Riding Shotgun With Charlie #068 Mark Shean  Instructor & Author   I got a message last summer from an FB friend in New Jersey, John Petrolino, who said he just finished editing a book of gun laws from an instructor in Massachusetts.  He sent me Mark Shean’s info and we had a nice quick conversation. I read Mark’s book before we set up the interview.    Mark started shooting at 7 with his siblings.  He joined the NRA Junior Rifle Team and has his photo in the book they published. But back then they didn’t use eye or ear protection. He’s had ringing ears since then.    He works for a nuclear power plant and the nuclear security officers couldn’t be trained by civilians. He took a week long class on patrol rifle and handgun with plans to be able to train with the police and nuclear security officers, who are considered part of Homeland Security. He also earned several other NRA instructor qualifications.    At 15, Mark’s son wanted to get his firearm identification card (FID), but they couldn’t find instructors that wanted to teach teens.  At the time, the course for the FID was different than the course for the License To Carry (LTC). Mark started doing classes for teens only, because that’s how we keep the firearm tradition going!   After teaching for several years, Mark started to gather questions students asking and put them down. A student suggested that Mark start a website with all the information he was giving his students.  Fortunately, that student also designed websites. That’s when Gun Sense was born. He kept adding posts about things that his students were inquiring about. The posts kept adding up, currently at 52. After John P took a course with Mark, he convinced Mark to make a book out of the information. A year after that thought was sparked, the book was published!   We have a great conversation about the laws in Massachusetts. And yes, it does get heated up!  Mark is very passionate about firearm safety, the laws and how they impact the citizens and what they can own. And about how not knowing the laws can lead to problems legally.  He shares some good stories about some classes he taught.  Favorite quotes.  “We live in the United States of America.  We don’t live only Massachusetts, or only Rhode Island, or only Connecticut.  Our citizenship doesn’t stop at the state that we live in. We’re American citizens” “If I put up a map of the United States, I’d say ‘there’s my sanctuary: the United States” “I started putting them into the website and called the Gun Sense. Even though Bloomberg has tried to steal the term, I was using it before Bloomberg.” “The reason these guns are on the banned lists, its legal extortion by the politicians in Massachusetts” “They know where you live but they don’t know where the criminal lives who stole your gun” Mark Shean MA Gun Safety Website http://mafirearmsafety.com/   MA Gun Safety on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mafirearmsafety/   Order Gun Sense on amazon… https://www.amazon.com/Gun-Sense-Massachusetts-Information-Firearm/dp/1074229541/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mark+shean&qid=1580134184&sr=8-1   Mark’s book review on Ammoland https://www.ammoland.com/2019/06/instructor-releases-massachusetts-firearm-safety-book-gun-sense/#axzz6CEwHb15M Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.com/ To enter the Asfaleia Designs Giveaway ENDS TODAY, JANUARY 28,2020!!!! At 6 pm Eastern. https://asfaleiadesigns.com/pages/riding-shotgun-with-charlie-bag-giveaway-contest   Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on:   iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #067 Michael Sondini Walk The Talk America   You never know what is going to happen or who you’re going to meet at the Gun Rights Policy Conference.  This year, Kerry Slone from We The Female (RSWC #55) approached me and said “You HAVE to have Michael Sodini from WTTA!”  An exchange of info and a few text messages and it’s a done deal.    Michael Sodini had family that worked in the gun industry for 3 generations as an importer.  He says he’s “the most un-gun gun guy” but really enjoyed the people in the industry. After getting a DUI, one of his colleagues thought that he would never be able to work in the firearm industry. Sadly, his friend took his own life thinking there was nothing else for him to do.    Michael eventually founded Walk The Talk America (WTTA).  WTTA focuses on the mental health issues and suicide prevention in the firearm community. It started over a conversation with a woman in New Orleans who asked about what happens when there’s a school shooting.  They agreed that one side blames the guns, while the other blames mental health. And they decided that there has to be a way for both sides to work together for a common solution.    Knowing that there are good people in the firearm community who do care when there are mass and school shootings, he set out to do more research about people who struggle with mental health.  He came across Mental Health America and their Proposition Statement 72: Violence: Community Mental Health Response (see link for the article) and discovered that only 5% of people who suffer with mental health commit acts of violence.    WTTA is working to take the stigma away from having mental health issues and owning a firearm. Their website offers a screening quiz to see if you’re experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. The link is here.  https://walkthetalkamerica.org/love//  Looking at the website, there are several types of tests that you can take. He shares that some of his own family members did a screening and ended up realizing that they have some concerns that can easily be dealt with.   Michael says that mental health education is just as important as physical education. And we should have courses in school about this topic.  We know that it’s easy to see if we need some physical exercise to help ourselves. But we can’t see when someone needs with mental health issues.    We have a great conversation about the mental health issues and owning a firearm and that struggling with depression, PTSD, and anxiety, should not be a permanent disqualifier for owning a firearm. I really think you’ll get a lot out of this interview.    You can print out the flyer that Michael holds about WTTA here. https://walkthetalkamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WTTInsert.pdf Michael’s speech at the 2A Rally for Your Rights in Washington DC on November 2, 2019 https://youtu.be/q8tyPvnFa-o   Mental Health America Position Statement 72  https://www.mhanational.org/issues/position-statement-72-violence-community-mental-health-response   Favorite quotes: “Most people are gun ignorant. And they’d ask “Like Nicholas Cage in Lord of War? And I go “yeah, just like that!” “Everybody blames the gun.  We blame mental health. And it just goes in a circle, nowhere” “We have a physical education course.  We should have a mental health education course” “There’s no future predictor of violence, only previous violence is a future indicator”   WTTA Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/walkthetalkus/   WTTA Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/walkthetalkUS/   WTTA  Website https://walkthetalkamerica.org/ Wtta.org Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.  Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.com/ To enter the Asfaleia Designs Giveaway... https://asfaleiadesigns.com/pages/riding-shotgun-with-charlie-bag-giveaway-contest   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on:   iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#066 Tomasz Stepien   Tomasz Stepien answered the call when I was looking for passengers at Gun Rights Policy Conference in Phoenix. I was excited to have my first international passenger in the stagecoach. This was quite an education for me and I hope it is for you as well.    Tomasz learned gun safety in school!  Can you believe that?!?! He started shooting .22 LR when he was young, but took some time off for his career.  A few years ago, he made some changes with his career and got back into shooting. In Poland, where he’s from, if you’re going to have a firearm license, you have to use the firearm. So, if you’re getting a gun to hunt, you need to hunt.  If you’re going to have it for sport shooting, you have to sport shoot.    Firearms United, the fastest growing coalition in Europe, has been around and got more involved with fighting back after the Charlie Hebdo and The Baclavan terror attacks. Just like in the United States, after these attacks, the governments make some knee jerk reactions and started regulating the Rights of the citizens.    Firearms United has 27 countries to fight for and they’re trying to build an ‘umbrella’ for the entire EU.  The laws from country to country vary. The increase of sporting licenses in Poland has gone up 40%! There are some requirements, like joining a range for 3 months, then you have a practical shooting exam, and knowledge of the current firearms laws. Then you have to go thru a doctor’s evaluation and a psychological evaluation, then you’ll have the papers you need to get a license.    The GRPC in Phoenix was Tomasz’s second time at the conference.  He went a few years ago he was at NRAAM and was approached by Alan Gottlieb, who asked him to come speak about what is going on the Europe with gun rights. Tomasz believes that we need to exchange notes with them about what is going on in both continents so we can combat the gun grabbers.    We also talk about his root to Akron, Ohio, of all places in the United States. A few generations ago, his great grandparents left Poland to escape and they went to Ohio.  Then after WWI, they went back after Poland gained independence. I shared a story of going to Poland in 1995 and only learning how to say “Ice cream, please”. “Beer, please” and “Vodka, please”.     We talk about their current fight with what’s going on in Brussels.  There, they are trying to ban lead ammunition and say that only ammunition should be made from bismuth. And bismuth is much more expensive than lead. In Denmark, bismuth was OK but then it was decided that getting bismuth was too expensive and difficult to that was banned, too.  And in France there was a proposal for a 700% taxation on firearms. Does any of this sound familiar?!?! Of course it does! The gun grabber and anti-gun folks do the same in America. What I really learned is that the anti-gunners are the same throughout the world.  Favorite quotes: “The system is screwed from the perspective that you have to actually show the government the reason why you want to have a gun, which is abhorrent to me. Why should I?” “When I hear the stories that you have similar stuff with the Second Amendment, that’s something that is mind boggling for me.” “I deeply believe that there are certain similarities in the behaviors of the gun grabber in the US and in Europe and we need to exchange notes.” “Our biggest fight is trying to survive the new angle of attack coming from Brussels” “The facts do not support that the lead ammunition is not as damaging as they claim” Firearms United Website https://firearms-united.com/   Firearms United Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FirearmsUnitedNetwork/   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.  Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.com/ To enter the Asfaleia Designs Giveaway... https://asfaleiadesigns.com/pages/riding-shotgun-with-charlie-bag-giveaway-contest   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on:   iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/

