1 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: Ah, beaut force. If it doesn't work, you're just not 2 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: using enough. You're listening to Software Radio Special Operations, military 3 00:00:25,520 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: news and straight talk with the guys and the community 4 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: softwarep dot com on time on Target. I am Ian 5 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: Scotto and yeah, I'm running on on a lot of 6 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: Starbucks churis because this has been a long fucking day. Dude. 7 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: Uh you know that, not that you know what. It's funny, man, 8 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: I can't complain because this is not manual labor by 9 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: any means. Um, but it was supposed to record Software 10 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: Radio this morning. Um couldn't do stuff with our original guest. Uh, 11 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: it might be personal, so I don't want to say 12 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: the name, but basically his daughter is having some issues 13 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: in the hospital. Um. So then did Power Thought with 14 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: Brandon Webb. Jerick Robbins was in studio with us, who 15 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: was an excellent guest and for those who don't know, 16 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: Jarek is the son of the great Tony Robbins. And 17 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: so we did a pretty we did actually our longest 18 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: Power of Thought podcast with him, and then Jarek was like, hey, 19 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: do you mind if I do my own podcast now 20 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: with Brandon? So we probably went like a total of 21 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: just about three hours with these guys and then yeah, 22 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: and then I was like, dude, I can't. Yeah, I 23 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: was like, I can't record a podcast immediately after this, 24 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: even though I don't have much to do in terms 25 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: of hosting with that show. But it's just, dude, it's 26 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: a lot of listening to people to talk. I get it, dude, 27 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: because I mean, you know, writing is the same way, 28 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: because people like, oh, it's nice to gonna work from home. 29 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, man, but you're just your brain dumping 30 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: every day, so it's it's mentally exhausting. Yeah. I'm in 31 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: the same way with with editing audio because a lot 32 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: of the time that I'm at home, I'm just editing 33 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: a ton of audio. So that's just monotonous too. Monotonous. 34 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: Work is difficult. Yeah, and and people, yes, both of 35 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: us are a d d um. Yeah. People might even 36 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: wonder because they listen to the show and I don't 37 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: really edit much. They might be like, well, you know, 38 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: how long could it possibly take edit? But I I 39 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: listen to every single show in its entirety, both because 40 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: I want to see what I didn't like about what 41 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: I you know, when I recorded, and what I did 42 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,399 Speaker 1: like because I think that makes me better on air. Um. 43 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: But also there's there's times where I don't catch something 44 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: I said that I should probably addit out, or that 45 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: Jack said that I should probably added out. I mean 46 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: that rarely happens, um. But also just making it sound 47 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: more smooth and in case there's dropouts in that type 48 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: of it's just like editing one of our articles. Yeah, yeah. 49 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: And then I also have to, you know what, I 50 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: do the same thing because I have to write up 51 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: the description for the episodes, and I try to go 52 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: I try to do more of a description than just 53 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: like hey, Kurt troders on with us. I try to 54 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: write about like what you guys are up to, and 55 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: making sure I get all the hyperlinks right, and I 56 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: of course read that back to me like many times. 57 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: So this is not as like I said, it's not 58 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: a fucking hard, manual wayward job. But it's not as 59 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: easy of a job as some might think because I 60 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: think everybody's like, I'm interesting, I should have a podcast, 61 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: and it's like the world that everybody's a podcast, like 62 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: everybody you meet. I don't know, it's just it's it's 63 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: gotten so big. But hopefully we get a good friend 64 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: who has a podcast. Yeah, I mean hopefully we uh, 65 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: I mean we definitely strive to be better than a 66 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: lot of the other stuff. So yeah, basically, that episode 67 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: with Jack Robbins will be up on Power Thought podcast. 