SOTG 915 - Iran Reality Check and Tactical Skill Set
Release Date: 01/08/2020
Carry a Gun to the Grocery Store & Shark Attack | SOTG 1245
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Do you carry your fundamental four everywhere, even to the grocery store? A woman was stabbed and her child murdered by a maniac wielding a knife in a grocery store parking lot in Ohio. What lessons can we learn? Three people were attacked and maimed by sharks in Florida on the same day in the same area. Fortunately none died despite life-threatening injuries due to the efforts of the people on the scene. Are you carrying medical gear to the beach? Also, during our Tech Talk from EOTech we consider the importance of understanding off set. We have a Frog Lube Pro Tip of the week for...
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Tritium Sights & Marty from Talking Lead | SOTG 1244
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Our buddy, Marty from Talking Lead, will join us for an after-action discussion of our recent time spent in Dallas, Texas at the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits. It’s always great to have our old friends on the show. During our Tech Talk from EOTech Inc. we will consider Tritium sights, specifically “Police Trade-In Night Sights”. Are you getting a good deal when you buy trade-in cop guns with Tritium sights or are you being ripped off? Also, do extra-heavy triggers prevent negligent discharges? During our SOTG Homeroom from , we will answer a question from a listener in...
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State of the NRA w/ Isaac Demarest & Lubing your Shotguns | SOTG 1243
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What is truly going on with the NRA leadership? We have Isaac Demarest, an NRA Board Member, with us today to discuss the changes taking place at the National Rifle Association. During our Tech Talk from EOTech, Inc., Professor Paul will consider the importance of understanding offset. What is offset and how does it apply to a firearm with an optic? Also, we have a Froglube Pro Tip for you. Shotguns need lube too. How much and where should you put the lube? Finally, during our SOTG Homeroom from SOTG University, we have a new friend, Tim Evancich, who will tell us about the...
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NRA Dallas 2024 | SOTG 1242
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The team spent a glorious long weekend in Big D. We have live reports from the floor of the NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits held in Dallas, Texas. Thanks to Kel Tec Firearms, we had a recording studio on the floor. Thank you to all of you who came out to our book signing events and said hello. A number of special guests joined us, including Paul Glasco, author of “How to Make a Monster: And Why No One Cares”. Mr. Glaso explains factors that tie all of the recent rampage killers together. What facts has the mainstream media deliberately overlooked or flat out lied about? Also...
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Gun Control Gestapo Silent on Philly Bus Stop Shooting | SOTG 1241
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Did you hear about the “mass shooting” in Philadelphia? We are willing to bet that unless you live in Pennsylvania, you did not. You might ask yourself why? The media loves blood in the streets and they love pushing gun control, why bury this story? How much scope is too much scope? During our Tech Talk from EOTech Inc we consider the pros and cons of high powered optics. Does Gun Control make you safer? Are countries that restrict gun ownership “safer”? For our SOTG Homeroom we will address a horrific story from Mexico where unarmed tourists were murdered for their truck...
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Oops, They Did It Again: NYPD ND | SOTG 1240
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If the NYPD likes anything, they like their NDs. This time a member of New York’s Finest popped off a round while clearing Columbia University of phony paid protesters. What did the NYPD spokesman have to say about the incident? Tune it. During our Tech Talk from EOTech we will consider the BDC reticle. What is it and what is the best way to learn how to use it? We have an SOTG Homeroom for you from SOTGU.com. There has been yet another attack in a church. This one happened in Pennsylvania. What can you do to keep your house of worship safe? Thanks for being a part of...
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2A Sanctuary in Michigan & Tennessee Arms Teachers | SOTG 1239
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A township in Michigan has declared itself a 2nd Amendment sanctuary and has invited all of the adult citizens of said township to become members of a citizens’ militia. Besides the Bill of Rights, is the existence of the militia codified by law in the United States? During our SOTG Homeroom from Student of the Gun University, we will examine the new law allowing teachers and school staff members in Tennessee to be armed at work. Tennessee is not the first state to arm teachers, though, based upon the behavior of the leftwing lunatics you would think this move is unprecedented. Also, during...
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Fighting with a Rifle & Cambridge Cop’s Gun Just “Went Off” | SOTG 1238
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What does it mean to “fight with a rifle”? How important is training when it comes to success or survival? During our SOTG Homeroom we will consider how training will open your eyes. We have a Tech Talk from EOTech and this week we will discuss the importance of maintenance in regards to rifle or pistol mounted optical sights. Also, regarding maintenance, during our Froglube pro tip of the week we consider the cause of “sticky” or “gummy” actions. Lastly, how many times have you heard that it's okay for cops to have guns because they are expertly trained? A 37 year veteran police...
