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Everything you learned about guns from mass media is wrong. Get the truth about guns, gun ownership, and the fight to restore and defend the Second Amendment in California. News, interviews, gear reviews, trivia, and more - Gun Owners Radio covers a wide variety of topics to entertain, educate, and engage.

  1. 6d ago

    The Assault Weapons Ban Goes To The Supreme Court. Here's The Other Side's Case.

    The Supreme Court hears Viramontes, the assault weapons ban case, on December 2. So what does the other side actually argue? Michael plays an interview with Everytown Law's top Second Amendment litigator and answers her point by point: "weapons of war," the six appeals courts that upheld bans, history and tradition, and a common-use argument that ends up making our case for us. Then Navy veteran Tate Adamiak, sentenced to 20 years after the ATF called his inert replicas and movie props machine guns, on the Sten replica the ATF lab rigged to fire one round, the raid with no warning, and the frozen accounts that left him "too rich" for a public defender. His full, uncut interview is on our channel as a Magnum Show episode. And Kostas Moros of the Second Amendment Foundation on the settlement that ends Contra Costa County's ban on red dots, weapon lights and single-action pistols like the 1911 for CCW holders. Also this week: what the ATF's new NFA guidance does and doesn't mean in California, Alisha on the difference between owning a gun and being ready to use it, Stump My Nephew on the FN Auto-5, and Sam on US v. Miller, the first big NFA case. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:38 What's that ring around a bullet? 1:05 Welcome, and the 20K Celebration Dinner 2:53 Friends of NRA Gun-A-Palooza, October 27 4:29 Inland Empire and Orange County voter guides are up 5:37 A mother and daughter on the San Diego ballot 7:00 The ATF's NFA guidance: what it means in California 8:53 This week on the show 10:27 The assault weapons ban case: what the other side says 26:48 Alisha: owning a gun isn't the same as being ready 28:31 Tate Adamiak: 20 years for replica guns, then a pardon 33:05 A collection of inert replicas 35:41 The Denix Sten the ATF lab forced to fire 37:47 Held at gunpoint on the way to work 40:05 The warrant: a cut-up barrel shroud 43:39 Assets frozen, then too rich for a public defender 48:58 What is a receiver? The rule changed four days after his arrest 51:45 Why did the ATF do it? 55:00 Kostas Moros: red dots, lights and 1911s back in Contra Costa 1:03:26 "It's not the courts, it's elections" 1:06:41 Viramontes on December 2, and what comes next 1:11:52 Stump My Nephew: the FN Auto-5 1:18:09 Sam Lichtman on US v. Miller, the first big NFA case THIS WEEK'S GUESTS Tate Adamiak, Navy veteran, pardoned September 2026 Kostas Moros, Second Amendment Foundation: https://saf.org Sam Lichtman: https://gunownersradio.com/blog MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 20K Celebration Dinner, Wed Oct 21, 6 PM, Elijah's, Clairemont Mesa. $20: https://gunownersradio.ticketspice.com/20k-celebration-dinner San Diego Gun-A-Palooza (Friends of NRA), Oct 27, 4 PM, BNS Brewing & Distillery, Santee. $20. Voter guides: https://sdcgo.org | https://orangecountygunowners.com | https://inlandempiregunowners.com Alisha Curtin, firearms instructor: https://sandiegoconcealedcarry.com Everytown interview we react to: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/supreme-court-takes-up-assault-weapons-ban-gun-control-attorney-predicts-a-win/vi-AA2dmhn4

  2. Oct 13

    Did Trump Really Tell Iran To Take Out San Diego?