68 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: Depending on which episode I I choose to edit first, 69 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: it'll be up now or up shortly. So when you're 70 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,239 Speaker 1: done with this, um, look up the Power of Thought 71 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: because it was a really good one. Um. And he's 72 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: he's a lot more than just being the son of 73 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: Tony Robbins. I mean, he's very inspirational guy. And it's 74 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: one of those things because you assume, like, oh, this 75 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: guy grew up super privileged because of whose dad is, 76 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: he probably hasn't seen any adversity, and like that's not 77 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: the case at all. I learned a whole lot about him. 78 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: Hell yeah, man, so uh with that, what what have 79 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: you been up to? I know you're hanging out with 80 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: your army buddy who also was a Patch Margo volunteer, 81 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: Irwin Strand, and he was on the show once. Yeah, 82 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: he moved over to my neck of the woods, getting 83 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: a fresh start on life kind of deal, and so 84 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: he's been around a lot more. Um, it's good see him. 85 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: You know it's actually nice because we talked about it 86 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: last time. I'm getting ready to start my my book 87 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: here and for those of the listeners that don't know, 88 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: I'm getting ready to write a memoir. And uh no, 89 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: it's nice because I've spent so much time with Irwin 90 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: and Kurdistan. I mean literally, you know, I'd say six 91 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: months of the whole journey. Uh we were side by 92 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: side so and and he has his own book, so 93 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: I could go back and like kind of like ah 94 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: yeah and remember things that maybe I don't come to 95 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: mind immediately, or I can bounce things off of him. 96 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: So it's kind of nice. It's it's cool getting, you know, 97 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: reminisce with him. Yeah. I was going to throw that 98 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: out there. Irwin's book for those who don't know, Cab 99 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: Hunter is available now and people seem to really dig it. Yeah, yeah, 100 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: I know, it's pretty rad. I I got mine and 101 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: made sure he signed it before I forgot the funny 102 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: and sick. I really like that cover. Yeah, yeah, well 103 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: you know it's funny. I see, I made a point. 104 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: I was like, he was like sitting sign the book. Now, 105 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: just do it now, because every time I go to 106 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: see Jack, he gives me, uh he is. He has 107 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: given me Um, one of the deckerd novels, and I'm like, oh, yeah, 108 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: well you signed it before I go, and then I 109 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: leave New York and I never get it fucking signed 110 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: because we both forget um and anyway, yeah, yeah, no, 111 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 1: I know how that is. I mean, we just had 112 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: Brent Gleason in studio, and I, believe it or not, 113 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: I have three copies of his book here because they 114 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: sent us an advanced copy. He brought in, the cop 115 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: he brought in the hard cover when he came to 116 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: do the interview. Then after he left, I got another 117 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: hard copy from the publisher, and yet none of them 118 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: are signed, you know. But it's it's one of those 119 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: things too, because when he's in here or I wanted 120 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: to make sure I got pictures for our Instagram, you know, 121 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: I work to interview with him, and uh, you feel 122 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: you feel like a pain in the ash being like 123 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: take this picture with us, sign your book, take this 124 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: video for Instagram, you know, and then he's gotta run 125 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: over to like do Fox business. It's like it's a 126 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: lot to ask. I don't ever like to come off 127 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: as fanboy or pain in the ass. Or anything. No, 128 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm definitely with you there. I had that, Uh. I 129 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: had that problem at a shot show this year because 130 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: it's my first year and there are a few people 131 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: are like saw and I wanted to like go over 132 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: and you know, try and strike up a conversation, you know, 133 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: like I read it. I read walked past like Travis 134 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: Haley when he was doing he wasn't doing anything like 135 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: walk past him two times. He's a big firearms instructure, 136 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: and I kind of wanted to say hi. But at 137 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: the same time, I didn't want to be that weird 138 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: fan boy at shot show, so I was like, guy, 139 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: he's probably busy. I'll just mind my own fucking business. 140 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: But I feel like you have you have a really 141 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: awesome story that they probably want to talk to. I 142 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: mean if I think if you said what's up, and 143 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: then you would be surprised. Actually, most people do not 144 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: want to do bad. I think what you do is 145 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:06,239 Speaker 1: pretty awesome, just because I've said it on a previous episode, 146 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: but it really is true. Like you look on the 147 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: comments of stuff going on in the Middle East right now, 148 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: and there's all these people, whether they're civilians or former military, 149 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: They're like, I'll go over there and kill isis. But 150 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: very few people would actually make the trip over and 151 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: say I'm gonna volunteer with the patri You're definitely one 152 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: of the few. Yeah, I mean, I don't think I'm 153 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: particularly unique. I'm just think it was something that I 154 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: wanted bad enough to you know, put forth the effort. 