The radio hosts open hour two by discussing the importance of the Second Amendment and questioning why earlier generations didn't resist gun-control laws more aggressively. They talk about U.S. gun-control history, including the buildup to the 1968 Gun Control Act, noting that the NRA had warned about it for years.

The conversation shifts to how social attitudes and economic hardships from the early 1900s through the Depression shaped gun culture, ammunition availability, and firearm innovations. They share anecdotes about people improvising with ammunition during hard times and discuss unusual historical shotgun practices like "ringing" shells.

They then cover a current news story about a British man who visited Florida, went shooting, posted a photo online, and was later arrested in the U.K. for "causing distress" and "stalking" simply by sharing the picture. The hosts contrast this with American freedoms and warn listeners that similar social-media-based gun restrictions could eventually appear in the U.S.

Next, they air sponsor messages and return to a discussion of national security. They talk about America's dependence on imported materials like steel, aluminum, gunpowder, primers, minerals, and even ammunition, arguing that EPA regulations and economic pressures have shut down domestic production. They reference past ammunition shortages and emphasize how vulnerable the U.S. would be if imports were cut off.

The segment ends with more sponsor ads and a segue into a new story about teen gun-store break-ins in New Mexico.

The hosts, Amanda Suffolk and Rob Campbell, open Eye on the Target Radio with lighthearted banter about taking photos for upcoming trade shows, joking about selfies, bad angles, and their hobby of rehabbing old houses. They then shift into gun-rights news, focusing on several major legal developments involving the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Second Amendment.

Key Topics Discussed 1. DOJ Involvement in Wolford v. Lopez (Hawaii "Sensitive Places" Case)

• The Trump-era DOJ has asked the Supreme Court to participate in oral arguments.

• The case challenges Hawaii's rule requiring explicit permission to carry firearms in most places ("vampire rule").

• DOJ argues the rule has no historical analogue because historically property owners posted no-gun signs, not gun-allowed signs.

• Oral arguments are scheduled for January 20.

2. DOJ's Mixed Role in 2A Cases

• The DOJ has supported gun-rights positions in major cases like Heller and Bruen.

• This creates tension because they are now also defending the National Firearms Act (NFA) in court.

3. National Firearms Act (NFA) and the "Big Beautiful Bill"

• A recent budget bill reduced the $200 NFA tax to $0, but cannot remove the paperwork.

• Some gun-rights groups argue that if the NFA tax is $0, it can no longer be justified as a tax law, so the NFA should be invalidated.

• DOJ counters that there is still a special occupational tax tied to FFLs that deal with NFA items.

• Gun organizations (NRA, GOA, FPC, SAF) have all filed lawsuits challenging the NFA under this new framework.

4. Why DOJ Might Be Fighting the NFA Cases

• Rob suggests DOJ may be opposing these lawsuits strategically so that the cases can reach the Supreme Court.

• If the DOJ stopped opposing early, some cases might end at lower courts without a national ruling.

5. Broader Gun Regulation Issues

• Discussion expands into:

  • Ghost gun regulations

  • How firearms serialization didn't exist until 1968

  • Confusion in ATF record-keeping

  • How varied gun manufacturer naming schemes make compliance messy

Breaks and Advertisements

Throughout the segment, several sponsors and related organizations are promoted, including:

• Realize Firearms Awareness Coalition

• Riding Shotgun with Charlie

• The Complete Combatant

• John Petrolino's Decoding Firearms

• Locked-In Grip

• Rust Is Bad

• DC Project

Eye On The Target Hour 2 The show discusses national concealed-carry reciprocity, noting that Donald Trump previously stated he would sign such legislation if it reached his desk. Hosts argue it faces challenges in the U.S. Senate, though growing opposition from anti-gun groups suggests the bill has a real chance of advancing. They criticize the Fraternal Order of Police for opposing H.R. 38, saying it misrepresents both state-rights arguments and how easily law enforcement can verify out-of-state permits.

They compare national reciprocity to driver's license recognition, arguing it would function similarly. The hosts mock claims that police couldn't verify permits from other states and share anecdotes about interstate ticketing and identification.

The conversation shifts to New York City's dramatic increase in firearm and concealed-carry permit applications following the Supreme Court's Bruen decision. With police retirements rising and residents expressing a desire for self-protection, many New Yorkers are shocked by the lengthy and complex permitting process after believing media claims that guns are easy to obtain.

The hosts then review Everytown for Gun Safety's Thanksgiving messaging, which frames gun-related debates and myths for holiday discussions. They push back against Everytown's data, arguing that:

• Criminals acquire guns regardless of laws.