    At a Nebraska rally, President Trump said "let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego," and Governor Newsom called him deranged and dangerous. We read the full quote line by line. Michael says it was about gas prices and the media knows it. Dakota agrees on the meaning but says he still owes San Diego an apology. You decide. Then Lee Williams, the Second Amendment Foundation's investigative reporter, on Navy sailor Tate Adamiak. Tate was serving 20 years when Lee took his first call. Lee says he knew in two minutes Tate was innocent. Sixty stories later, Tate walked out with a presidential pardon, and Lee is now working through a list of about 20 more names. Also this week: blank ballots on a road in Alpine. John Petrolino on AMM-Con and GRPC. A dad, two daughters and a stranger at the froyo shop, and what the comment section got wrong about using force. The crew's best president debate, which you get to judge. And Stump My Nephew. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 3:44 Welcome, and the road to 20,000 subscribers 8:32 San Diego Gun-A-Palooza, October 27 10:05 Blank ballots on the road in Alpine: is it voter fraud? 20:44 Trump's "let them take out San Diego," in context 32:25 Dakota: he still owes San Diego an apology 55:05 Lee Williams: the reporter who got Tate Adamiak out 1:03:37 "I knew in two minutes he was innocent" 1:10:43 The toy Sten they called a machine gun 1:12:16 "The ATF is a predatory agency" 1:16:53 Two years of pressure, and a presidential pardon 1:25:56 20 more names 1:28:14 Lee Williams on journalism and AI 1:42:01 John Petrolino: AMM-Con and GRPC recap 1:59:14 Best president debate: Madison, Roosevelt, Coolidge, Eisenhower 2:26:13 A stranger at the froyo shop: what the dad got right 2:31:56 Pepper spray: between a harsh word and a gun 2:39:41 Pulling a gun to scare someone is brandishing 2:42:21 Don't comment anything you wouldn't show a jury 2:47:35 Stump My Nephew: the Vickers jungle mag THIS WEEK'S GUESTS Lee Williams, The Gun Writer, investigative reporter for the Second Amendment Foundation https://thegunwriter.substack.com https://saf.org Know of a case like Tate's? Lee's cell (call or text): 941-284-8553, or lee@saf.org John Petrolino, The Pen Patriot https://thepenpatriot.com MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE AMM-Con: https://amm-con.org Gun Rights Policy Conference: https://saf.org/grpc/ Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms: https://ccrkba.org Chuck Haggard Brian and Shelley Hill, The Complete Combatant: https://thecompletecombatant.com San Diego Gun-A-Palooza (Friends of NRA), Oct 27, 4 PM, BNS Brewing & Distillery, Santee. $20. Voter guides: https://sdcgo.org | https://orangecountygunowners.com | https://inlandempiregunowners.com

  3. Oct 6

    Gun Control Groups Demanded Better Data. It Proved Them Wrong

    Gun control groups spent years saying the best gun data didn't count. So a Georgetown professor ran his survey again, addressed the complaints they made, and the numbers came back even worse for them. Amy Swearer of Advancing American Freedom joins us to explain what the 2026 National Firearms Survey found, what was done to the man who ran it, and why 26.4 million Americans owning an AR-15 matters to the Supreme Court in December. Also this week: a Glock is back on the California roster, the ten gun bills Newsom just signed, what it actually costs to carry a gun in San Diego from scratch, Dan Wos on the fake "child gun death" statistic, and the Gun Owners Radio crew's recap of GRPC in Dallas. CHAPTERS 0:00 Dakota named a KUSI Community Champion 4:48 Welcome, and the road to 20,000 subscribers 9:51 Is printing illegal in California? 13:50 IPSC World Shotgun in Corinth, Greece 22:23 Virginia's voluntary "do not sell" gun list 25:34 Amy Swearer: they demanded better data 37:03 What they did to Professor English 40:59 Strict gun laws really do suppress gun ownership 45:12 Hawaii 14.5%, Alabama 47%: the state numbers 52:26 After the interview: 26.4 million AR owners 1:00:04 Dan Wos on GRPC and the "child gun death" statistic 1:18:51 GRPC recap: Judge Benitez's keynote 1:21:49 The ATF director at GRPC 1:35:58 Should the NRA shrink its board? 1:42:52 What self defense costs in California: $1,365.63 1:57:10 Newsom signs 10 new gun laws 2:29:14 A Glock is back on the California roster: 43X CA THIS WEEK'S GUESTS Amy Swearer, Senior Legal Fellow, Advancing American Freedom Her op-ed: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gun-control-activists-demanded-better-data-what-they-got-surprised-heck-out-them Dan Wos, author of Good Gun Bad Guy and host of The Loaded Mic https://www.loadedmic.com https://www.goodgunbadguy.com MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 2026 National Firearms Survey, William English, Georgetown University (free on SSRN) Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Rights Policy Conference https://saf.org/grpc/ Not Me CA, self defense training help for women https://notmeca.org Dakota Adelphia and A Girl and A Gun San Diego https://dakotaadelphia.com San Diego County Gun Owners https://sdcgo.org

