GET OFF MY LAWN! Podcast

Every firearms instructor/trainer has a list of things that he or she WANTED to say to a student, but couldn't. Sometimes we just have to bite our tongue and hold certain things in.

Tonight, let's pull back the proverbial curtain and expose a few of the things that we as instructors really wish we could say to students, to random people, to our friends and family, and on social media, but for one reason or another we find it better to remain silent.

That's right, it's time for THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES!

We will also talk about things instructors want YOU to know before you come to class, and things prospective students want to ask instructors.

We have talked before about whether or not training should be MANDATORY in order to exercise our 2nd Amendment rights. 

Tonight let's talk about whether or not training is NECESSARY. 

If not, WHY NOT? And if so, then HOW should you train? 

Is it better to pay an instructor or can you learn everything you know on your own?

We all know that we have certain rights. We all hear things that people say ARE a right that we don't necessarily agree with them about, and other times WE say things are a right that others disagree about with us.

Just what, exactly, IS a right, anyway? Who gives it to us? Are there limitations on it? Who can take it away from us? More importantly, whose job is it to PROTECT our rights?

Let's try something new. No panel, just me and the audience.

Almost everyone knows someone who is "pro-gun." A lot of you ARE pro-gun. But what if I told you, not all pro-gun people are also pro-2nd Amendment? What does it mean to be pro-gun, what does it mean to be pro-2nd Amendment, and why is there a distinction? Can someone be pro-gun and ANTI-2nd Amendment? I say they can, and many ARE.

Let's discuss who each of these groups are, and you can weigh in on whether you're pro-gun, pro-2A, both, or neither.

We keep hearing the anti-gun crowd talk about this seemingly all-powerful "GUN LOBBY."  

But exactly who IS it? WHY are they so powerful? Does it even really exist?

Of course, WE all know the "gun lobby," and that big national group to which they always refer, doesn't have the power it's made out to have.

The REAL gun lobby is the 100 million plus American voters who own firearms.

Let's talk about how powerful it is when ordinary people like you and me talk to our lawmakers and how, by rolling up our sleeves and working together, there is no limit to what the " ACTUAL GUN LOBBY" can accomplish.

We heard for 2 years that "All Cops Are B*stards," and that we need to defund the police. We also hear year after year after year, ad nauseum, that, "NO ONE NEEDS AN AR-15!!!"

Looking back at recent events where yet more criminals misused firearms to commit multiple murders of innocent people, I can't help but wonder if we (America) have created our own monster here.

Is this what happens when neither the citizens nor the police have the training and tools necessary to defeat public murderers? Is there a way to un-ring that bell???

Let's discuss.

We all want to help fight for our freedom and liberty. Not all of us know HOW or WHERE to start. If you send your $10 to NRA, GOA, SAF, etc. are you REALLY doing something? If not, then WHAT??? 

Do you need to start a new group like Dianna Muller did with The DC Project? Are there any state or local groups that would love to have you join and volunteer? What about just talking at the local coffee shop and making sure your cronies all know FACT from mainstream media-driven FICTION?

Let's talk about how to DO SOMETHING without having to move mountains or re-invent the wheel.

Like it or not, we ALL have been affected in some way by the "virus" that shut down the world. This is especially true for firearms owners, of which there are roughly 20 million newcomers.   

Let's talk about how life has changed since the infection graced us with its presence here in the US, whether that means BECOMING a firearm owner for the first time, deciding that what used to be a LOT of ammo is practically NONE, or changing how you train. Maybe you became more outspoken since finding out how restricted your 2A rights REALLY are. Maybe you aren't a new firearm owner, but you added to your collection based on perceived necessity, potential or actual. Maybe you finally took that concealed carry class and got your permit so you can be armed in public, "just in case."

Are you a grown adult? Are you capable of making your own decisions? Are you capable of making GOOD decisions, INFORMED decisions? Can you distinguish between fact and fiction? 

Most Americans over the age of 20 (I REALLY want to say 25) can answer YES to any of those questions. Any American who is trying to make their way in the world under their own steam instead of living off the government teat should be able to answer YES to ALL of those questions.

The government doesn't think so. The government thinks you are too irresponsible, too childish, too dependent on them, and ultimately too INDOCTRINATED to answer YES to those questions.

Let's talk about how the government wants to treat you like you're 5 years old and make all your decisions for you. They want to be your daddy and tell you THEY know what's best for you. That is the very OPPOSITE of the principles upon which that very government was founded.