• Strong gun laws don't reduce violence, pointing to Chicago.

• Defensive gun uses—often involving no shots fired—are undercounted.

• Gun-control groups manipulate statistics to fit their narrative.

The segment briefly includes humor, banter between the hosts, commercials, and references to organizations supportive of firearms training and advocacy.

Later, they mention a Queens, NY case where a senior citizen defended himself with a gun but ended up jailed—highlighting what they view as New York's unjust system for lawful gun owners.

The hosts, Amanda Suffolk and Rob Campbell, open Eye on the Target Radio with updates on recent community activism around local zoning changes. Their township attempted to insert anti-gun regulations, safety rules, and even restrictions impacting Amanda's earth-sheltered home into the zoning manual.

A large public turnout at earlier meetings caused officials to table the gun-related proposals, but the community wasn't satisfied. Amanda and Rob organized neighbors, distributed information, researched options, and brought in statements from organizations like the Ohio Citizens Defense League—one warning the proposed rules were unconstitutional and could lead to lawsuits.

At the next meeting, over 150 residents attended, surprising township leaders. The community pushed two options:

1. Remove the overreach from the zoning book, or

2. Pursue the "nuclear option" of eliminating zoning entirely.

They collected half the needed signatures for the latter during the meeting. Their message to listeners: pay attention to local overreach and get involved.

ChatGPT Segment About Rob

Amanda reads humorous AI-generated descriptions of Rob. Highlights include:

• Rob is portrayed as the technical gun geek with deep mechanical firearm knowledge.

• Their on-air dynamic is described as "playful sibling rivalry"—Amanda energetic, Rob technical.

• AI attributes expertise, historical knowledge, and collector insight to him.

• Some descriptions amuse the hosts, especially claims he favors "thoughtful regulation." Amanda counters that Rob is more of a "paint your keister blue and yell freedom" type.

They joke about who really plots their activism—Amanda executing plans while Rob quietly steers from behind the scenes.

Firearm-Related PSAs and Sponsor Spots

Throughout the show, multiple sponsor messages air, including:

• Realize Firearms Awareness Coalition

• Project ChildSafe

• The Complete Combatant training

• Riding Shotgun with Charlie

• Decoding Firearms

• Locked-In Grip

• Rust is Bad

• Various local firearms businesses

• D.C. Project

News Teaser

In the final minute, Amanda notes an upcoming news topic:

• The ATF is back in the headlines, and President Trump has nominated Robert Cekada for ATF leadership.

The hosts discuss AI-based gun-detection systems that are being installed in some schools as an alternative to traditional metal detectors. These systems are intended to distinguish regular metal objects from firearms, but real-world performance has been problematic.

A school in Baltimore had major false positives, including an incident where police drew guns on a student because the AI flagged a bag of Doritos as a weapon. Another event involved officers pulling guns on multiple students, only to later find no firearm at all. The hosts argue that such technology creates a false sense of security, wastes public money, and may lead to dangerous overreactions by law enforcement.

They highlight concerns that relying on AI for critical decisions—when everyday devices like phones and GPS frequently glitch—is risky. They also joke about how students would intentionally test or defeat the system with items shaped like guns.

The conversation shifts to "smart guns" and automated tech in firearms, expressing distrust in systems that could malfunction, require updates, or depend on connectivity—especially when lives depend on them.

Next, the hosts cover a news story from Iowa, where gangs have developed a "lending library" of shared firearms used across multiple crimes. Two gang members received long prison sentences after investigators connected several shootings to the same shared guns. The hosts question the reliability of forensic claims about matching bullets or casings to a specific gun, noting variables like barrel temperature, ammunition type, and mechanical differences.

Throughout, the tone mixes serious critique with humor, skepticism about technology, and commentary on overregulation and the unintended consequences of tech-dependent policing and firearms restrictions.

The hosts of Eye on the Target Radio, Amanda and Rob, open the show with light banter about AI describing Rob as "unenthusiastic," which leads to humorous discussion about their personalities. They then shift to a local controversy in their small rural township, where proposed zoning changes attempted to restrict gun use, hunting, and even home and building designs. The proposals triggered strong community pushback, especially from gun owners, resulting in many of the controversial provisions being struck from the document. A newspaper article reported these rollbacks, but concerns remain because officials hinted that some regulations might be revisited in the future. Amanda describes ongoing civic engagement and upcoming township meetings.