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Hackathorn on Red Dots & Defending your Church | SOTG 1237
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We brought back our friend and expert firearms instructor, Ken Hackathorn, to discuss red dot sights, specifically on handguns. Is a red dot sight on an everyday carry pistol an absolute necessity? What are the pros and cons? During our SOTG Homeroom from SOTGU.com, we will examine the recent attack on a noted bishop in a church in Sydney, Australia. This was the second mass stabbing attack in 48 hours. For our Tech Talk from EOTech Inc. we will consider capped/recessed adjustment knobs versus the external turrets. Which one is the best choice for you? Also, we have another Pro Tip from...
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Spring Cleaning & VUDU X from EOTech | SOTG 1236
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The sun is finally out and it is time for spring cleaning. During our Froglube Pro Tips segment we will consider the term “CLP” and how it applies to keeping our guns clean. Also, we have a way for you to save money as well. For this week’s Tech Talk from EOTech Inc. we will consider another new optic in the Vudu X line; this one is a 2-12x40mm rifle scope. What is the best way to learn how to use your rifle/optic combination? Finally, being a prepared person is never a bad idea. Regardless of the potential disaster or crisis, we will always recommend that you are carrying...
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When did Iran become a problem to the Western World? Professor Paul takes the time to break down the modern history of the problems with the terrorist state of Iran. Here’s a hint, the trouble did not start last week.
During our Brownells Bullet Points segment, we consider when gun builds go bad. Paul has some advice about how to keep a gun build project from going bad and where to turn should you need advice.
Also, we have a SOTG Homeroom from Crossbreed Holsters. The recent attack in a Texas church as many in the gun culture discussing tactics and skillset. This is a good time to consider your own skillset. Could you meet the challenge?
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Topics Covered During This Episode:
- SOTG Vet Owned Business Outreach Reminder: www.studentofthegun.com/vet-owned-application
- Special Guest: Spike Jackson!
- Brownells Bullet Points - brownells.com
- TOPIC: When Gun Builds Go Bad
- Huge thanks to our Partners:
Brownells | Century Arms | Crossbreed | Duracoat | SWAT Fuel - SOTG Homeroom brought to you by Crossbreed Holsters
- TOPIC: Texas Church attack and your Skill Set
- IRAN history reality check for Millenials
- 444 Day Iran Hostage Crisis www.history.com
- Was Obama’s $1.7 billion cash deal with Iran prohibited by U.S. law? www.washingtonpost.com
- What could I(ran) buy for $400 Million? youtu.be/eerTCM_w2jo
- US sailors divulged information during Iran capture www.timesofisrael.com
- Trump’s sanctions on Iran are hitting Hezbollah, and it hurts washingtonpost.com
- Soleimani's Legacy: The gruesome, high-tech IEDs that haunted US troops in Iraq www.stripes.com
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From www.history.com:
On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages. The immediate cause of this action was President Jimmy Carter’s decision to allow Iran’s deposed Shah, a pro-Western autocrat who had been expelled from his country some months before, to come to the United States for cancer treatment.
However, the hostage-taking was about more than the Shah’s medical care: it was a dramatic way for the student revolutionaries to declare a break with Iran’s past and an end to American interference in its affairs. It was also a way to raise the intra- and international profile of the revolution’s leader, the anti-American cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
The students set their hostages free on January 21, 1981, 444 days after the crisis began and just hours after President Ronald Reagan delivered his inaugural address. Many historians believe that hostage crisis cost Jimmy Carter a second term as president.
From www.timesofisrael.com:
The 10 US sailors captured and humiliated by Iran after mistakenly steering their boats into Iranian waters in January were beset not just by poor judgment and faulty equipment. They also showed a remarkable lack of curiosity about potential dangers in one of the world’s more dangerous waterways, according to an in-depth Navy investigation.
And, investigators revealed on Thursday, some of the sailors revealed classified information while being questioned at gunpoint by Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers, including revealing the top speed and mission parameters of their captured naval vessels.
From www.stripes.com:
Brian Castner combed over the armored vehicle, mostly intact aside from entry and exit holes tipped with molten copper that had since cooled.
The U.S. soldiers who had been inside had already been medevaced near Kirkuk that summer in 2006, leaving the Air Force bomb technician alone with the vehicle. Pools of blood simmered under the Iraqi sun, near what one soldier left behind.
"There was still one foot left in the Humvee," Castner said.
The targeted U.S. killing Thursday of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, has heightened tensions between Iran and the United States.