John Richardson   No Lawyers Only Guns & Money blog Polite Society Podcast    If first met John Richardson & Andrew Gottlieb at Gun Rights Policy Conference 2016 in Tampa.  I was interviewed by John and the cast of hosts of the Polite Society Podcast. This year, while I was prepping the “stagecoach” for some post-GPRC interviews, Andrew was waiting for a ride to the airport.  I offered to take him and be a part of the show.    John’s first gun was a Ruger 10/22 for $50!!  After years of not being very much into firearms, John heard about the so called “assault weapon ban” and decided it was time to get one of those! He got a curio & relics license and then had a number of historic rifles, acquiring a number of Mosin Nagants from around the world.  John started blogging in May 2010. He saw a number of other bloggers at NRAAM and decided that he can write with his liberal arts degree.  So he started his blogging career. He wrote a blog after the McDonald case, Bateman Vs Purdue, which was in North Carolina.  His blog got 19 clicks. The story was picked up by other bloggers and links to his stories, Then a year and a half later, he had 500,000 clicks. At the NRAAM, he went to a blogger seminar and everyone was excited to see him! Andrew agreed that John’s writing is much clearer and easier to understand that the lawyer speak.    His blog lead to being a guest on the Polite Society Podcast. The following week, he was a co-host. I can’t imagine the PSP without John! He shares some of the secret behind the show, how they keep the show organized and flowing smoothly. One of my favorite segments is the DGUs, the Defensive Gun Uses, which they do every show.  We also talk about some of the favorite recent guests, including “Shakey” Dave Smith (RSWC #054). Honestly, if you’ve heard of a “name” person in the gun community, the PSP has had them as a guest.    We also talk about why women shoot better than men. We have different reasons, but his are more serious than mine. He’s convinced that the woman on PSP will out shoot John everytime. We both decide its for the same reason, women listen.    Just at the end, I remembered that we need to cover what happened to his blog just a month before GRPC.  The webhost considered that he was breaking the ‘community standards’ and thought he was selling firearms. After a real, live human reviewed the case, they decided it didn’t break community standards. Regardless, he moved everything to his own website, which you can find links to below.  No Lawyers Only Guns and Money Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/onlygunsandmoney/   Website https://onlygunsandmoney.com/   Polite Society Podcast (formerly names Politics and Guns) https://www.facebook.com/PoliticsAndGunsPodcast/   Website http://politicsandguns.com/   The Self Defense Radio Network Website http://sdrn.us/ The Second Amendment Foundation https://www.saf.org/ Favorite quotes:Talking about various firearms “Its living history. The rifle was history. It was a real weapon of war” About blogging “I started looking and said ‘I can do this.  I can write. I have a liberal arts degree. “I have a poli- sci degree. I left with a wife and no degree” “I’m confident enough in my masculinity that I will stop and ask for directions” “Its not that I want to “make my day”, I just want to survive.” Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.  Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.com/ To enter the Asfaleia Designs Giveaway... https://asfaleiadesigns.com/pages/riding-shotgun-with-charlie-bag-giveaway-contest   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on:   iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/

RSWC #064 Kevin Dixie No Other Choice Firearms Training Aiming For The Truth Last year at GRPC in Chicago is where I met Kevin Dixie.  He asked right away when I was coming to St Louis to do a show with him. Not yet having to get out to St Louis, he asked me the exact same question in Phoenix when we saw each other at a DC Project event at Pot Of Gold Estate Auctions, owned by Cheryl & Danny Todd (RSWC #060).  We made the time on Saturday morning at the Gun Rights Policy Conference in September.   Kevin talks about this start in firearms is not what you would expect. He and a friend found a gun, figured out how to load it, and fired it. His first thought isn’t what you think it would be. He struggled with depression from 13-30 until he worked his way through the battle with it. After joining the St Louis Police Department, he started stalking the instructors for more information about how a firearm works and gained lots of education. Eventually, he grew by listening and learning then started teaching others the fundamentals of shooting. The beginning of No Other Choice Firearms has a LOT of thought and explanation of what and why KD teaches what he teaches. He didn’t want to see good people doing what they thought was right, but it could still get them into trouble with the law. He took out students to educate them about firearms and the laws, but also it became therapeutic for him too. Starting doing a videos gave him a big boost and jettisoned him to another level as an instructor and gave him exposure to students and potentially teach around America. We cover how Missouri has advanced to constitutional carry and differences between their licenses. It’s good to hear about how states around the country have their gun laws. We also talk about the advantages and disadvantages of being an instructor. He’s also sets up courses when he’s traveling and speaking around the country. KD talks how the beginnings of gun control laws were to keep black people enslaved.He talks about the incident in Tulsa, OK, in 1921. It was called Black Wall Street or Little Africa where the mob killed over 350 black people in less than 24 hours with no charges. This is why he will not give up anything he owns. KD gets into his community outreach with the Aiming For The Truth, a non-profit organization, which aims to kill violence at its roots. They address the factors that cause people to be violent. One of the big things AFTT works towards is getting fathers back in their households to be a positive and good influence on their children. He worked with the NFL on a program called “All Pro Dad” which helped get 70 fathers back with their kids to be active fathers. It taught them employment skills, how to write resumes and even tie ties. We share some of the benefits of attending these conferences. And its cool to be around people who want to talk with you. The GPRC is really a family reunion when you become friends with everyone in the community. And we need to highlight everyone that’s putting out content. KD says we need to share some of the videos that help preserve our Rights by showing that we are more than just people who shoot and are into firearms. We really are regular people who have a passion for what we do. Favorite quotes: “Freedom is a personal thing. Your Rights are personal. We should hold them near & dear.” “Gun laws have always been written to keep people enslaved, to keep people controlled” “My ancestors paid the price; I’m just the receipt.”   KD Speaking at Rally For Your 2A Rights in DC on 11.2.2019 https://youtu.be/cWhU6gU4Z2U KD”s social media links and where to find him, NOC, & Aiming For The Truth. Instagram @thereal_noc @aimingforthetruth @kdofnoc Website http://www.nootherchoice.net/ GoFundMe.com/AimingForTheTruth https://www.gofundme.com/f/aimingforthetruth Patreon https://www.patreon.com/NOCFIREARMS   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters. Asfaleia Designs https://asfaleiadesigns.com/ To enter the Asfaleia Designs Giveaway... https://asfaleiadesigns.com/pages/riding-shotgun-with-charlie-bag-giveaway-contest Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/ Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/    