  4. Sep 28

    Dick Heller: How 400 Cough Drops Led To McDonald v. Chicago

    Dick Heller's name is on the case and he would rather you called it something else. He gave Dakota two hours in a hotel lobby in Washington and told the parts nobody prints. The tenant who turned out to have a trunk full of guns in a city where that was a felony. The postcard sitting in an otherwise empty desk drawer. The form he talked a police officer into signing, which is the only reason he had standing at all. And the four hundred cough drops he handed out on a freezing sidewalk the night before his own Supreme Court argument, without telling a single person in that line who he was. Also this week, the rest of Dakota's Washington trip: her rally speech on why the small seats decide everything, and three Women for Gun Rights state directors on what New York, Maryland and Colorado are doing to gun owners right now. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold open 1:02 GRPC Dallas and the Dakota takeover 4:53 The rally speech: the small seats decide everything 9:54 Lauren Hartnett, New York: the 30 day permit trap 24:42 Charneta Samms, Maryland: On Deck and getting women into competition 35:27 Barb Miller, Colorado: permission to buy a gun 53:24 Dick Heller: "I call it the Scalia decision" 1:02:39 "It's not a kind. It's a trunk full." 1:09:12 The form that gave him standing 1:28:28 The card that stops the argument 1:33:30 400 cough drops and McDonald v. Chicago 1:55:08 Tyler Yzaguirre, Second Amendment Institute THIS WEEK'S GUESTS Dick Heller https://gundude.org https://www.hellerfoundation.org Lauren Hartnett, New York State Director, Women for Gun Rights Athena Defense Training https://athenadefensetraining.com https://www.facebook.com/AthenaDefenseNY Charneta Samms, Maryland Honeybear Tactical https://www.honeybeartactical.com https://www.facebook.com/HoneybearTactical Barb Miller, Colorado State Director, Women for Gun Rights High Calibre Gear comilehighgal@gmail.com Tyler Yzaguirre, Executive Director, Second Amendment Institute https://www.sainational.org ORGANIZATIONS MENTIONED Women for Gun Rights https://womenforgunrights.org A Girl and a Gun https://www.agirlandagun.org Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Rights Policy Conference https://saf.org/grpc/

  5. Sep 21

    Stop Saying Your AR Is Not A Weapon Of War

    Can they ban your gun? Michael drew a four question chart that walks you through it, and question three is the one the Second Amendment community has had backwards for twenty years. If your argument is that your AR is not a weapon of war, you have just conceded it can be banned, because that is exactly what the Supreme Court said about short barreled shotguns in 1939. The honest answer is better than the comfortable one. Also this week: the man who got the $200 suppressor tax killed explains what the Texas ruling actually means for you, and why California is still on the outside. CCW renewals in this state just went up by at least $93 as of September 1, and nobody is going to call and tell you. A 19 year old carrying illegally stopped a shooting at a Michigan mall, and the judge told him bringing a gun there was poor judgment, so we played his entire statement instead of the clip going around. Plus what a juror can actually do once the door closes, and a revolver that fires four calibers, all of them badly. Chapters: 0:00 Welcome, and Dakota is back from Washington DC 5:17 Can you ban my gun: the four question chart 14:15 How Good Are You, and the Echelon sweepstakes 15:40 Dakota wins KUSI Community Champion 17:40 What is on the show today 20:49 CCW renewals just got more expensive 33:58 Knox Williams on the end of the suppressor registry 1:02:41 The calculations women make 1:17:36 The mall shooting the judge called poor judgment 1:51:04 The four boxes of liberty, and what a juror can actually do 2:04:30 Stump My Nephew: the Phillips and Rogers Medusa Model 47 If you own an AR, carry in California, or have ever been told your rifle is not a weapon of war, this one is for you. Links from this episode: American Suppressor Association: https://americansuppressorassociation.com America First Policy Institute: https://americafirstpolicy.com "The Calculations Women Make" by Robyn Sandoval: https://www.agirlandagun.org/the-calculations-women-make/ Measure your handgun skills with us at gunownersradio.com Join San Diego County Gun Owners at SDCGO.org/join Win a Springfield Echelon at SDCGO.org/sweepstakes