The discussion then moves to national firearm policy, particularly the NFA (National Firearms Act). Rob explains confusion around current regulations, how firearms classifications have evolved, and the possibility that some NFA restrictions (like those on suppressors and short-barreled firearms) might be removed depending on court or legislative outcomes. They explore historical firearms, regulatory complexity, and lingering issues about what could realistically be deregulated versus what will likely remain heavily restricted.

The segment also includes ads and promos for firearms-related organizations, training programs, and safety initiatives.

The second hour of the broadcast, hosted by Amanda Suffolk with co-host Rob Campbell, focused primarily on two main topics: Supreme Court Second Amendment Cases and Upcoming NRA Annual Meetings.

🏛️ Supreme Court Second Amendment Cases

• The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two Second Amendment cases and is considering picking up a third from a larger "pile" of cases.

• Case 1: Sensitive Places (Wolford v. Lopez, out of Hawaii)

  • This case challenges laws regarding "sensitive places" where firearms are prohibited (e.g., "you can't bring your gun here").

• Case 2: Marijuana Use and Gun Ownership

  • This case questions the inconsistency of prohibiting marijuana users from owning a gun, even though alcohol users can. The hosts note that the key legal challenge might center on the ability to scientifically determine impairment (e.g., "how high you are") related to marijuana use, similar to how blood alcohol content (BAC) is measured for alcohol.

• Cost of Litigation (Allen Beck Case)

  • The hosts highlighted the extreme cost of getting a case to the Supreme Court. The documents required for submission in the Allen Beck case resulted in an $18,000 photocopy bill alone, which is being funded by donations.

• Oregon Measure 114

  • The discussion briefly touched upon Oregon's Measure 114, which has reached the Oregon Supreme Court. The hosts noted an exchange where a justice, who had personally taken the required gun training class, corrected a lawyer about the $200 training fee. They also criticized the argument that limits on magazine capacity (e.g., 11 shots being "bad" but 8 being "good") should be based on what existed in 1859, pointing out that modern technology (like blood alcohol tests) also didn't exist then.

📅 NRA Annual Meetings

• 2024 Meeting: April 19th, 20th, and 21st in Houston, Texas.

• The hosts stressed that three days are not enough to experience everything, including vendor booths, famous speakers/shooters, and especially the Collectors' Display (Amanda and Rob's favorite part).

• Future Meeting Locations (Planning Family Vacations):

  • 2026: Houston, Texas

  • 2027: Atlanta, Georgia

  • 2028: Orlando, Florida

  • 2029: Indianapolis, Indiana

  • 2030: San Antonio, Texas

• The hosts explained that the NRA is extremely limited in location choices because venues must be large enough to host the massive convention and be located in states/cities that are not anti-gun or restrict the members' Second Amendment rights, particularly concealed carry.

This audio segment of Eye on the Target Radio focuses on the need for vigilance in defending Second Amendment rights, detailing two ongoing issues: a local zoning fight in Ohio and a state-level lawsuit in New Jersey, plus a story illustrating the necessity of self-protection.

The main points covered are:

• Local Zoning Battle in Ohio: The hosts, Rob and Amanda, discovered a new set of zoning regulations being proposed in their sparsely populated Ohio township. These regulations attempt to outlaw or heavily restrict shooting on private property by imposing overly specific and unconstitutional requirements—such as mandating a specific, non-wood, non-rock backstop and prohibiting shooting after dark (which would prevent varmint control like shooting coyotes). The hosts confronted the zoning panel, arguing the regulations are unconstitutional and preempted by Ohio state law, resulting in the proposal being tabled. Amanda vows to rally community support for the next meeting.

• Mississippi Monkey Incident: The hosts discuss a news story where a truck carrying Rhesus monkeys from a lab overturned, releasing the animals—initially reported to be carrying diseases like herpes. The hosts applaud two armed citizens, Jessica Bond and George Barnett, for using their firearms to neutralize the aggressive monkeys that were threatening their communities, framing it as a real-world example of the importance of the Second Amendment for family protection in an emergency.

• New Jersey Lawsuit Against Sig Sauer: The hosts condemn the New Jersey Attorney General, Matthew Platkin, for weaponizing the judicial system by filing a lawsuit against Sig Sauer over the sale of its P320 handgun. The lawsuit is an attempt to stop the sale and force a mandatory recall of the P320 in the state, citing a "public safety law" to treat the firearm as a "public nuisance."

The hosts emphasize that gun owners must be "ever vigilant" against any and all attempts—from local zoning boards to state attorney generals—to create "roadblocks" to restrict firearms ownership and use.