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#063 Rob PincusInstructor, Author, Activist   When I started Riding Shotgun, I had no idea what it could turn in to or the journey it would be. I do remember thinking of the names in the firearm industry that I knew of, and Rob Pincus was one of the people I imagined having on the stagecoach. It’s a great honor to have him in the passenger seat.    During the past year or so, I posted some interviews with others and he commented that he wanted to be on the show. When I posted that I was going to be doing shows in Phoenix at GPRC, he messaged me and asked if I had a seat for him.  Of course I do!   We were fresh off GRPC, finishing just an hour before the interview. Rob says we share something similar.  I was Blogger of the Year at GRPC and I don’t have a ‘blog”. And he was NSSF Range of the Year and he didn’t have a range anymore.       Rob shares how he started shooting as a kid, buying his own guns at the age of 10. He gives us some history about Norwich University, the Military University of Vermont, where he attended. After that he did some time in the military and honorably discharged as a Second Lieutenant.  Not wanting to deal with bureaucracies, he found himself being an entrepreneur and getting into training. He’s also been on Personal Defense TV with Tom Gresham, done a number of training DVDs thru the Second Amendment Foundation and the National Rifle Association since 1995, and Best Defense among others. These all morphed into Personal Defense Network and I.C.E.Training.   When he focused on Training development and writing a curriculum, he turned it into Combat Focus Shooting book, then CFS: Evolution, then Defend Yourself, and Counter Ambush. I share with him that there’s a photo of me in his Defend Yourself from when I took the class in 2014. His most recent book is Defensive Shooting Handbook put out thru the USCCA.   I’ve considered Rob the “rock n roll” gun instructor.  He’s always on the road, crisscrossing the country, teaching courses, speaking at events, doing TV, radio, & podcasts.  He’s embraced the ‘nomadic lifestyle’ and said he even had a blog called “Homeless By Choice”, but hasn’t been able to keep that going with everything else he’s doing. Which lead to some dating advice from Rob.  You can’t miss that!   He does admit that his travel schedule is real!  We see his pictures all over the place. In September, he was scheduled to be in Arizona, Florida, New Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was going to the NRA meeting in Alaska, but those were changed to Virginia. But the schedule and traveling really started out by saying “yes” to doing a course anywhere where people want them. Its taken a few years to make it linear and less zigzagging around the country.    Finally I asked about how he would bring someone new into firearms and shooting. When asked about getting someone into shooting that is apprehensive, he says simply “don’t do it”. If someone isn’t ready for owning a gun or carrying a gun, then its ok to wait and get more education. Do some reading and get some education and training and “make sure you’re ready”. Favorite quotes: “The government makes it hard to be homeless”“In between marriages... “I’d basically be homeless” “If you’re not ready for it (gun ownership), then you’re not” Here’s what you can find Rob Pincus on social media outlets.    Rob Pincus Social Mediahttps://www.facebook.com/RobPincusPro/ Save the 2Ahttp://www.savethe2a.org/https://www.facebook.com/2ao.org/ Walk The Talk Americahttps://walkthetalkamerica.org/ https://www.facebook.com/walkthetalkUS/   Personal Defense Networkhttps://www.personaldefensenetwork.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PersonalDefenseNetwork/ https://www.youtube.com/user/PersonalDefenseNet   Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pincusrob/   I.C.E. Traininghttps://www.icetraining.us/ Check out RSWC Sponsors   Asfaleia Designshttps://asfaleiadesigns.com/ To enter the Asfaleia Designs Giveaway...https://asfaleiadesigns.com/pages/riding-shotgun-with-charlie-bag-giveaway-contest   Keyhole HolstersVeteran 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/

RSWC #062 Lara Smith National Spokesperson of the Liberal Gun Club I met Lara at GRPC in Chicago in 2018. When I was looking for interviewees this year, she jumped at the chance. Lara Smith grew up anti-gun. She grew up in a well educated, liberal household. But she makes sure that she isn’t labeled as a Democrat. She was nervous and scared about firearms. After being married to a former Marine who often told her she was wrong about the information she was using about firearms, he told her she needed to get educated on firearms. As a lawyer, it's hard to say you’re wrong. She had to break it to her husband about her new hobby. She joined a pro-gun organization, but didn’t quite fit in. So Lara searched for something that is more of her demographic. Googling things like “liberal gun owners”, “women gun owners”, and “unconventional gun owners”, she came across A Girl And A Gun. After talking with, Robyn Sandoval, one of the founders of AGAG and attending their conference, she fit right in! She went out and bought her own firearm to use, a Ruger Mark II, .22 caliber pistol. She found out that not only was she good at it, she had fun as well. She enjoys trap, skeet, and sporting clays. She likes the shotgunning. But she’s also got a blue AR. She also found The Liberal Gun Club. At one of their events, she volunteered her way up to becoming the Vice President of California Chapter of The Liberal Gun Club, then the President. While the President, she got a call from the LA Times when they were seeking to talk to gun owners. That lead to being interviewed on the BBC! We didn’t talk about it, but she is a member of The DC Project. We’ve talked to many of the woman in The DCP in previous episodes of RSWC. The one question I had for her was about being a Liberal and a gun owner because in my mind, those often don’t mix. Many times, we think that conservatives are the ones who are concerned about self defense and gun ownership. Lara makes it clear that her team is equally concerned about personal and family safety and that not everyone wants to own a firearm for defense. This year, Lara and a few other non-traditional gun owners gave a group presentation at AMMcon. AMMcon is the Alternative Multi Media Conference, which has been held the day before GPRC for the last 3 years. The others with her were Tiffany Johnson, Annette Evans. They talked about broadening the tent of gun ownership. None of them fit into the traditional gun owner stereotype. You can watch their presentation thanks to CloverTac to recorded the whole event. https://youtu.be/yeFH-ervVSA We do hit a drive thru Starbucks. Lara has a hot chai tea. I order a black coffee, three sugars, and of course the worker called it a Vente (?). I learned Lara is hardcore, she has a Trump Resister tattoo but I didn’t ask to see it. Here’s a couple of quotes from the show that I enjoyed. “Shooting is fun! Nobody said shooting was fun!” When talking to anti-gun folks, I “listen to what they’re saying and not the words they’re using”. Here are some links to their social media outlets. The Liberal Gun CLub https://www.facebook.com/LiberalGunClub/ The Liberal Gun Club Website https://theliberalgunclub.com/ [email protected] is her email address. If you like Riding Shotgun WIth Charlie, please share it with others. That’s how we get the Stagecoach Across America. Check out RSWC Sponsors Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/ Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #061 Gina Roberts I’ve been running into Gina Roberts for the last few years. I’ve seen her at the Gun Rights Policy Conference, at Heller10, and at the DC Project events. She’s been asking for awhile when is she going to be able to get in the stagecoach for a show. And finally at GPRC in Phoenix, we were able to make it happen. Let’s get this out of the way. Gina is a transgender woman. And she’s now comfortable in her own dresses. She grew up as a man, had a family and raised kids. Seven and a half years ago, she decided that she needs to be herself. She says “I spent most of my life trying to pretend I was somebody I wasn’t” and now she’s her own woman. I think it’s great and I’m proud of and for her and to call her a friend. Gina travels for her work as a consultant for servicing machines she’s designed. She’s always on the go and jet setting across the country, which is one reason why it took some time to set up the interview. I never know where she’s going or when she’s going to be there. She shares her story about starting shooting in Scouts when she was young. That lead to competitive shooting as a teenager, which lead to joining the high school rifle team. She has done a lot of competitive shooting, including cowboy action shooting. Besides being an NRA certified instructor, she’s working on earning the handgun combat master. And after taking 70 courses at Front Sight Firearm Training in Pahrump, NV, the other instructors talked her into becoming an instructor there. When she was a young republican, she was able to meet Barry Goldwater. She’s stuck with her conservative principles even after her transition and learned about the Log Cabin Republicans. The Log Cabin Republicans are LGBT Republicans and straight allies who support equality under the law for all, free markets, individual liberty, limited government, and a strong national defense. She joined the Log Cabin Republicans and is now the President Emeritus of the organization. She’s also one of the four DC Project ladies from California. The DC Project women head to Washington DC to talk to members of Congress about gun rights for women. They have a chance to address Congressmen and women who support and are against our 2A Rights. She fits in and the ladies have accepted her as one of their own. This past year, she was able to be a “squad mom” at A Girl and A Gun Conference. At the time of the taping, she was running to get on the NRA Board of Directors, but since then she ended her run. She does share some of the struggles of the journey to get on the Board. She may run again next time. She does keep the Gina For NRA Facebook page going. Here’s a couple of quotes that I enjoyed: “My life is all about breaking stereotypes” “I came out to the world as me and I never regretted it” “I’m kind of hard to hide as a 6’1”, 250 pound red-head” Please enjoy the ride with Gina and learn about her and how she got involved in many groups to defend and protect our Rights on many levels and areas. Here are some links to their social media outlets. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GINAFORNRABOARD/ Email address: [email protected] The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/ Log Cabin Republicans http://www.logcabin.org Front Sight Firearms Training Institute https://www.frontsight.com/ Check out RSWC Sponsors Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/ Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #060 Cheryl & Danny Todd AZ Firearms Gun Freedom Radio Pot of Gold Estate Auctions   This interview is one that I’d been waiting 3 years to conduct.   When I discovered the Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) was going to be in Phoenix, I knew that I’d be getting Cheryl & Danny Todd to hop in the stagecoach! I’ve been following AZ Firearms, Gun Freedom Radio,  and Cheryl & Danny since before I knew them. I met them at GRPC in Tampa in 2016. When Cheryl watched a GunGram, she invited me to be on Gun Freedom Radio. Then at SHOT Show 2017, she took me around to introduce me to everyone.  It was a really cool trip!   At GRPC in Tampa, I got a photo of me and Cheryl on stage with Massad Ayoob speaking behind us.  Just when I went to snap the picture, Alan Gottlieb came up and gave me bunny ears. Since then, everytime Cheryl & I are together, we have to get a selfie with bunny ears.    As you’ll hear, Cheryl & Danny have had a long marriage together. They’ve been together for 34 years and they were married, depending on which you ask, either 6 or 9 months after they met. They both grew up with firearms in the house.    Growing up Danny’s household “had more guns than they had silverware”. After they were married, on a whim, Danny bought a handgun. .  In 3 months he purchased more than 100 guns and was running out of room in the bathroom to store them, he decided that it would be a good idea to open a gun store. Besides AZ Firearms, they opened an estate and liquidation auction house. AND….they just became the only dealer to sell pinball machines in the state of Arizona.    Besides the gun store and auction house, they also have Gun Freedom Radio, which is a great show to listen to! https://gunfreedomradio.com/   Cheryl is super active in the firearm community.  She’s been a speaker at the GRPC for several years. She is Miss Arizona in The DC Project, and she helps with AMMcon, a segment of and day long event before the GPRC.     On November 2, she is slated to be one of the speakers at the Rally for Our 2A Rights in Washington DC. You can get info on this Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/2Arightsrally/   One of the stories that I bring up is when someone tried to turn AZ Firearms into a drive thru gun store by driving INTO the store to steal some guns, but the criminals were not able to get into the store. You can read about that incident here. News story from 3.16.2016 when AZ Firearms had someone crash into their store’s wall. https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/avondale/car-breaks-through-wall-of-avondale-gun-shop-suspect-still-outstanding-police-say   Cheryl, Danny, and I have so many laughs exchanging stories about everything. There’s no way you won’t enjoy this show as we drive from Pot Of Gold Estate Auctions to AZ Firearms.    One of my favorite quotes from the show:  “Dan is the gas pedal of our lives” ~Cheryl   Here are some links to their social media outlets.  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AZFirearms/ https://www.facebook.com/gunfreedomradio/ https://www.facebook.com/CherylToddAZF/ https://www.facebook.com/DannyToddGFR/   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/azfirearms/ https://www.instagram.com/gunfreedomradio/ #polkadotsaremycamo   The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/   Websites https://gunfreedomradio.com/ http://www.potofgoldestate.com/ https://azfirearms.com/   The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/   Check out RSWC Sponsors   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on:   iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #059 Dianna Muller The DC Project Washington DC #DoingSomething #IWillNotComply   For a few years ago, a good friend said I needed to get Dianna Muller in the stagecoach. Our paths finally cross this past summer in Washington DC.  Dianna Muller is a very busy woman! She’s been a police officer for 22 years in Oklahoma before she felt that God was pulling her in a different and new direction, which is what she’s doing now.    Four years ago, she had the idea to get a woman from every state in America to go to DC to talk to legislators about gun rights from the female perspective. That’s how The DC Project was born.  She thought that she could get a competitive shooter from each state, but she got something better. Regular women with their own stories about how and why they own or carry firearms.    The DC Project members all converge on DC in July to in small teams to meet with various legislators from both sides of the isle. Some are pro gun and some are not. Over the years, the pro gun legislators look forward to seeing the woman in DC.    On September 25, Dianna made another trip to the nation’s capital to deliver a testimony for the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Assault Weapons. There were 7 people who were facing the committee.  Five of them were from the gun control crowd. On our side, we had Dianna and Amy Swearer from the Heritage Foundation. These two ladies did an amazing job standing up for the 100 million plus gun owners in America.    You can watch Dianna’s testimony here. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4819138/dianna-muller-testimony    On July 9 2019, I went to the hotel to pick up Dianna for the interview. We meet briefly the night before when I checked in to the hotel. We had breakfast the next morning with a couple of the DC Project members. I did some interviews, which you may have already seen, then I was going to meet Dianna for this show.    She guided us thru DC so she could scout out some places for photo ops the next day when she was with all the DCP ladies.  We have some driving confusion, but we made it work. This is the busiest week of her year. She takes a call from Becky Lou, one of the DC Project members, from Louisiana.  She takes some time to tell us that she grew up with a father that was a police officer, which sort of lead her into becoming an officer. When she shot her first deer, it was a doe.  And not far was the doe’s fawn. That ending hunting for awhile. As a teenager, she started competitive shooting and really took to it. For the last few years, she and her husband have been competitive shooters and doing well.    The two sentences she said that really stand out for me are: 1) “Women can have a stronger impact when it comes to speaking about the Second  Amendment” 2) ”The diversity in the gun world is amazing”   Here are some links to her social media outlets.    The DC Project https://www.dcproject.info/   Buy your #IWillNotComply T-Shirt here https://www.dcproject.info/p/willnotcomply-tshirt/   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedcproject/   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dc_projectfoundation/   Dianna Muller’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Di3GunGirl/   Ambassador Academy https://www.pro3gunner.com/ambassador/   United States Shooting Academy Tulsa, OK http://usshootingacademy.mobi/   Check out RSWC Sponsors   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on:   iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #058 Chris Dover CloverTac I was on CloverTac's podcast earlier this year. I was excited to hear he was coming to Gun Rights Policy Conference in Phoenix, AZ, on September 21 & 22. He was also at AMMcon on September 20. He is busing his green tail getting shows out in all platforms. Videos on YouTube and GunStreamer. Audio podcasts on all the podcast outlets. He's busting it! Anyway... this starts with him running in front of the stagecoach just after I finished filming a show. I told him to hop in and we were going to do an impromptu show. Its a quick one, but we have several laughs, regardless. Check out CloverTac at: Website: http://clovertac.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/clovertac Instagram https://www.instagram.com/clovertac/ Help support his show at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/clovertac

