcast  and co-host of the Polite Society Podcast. He blogs at his  Slowfacts blog and his articles appear at Ammoland, at Clash Daily. The topics we unpacked today include the following articles: 1) Your Rights Come Before Politics, July 19, 2020 2) The Racism and Bigotry the Left Desperately Wants to Ignore, July 17, 2020 3) What Do You Do Now That You Bought Your Gun?, July 2, 2020 4) Frightening Ourselves in the Age of Fear and Rage, July 15, 2020

Our guest today is Jon Anderson of Get Off My Lawn. Jon is the Host of the Get Off My Lawn Podcast. Jon and his guests discuss various topics relevant to guns and our 2A rights, as well as other, non-gun related, topics that are important to the host. The goal of the show is to not only offer great information, but to make the listeners and viewers THINK (and seek out more info) in order to form one’s own opinion. The Podcast is a live stream each Tuesday night at 9:00pm Central Time. 1) ANYONE can start a YouTube channel, you don't need fancy equipment or a team of writers. - Sandhills Shooter 2) Common sense isn't common these days. 3) The 2A community needs YOU. We are growing in numbers by leaps and bounds, but there will ALWAYS be room for more at this table. 4) You don't have to be on TV or even on YouTube to be a 2A advocate or activist. All you need is a desire to have REAL conversations with people. There are right and wrong ways to do that, but we all started somewhere. 5) Jon, you have stated

Our guest today is Raziel Cohen, “The Tactical Rabbi”. Raziel has been training and instructing some of the best in the country. He is NRA and DOJ certified as well as being approved by Homeland Security. Raziel’s training courses range from basic fundamentals, home defense, and even active shooter response. He also consults houses of worship, schools, and businesses to learn how to structure and fortify themselves against individual threats and civil unrest. 1) With the amount of new firearms owners in the United states, what are some questions you have been getting? 2) Elaborate on the importance of firearms training. 3) What type of training is considered acceptable? Is there a particular type of training a person should be seeking out? 4) How did you get involved in this business?

Our guest today is Joanne Osborne. Joanne is an AZ State Representative and a small business owner. Joanne is a wife, a mom, and a grandma and has been in Public Service for more than a decade By working in both the public and private sector, Joanne understands how a pro-business environment, fiscal responsibility, and a high-quality education system lead to a high quality of life for her family and her constituents. Joanne is currently campaigning in the 2020 election to continue her work on behalf of the citizens of the State of AZ. 1) You have served on Boards, on City Counsel, as Vice-Mayor, and as an AZ State Representative. You’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly - talk to us about the distinction you see between being a Politician and a Public Servant. 2) What are some of the big issues in our AZ elections this year, that also are relevant to the national conversation and citizens of this nation no matter where they live.             - Second Amendment             - Education             - Wa