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Jared's story is phenomenal. I am drawn to people who just aren't wired to give up or quit, and he certainly has that story to tell. Like Mark was saying on the podcast, the incident that Jared lived through was actually very brief but it takes nearly an hour to tell the story. Violence happens so quickly and so unexpectedly! We owe it to ourselves to prepare for it and to refuse to give up. The loser doesn't always get to go home when it's a contest of life and death like that.

Are you saying that American Outdoor Brands, parent company of Smith & Wesson, formerly Smith & Wesson Holdings, is bent on destroying the gun industry?

I was similarly impressed with them. Enough that I ordered a few other things for me and my wife after I received the first order. I've got a few things being processed for Shooters Nation right now. If they look good when they arrive, I'll add that logo to the store so that people can buy them as well.

I received my shirts and hats a few weeks ago and the quality was very good, especially for the convenience factor. I know that several others ordered, albeit not as many as you would have thought from the clamor for hats and shirts recently. Those of you who did order, what did you think about the end result?

Shooters Nation Episode 02: With Special Guest Ian Strimbeck of Runenation http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6351722/tdest_id/666675 David, Mark and Dennis interview special guest and self-defense trainer Ian Strimbeck of Runenation LLC. In this episode we talk about picking the right handgun for carry, how every situation isn't always a problem for guns, what it means to be a multi-disciplinary tactician, and why you should seek to learn a variety of life-saving skills as an armed citizen. Ian not only shares a ton of knowledge with us, but also answers several listener questions! Also in this episode: Mark tells us about the time he and a co-worker took some training and got into a fight with knives inside of a car and destroyed it, and David calls out gun-counter jockeys who foist ridiculously incompatible handguns off on first-time buyers. We even talk momentarily about color-filling the engraving on your handgun slide just to make sure we alienate everyone possible! You can learn more about Ian, Runenation and the Greyhive cadre of instructors at these links: https://www.runenationllc.com https://greyhive.com/

Welcome!

Welcome to TGO, Aaron!

This was a top Google hit... https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2016/6/buying-and-selling-a-firearm-online-and-interstate-gun-sales/

The forum software has been upgraded to the latest and greatest from IPB. Some server-side software has been upgraded as well. Testing this morning indicates that all is well but, as always, please report anything anomalous.

Unless the teacher in question knew who was doing the shooting, anyone he let into the classroom was potentially the shooter or a shooter.

If you're getting emails from the forum, that may be a false alarm or an old alert.

Ladies; Would it be preferred that I lock this particular forum down to only those who state they are women when they sign up? I'd be glad to do it. Let me know!

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words! Definitely send me some ideas!

I really hope that folks will avail themselves of this chance. I have got to get to one of your classes this year!

It's awfully early for Trump to have begun campaigning for whichever actual conservative runs against him for 2020.

Thanks!

Much appreciated! The panelists were outstanding and I worked hard to make sure the first episode sounded as good as possible with my limited experience so that folks would be willing to listen again to another episode.

Thanks!

Thanks for the kudos. I wanted to be sure we had a good quality episode! The guests were just excellent all the way around. You hit on the thing I really love about podcasts: you can listen when you have time, pause them when you don’t, etc. I’ve come to where I don’t listen to live radio any longer because of them!

We can compare how many people care about being in the chat room vs. how many people download the podcast. I honestly think this helped me make up my mind. The moderators and I don't have the bandwidth for the chat room. Unless one of them wants to commit to being there each week to be sure that the room stays relatively clean and respectable, we don't need it.

The Shooters Nation Podcast is now available on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shooters-nation-podcast/id1352945521?mt=2

And it's now available on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shooters-nation-podcast/id1352945521?mt=2

The Shooters Nation Podcast is now available online or with the Stitcher App on Apple IOS and Android devices! The Shooters Nation Podcast on Stitcher (Online or on Android and Apple Devices via the Stitcher App) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/shooters-nation-podcast?refid=stpr

Thank you! We tried hard to make sure the first outing was a good one.

Thanks again, man! I think the most telling part of the whole evening was after the show as we hung out and chatted and everyone said "I think we could have easily gone longer." There was so much information shared last night! Even after the show! Next time I'm not going to worry about the clock. We're just going to keep rolling!!