155 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: Because maybe maybe those people have other things that they're 156 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: uh have that level of inclination to uh strive for, 157 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: you know, if that makes sense, you know, or I 158 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't have gone the extra mille in areas that they 159 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: have gone the extra mill. So I just try to 160 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: look at it from a you know, uh, you know, 161 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: we're all different. Oh yeah, but if you're somebody who 162 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: really says like I would go over there, then put 163 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,839 Speaker 1: your money or Matthews Man, I've met so many people 164 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: from doing the show. Um like a theme room party 165 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: is not this year, but they're like, oh, my biggest 166 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: regret and wife is not joining the military. And I 167 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't necessarily really share that. I have 168 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: a lot of respect for the military, but like everything 169 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: in your life happens for a reason, and you've got 170 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: to just keep going on and hold your life and 171 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: regret like that. No, I'm definitely agrance there too. And 172 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: I think, to be honest, and I'm sure I'll talk 173 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: about this in the book, but you know, to be honest, 174 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: a lot of had a lot of factors and pushing 175 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: me to go over you know, personal ones, moral ones, um, 176 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: regrets from my time in the service. Uh, you know, 177 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: just a lot of different things that you know, made 178 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: this perfect storm of like fuck it, I'm buying a 179 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: plane ticket. You know. The joke was we woke up 180 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: sober and Kurtistan. Yeah. I mean, it takes a lot 181 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: of guts, guts to uh to just go over there 182 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: and actually do it. Yeah, and I think a ton 183 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: of people are gonna want to read your story. You know, 184 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 1: I think I actually excited. I was talking Sorry I'm 185 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: interrupt you there. Uh No, I was talking to Jack 186 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: in the last podcast do you have me on? And uh, 187 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 1: you know it's funny because we both kind of he 188 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: had said, yeah, I got you there because I was like, well, 189 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: I wasn't sure if I was going to write a book, 190 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: and I didn't really want to. And then now that 191 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: it's it's just kind of in the fledgling process, I'm 192 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: actually kind of excited to revisit these memories are times 193 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: in my life in detail and be able to really 194 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: break it down and look at them because you can 195 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: learn a lot. You learn a lot from that sort 196 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: of self reflection and just meditation of sorts on on moments, 197 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: you know, significant moments in your life. So I'm actually 198 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: pretty very excited to actually do the book now and 199 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: like get it out there. And it should be it 200 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: should be interesting, that's for sure. Yeah, I don't know 201 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 1: if Jack was interested in necessarily writing a book either 202 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: until now, right, right, right, that's what yeah, I mean, 203 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: he had said that. Yeah, And when I when I 204 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: say book, I should say a memoir, because he's written 205 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: plenty of books books, none of them have to do 206 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: with his life, right, And that's what I mean as well, 207 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: a memoir. I My latest book I pitched to um 208 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: our editor or our managing editor, was the The Mercenary 209 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: Cookbook and it's it was, it was gonna be. It's 210 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 1: gonna be a collection, like I don't know if it 211 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: will pass, but I'd read it. I I'd like it. 212 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: I can totally do it. Um. It would be a 213 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: collection of recipes that you could expediently prepare in like 214 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: austere environments or the field or third world countries, and 215 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: uh so you could because I always I wrote one 216 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: of my first articles was like, uh, you know, five 217 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: things whatever that every good mark should have, and it 218 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: was one of them was learning how some basics of cooking, 219 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: because you know, being able to make a nice meal 220 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: and um, a shitty situation can really boost the morale 221 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: or at least, you know, just having some decent food. Um, 222 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: it's just a huge it's a it's a big thing, 223 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: you know, it's the little things, dude. People would dig 224 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: that because there's so many survivalists out there, you know, 225 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: who are storing m r s and it's total sense. Yeah, 226 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: I'm sure that. I'm definitely. I don't know. I I 227 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: just think and even the you know, people who are 228 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: not into that. I just feel like people would be like, oh, 229 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: these are quick recipes and you know it could be 230 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: interesting and yeah, anyway, I'm with you there. Um So, anyway, 231 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: getting into this episode itself, I was checking our emails 232 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: sent to soft Rep dot Radio at soft rep dot 233 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,719 Speaker 1: com and this kind of transitions right into what you 234 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: wanted to get into. Um. This is from Caitlin topic 235 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: is Florida school shooting. Uh And, and like I said, 236 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: send any of your emails to soft Rep dot Radio 237 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: at soft rerep dot com. I don't get to everything, 238 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: but I try to read what I can. I read 239 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 1: all of them, I should say, but what we get 240 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: to what we can on the show if it's a 241 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: good question and it's concise. So I listened to the 242 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: latest podcast in which the recent Florida school shooting was discussed. 