The Resistance Library from Ammo.com

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and David discuss the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA.) Information has taken on a whole new meaning in the digital age, a time when sensitive data is either too easily accessible or not accessible enough. This issue of access to information encompasses fundamental human rights – specifically the freedom of speech as well as the right to privacy. Because it's a primary means of maintaining transparency and accountability within government policies and decision-making in both the United States and around the globe, information is more valuable than ever to both government agencies and our individual lives. This guide takes an in-depth look at FOIA history and the importance of exercising your right to know. You can read the full article "Right to Know: A Historical Guide to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Helpful Links:

• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and David discuss gun background checks. Prior to 1968, most adults in the United States could purchase a firearm without state interference. Guns were available in local retail stores, as well as mail-order catalogs, and as long as you hadn't been convicted of a felony and you had the funds, there weren't any questions asked. Things are different now. Depending on where in America you are and what type of gun you want to buy, there's a good chance you'll need to pass a NICS-mandated background check to complete your purchase. Although many people hold a strong opinion for and against gun background checks, they've proven to be an integral part of the state's gun control apparatus – and they don't appear to be leaving anytime soon. Since background checks are such a requirement for today's gun enthusiasts, it's important for gun owners (and those who may someday be gun owners) to understand everything they can, including how the current system works and how it came to be. You can read the full article "Gun Background Checks: How the State Came To Decide Who Can and Cannot Buy a Firearm" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Helpful Links:

• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and David discuss the Supreme Court's landmark decision on District of Columbia v. Heller (2008). The Second Amendment did not fully protect an individual's right to keep arms for self-defense until a policeman challenged the District of Columbia's handgun ban in 2008. Since 1976, the District had implemented a covert ban on handguns by prohibiting residents from carrying unregistered handguns while refusing to issue any registrations. Residents could have an unregistered handgun in their homes, but it had to be unloaded, disassembled or rendered inoperable by a trigger lock. You can read the full article "The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment: Understanding the Court's Landmark Decisions" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Helpful Links:

• The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment: Understanding the Court's Landmark Decisions
• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam Jacobs invites Congressman Dr. Paul Gosar, DDS onto the show. Congressman Dr. Paul Gosar, DDS is the Representative from Arizona's 4th congressional district. He is known as a leading America First Republican and was a top ally of President Trump in Congress. We had him on to discuss the challenges of life under the Biden Regime, the changing leadership of the House Republican Caucus, amnesty, immigration and energy independence. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Dr. Gosar's Links:

• Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S.
• Rep. Paul Gosar DDS @RepGosar | Twitter
• Dr. Paul Gosar

Helpful Links:

• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and Dave discuss the history of the Gadsden Flag and its meaning. It's hard to miss the Gadsden Flag these days. Although it sprung back into popular American consciousness when the Tea Party first got its legs, this is a flag with a long and storied history. In fact, the flag is older than the United States itself. Back in 1751, Benjamin Franklin designed and published America's first political cartoon. Called "Join Or Die," it featured a generic snake cut into 13 parts. The imagery was clear: join together or be destroyed by British power. But why a snake? Around this time, Great Britain was sending criminals over to the colonies. Franklin once quipped that the colonists should thank them by sending over shipments of rattlesnakes. As American identity grew, so did an affinity for American (as opposed to British) symbols. Bald eagles, Native Americans and the American timber rattlesnake – the snake depicted on the flag. You can read the full article "The Gadsden Flag History: Don't Tread On Me and the Gadsden Flag Meaning" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Helpful Links:

• Gadsden Flag for Sale
• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and Dave discuss the long, hot summer of 1967, a forgotten season of riots and urban unrest across America. The Book of Ecclesiastes says that there is nothing new under the sun. And while many have spoken of the "unprecedented" nature of the rioting in the early summer of 2020, it is actually quite precedented. The Long, Hot Summer of 1967 was the peak of urban unrest and rioting in the United States in the lead up to the 1968 election. While there are certainly a number of key differences, there are also a number of striking parallels that make the topic worthy of discussion and examination. The long-term impact of the urban unrest of the summer of 2020 is unclear, but the long-term impact of the Long, Hot Summer of 1967 and related urban rioting was a victory for Richard Nixon in 1968, and a landslide re-election in 1972. One must resist the temptation to make mechanistic comparisons between the two, and we will refrain from doing so here. But the reader is encouraged to look for connections between these events and more recent ones. You can read the full article "The Long, Hot Summer of 1967: A Forgotten Season of Riots and Urban Unrest Across America" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Helpful Links:

• The Long, Hot Summer of 1967: A Forgotten Season of Riots and Urban Unrest Across America
• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam Jacobs brings Jon Schweppe onto the show. Jon Schweppe is the Director of Policy and Gov't Affairs American Principles Project, Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute. He came on The Resistance Library Podcast to discuss why the GOP needs to pursue pro-family policies and how to stand up against woke corporations. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Jon Schweppe Links:

• Jon Schweppe | Substack
• @JonSchweppe | Twitter

Helpful Links:

• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and Dave discuss how to organize and start your own local gun club. There's never a bad time to start a gun club, but there are maybe better times than others. With an emerging global medical police state, the spectre of the most anti-Second Amendment administration in history hanging over the United States, and recurring left-wing riots, now is perhaps the ideal time to start thinking less in terms of gun rights exercised individually and more in terms of collective preparation. Beyond even preparing for potentially disastrous scenarios, starting your own gun club is just fun. In a time when the powers that be are trying to lock us all in our homes and isolate us as much as possible, forging new social connections might be just what the doctor ordered for you. Practical considerations aside, your own gun club can offer you a kind of social outlet you might not have had since high school or time served in the military. But saying "start a gun club" is only a good idea – it's not practical advice. So if you have any interest in starting a gun club, this article will walk you through it. It won't be the hardest thing you will ever do in your life and, unlike starting a gunsmithing business or some other commercial enterprise, it will likely start to pay dividends sooner rather than later. You can read the full article "How to Build a Gun Club: A Guide to Organizing and Starting Your Own Local Gun Club" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Helpful Links:

• How to Build a Gun Club: A Guide to Organizing and Starting Your Own Local Gun Club
• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and Dave discuss how the American media perpetuates and profits from mass shootings. Video games. 4chan. "Toxic masculinity." These are just a few of the media's favorite folk devils when it comes to assigning blame for mass shootings in America. However, there is startling evidence that how the media covers these tragedies makes them culpable in perpetuating future ones. This might sound like an outlandish claim, but it's supported by evidence from no less an authority than the National Institutes of Health. It's related to a well-established phenomenon of copycat suicides known as the Werther Effect. Other countries' medias have taken steps to minimize the Werther Effect through self-imposed industry standards on suicide reporting, and many of these standards have parallels with the coverage of mass shootings. The American media currently has no industry standard practices for how to cover either suicides or mass shootings. However, one can easily see the difference between how mass shootings and suicides are covered. Whereas suicides are treated as somber tragedies, mass shootings often have the sensationalism turned up to 11. There's a detailed discussion of the shooter's life story, motives and methods. Strong evidence suggests that this both encourages and instructs potential mass shooters. Statistically speaking, mass shootings represent a tiny portion of all deaths in the United States. For example, 2017 was the deadliest year for mass shootings in America with a total of 117 people killed. For context, 102 people die from automobile accidents every day according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Institute. Despite the low frequency of these tragedies, the media pays outsized attention to them for self-serving reasons, which are both political and economic: There's a demonstrated anti-gun agenda amongst America's media. And there's the ongoing shift in the media's business model to attention-based revenue that results in ever-more sensational news coverage and "clickbait" headlines. The lurid attention to mass shootings is profitable for America's press, cable news networks, and social media companies – despite the consequences encapsulated by the Werther Effect. Thus a look at the role the American media plays in perpetuating these rampage killers is in order. You can read the full article "If It Bleeds It Leads: How the American Media Perpetuates and Profits from Mass Shootings" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Helpful Links:

• If It Bleeds It Leads: How the American Media Perpetuates and Profits from Mass Shootings
• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam Jacobs invites Eric Matheny onto the show. Eric Matheny is an attorney and the host of Bob and Eric Save America. He came on The Resistance Library Podcast to discuss the Derek Chauvin show trial, COVID safety theater, and the Capitol Hill "insurrection." Listen now to our latest guest episode! For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776 Eric Matheny Links:

• @EricMMatheny | Twitter

Helpful Links:

• Resistance Library
• Sam Jacobs