This summer, I headed to DC to hang out and get some shows with women from the DC Project.  You’ll be seeing and hearing from of those shows.    I met Lori Blackwell at GPRC 2018 in Chicago. She’s a lawyer with became an avid shooter and instructor. Going to pick up Lori, Susan Hansen decided to also join us.  She’s a 3 gunning nana who created CrittEar, ear plugs for animals.    I drove the ladies from one hotel to another.  We have only a few driving fiascoes, which they said is normal while they’re in DC.     Lori talks about joining The Well Armed Woman and starting her own instructing business, FOMO Training.    They both share stories of how they got involved in shooting sports and instructing.  Susan tells us what inspired her to start CrittEar. And Lori helped her as well.  Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/b5h9QSSOLs0 RSWC Susan Hansen & Lori Blackwell CrittEar Website www.crittear.com   The Well Armed Woman https://thewellarmedwoman.com/   The Well Armed Woman Local Chapters https://twawshootingchapters.org/    FOMO Firearm Training https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/School/FOMO-Firearm-Training-1622327118083137/   FOMO Firearm Training Website https://www.manta.com/c/mhh8qt1/fomo-firearm-training    Susan  https://www.facebook.com/3GunNana/ The DC Project Website https://www.pro3gunner.com/dcp/ Check out RSWC Sponsors   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/ Or listen on:   iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #056 Kelly Pidgeon ARMED and Feminine RSWC #056 Kelly Pidgeon on YouTube Imitation is the sincerest from of flattery. Don't believe me check out this video. Riding Shotgun WITHOUT Charlie   Kelly Pidgeon and Amanda Suffecool took it upon themselves to imitate Riding Shotgun With Charlie on a road trip from western Pennsylvania to Washington DC!  They even TRIED a GunGram.  I emphasis the word TRIED!   Kelly started ARMED and Feminine after being involved with her local emergency response team.  Her local police encouraged her to get her carry permit.  She ended up becoming an instructor and starting an instructing business. Then she started making videos to help her students so they were able to go back and revisit what she covers in her courses.  That became her YouTube Channel ARMED and Feminine, LLC.    She's been on NRATV, Eye On The Target Radio (with Amanda Suffecool) and several other programs and podcasts.  She's also part of the DC Project. The DC Project visits politicians to talk about the newest and largest growing number of gun owners, the women!   One of ARMED and Feminine's largest viewed videos is how to handle a traffic stop.  You can check out that video here. CCW Traffic Stop.     I picked Kelly up at National Harbor in Maryland and we drove into DC, then had to head back. Please check out her social media and YouTube channel.    ARMED and Feminine YouTube Channel  “If you can master shooting a gun, you can master a lot of things in your life.... the gun gives you the confidence in other areas of your life”  Instagram @instagram.com/armedandfeminine/ Facebook ARMED and Feminine Facebook Page   Check out RSWC Sponsors   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/ Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie  #055 Kerry Slone   This was one of the most fun interviews to conduct!   Kerry Slone is from Washington state.  She’s a domestic violence survivor. She’s been an entrepreneur for years. And in the last year, she’s taken the 2A community by storm.    Kerry was in Washington DC to meet with Cheryl Todd,  from Gun Freedom Radio, to talk about women’s issues, firearms, and activism. I was able to catch her in Philadelphia on my way to meet up with some of the DC Project women.    We cover lots of topics! From her grandfather’s entrepreneur spirit, to starting her own business as a nail technician, starting a non-profit We The Female, a phone call from Amy Dillon while she was in DC, to the work she’s doing with Maj Toure.    Of course, we DID stop at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and we ran up the Rocky stairs after the show!   She has really been shaking up with firearm community with new eyes on what we’re doing and how we may be able to attract more females.  For sure, she’s not what you’d ever think a “feminist” would be.    Here’s all her social media outlets.    We The Female Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/wethefemaleofficial/   We The Female Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wethefemale_official/   Kerry speaking at the March For Our Rights 2019 https://youtu.be/H2tQmcGs3dY   We The Female Website https://www.wethefemale.net   Stilettos And Shotguns Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/stilettosandshotguns/   Kerry Slone on Gun Freedom Radio  https://gunfreedomradio.com/guests/kerry-slone-we-the-female/   We mentioned Amanda Suffecool & Kelly Pidgeon filming a GunGram and an episode of “Riding Shotgun WITHOUT Charlie” You’ll find this video here.  https://youtu.be/djNMLRmvrOA   Check out RSWC Sponsors   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #054 Shaky Dave Smith Parkinson's Shooter I got to have breakfast with one of the most humble people you could ever meet. Shaky Dave Smith.  He's had Parkinson's Disease for about 8 years.  He's gone from being a regular 'able bodied' person to completely disabled with the disease.  But he didn't let that stop him.  He discovered "gun therapy".   Shooting for Dave raises the dopamine levels that are lost when someone has Parkinson's. This is how he uses shooting as a means of dealing with his disease. I watched another interview with him.  When he holds a rifle, made by F-1 Firearms, his shaking stops.  Its pretty incredible.  I was able to talk with Dave and ask how he became knows as Parkinson's Shooter. He really takes it to heart.  As a matter of fact, he spent the last week in Sweden competing at the Rifle World Shoot.  He was speaking at the DC Project in Washington when I caught up with him. I only spent a couple days with the ladies, but he spent the whole week with them!   My two take away lines from him while editing the show were: "Focus on every day and every shot...kind of like life in general" " An unexpected turn in an alpha male's life". We never know what life is going to hand us.  But its super important how we handle it.    You can find him very active on social media.  Instagram Parkinson Shooter https://www.instagram.com/parkinsonshooter/   Facebook  Parkinson Shooter https://www.instagram.com/parkinsonshooter/ Some of Shaky Dave's Sponsors F-1 Firearms  https://f-1firearms.com/   Laser Shot https://www.lasershot.com/ Check out RSWC Sponsors   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/ Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #053 Chris Doherty Chris was modeling tactical kilt at the Gun Owners Action League’s Concealed Carry Fashion Show. Not quite something you see everyday in the firearm world. I was emceeing the show and he was one of the models. He did the first fashion show and was automatically (maybe fully semi automatically) signed up for the tactical kilt for the second year. He’s an instructor at Mass Firearms School http://www.massfirearmsschool.com/ in Holliston, MA. His wife had her firearm license and it was about to expire, so she suggested they go shooting. They took a Learn To Shoot course at MFS, which turned into a License To Carry course. And his wife realized that this was going to be an expensive hobby. Chris took all the courses MFS had to offer, then he pursued becoming an instructor with the NRA, the MA State Police, the Utah BCI, and SABRE Pepper Spray. He’s currently teaching a number of the courses at MFS. Join in the stagecoach while we talk about getting into firearms, getting sprayed by pepper spray, and the little incident he had with the local police when he daughter said that her dad has some guns in the house. As much as I was hoping he would wear the tactical kilt, it was dirty and smelling from a weekend at Sig Academy. https://www.sigsaueracademy.com/ Maybe it was better that he didn’t wear it.   Check out RSWC Sponsors Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/ Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/  

