Show Notes:

Episode 19. The Forge of Freedom - What Should You Know as a New Gun Owner?

In this episode, Alex Ooley is joined by his father, Mike Ooley, to discuss what a new gun owner needs to know.

Resources:

Massad Ayoob Group – MAG40:

https://massadayoobgroup.com/mag-40/

In the Gravest Extreme by Massad Ayoob:

https://www.amazon.com/Gravest-Extreme-Firearm-Personal-Protection/dp/0936279001/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39EY9VXTHAXNS&keywords=in+the+gravest+extreme+by+massad+ayoob&qid=1682881750&sprefix=in+the+gravest+ext%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-1

The Law of Self-Defense by Andrew Branca

https://www.amazon.com/Law-Self-Defense-Indispensable-Citizen/dp/1943809143/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HI3KJNDMJYMI&keywords=law+of+self+defense&qid=1682881794&sprefix=law+of+self+defens%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1

Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network (ACLDN)

https://armedcitizensnetwork.org/

U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA)

https://academy.usconcealedcarry.com/

Gunsite

https://www.gunsite.com/

John Farnam – Defensive Training International

https://defense-training.com/about/

Tom Givens – Rangemaster

https://rangemaster.com/tom-givens/

Greg Ellifritz

https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/

John Correia at Active Self Protection

https://activeselfprotection.com/

Lee Weems

https://firstpersonsafety.com/

Show Notes:

Episode 18. The Forge of Freedom – Why Would an Innocent Person Plead Guilty?

In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses why an innocent Defendant might plead guilty.

Resources:

Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent by Harvey Silverglate

https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/1594035229

Pardieck, Andrew and Edkins, Vanessa and Dervan, Lucian E., Bargained Justice: The Rise of False Testimony for False Pleas (August 1, 2020). Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3768687

Qualified Immunity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rH3m9RwGwk

Armed Citizen’s Legal Defense Network: 

https://armedcitizensnetwork.org/november-2021-attorney-question

Show Notes:

Episode 17. The Forge of Freedom – Were the Perpetrators of the Holocaust Just Following Orders? What is the Milgram Experiment?

In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses an experiment from the 1960s meant to determine why so many people fell in line to carry out the Holocaust. Were these individuals just following orders?

Resources:

"The Heist," a 2006 TV special by Derren Brown, features a reenactment of the Milgram experiment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heist_(Derren_Brown_special)

"Authority" is an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit inspired by the Milgram

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authority_(Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit)

"Experimenter," a 2015 film about Milgram, by Michael Almereyda, was screened at the 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimenter_(film)

https://www.psy.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/rpo-articles/milgram-1963.pdf

https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html

https://store.mises.org/Politics-of-Obedience-P529.aspx

https://www.thoughtco.com/milgram-experiment-4176401

https://resources.saylor.org/wwwresources/archived/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/PSYCH202A-3.1.1-Milgram-experiment.pdf

https://www.uncp.edu/sites/default/files/2019-01/Milgrim%20Experiment%20Common%20Lit.pdf

https://mises.org/library/milgram-experiment-0

https://mises.org/library/milgram-experiment

https://mises.org/library/brighter-look-milgrams-obedience-study

https://www.simplypsychology.org/simplypsychology.org-milgram.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

Show Notes:

Episode 16. The Forge of Freedom - NRA Annual Meeting (NRAAM) Recap with Mike Ooley

In this episode, Alex Ooley is joined by his father, Mike Ooley, to discuss the recent NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. Alex and Mike are both firearms instructors and attorneys in Indiana and discuss their experience at the NRA Annual Meeting.

Resources:

NRAAM:  https://www.nraam.org/

Active Self Protection (ASP):  https://www.youtube.com/@ActiveSelfProtection/featured

John Lott / Crime Prevention

On Combat / Lt. Col. Dave

#2A #NRA #Guns #Freedom #Celebration #NRAAM #NRAConvention

Show Notes:

2023-04-16 Episode 15. The Forge of Freedom – “I, Pencil”

In this episode, Alex Ooley shares the short story, “I, Pencil.”

Resources:

https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Gppi-O3a8

https://mises.org/library/i-pencil

https://mises.org/library/anything-thats-peaceful-case-free-market

https://cdn.mises.org/Anything%20Thats%20Peaceful%20The%20Case%20for%20the%20Free%20Market_2.pdf

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/10/in-defense-of-i-pencil/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/pencils-are-from-the-devil/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ERbC7JyCfU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Pencil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_hand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3W2v7LN-88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYO3tOqDISE

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2023-04-09 Episode 14. The Forge of Freedom – Positive & Negative Rights

In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the idea of positive and negative rights.

Resources:

Episode 5 (Bill of Rights): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxF_6WB1cVg

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Show Notes:

Episode 13. The Forge of Freedom - Stoicism (with Guest Aaron Spurling)

In this episode, Alex Ooley is joined by Aaron Spurling to discuss Stoicism.

Resources:

Ryan Holiday / Daily Stoic

https://dailystoic.com/what-is-stoicism-a-definition-3-stoic-exercises-to-get-you-started/

Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus

https://amzn.to/40JWkoL

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

https://amzn.to/3lSs8t0

Letters from a Stoic by Seneca

https://amzn.to/3Kfct05

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

https://amzn.to/3TXcut2

Art of Manliness:

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/advice/stoicism-podcast/

Stanford:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy:

https://iep.utm.edu/stoicism/

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Episode 12. The Forge of Freedom – Stand Your Ground

In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the legal doctrine known as “Stand Your Ground.”

Legal Concepts for Concealed Carry:

https://www.facebook.com/events/939655430722116

Sorry, the Zimmerman Case Still Has Nothing to Do With 'Stand

https://reason.com/2013/07/14/sorry-the-zimmerman-case-still-has-nothi/

Florida statute:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0776/0776.html

Indiana statute:

https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/2021/title-35/article-41/chapter-3/section-35-41-3-2/

Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC):

https://crimeresearch.org/2019/03/at-townhall-com-arkansas-state-senator-is-wrong-about-stand-your-ground-legislation-heres-why/

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Show Notes:

Episode 11. The Forge of Freedom – Castle Doctrine

In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the legal doctrine known as “Castle Doctrine.”

Legal Concepts for Concealed Carry:

https://www.facebook.com/events/939655430722116

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Episode 10. The Forge of Freedom – What is Jury Nullification?

In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses jury nullification and the importance of the concept to the preservation of liberty.

A Jury’s Secret Power – Nullification

https://www.ammoland.com/2013/08/jury-nullification/#axzz7vkUKadbo

Fully Informed Jury Association

https://fija.org/welcome.html

Jury Nullification: Cornerstone of Freedom

https://fee.org/articles/jury-nullification-cornerstone-of-freedom/

Tom Woods

https://tomwoods.com/ep-72-jury-nullification/

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