The '49ers play their first pre-season game tomorrow (which you can hear live on KGO810) so we asked Dr. Harry Edwards, Sports Sociologist who has been working with the Niners for years, about the prospects for the team this year. He believes if Garoppolo can stay healthy, the positive feeling most fans in the Bay Area have may prove to be correct. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

The NRA has warned President Trump that its members will not look kindly towards him if he follows through on the green light he gave to background check legislation yesterday. The President said there is an "appetite" for the measure after the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton which claimed 31 lives this past weekend. Our guest today, David Drucker, Senior Political Correspondent for the Washington Times, pointed out Trump has been inconsistent on his gun legislation comments so it remains to be seen how much he will genuinely push for the measure.You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

Dr. Harry Edwards, Sports Sociology Professor Emeritus at Cal Berkeley, joined us to discuss some of the prejudices that have led up to the shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton. His main point was that the term "unconscious bias" is a cop-out. He says when you are being biased, you are making a choice.You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

We talked with Chris Matthews, host of "Hardball" on MSNBC, about the power of President Trump's words and whether Trump accepts any responsibility for the climate created by them. Also discussed was the power of Senator Mitch McConnell to block bills from getting heard on the floor, the continuing hatred Trump has for Barack Obama and ended with his belief that impeachment is off the table.You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

Ronn spoke with criminalogist, Mike Rustigan about the political agendas of recent mass shooters.. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

El Paso and Dayton have once again underscored the level of hatred that exists in the United States. We talked with Mike Rustigan, Criminology Professor at San Jose State University about the now shut down 8chan site, which served as a sounding board for some of these mass murderers, about how these shootings have become more political, and whether the President's speech this morning will have any positive effect. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

We discussed a major problem the United States will soon have to deal with, the fact that our national debt is rising at a precipitous rate, with Chris Edwards, Director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute and editor or downsizing government.org. Chris blamed both Democrats and Republicans for this mess we have gotten ourselves into and is strongly against the newly proposed deal between the Trump administration and congressional leaders to increase federal spending and raise the government's borrowing limit. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

Last night's part two debate with ten more challengers for the nomination of the Democratic Party for the 2020 Presidency was analyzed by Carla Marinucci, Senior Political Reporter for Politico's California Playbook. We talked about those who exceeded expectations (Booker, Gabbard, Castro, Gillibrand), those who didn't (Harris more than anyone because she raised the bar from the first set of debates), and those who did about as expected (Biden, Inslee.) We also discussed the absurdity of not allowing the candidates to have notes so they could refer to specifics.You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to ww.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

Last night's Democratic Primary debate was our focus as we were joined by Mark Curtis, White House political reporter for patch.com. We both felt the fight was over far more than who will be the Democratic nominee; this was a battle for the future of the Democratic party. Will it move even further to the left or will it go the pragmatic route by appealing to middle-of-the-roaders? You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

To his critics, Donald Trump is an impulsive, undisciplined crackpot who lucked into the presidency. But according to today's guest Allen Salkin, co-author of "The Method to the Madness: Donald Trump's Ascent as told by those who were Hired, Fired, Inspired and Inaugurated," nothing could be further from the truth. We talked about how he made his decision to run, the kind of a speech he wanted to give when he announced, and the revelation that despite his consistent insistence he had always been a teetotaler, he wasn't. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.