Riding Shotgun With Charlie#052 Tatiana WhitlockThe Tactical Pixie I’ve been following Tatiana Whitlock on social media for sometime before I reached out to have her as a passenger. When I messaged her and asked her to hop in the stagecoach, she gave me an excited YES! When she was young she treasured the time bird hunting with her family. She only handled a shotgun when she took an NRA Women On Target course and learned about pistols and rifles.  Tatiana has only been in the firearm world for about 8 years. She went to college for design but when she started to get into firearms and training, she went all in!  Her attitude is that she has these tools for defensive reasons to protect her family. She’s been on TriggerTime TV. She’s the lead instructor at A Girl And A Gun. She’s co-host on Civilian Carry Radio.  We met at Fort Williams Park in Portland, Maine. Got selfie in front of the lighthouse then headed out for the show. The conversation went really well.  It was a bit of a rainy day. The dash cam didn’t come out great, but I used it a few times.  What really impressed me with Tatiana is that she’s all about self defense and protecting her family members. She’s a small framed woman who carries a full size 1911!  She has some martial arts experience and has become a master at designing courses for students of all levels.    You can find her just about everywhere! https://tatianawhitlock.com/   Chambers Custom Bellicus 1911http://chamberscustom.com/bellicus/   A Girl And A Gunhttps://www.agirlandagun.org/   HAVA Websitehttps://www.honoredveterans.org/   Howell’s Gun Shophttp://howellsgunshop.com/   Check out RSWC Sponsors Keyhole HolstersVeteran Owned, American Madehttp://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdyAuthor, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #051 Jared Yanis Guns & Gadgets I met Jared in November 2017. I just came back from the Gun Rights Policy Conference in Dallas. I heard about the 2A Capital Rallys. Every state was putting on a rally at the state house in every state capital. I reached out, asking to speak, and I heard back from Jared Yanis. He was the man that was organizing everything. He’s started a YouTube channel reviewing guns and gadgets, hence the name, then the format turned. Guns & Gadgets is now “YOUR Source for 2A News!!”. He covers lots of laws that are coming down the pike from ERPO laws to magazine capacity bans to everything in between. Jared has been doing the channel on YouTube for several years. He’s got all the social media outlets and stays on top of them like you wouldn’t believe. He, too, didn’t start out wanting to be a “YouTuber”, but its been going well for his channel with over 95,000 subscribers. You, too, should follow the link below and subscribe to it. Jared and I head to the city of Worcseter, MA (pronounced Wuss-ter or Wista). We see some Wista driving and head thru the infamous Kelley Square. We talk about his new AR pistol build a new 1911 he’s getting. And some of the fun or pitfalls of having a YouTube channel. And how he went to New Orleans on vacation and stayed with a SWAT job! You can find Guns & Gadgets at the following. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/GunsGadgets GunStreamer: https://gunstreamer.com/@Guns_and_Gadgets Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guns_and_gadgets/ G&G Store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/GunsGadgets Please check out and support our sponsors: Keyhole Holsters: Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/ Dennis McCurdy, Author, Speaker, & Small Business Guru http://www.find-away.com/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #050 Mary Schuster-Callison DC Project, TIME cover, & Goats! I picked Mary Shuster-Callison up on West Randolph in Chicago. I had a parking spot and she was going to take it and we were going to take my rental car. As I'm waiting, I see a woman wave to me and slow down. The car behind her honked and she yelled at the driver. I knew that was going to be fun! Mary started as an activist after Newtown and the One Million Moms for Gun Control. She started 1 Million Moms Against Gun Control. Now I understand why she was yelling at the other driver! Hehe! She was going along with 1MMACG then she had the unthinkable happened to her sister. She was stabbed, beaten, sexually assaulted. That’s when Mary really doubled down and activism. She got involved with the DC Project as a side person with the likes of Rhonda Ezell (RSWC #037). Mary took her sister’s story to DC to let Congress know that not all gun owners are middle aged, overweight white guys like me. Mary also shares a bunch of laughs! She’s a very fun and funny woman. We talk about kids and animals as we drive up Lake Shore Drive. We also have a quick session of “Truth Time with Mary” where Charlie shares how he got into playing trombone. Did I say we had lots of laughs? 1 Million Moms Against Gun Control Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/1mmagc/ 1 Million Moms Against Gun Control Twitter page https://twitter.com/1mmagc Fioochi Ammuniton http://www.fiocchiusa.com/ The DC Project Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thedcproject/ The DC Project Website https://www.pro3gunner.com/dcp/ Mary Schuster-Callison on Instagram @koopac7 Please watch RSWC #050 on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rWQ_nJ-4eyo   Riding Shotgun With Charlie GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds  