Themes: Self-defense rights • Gun control laws • Public safety • Supreme Court cases

🔹 Self-Defense on Public Transit

• The show opens with a discussion about violent attacks on public transportation, referencing a Ukrainian woman killed on a bus and a recent stabbing of a pregnant couple in St. Louis.

• Debate centers on whether citizens should be allowed to carry firearms on buses and trains for protection.

• Missouri and Illinois legislators are reportedly considering changes to self-defense laws for public transport, pushed by activists Susan Myers and Rhonda Zell.

• Amanda reads an op-ed suggesting that if one lawful citizen on the bus had been armed, the tragedy might have been prevented.

🔹 Debate Over Defensive Gun Use

• The hosts highlight a Giffords Foundation article criticizing the rise in defensive gun uses (DGUs).

• Amanda and Rob argue that self-defense is a fundamental human right, contrasting this with what they see as attempts to shame lawful defenders.

• They reference the Daniel Penny case in New York (subway restraint death) as an example of punishing citizens who intervene.

• The hosts express frustration that people defending themselves are increasingly treated as criminals.

🔹 Gun Industry and Regulation

• Discussion shifts to Glock firearm lawsuits in California and potential design changes due to illegal weapon modifications.

• They speculate about a new "Gen 6 or 7" Glock, while questioning whether safety issues could repeat problems like those seen with the Sig P320.

• The conversation underscores broader concerns about liability and anti-gun activism in the legal system.

🔹 Media and Anti-Gun Messaging

• Amanda criticizes Psychology Today and the Ad Council for promoting "anti-gun propaganda," arguing they distort statistics.

• She points out that many studies define "children" as ages 0–24 to inflate firearm-related death numbers.

• The hosts accuse such organizations of agenda-driven manipulation, saying they use misleading data to support disarmament efforts.

🔹 Supreme Court Watch

• The segment closes with updates on two Second Amendment cases granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court:

  1. Wolford v. Lopez (Hawaii's "vampire rule") – challenges restrictions on carrying firearms on private property without explicit permission.

  2. U.S. v. Himani – questions whether individuals who use marijuana or other controlled substances can legally possess firearms.

• The hosts emphasize these cases could significantly shape national gun-carry and drug-use laws under the Second Amendment.

🔹 Overall Takeaway

• The episode portrays a strong defense of personal safety and constitutional rights, expressing distrust of media narratives, government regulation, and anti-gun organizations.

• Tone: Outspoken, defensive, and advocacy-oriented, blending news, commentary, and calls for vigilance about Second Amendment freedoms.

Topics: Remembering Shirley Wattrell • NRA restructuring • Trends in gun culture and policy • Firearms safety advocacy

🔹 Tribute to Shirley Wattrell

• The show opened with the hosts mourning Shirley Wattrell, a domestic-violence survivor who became a firearms instructor and author of Heels to Holster.

• Her life story was being adapted into a film produced by Dean Cain, scheduled for release in 2026. She passed away on November 1, 2025 while the movie was in post-production.

• Amanda described Shirley's deep creative involvement, from writing the script to coordinating music and on-set details.

🔹 NRA Restructuring and Industry Changes

• Major focus on the NRA's announced reorganization, revealed late October 2025.

• Key motivations: ongoing financial strain and fallout from NY Attorney General Letitia James's legal actions since 2018.

• NRA plans include:

  • Launching a member mobile app (Q1 2026) with event listings, digital content, and discounts.

  • Consolidation of print and digital magazines under "NRA Media."

  • Renewed investment in education, clubs, competitions, and training.

  • A chief operating officer role to manage day-to-day operations in Fairfax.

  • Streamlined communication and reduced mass mailings.

  • Continued legal advocacy through the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA).

• Discussion also touched on declining gun sales (down ~40%), the industry's lack of innovation, and possible resurgence if short-barreled rifle regulations change.

🔹 Broader Second Amendment and Firearms News

• Mention of Realize Firearms Awareness Coalition, Project ChildSafe, Locked-In Grip, and other safety or training organizations.

• The hosts praised efforts to promote responsible gun ownership, especially among women.

• Later in the show, they criticized a New York City Council bill mandating gun-store warning signs, comparing it to past tobacco-labeling laws that were struck down as government overreach.

🔹 Overall Tone and Themes

• The episode balanced tribute, advocacy, and critique:

  • Remembering a 2A icon.

  • Analyzing NRA reforms and industry direction.

  • Promoting safety, education, and self-reliance.

  • Questioning bureaucratic or symbolic regulations.