0054 Jacki Billings - Shooting Editor at GUNS.COM and Firearms Journalist
Release Date: 06/02/2019
0073 This Is The Comeback You Asked For
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People keep asking if David and Mark are coming back and I really haven't had an answer, but yeah, I'm thinking they're back.
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0071 COVID-19 Isn't the Apocalypse That We Planned For
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Prepping is suddenly a very mainstream idea thanks to the shortage of essentials during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Join Shooters Nation host David and his wife Sandy have a very honest discussion of how their family's simple disaster prep plans have stacked up against reality. They discuss what they feel like they got right, what they got wrong, and what they want to do differently moving forward.
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0072 Is This The New Normal? Medical Coronavirus Discussion (And We Talk About Guns!)
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David is again joined by his wife, Sandy, who is a Registered Nurse, for a medical Coronavirus discussion. Talking points include: whether the US Government's response to COVID-19 was overbearing and brash, or sensible and calculated, or somewhere in between; Whether wearing face masks will forever more be the new normal for western society; Precautions we can all take to stack the odds in favor of our health. Oh and we also talk about guns!
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0070 Voices of the Quarantined. Listener Hangout (April 11, 2020)
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Join David and Mark as they meet virtually with members of the Shooters Nation listener community from across the country and talk about the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. We hear about how it's affecting folks from Oregon, California, Tennessee, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and other parts of the country. Discussions range from just finding basic human necessities, the ammo shortage, firearms industry supply chain, and getting in copious dry-fire during workday conference calls.
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0069 QUARANTINED Part 2 of 2 : Live with members of the Community
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This is the second part of a two-part episode recorded LIVE on April 4, 2020 with members of the Shooters Nation Community in the middle of the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. We spent nearly five hours talking, listening and struggling with many of the same things that you are dealing with too. Be sure to listen to Part 1, also available right now.
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0068 QUARANTINED Part 1 of 2 : Live with members of the Community
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This is the first part of a two-part episode recorded LIVE on April 4, 2020 with members of the Shooters Nation Community in the middle of the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. We spent nearly five hours talking, listening and struggling with many of the same things that you are dealing with too. Be sure to listen to Part 2, also available right now.
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0067 The End Of The World Doesn't Have The Zombies You Prepped Years For
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We go away for a few weeks and the whole world goes to crap! Not in a million years did we think we'd be recording an episode from quarantine during a deadly global viral pandemic... but here we are and there you are, holed up in your underground bunker, surrounded by stockpiles of hand sanitizer, ammo, and toilet paper. Ah, toilet paper. The unexpected commodity of 2020. You can't wipe your butt with gold bars, now can you?
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0066 The Edgy and Precious First Episode of 2020
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David and Mark are BACK after an extended holiday break for the first episode of 2020 where we get right up to the very edge of some precious material. Don't worry, it's not creepy and our lawyers won't send you a Cease and Desist letter if you disagree with us. Maybe.
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0065 The Shooters Nation 2019 Holiday Gift Guide!
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David and Mark are back to help you be a HERO this holiday season with the Second Annual Holiday Gift Guide. If you're shopping for a gun owner or hunter this year and have no clue what to buy, the guys go through a wide range of gifts that anyone would be thrilled to receive, with prices that will fit almost any budget.
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0064 Going to a 2A Rally Soon? Don't Be THAT Guy!
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This episode is NOT for you, but it IS for someone you know! David goes solo and maybe a little rogue and drops some solid advice for anyone planning to attend a big Second Amendment rally, especially anytime soon in... say... Washington, DC. If you've ever paid attention to how the media and gun control advocacy groups FEAST on the worst possible representatives of gun ownership at these events, this episode might help the people you know avoid being one of them.
info_outlineJacki Billings - Shooting Editor at GUNS.COM and Firearms Journalist
Episode Summary
We are joined by Jacki Billings - Shooting Editor at GUNS.COM and frequent contributed to RECOIL online and print publications, NRA Shooting Sports USA, ConcealedCarry.com, USCCA Concealed Magazine, and many others.
This conversation spans a wide range of topics including: How Jacki got started in firearms journalism, Upsetting companies with critical reviews, Jacki's favorte part of the industry, Gun safety at home with kids, Concealed carry for women - especially moms, and much more!
Timestamps
(0:01:00) Intro
(0:09:50) Jacki's Start in Journalism
(0:19:00) Game of Thrones?!
(0:22:50) Being a Woman in the FIrearms Media Industry
(0:39:20) Being a Role Model for the Next Generation of Firearms Journalists
(0:51:00) Upsetting Companies with Critical Reviews
(1:01:40) Most Exciting Firearm in 2019?
(1:10:40) Favorite Part of the Firearms Industry?
(1:17:10) Gun Safety in Homes with Kids?
(1:22:50) Concealed Carry for Moms
(1:36:30) What Would You Change About the Firearms Industry?
(1:46:10) Does a Gun Writer Still Shoot Guns for Fun?
(1:49:10) How to Connect With Jacki
(1:52:10) Closing Comments
(2:02:00) Outro
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