RSWC #049 David “Rosey” Rosenthal Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners   I got to meet David “Rosey” Rosenthal at the NJSAFECON back in 2017.  I was a speaker on a panel with Tony Simon, Anthony Colandro, & Maj Toure. After the conference, I went for dinner with Tony and some others.  One of the people I got to meet was Rosey.   I’d heard him a number of times on Gun For Hire Radio Podcast a number of times. It was a lot of fun talking with him and everyone else. I knew then that I needed to interview him on the stagecoach.   I met Rosey at Harold’s New York Deli in Edison, NJ. We had a HUGE roast beef sandwich. (You’ll see it in the show)  After lunch, we headed out in the stagecoach.   Rosey shared stories about buying a brick of .22 ammo for $3.99 (plus tax) and achieving Distinguished Expert in Muzzleloader when he was young. We talk about the start of the CNJFO (Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners) and the fundraising events they host.  We also talk about how we got our children into shooting and taught them firearm safety. And we cover the NJ large capacity magazine ban that went into effect in December, 2019, thanks to Governor Phil Murphy.   It was great to have Rosey in the passenger seat.  It was fun that he pulled out his 10 gauge double barrel muzzleloader right in the parking lot to pose for a picture!d   Please check out CNJFO at https://www.cnjfo.com/ CNJFO's Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/cnjfo/ Justifiable Need https://www.justifiableneed.com/?fbclid=IwAR1i45jf4xWjzv8nGrRfOJ8pb8Vje_f5dZPPGh_MzdHN29Xkubf6WncHte0   GunSitters at https://www.gunsitters.com/   Harold’s New York Deli at http://haroldsfamousdeli.com/   You can watch RSWC on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/ridingshotgunwithcharlie   Please donate to the Go Fund Me for RSWC https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #048 Lauren Hartnett Girl's Got A Gun DC Project Thanks to Holly Sullivan, RSWC #036, for asking me to attend the CCDL Banquet in February. That's when and where I met Lauren. She wanted to make sure that I sat at the same table with Lauren. Holly told me that Lauren was in from NYC and sitting at a table by the back of the room. I went to a couple tables, getting out of my comfort zone asking strangers if they were Lauren. But I finally got the correct table. In April, I had some vacation time coming and I messaged Lauren. She was at A Girl And A Gun Conference when I messaged her, but she said she would be in for a ride in the stagecoach. I made a plan and headed to Staten Island. Lauren learned about gun safety from her aunt in upstate New York. Professionally, she's an EMS in NYC. She's out at night, seeing all the things that happen in the biggest city at night. And she wasn't, and isn't, able to carry a firearm for self defense. The training required for a carry permit in NYC is nothing. All you need is $350 to apply for the permit. Researching women's gun groups, she discovered the DC Project and emailed the Ms. New York. After exchanging some emails, Ms New York asked Lauren if she wanted to. That catapulted her into the world of ALL the pro gun women! After being energized by the DC Project, she went back and started Girl's Got A Gun. That lead to A Girl And A Gun Conference and more pro gun women. We cover a lot of topics, we see the Freedom Tower, drive up the West Side Highway and head to the FDR Drive and back to Staten Island. Please visit the Florida Carry Website here. Girl's Got A Gun Website https://girlsgotagun.org/ Girl's Got A Gun Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/GirlsGotaGun/ DC Project Website https://www.pro3gunner.com/dcp/ DC Project Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/thedcproject/ A Girl And A Gun Website https://www.agirlandagun.org/ TIME Guns In America Website http://time.com/guns-in-america/ If you enjoy the program, please donate here to help get the 'stagecoach' across America RSWC Go Fund Me page https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #047 Steve Merrette Florida Carry   Its the 5th Tuesday of the month and I'm putting out an extra RSWC episode!   RSWC #047 Steve Merrette https://youtu.be/ib06CNc7j1w   You never know when you'll find a new friend or a new guest. When I attended the Gun Rights Policy Conference in Tampa in 2016, I had no idea what kind of ride I was about to go on. At this event, I met many of my firearms 'idols', all the cool "rock stars" of the gun community.  This trip I got to meet so many great people. Steve Merrette was one of them.  He & his wife sat behind me for the conference.  We became friend on Facebook and started following each other.  Steve was one of the people that I wanted to hand out with and get to know better on the Florida Carry trip in February 2019.  Of course, he wanted to come Riding Shotgun! He spends time covering his military experience and handling firearms. He got out of it while his kids were young.  He does have a DUI in his past in New York state, which followed him to Florida. When he decided it was time to get a firearm permit in Florida, he had to clean up the mess that was in his past. It took some time and some money, but he got it cleared up and got his Rights back.   Going thru this process is how he was introduced to Florida Carry and the work that they do.  Steve and I have some laughs, talking about the GLOCK sock, boy bands, and what to tell people if they see you're carrying.    Please visit the Florida Carry Website here.  https://www.floridacarry.org/ Florida Wildlife Conservation Website  https://myfwc.com/ Florida House Approves Teacher Carrying https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-ap-house-panel-approves-guns-for-teachers-20190321-story.html     On the flip side of Florida, here's a article about a bill that would outlaw minors posing for pictures with firearms.  Its not always the "Gun Shine State".  Florida Bill Would Outlaw Minors in Firearm Photos https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/florida-bill-would-outlaw-minors-posting-photos-guns-social-media/ If you enjoy the program, please donate here to help get the 'stagecoach' across America RSWC Go Fund Me page https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds   Please subscribe to the Riding Shotgun With Charlie YouTube Channel.   Riding Shotgun With Charlie https://www.youtube.com/c/ridingshotgunwithcharlie

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #046 Gianni Russo The Hollywood Godfather!   RSWC #046 Gianni Russo https://youtu.be/4-YzugXV96w   But did you ask? This is going thru my mind. I couldn't let this chance go by. I asked my son if I should give Gianni Russo a business card and ask if I could drive him around. I put a card in my pocket before we went up to the table.  My son and I went to hear Gianni Russo speak in western Massachusetts. Mr Russo is known as the Hollywood Godfather. He played Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather. We were in line waiting to have him autograph his new biography and get a photo with him.  I over heard him say that he was doing a signing the next day at a Barnes & Noble. I figured I could get everything ready and film an interview the next day.  He said "Yes! I should be free from 4 to 7:30 tomorrow." Gianni Russo has one of the most interesting stories.  He used to deliver messages for Frank Costello, an old mafia member. He washed Marilyn Monroe's hair.  He learned to act from Marlon Brando and singing from Frank Sinatra. He ran into Lee Harvey Oswald a couple days before Oswald killed JFK.  He's got a story about re-enacting a cowboy movie shootout with Elvis at the International Hotel in Las Vegas.   You can hear these stories on this episode in this episode of Riding Shotgun With Charlie. There's much more than these things, too.    You can read all the stories in his new book, The Hollywood Godfather.   Hollywood Godfather on amazon https://www.amazon.com/Gianni-Russo/e/B07PK5N84W?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1555897649&sr=8-1     You can find his website here Gianni Russo website. https://www.giannirusso.com/ You can visit his website at Hollywood Godfather Podcast Website  http://hollywoodgodfatherpodcast.com/ You can hear Gianni Russo on his podcast Hollywood Godfather on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-godfather-podcast/id1452958267?mt=2 If you enjoy the program, please donate here to help get the 'stagecoach' across America RSWC Go Fund Me page https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds   Please subscribe to the Riding Shotgun With Charlie YouTube Channel.   Riding Shotgun With Charlie https://www.youtube.com/c/ridingshotgunwithcharlie