243 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: Could you touch on the reports saying that the shooter 244 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: had been flagged as a potential threat before the incident. 245 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: Reports suggests the particular individual had posted threats and shooting 246 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: up the school in the past and nothing was done. 247 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: Is that realistic to preemptively intervene? Thank you for your time, Caitlin. 248 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: And I think that's perfect because you wanted to talk 249 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: about that for sure. Yeah, well on on that direct 250 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: side of things. So no, I know that we we 251 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: wanted to talk about the shooting itself and the gun 252 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: right or the situation and things like that. But but 253 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: it's a good this is a good leading so uh 254 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: And what I would say to that, to be honest, 255 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: is like, yeah, there were a lot of red flags. 256 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: As I understand it and things that could have prevented 257 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: the But here's the thing. Are are we getting into 258 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: minority report here? Because I mean he technically never did 259 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,599 Speaker 1: anything wrong up at that point. Yes, threats, but and 260 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 1: that's probably what led to the situation. What are the 261 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: negligence on the authorities part? What I think may have 262 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: been a smarter option there would have be at the 263 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: very least, you know, up security measures, but maybe they 264 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: didn't think there were viable threats. Um. People say asinine 265 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: things on the Internet all the time, um, which I 266 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: believe is where the comments were made correct on social 267 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: media of some sort. So I mean, I mean, you know, 268 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: if you go go through the YouTube comments probably even 269 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: you know, or even the comments section on Facebook of 270 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: our software, I've read holy yeah, holy ship man, Like 271 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: could you imagine if you know, we called the FBI 272 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: for every one of those like yeah, or just you know, 273 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: I I can't believe some of the ship that people post, 274 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: you know, not anonymously when you can see pictures them 275 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: with their family, you know. And by the way, this 276 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: is not the terrible yeah, this is not the majority 277 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: of Soft Rep readers or listeners. But like one thing 278 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: that stands out in mind to me was when like 279 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: Nick Irving was promoting his book The Reaper, his first book, 280 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: there was some guy that was like his comment was 281 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: something to the effect of, like just some n word 282 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: um trying to like steal the shine of Chris Kyle, 283 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: like who you know, what the funk you're talking about? Man? 284 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: And and and to have the balls to post that 285 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: not anonymously, like don't you realize that when you publicly 286 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: post something like that, you're you're you're fucking yourself over 287 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: and you're all I have a rule. I have a rule, 288 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: by the way, and anybody who read, if anybody's listening, 289 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: he reads my articles, you may catch this. I don't, 290 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: oh man, I'm like post something public, like all actually 291 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: post a comment on something like once a month, like 292 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: I do not. I do not comment on social media 293 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: because one, I don't want to. I don't want to 294 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: sit there and argue with idiots all day. Like the 295 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: only place I will comment is in the software page, 296 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: where you have to team access to get into the comments. 297 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: But at least then I feel like you're you're definitely 298 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: worth the effort. And to be honest, most of the 299 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: people in there are having a constructive conversation. Yeah, they're 300 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: just but the social media section, uh where any any 301 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: uh you know, anybody can just jump in and say whatever. 302 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: You know, it just gets assinine. I'm not gonna sit 303 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: there and make myself into an asset by arguing with 304 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: someone over social media. It's ridiculous. So I just I've 305 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: heard Brandon say the same thing before. How you know 306 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: he doesn't want to involve himself in that negativity. I 307 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: try to do the same. I mean, people who follow 308 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: me Twitter, what's the point you're literally just bringing negative? 