  6. Sep 16

    California CCW Renewal Rules Just Changed: New Fingerprints Required

    If your California CCW expires in the next year, the renewal you did last time is gone. As of September 1, every renewal needs a fresh set of Live Scan fingerprints, a passport-style photo, and another $25. Michael and Dakota walk through what AB 1078 actually changed, why the author of the bill matters more than the bill does, and the piece almost nobody has explained: the new rule runs your renewal on two separate clocks, and the one that finishes last is the one that decides when you get your permit back. Also this week: two dozen new handguns just landed on the California roster (yes, including a biometric smart gun), where the Glock ban stands now that it has been folded into Renna v. Bonta, a straight-talk conversation about socialism and fascism that neither host fully agrees on, and Senate District 38 candidate Laura Bassett on the one Democrat seat Cal Matters called vulnerable. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open and intro 1:00 Welcome, Labor Day weekend, and Dakota's ladies-only match 3:06 The clip going around: the Minneapolis officer's carry-handle AR 8:54 How Good Are You: Dave Reed's measured-performance class, September 23 in Alpine 10:31 Judge Benitez dinner (now $99), the SDCGO Echelon sweepstakes, and what's on today 13:17 California handgun roster: two dozen new models, the Biofire smart gun, Renna v. Bonta and the Glock ban 25:12 The SDCGO voter guide: supervisors, treasurer, assessor, city councils, school boards 33:53 Socialism and fascism: the definitions, the spectrum, and why gun owners should care 1:05:24 AB 1078: new Live Scan fingerprints, the 90-day window, and the two-clock renewal trap 1:22:24 Laura Bassett, Senate District 38: running at the only vulnerable incumbent in Southern California 1:54:01 Stump My Nephew: the pistol maker that built five side-charging handles If you carry in California, if you are staring down a renewal, or if you just want the law explained by people who are actually going through it too, this one is for you. 🔔 New episodes every Sunday. Subscribe and turn on notifications. 🌐 gunownersradio.com #GunOwnersRadio #CCW #CaliforniaGunLaws #SecondAmendment #ConcealedCarry

  7. Sep 14

    What Does Dangerous And Unusual Actually Mean? The Assault Weapon Ban Case Explained

    The Supreme Court just took a case about assault weapon bans, and the whole fight turns on four words from Heller: dangerous and unusual. Attorney Alan Beck, who won Wolford at the Supreme Court, wrote an amicus brief arguing that courts have had those words backwards for years. Unusual never meant rare. It meant carrying a weapon in a way meant to terrify people, and the distinction goes back to English common law in 1328. Also this week: a retired Navy SEAL says 18 year olds cannot be trusted with a firearm off duty, and we take that apart. Anti gun groups demanded better data on defensive gun use and got a number more than twice what they expected. A school board candidate in South San Diego County gets attacked for our endorsement, and her reason for carrying is one nobody bothered to ask about. Plus the Dixie Chicks, and a straight answer on which home defense shotgun to buy. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open: soldiers are not allowed in my home 0:48 Welcome, and why the voter guide matters 4:31 Michael gets Judge Benitez to sign a 60 round magazine 10:34 The Madison quote that stuck with Alisha 14:14 What is on the show today 14:47 How Good Are You: the September 23 training day with Dave Reed 15:44 Win a Springfield Echelon at SDCGO.org/sweepstakes 17:41 Attorney Alan Beck on what dangerous and unusual really means 19:31 Where the phrase comes from: English common law and the 1328 Statute of Northampton 24:42 Common use, and the forty million AR-15s in circulation 26:12 Why counting up guns is the wrong test 28:43 Unusual never meant uncommon 30:26 The dagger at the market versus the battle axe in armor 33:18 Whatever happened to the bazooka argument 35:50 Leland Yee, California's biggest anti-gun voice, and the Stinger missiles 38:11 Parity with the average foot soldier 40:44 Which of the forty five amicus briefs are worth reading 44:53 Guns for me but none for thee: Eddie Gallagher on 18 year olds 48:29 If the standard is emotional regulation, where is the line 53:28 The cases fighting for 18, 19 and 20 year olds 58:39 The Second Amendment is not a second class right 1:01:00 Anti gunners demanded better data and got it 1:04:24 1.67 million defensive gun uses, and why that was an undercount 1:04:56 The new number: 2.2 million a year 1:07:23 What the survey did to the female ownership claim 1:14:54 Dixie Chicks: anti self defense, pro revenge 1:17:38 Goodbye Earl worked through the other options first 1:24:05 Delia Dominguez Cervantes attacked over an SDCGO endorsement 1:24:51 They doctored our voter guide before sharing it 1:31:39 Why she got a CCW, in her own words 1:38:12 Stump My Nephew: Eddie from Lakeside wants a home defense shotgun 1:42:53 Mossberg 500 versus Remington 870 1:46:52 The budget answer: Mossberg Maverick 88