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #045 Massad Ayoob The Man, The Myth, The Legend! What can I say? He’s been the self defense go to guru since the 1970’s. He’s been influential on instructors, police officer, and authors since he started. He started the Lethal Force Institute in New Hampshire. LFI turned into Massad Ayoob Group and the MAG 20 and MAG 40 courses. Mas has author two dozen books in guns, the effects and aftermath of dealing with a lethal encounter. The Gun Rights Policy Conference in Tampa 2016 is when I first met Mas. I asked him to sign my copy of In The Gravest Extreme. I also mentioned Riding Shotgun With Charlie and I’d love to have him as a passenger. Alan Gottlieb was behind him and he say “Mas, you’ve GOT to to Riding Shotgun With Charlie!”. Mas said “OK, when do we do this?”. I said “Well, I don’t have a car, but if you give me your contact I’ll see what I can set up.”. I was shocked it was “that easy” to ask. I went to New Hampshire in the summer of 2018 to hear Mas speak about suicide prevention. I spoke with his wife Gail Pepin about the possibility of setting up and interview and she was very receptive. Kevin Sona (RSWC #043) asked me to speak at the Florida Carry event in February 2019. Then he tells me that Mas is speaking as well would I be interested in having him on RSWC. Um….YEAH!!! After speaking at the event, Mas agreed to get into the passenger seat, drive around with a stranger, in a place neither of us have been to. This was a big deal for me. I can’t thank Massad Ayoob enough for taking the time, sharing some stories, and having a few laughs. And to Gail for hanging out while we did the interview. And of course, thanks to Kevin for having the event and asking both of us to speak. You can find all things Massad Ayoob at https://massadayoobgroup.com/ . You can buy his books on amazon here https://www.amazon.com/Massad-F.-Ayoob/e/B001H9VYZS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1554733415&sr=8-2 Videos can be found on https://www.youtube.com/user/gpepin1/videos You can listen to Mas and his crew on the Pro Arms Podcast at http://proarmspodcast.com/ Backwoods Home is another outlet for articles by Mas. https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/ Massad Ayoob Group Facebook page www.facebook.com/MassadAyoobGroup/ Pro Arms Podcast http://proarmspodcast.com/ The Broad Cast (podcast) http://proarmspodcast.com/category/proarms-broadcast/ Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie Ep #044 Open Carry, Fishing, & YouTubing Michael Taylor & Steven Keith Jenkins   RSWC #044 with Soloyaker & Jenkins https://youtu.be/hjB9ZNTY_Z8 You've seen both of these men from Florida, but you're learning their names now.  Michael Taylor is knows as #Soloyaker on YouTube. He's a fisherman who makes videos of his fishing adventures. Until he was arresting for open carrying while fishing. Its totally legal to open carry in Florida while fishing, camping, or hunting, and on the way to and from each of these activities.  Here's Michael's YouTube page.  Soloyaker YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/soloyaker Steven Keith Jenkins is a just a regular guy who into shooting and fishing. He was with Michael when this incident happened.  Both men were open carrying while fishing in Miami on a dock. They were both arrested and currently there is a case going on about it. They're both members of Florida Carry. This propelled both of them into the fight for the Rights of Floridians to be able to open carry while fishing.  I had the chance to interview them at a Florida Carry camp out in February 2019. Please check out the video of the incident here. Miami Incident at South Pointe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zazS-I81so Steven is involved in a new project called "City Tavern Talk". Its named after City Tavern in Philadelphia where some of the founding father got together to talk and have a pint.  City Tavern Talk YouTube Channel youtube.com/channel/UCIsYgXBRK5ITkEApptweSQw Florida Carry website https://www.floridacarry.org/   Florida Carry Region 5 Facebook Page www.facebook.com/groups/1267323543321387/   City Tavern Talk Facebook Page www.facebook.com/groups/CityTavernTalk/ City Tavern Talk YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/channel/UCIsYgXBRK5ITkEApptweSQ   If you enjoy the program, please donate here to help get the 'stagecoach' across America RSWC Go Fund Me page https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds   Please subscribe to the Riding Shotgun With Charlie YouTube Channel.   Riding Shotgun With Charlie https://www.youtube.com/c/ridingshotgunwithcharlie   I am trying to get on iTunes "New & Noteworthy" list.  Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a nice comment! You can see the video of the interviews on YouTube, linked above.   Maybe watching videos isn't your thing.  I get that, too.  I drive a lot and listen to lots of podcasts. Please check out this link to the RSWC podcast!  The podcast is on iTunes, Google Play Music, iHeartRadio, & Soptify as well!    RSWC on iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/   RSWC on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB Find other great Pro-Freedom Podcasts at the Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #043 Kevin Sona (& KJ Sona) Open Carry, Camping & Alligators Kevin organized a number of events for Florida Carry. We filmed this after a camping event in Dunnellon, FL, where there were a number of speakers and campers. We met in Tampa at GRPC in 2016. Kevin kept in touch and we struck up a friendship and mutual admiration club. He says he's camera shy and doesn't want to be out front, but he's a great organizer! And we need people like him to make things happen! He's started the America Under Distress Facebook page after he was booted for using his 1st Amendment on some other Facebook pages. Its been successful gaining almost 700 members. This has given him the chance to reach more people and get the freedom message out to more people. His newest venture is City Tavern Talk. They've got a YouTube channel and Facebook page. You should check them out and subscribe to it. We drive to see come alligators, switch seats, and have a lot of laughs. His son, Kevin Jr (KJ in my book) sat in the back and came for a ride with us.   Florida Carry www.floridacarry.org Florida Carry Facebook Page www.facebook.com/groups/FLopencarry/ Florida Carry Region 5 Facebook Page www.facebook.com/groups/1267323543321387/ America Under Distress Facebook Page www.facebook.com/groups/145564182309540/ City Tavern Talk Facebook Page www.facebook.com/groups/CityTavernTalk/ City Tavern Talk YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/channel/UCIsYgXBRK5ITkEApptweSQw

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #042 Rob Morse I met Rob Morse at the GRPC in Tampa in 2016. I was asked to be on the Polite Society Podcast, where Rob is a co-host. He also does the Self Defense Gun Stories and he writes for Slow Facts as well. His Slow Facts blogs are often posted on other websites like AmmoLand, as well. And he's a reoccurring guest on Bill Frady's Lock N Load Radio. At the GRPC in Chicago this past September, Rob earned the Ray Carter Blogger of the Year award. Besides being a writer and a podcaster, in his 'regular life' he's an design engineer and analyst during the day, and a civil rights activist after hours. He's a very smart man and before he speaks you can see his brain working before the words come out. That keeps him very articulate and on point. I was hoping to get to interview Rob in Chicago, but it worked out in Florida instead. He's one of the great guys that I'm glad to call a friend. He's there with good solid idea, as much as they may be uncomfortable. Rob was coming to the Florida Carry campout from February 15-17. He drove all the way from the Louisiana/Texas border to central Florida. There were a couple of speakers that weren't able to make it, so he stepped right in like a pro and filled the need. It was great to finally have Rob hop in the passenger seat of the (rented) stagecoach! Please check out the episode on YouTube and listen on iTunes. RSWC with Tony Simon on YouTube Rob Morse on RSWC #042 The Gun Mag-GPRC Ray Carter Award http://www.thegunmag.com/grpc-honors-florida-teen-with-defender-of-year-award/ Rob's columns on AmmoLand.com https://www.ammoland.com/author/rob-morse/#axzz5gVLfv000 Self Defense Gun Stories Website https://www.selfdefensegunstories.com/ Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/self-defense-gun-stories-podcast/id1438637669?mt=2 Polite Society Podcast iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/polite-society-podcast/id500528514?mt=2 Bill Frady's Lock And Load Radio Website http://lockandloadradio.com/ Lock And Load Radio Podcast http://gunownersofamericaradio.libsyn.com/ Self Defense Gun Stories Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/SelfDefenseGunStoriesPodcast/ Polite Society Podcast Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/PoliticsAndGunsPodcast/ FASTER Saves Lives https://fastersaveslives.org/  If you enjoy the program, please donate here to help get the 'stagecoach' across America RSWC Go Fund Me page https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds Please subscribe to the Riding Shotgun With Charlie YouTube Channel. Riding Shotgun With Charliehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ridingshotgunwithcharlie

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #041  Tony Simon The Largest Pound for Pound Firearms Instructor in America I recently spent a day driving to upstate New York for the RSWC with Dan Was (#040), then I headed down to Edison, NJ, to interview "the largest pound for pound firearms instructor in America"....TONY SIMON!! He is one of the busiest instructors in the country!  He's started with Simon Says Train.  Then he started The Diversity Shoot, The Second is for Everyone, The Minuteman Challenge.  He's co-host of the 2A4E podcast, a regular on Self Defense Gun Stories and many other podcasts.  This is a longer episode than usual.  Tony has so much going on and there's so much to talk about with him.  We cover his move from Virginia to New Jersey, getting into training with some friends who became instructors, and how he started the Diversity Shoot, The Minuteman Challenge, 2A4E and everything else that he does.  Please check out the episode on YouTube.   Here's links to many things Tony is involved in.  Simon Says Train Facebook www.facebook.com/simonsaystrain/ The 2nd Is For Everone Facebook www.facebook.com/The2ndisforeveryone/ The 2nd Is For Everyone Go Fund Me www.gofundme.com/the-2nd-is-for-everyone-2a4e 2A4E Patreon www.patreon.com/The2ndisForEveryonepodcast   2A4E Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-2nd-is-for-everyone-2a4e-podcast/id1377957328?mt=2 Diversity Shoot website http://diversityshoot.com/ Black Bag Resources website http://www.blackbagresources.com/index.html Black Bag Resources Facebook www.facebook.com/BlackBagResources/ Self Defense Gun Stories website www.selfdefensegunstories.com If you enjoy the program, please donate here to help get the 'stagecoach' across America RSWC Go Fund Me page www.gofundme.com/manage/rswc-travel-funds

