Episode-1689- Why You Should Become A Gun Owner
I grew up with guns. Got my first BB gun from a grandfather at 7 and was running though the Florida swamps alone with it by 9. Moved to Pennsylvania at 12 and was turned loose alone with a 22 rifle and a 20 gauge shot gun, only conditions, do nothing stupid and pay for your own ammo with chores.
Shot my first deer with a bow that fall, another with a rifle that winter. I have a 22 I got that Christmas that likely had 100,000 rounds through it before I left for the Army at 17.
I learned the Army way of shooting next, qualified expert with the M16 and spent time shooting weapon like the M2, M60 and other fun stuff like the SAW. Left service and returned to PA for a bit, came to Texas and started collecting and shooting all types of guns.
In all of this it gets easy to forget there are 40 year old men that are even a little bit “country boy” types that have never owned a gun, perhaps never even fired one.
Today’s show is for that brand new gun owner, or the would be new gun owner. I want to help demystify things, I want to help avail fear and I want to help Barack Obama! What? LOL
See our current President is likely the all time best selling gun salesman in history. Every time he opens his mouth about taking away gun rights, sales go through the roof. Well he has about a year left, I hope to push his record over the top, to make sure that more Americans become new gun owners during his presidency than any three presidents in US history. And you thought anarchists were not interested in politics. Ha!
Join Me Today to Discuss…
- Replacing fear with respect
- Defending a right by exercising a right
- Yes a gun is “dangerous” so are chain saws, cars and power tools
- Yes you very well may need a gun to defend yourself
- You likely won’t need a gun to defend yourself, you likely die young but have insurance anyway
- Trying to reach the reluctant spouse
- Go to a class on safety and shooting
- Explain your view
- Ignore the statistics battles, they are pointless
- At some point man the F up or woman the F up
- Yes women you should carry too if you can
- Getting started
- Get training
- Find mentors
- Go shoot rented guns
- In general start with long guns
- Learn gun functionality
- Learn gun maintenance
- Develop protocols and procedures
- My basic gun battery and the reasons for it
- A 22 rifle
- A center fire rifle
- A 22 hand gun
- A center fire hand gun
- A shot gun
- Whatever you want and can afford
- Using airsoft as a training and practicing tool
- Loose the fear, seriously lose it, it is irrational and makes no sense
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- Uber Driver Stops Mass Shooting in Chicago
- Armed Assistant Principle Stops School Shooting
- 12 Times Armed Citizens Stopped Mass Shootings
- Granddaddy’s Gun – Aaron Lewis
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My oldest daughter wants to get a pistol. She used to be a little bit anti-gun. Not bad, but a little. A few years ago she asked what I wanted for my birthday, and I told her I wanted her to go to a Apple seed shoot with me. She could not come the first day (Saturday) so came on Sunday. The instructors paid special attention to her, since she was new to guns and missed the first day. Towards the end of the day, one of the other shooters let her shoot his ar10.
The problem with her getting a gun is her husband. He is a paramedic and has seen the aftermath of some terrible tragedies. They have 2 daughters aged 11 and 12. So they are part of the worry. I think the end solution is going to involve a finger print lock box.
Apple seed is the best thing in the world if you want to introduce someone to guns.
Great show thank you.
Sadly, I live in the Netherlands… A country where only the police have guns.
Sadly there are a lot of people here that want it that way here. These people think they are “anti gun” but what they are is very much pro gun. There are for the State having all the guns to use to enforce the states will.
While in the midst of tragedy in Paris, there was a story that isn’t being broadcast much in the US. Two ISIS thugs burst into a restaurant, and started to shoot. Unbeknownst to the ISIS idiots, there were three men, two of them Columbian suspected drug traffickers in that restaurant. The stood up, pulled their illegal pistols, and shot the two ISIS terrorists dead. I believe they left the restaurant rather quickly after that, but the fact remains, without the Columbians, those diners were looking at a grim future.
I was wrong on the above story. I am reading now it may be a hoax after all that three drug traffickers shot two ISIS attackers in Paris. Wish it were true, what a great story.
Jack,
Really liked the show. Can you update the podcast to properly reflect the Uber driver story and the date before I share it? I followed the link and it is dated April 21, 2015, which was not after the San Bernadino shootings.
I want to share the podcast, but don’t want it thrown back in my face because of the date. I’m sure you were fed the link and were told the story. You taught me a long time ago to verify stuff before accepting.
Well I am sorry I used the info I had that was wrong, I can do a correction on today’ show but I don’t go back and edit past episodes.
I live in San Bernardino CA after this shooting 2 of my sister in laws who have never even held a gun and my father in law all want me to take them out and teach them how to shoot and want to use all of my hand guns to help them choose what to buy. Also many people at my job are now going and buying their first gun. So I am now telling people how to go get their permit to carry since San Bernardino county is one of the easiest counties in the state to get a CCW. Also I love the show Jack I have been listening since the very beginning you helped me so much I appreciate everything you do.
By far one of your best shows. Loved the finale the most. You always put it all together just right, but this time you added some serious icing on the cake. Indeed, this is part of our heritage and that is being ripped away everywhere we look.
Thanks Jack.
Thank you for the show. I signed up for a class, but don’t yet have a weapon. I am a 56 yo woman who does a lot of hiking and running alone (sometimes for 20-30 miles and always in the forest or on BLM land). Any suggestions on what type of weapon to carry with me?
Yea I do as I said in the show, go to a shop with a range, rent guns and figure out what you like, what handles, points well, carries well, etc for YOUR NEEDS. No bad guy asks what caliber or model you are shooting him with.