  8. Sep 1

    San Diego's 18 City Councils, Graded on Your Gun Rights

    We graded every city council in San Diego County on your Second Amendment rights, a decade of record for all 18 of them, A through F. Exactly one earned an A, and the reason why goes back to the fight to get CCWs issued in San Diego at all. Then: Indiana three gunner Adam Wilcox sits in the studio while Dakota walks him through California gun law one statute at a time, and watches his face. Plus the SDCGO voter guide is finally here, Judge Benitez joins us for dinner on September 9, and Bill from North County does something that almost never happens: he stumps Sam. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open 2:27 Welcome: Alisha is out, Dakota and Adam are in 3:39 What's on the show today 6:05 SDCGO sweepstakes: win a Springfield Echelon, drawn live October 2 8:09 How Good Are You? Dave Reed's class, September 23 in Alpine 9:48 The MEGA JAM video: is loading brass backwards good training? 12:43 Snap caps, and how to induce a malfunction safely 15:51 The best malfunction clearance Michael ever saw 16:59 Meet Judge Benitez: September 9 dinner, talk and Q and A 19:35 Adam Wilcox: told his homebuilt AR was dumb, then went for 1,000 yards 26:24 What a three gun match actually looks like 32:02 Three gun is a drag race: how time plus scoring works 35:25 Does competition make you a better defensive shooter? 39:17 A Girl and A Gun: rangemaster life, Fall Fest, and this weekend in San Diego 44:13 California vs the world: the laws that shock everybody else 46:16 The ten day wait 49:25 The Firearm Safety Certificate 51:28 The handgun roster: why you cannot buy a new Glock here 54:19 Ten round magazines, and the veteran they tried to make a felon 58:06 You cannot take your own ammunition home from the range 1:01:52 Three guns per 30 days, CCW, and the sensitive places list 1:09:12 The CDC put defensive gun use back on its website 1:10:43 Where the 60,000 to 2.5 million range comes from 1:13:08 Gary Kleck, and why attacking the man is not a rebuttal 1:19:04 The paragraph that does not survive contact 1:25:23 Is there a number that would not warrant a hit piece? 1:26:53 Why the right does not depend on the statistic 1:30:10 Election season: the SDCGO voter guide is here 1:32:08 Grading all 18 San Diego city councils 1:33:02 The only council that earned an A 1:34:29 B, C, D, and the councils that work against you 1:41:09 Who is on the voter guide, and how you can help 1:45:13 School boards: where a mayor like Dane White starts 1:48:48 Stump My Nephew: the .44 that is not a .44 1:57:28 Sam's new blog: Dog Catches Mailman. What Next? If you have ever wondered whether your vote actually touches your gun rights, this is the episode that shows you exactly where it does. Voter guide: https://www.sdcgo.org/voterguide Judge Benitez dinner, September 9: https://www.sdcgo.org Sweepstakes: https://www.sdcgo.org/sweepstakes How Good Are You? class, September 23: https://www.gunownersradio.com Sam's blog: https://gunownersradio.com/blog New episodes every Sunday. Subscribe so you don't miss one. https://www.gunownersradio.com #2A #SecondAmendment #GunRights #California #ConcealedCarry

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Everything you learned about guns from mass media is wrong. Get the truth about guns, gun ownership, and the fight to restore and defend the Second Amendment in California. News, interviews, gear reviews, trivia, and more - Gun Owners Radio covers a wide variety of topics to entertain, educate, and engage.

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  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
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