309 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: That's wold put your bringing negativity in your life when 310 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: you could just leave it, do not engage it. What's 311 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: the bad thing that's going to happen? I would have 312 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: to say. People want your life like my Twitter, my 313 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: public Facebook page might be surprised that I really rarely 314 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: post about politics, and I used to, but it's just 315 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:12,479 Speaker 1: it becomes extremely time consuming and people want to argue, 316 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: like counterpoint every point that you make, and it's like, 317 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,360 Speaker 1: I don't have time for this. Man, I got things 318 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: I wanted to accomplish well, not to get two side direcked. Yeah, 319 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: I just realized we're weird, dude, we both have massive 320 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: a d D. Yeah. Yeah, no, that's that's why we 321 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: needed Danielle in here. Uh, she gotta mitigate the two 322 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: of us. Um. But yeah, no, I I think they're 323 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: you know, that's a it's a there's a my my 324 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: thing I always say. And actually the people who read 325 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: me my stuff or teamly know I say this is 326 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: there's a million what ifs out there on the situation. 327 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: We know what did happen, and that's all we have. 328 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: You could go back and be like, what if, what if? 329 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: What if? You all day? Uh, And there's a time 330 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: and a place for that. But I mean too, to 331 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: sit here and play the blame game when we could 332 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: be doing something constructive is uh. I don't know. I 333 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't think we should do that. Yeah, 334 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: I got I got you, Which transitions into the topic 335 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: that you wanted to get into. Um from there, related 336 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: to the shooting is the gun control debate. Now, you've 337 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: been in countries that have, you know, needless to say, 338 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 1: entirely different gun laws than the US. And sure there's 339 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: I've been. Well, it's a funny thing about the Middle East. 340 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: There are actually countries that have extremely They're particular ones 341 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: that have extremely strict gun control and then ones that 342 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: are very laxa daisical. So I mean it actually does 343 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: vary surprisingly yes, So I'm I'm wondering, of course, your 344 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: take as a former marine, as a volunteer with the past, 345 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: Murga who has been all over the Middle East. Um, 346 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: the people that are saying that we need to make 347 00:18:54,480 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: some major changes to gun laws, well I'm not opposed 348 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 1: to change. But here's my thing with the crowd that 349 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: says we need to ban assault rifles, we need to 350 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: ban fire People don't need this, people don't need that, 351 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 1: and the the even the bump fire stock thing that's 352 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: happening right now. I mean, it's a slippery slope and 353 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: that's what we need to remember. No matter what you ban. 354 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: And I know this is such a overly used argument, 355 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: but um, you can take you can ban whatever, but 356 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: evil people will find a way. I mean what I 357 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: what I like to say is that if you take it, okay, 358 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: So so maybe you take away an assault rifle or god, 359 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 1: and people can't have access to that, you know what 360 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: they're gonna do. Then you know what the next bad 361 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: guys gonna do. He's gonna walk down to Ace hardware, 362 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: spend about sixty dollars not even have to show his 363 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: I D and build a bomb in his fucking garage 364 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: and then he's just gonna walk it in somewhere, or 365 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: say we even get tighter security, then he's gonna drive 366 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: a truck full of the stuff into a building. It 367 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: just gets worse. And this is the stuff we see 368 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: in the Middle East where they don't where they like. 369 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: They have figured out like if I can't smuggle a 370 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: weapon into here, and then I'll just build a bomb 371 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: and look literally, this is like what happens in Kurdistan. Right. 372 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: They can't smuggle weapons and stuff through checkpoints because we've 373 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: set them up. So what they do is they make 374 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: their way into the city or wherever they want to 375 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: do this, and then they build the bomb on site 376 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: from inside of their apartment or whatever, and then they 377 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: drive it into their destined target. Um, vice versa. Weapons. 378 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: Illegal weapons trade is still gonna happen. Um people can 379 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: build guns at home. It's I mean, with you know, 380 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: parts line on the house, not nearly as effective. But 381 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 1: when three D printers, when three D printers are available, 382 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: that's going to change the game. Yes, and technology is 383 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: moving fast that's the other thing we can't We can't 384 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 1: account that unknown variable there. I mean, three D printers 385 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: is kind of known, but who's to say how much 386 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: better it gets, you know. Um, it's just I don't 387 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: think restricting anything is the right move. It's one My 388 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: other big argument is that, like, okay, so we institute 389 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,959 Speaker 1: a ban on assault rifles, just assault rifles, right, or 390 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 1: what people would call assault rifles. I know there's some 391 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 1: super right wing dude screaming at the podcast right now. 392 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: He's like, I saw rifles put it's an ARE fifteen. Yeah, 393 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: whatever it with. That term changed during the abomb administration. 