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #040 Dan Wos   Author, Advocate, & Ace Frehley   This episode of RSWC is with author & speaker Dan Wos. Dan grew up around firearms but left them when he was a touring musician being Ace Frehley is a KISS tribute band. After an incident leaving a late nite movie, Dan decided it was time to get back into being a gun owner.     He was writing about gun rights when an article was picked up by a number of websites and pushed him into the world of writing about guns.  Jan Morgan loved the article and she wrote the preface to both of his books. He’s spoken around the country talking about how the anti gun activists use the language to twist the meanings to get the non-gun folks on their side.   Please check out this episode as we drive around Saratoga Springs, NY, and talk about writing his books and how we interact with new gun owners.   You can buy Dan’s books, Good Gun, Bad Guy and Good Gun, Bad Guy 2   On amazon https://www.amazon.com/Dan-Wos/e/B00J7NGXR0   Good Gun Bad Guy YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa3rqQQ0OhpM62Erngz87kg   Dan Wos website http://danwos.com/   Twitter twitter.com/dan_wos   Good Gun Bad Guy Facebook https://www.facebook.com/goodgunbadguy   Good Gun Bad Guy Home http://www.goodgunbadguy.net/   The Loaded Mic YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1dAUZElAoAMKQIYxpIrY4A   The Loaded Mic podcast https://media.zencast.fm/the-loaded-mic   If you like to watch the interview, please find it on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/c/ridingshotgunwithcharlie   If you enjoy the program, please donate here to help get the ‘stagecoach’ across America https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds

Riding Shotgun With Charlie Ep #039 Leyla Pirnie Roommates, rights, and revolvers Leyla Pirnie was put into the news in December 2018. She's a college student who lives near Boston. Her roommates saw her MAGA hat and knowing she was from the south, the decided she was probably a gun owner. They looked thru her closet, under her bed and in her dresser. After they found a locked case and tried to break into it, they had a roommate meeting and they decided she needed to lock everything up and take the firing pin out of the gun. Check out the whole interview and see what happened. Thanks to the gents at Cape Gun Works in Hyannis, MA. They hosted a "Shoot with Leyla Pirnie" event and that's when I was able to get her in the "stagecoach". www.capegunworks.com I mentioned the I'm With ROSCOE. Here's a link to that. www.imwithroscoe.com Baby Its Cold Outside GunGram https://youtu.be/8U0YCFv3K_E Here's a link to the Go Fund Me. I've got people all around the country that would love to get on the stagecoach, but I need help getting there. Florida, Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana. If you'd like to support the show, please donate to the Go Fund Me here. https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #038 Greg Hopkins Author, Lawyer, & Christian Greg Hopkins was the first person I met at Gun Rights Policy Conference in Tampa in 2106.  He gave him his book A Time to Kill: The Myth of Christian Pacifism and I gave him an RSWC t-shirt.  He did get the short end of the deal! We got together for this interview in Chicago at GPRC 2018.  Greg is full of information about what the Bible says about self defense and owning weapons and even defending the innocent and our neighbors.  I'd say that the interview was like going to school, but it was more like going to church! You'll learn a lot about self defense and how Christians should view owning a firearm or other self defense tools. You can buy Greg's book on amazon with this link. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DOJI38K/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Greg's Website Alabama Legal Defense https://www.alabamalegaldefense.com/sales Greg on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bibleselfdefense/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie RSWC #037   Rhonda Ezell Chicago Guns Matter DC Project   Chicago Guns Matter, Distinguished Service, & Boom   All the planets lined up in Chicago!  I spoke at the Gun Rights Policy Conference, made many new friends and passengers, and got to interview Rhonda Ezell in her hometown!   She made the news suing the city of Chicago after the MacDonald SCOTUS ruling. She wanted to be the first one to get a concealed carry permit in Illinois! But the state had other plans in the works.  They made it difficult for Rhonda and other Chicago residents to be able to comply with the new laws by not allowing a shooting range within city limits.   She and her team of lawyers from the Second Amendment Foundation were victorious in defeating Chicago and their unclear, anti-gun laws. So, they’re currently pursuing it again!   In the process, Chicago Guns Matter was also born. And Rhonda was also asked to participate with the DC Project, with others like Cheryl Todd, and RSWC passengers Amanda Suffecool & Holly Sullivan.   The day before the interview, Rhonda earned & won the Distinguished Service Award from the Second Amendment Foundation. https://www.saf.org/   There’s a lot of reading on the Chicago Guns Matter website.  Please check it out. http://chicagogunsmatter.org/   Here’s Rhonda’s page on CGM website: http://chicagogunsmatter.org/people/15-rhonda-ezell   You can also find them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/chicagogunsmatter   You can follow Rhonda on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ms_ezell   If you’d like to help get the Stagecoach around America, please donate to the Go Fund Me travel funds account. https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds   Subscribe to the Riding Shotgun With Charlie podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565?mt=2   Watch and subscribe to the YouTube channel here https://www.youtube.com/c/ridingshotgunwithcharlie

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #036 Holly Sullivan TIME magazine cover, CCDL, & Animaniacs Join Holly & I as we drive through Hartford, Connecticut, talking about her on the cover of TIME magazine, the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, as well as sing a song from the Animaniacs, the DC Project, and what method works well for her to carry concealed.  Connecticut Citizens Defense League ccdl.us The DC Project https://www.pro3gunner.com/dcp/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #035 Andee Reardon East Coast School of Safety Andee and I drive around York County Maine, talking gun safety for kids, taking women camping and shooting with RSWC Passenger Jeff Zimba Ep #014, and we have to make a few U-turns as well! https://www.eastcoastschoolofsafety.com/ www.facebook.com/AndeeSOS/ Find her on Facebook on both East Coast School of Safety-Andee Reardon and Andee Reardon-East Coast School of Safety She also help with THRIVE New England https://www.thrivenewengland.org/ I met Andee at the York Country Fish & Game Association http://ycfga.org/

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #034 Jon Green Director of Education, Gun Owners Action League Here''s a bonus episode of Riding Shotgun With Charlie. Jon is a great friend and my gun guru. I had the idea for my show with getting to hang out with Jon & do some talking. Jon & I have an afternoon drive and just talk about hunting, some teaching stories of things that were maybe a little unusual. And as always, we have lots of laughs. I'm impressed that he remembered that I said "We don't raise kids to be good kids, we raise them to be good adults" Jon is the Director of Education at Gun Owners Action League http://goal.org You contact Jon at [email protected]. I have a Go Fund Me account. If you enjoy the show, please consider donating at https://www.gofundme.com/manage/rswc-travel-funds Check out the Self Defense Radio Network Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/selfdefenseradio/

RSWC #033 Derek LeBlanc Kids S.A.F.E., GPRC, & Rob Pincus Fanboying Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation Derek LeBlanc and I were roommates in Chicago for the Gun Rights Policy Conference 2018. It was incredible weekend for both of us! Derek connected with many people in the gun community. But when he met Rob Pincus, he turned into a big fan boy! While we were videotaping my interview, Derek was also doing a Facebook live on Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation Facebook page. And Rob Pincus tunes in. You can find Derek at the following places. Website: kidssafefoundation.org Instagram: @KidsSAFEFpundation Facebook: facebook.com/KidsSAFEFoundation/ Please subscribe to the Riding Shotgun With Charlie YouTube page and podcast! Share this video with all of your friends. And you can support the show by donating at the Go Fund Me page. Let’s get the stagecoach across America! https://www.gofundme.com/rswc-travel-funds

Rick Ector. Legally Armed In Detroit.  Detroit CCW.   This interview has been 2 years in the making. I met Rick Ector in Tampa at Gun Rights Policy Conference in 2016.  He couldn't stop laughing when I told him about GunGrams and Riding Shotgun With Charlie.  And he said he'd love to be a passenger.    In February 2017, I had plans to interview Rick in Detroit after the concealed carry fashion in show in Cleveland with Rob & Amanda from Eye On The Target Radio. But Rick wasn't able to make it.     We've had a lot of back and forth about when we were going to be able to do this and did the other person really want to do the interview.   We didn't make it happen in Detroit February 2017.  Then we were going to again in Dallas September 2017.  But it didn't happen again.    FINALLY!!!!  In Chicago September 2018, we got in the car for an interview!   Rick was robbed at gun point by 2 individuals on his own property!  He has since became a licensed gun owner, then firearm instructor, then firearm training counselor, then 2A advocate.   What Rick is really known for is training 700 women in the same day!  Every May for the last 7 years, he's been getting instructors, guns and ammunition, and women together to teach women how to be safe with a firearm and get the CPL (Concealed Pistol License) in Michigan.  Please watch and listen to the interview that finally happened last month in Chicago.     http://www.legallyarmedindetroit.com/   https://detroitcplclass.usgunclasses.com/