Guns For Everyone Podcast

GFEN Calls Out Sheriffs and Self-Defense Videos

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Show Notes – Guns For Everyone Podcast
🎙 Episode: “GFEN Calls Out Sheriffs and Self-Defense Videos”
📅 Recorded: October 30, 2025

🔥 Overview

Edgar and Isaac dig into recent controversies in Colorado’s gun-rights landscape — calling out misinformation, questionable enforcement of firearms laws, and how self-defense conversations are being distorted by politics. They discuss the CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative (FIPI), the state’s new ERPO and safe-storage laws, and the broader divide between “lawful” vs. responsible gun ownership.

🧩 Key Topics
💬 Free Classes & Criticism
  • Responding to a one-star review accusing GFEN of being “aggressive” about donations.
  • Edgar explains why donation requests matter for a 501(c)(3) offering free training.
  • The real costs of keeping classes free (e.g., $300 in toner just to print certificates).
  • How GFEN’s transparency on donations differs from the slimy fundraising seen elsewhere.
    • 🧠 ERPOs, Judges, and Legal Chaos
    • Analysis of the Colorado Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative (FIPI) webinar on Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) and Safe Storage laws.
    • Judges lack clear guidance in ERPO cases — decisions are subjective and inconsistent.
    • Most clinicians avoid filing ERPOs due to liability and vague standards.
    • Only one person in Colorado has been convicted for filing a false ERPO.
      • ⚖️ Responsibility vs. Legality
      • The podcast challenges the culture of calling oneself a “legal gun owner” instead of a responsible gun owner.
      • Laws are easy to follow; responsibility takes awareness, humility, and constant training.
      • The real fight isn’t over legality—it’s about preventing negative outcomes while defending rights.
        • 🧍‍♂️ Community Divisions & RMGO
        • Discussion on RMGO’s social-media attacks on fellow advocates (including Ava Cornell).
        • Edgar and Isaac call out the hypocrisy of “freedom groups” that suppress internal dissent.
        • Recognition of Taylor Rhodes for improving RMGO’s willingness to talk solutions instead of pure outrage.
          • 🧩 Collaboration & FIPI
          • Despite ideological differences, GFEN participates in FIPI’s research and focus groups.
          • Both sides agree that simply taking guns away doesn’t help if there’s no mental-health follow-up.
          • Constructive dialogue can happen when both sides focus on outcomes over ego.
            • 🎯 CHL Classes & Testing Abuse
            • Discussion of a range allegedly failing students intentionally to force retakes (and extra payments).
            • GFEN contrasts that with its mission to educate, not gatekeep — everyone deserves competent training.
            • How Reddit’s r/COguns moderators deleted posts that mentioned GFEN positively.
              • 🔍 Takeaways
              • Free firearms education isn’t free to operate — community support keeps it alive.
              • ERPOs and safe-storage laws raise deep questions about due process, mental-health accountability, and freedom.
              • Gun culture needs a shift: responsibility > legality.
              • Colorado’s firearms community must stop cannibalizing itself if it hopes to influence meaningful change.
                • 🔗 Resources & Mentions
                • GFENational.com – Learn more about free training and instructor certification.
                • CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative – YouTube channel featuring the ERPO/Safe Storage webinar.
                • “No Agenda” Podcast – reference for ethical donation models.
                • RMGO, FASTER Colorado, and other advocacy groups discussed.
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                  Guns For Everyone PodcastBy Edgar Antillon and Isaac Chase