394 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: As far as I'm concerned, everybody knows him as that now, 395 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: so it doesn't even matter anymore. That's what we identify 396 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: them as. Um, it was just sad. I don't agree 397 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: with it, but the way it is, yeah, exactly. I 398 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: know what you mean. I know the point that you're making. 399 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: I am a no bigger fan than proper nomenclature for 400 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: items like Yeah, I know you you're as big of 401 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,439 Speaker 1: a shooting enthusiasts as there could be, But I get 402 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: what you mean to assault rifles on the clature of 403 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 1: like I mean, my my my fiance will tell you, like, 404 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: that's not what that's called. Yeah, no, I get what 405 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: you mean, but I'm just I think your point is 406 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 1: when you use the term assault rifles, Unfortunately, for better 407 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: or for worse, people know what you're talking about exactly exactly. 408 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: So let's say, let's say we do it institutional band. 409 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: Who the funk is going to go collect them? All? 410 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: The one the millions in circulation, the police. I'll tell 411 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: you right now, most of them don't want to do 412 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: it to begin with, because they don't agree with the band, 413 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: and they're not gonna go risk their lives and no 414 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 1: knock raids for millions and millions. We don't have enough 415 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: to do it. We're not the manpower, okay, the National Guard. 416 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: Now you've brought in martial law and at the best 417 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: case scenario, you're gonna get a few uh gunfights here 418 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: and there and you know, a bit of clashing. At 419 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: the most likely, worst case scenario're gonna get this civil war. Dude, Like, who, 420 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: I don't I just don't think people realize the ramifications 421 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: of what they're saying. You you cannot we're past the 422 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: point of no return, you know, it's it's not like, 423 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: let's just turn everything in Like, no, we are a 424 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: culture of guns and that's just the way we are, 425 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: So stop trying to go backwards and take things away 426 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: and look at it from a moving forward perspective um, 427 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 1: which transitions into my the one and only solution I've 428 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: really been able to come up with since oh geez, 429 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 1: since uh you know, for the last four years that 430 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: we've been having this debate um as a country, and 431 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: that's I'm like, why are we not putting armed security 432 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: of some form in our schools? I mean it's a 433 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: most majority of them are government run institutions. Why how 434 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: how hard would it be to restructure a little bit 435 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: of a state run or federal government to one set 436 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: up a new department maybe uh school police force, or 437 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: even allocate a couple of officers from each for for 438 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: each school district from the local police depart um. Yeah, 439 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: at the worst case, this is going to cost a 440 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: little bit more in taxes. But if people actually care 441 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: as much as they do about children and safety and 442 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 1: all that ra rah rab that I hear ranted on 443 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 1: social media all day, they won't care about, you know, 444 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: paying a little more each year if it means the 445 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: safety of people's lives. But I, um, yeah, I don't know. 446 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: If you want to get something in there, I have 447 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 1: somewhere I'm willing with this. Well, I was actually gonna 448 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: ask what's your take on on this? Mike Ritland posted 449 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: up actually an older article he did, because this school 450 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: shooting issue is, you know, not new, it's an ongoing issue. 451 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: Um for those who I'm pretty sure most of this 452 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: audience knows. But not only does Mike Ritland to former 453 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: Navy seal, but he's also a canine instructor, and he's saying, 454 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: look is a happy medium if you don't want guns 455 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: in schools, and and he's he's another firearms guy, but 456 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: he's saying, at the very least, why not have a 457 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: dog in school? Guard dog? And actually, as I was 458 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: recording ran today, Brandon said the same thing. Brandon actually 459 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 1: he was pretty vocal that he's opposed to the idea 460 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: of teachers being armed. Um, now that's that's ridiculous. By 461 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: the way, he does like the idea of having a 462 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 1: guard dog in school because I see, I'm saying, I 463 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 1: think that would get actually trained, trained and job specific 464 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: security force of some form, whether it be a school 465 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: police officer, uh private security whatever I'm saying, like that 466 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: is their designated job. Army teachers as students is just assinine. 467 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: Why are we trying to turn I'm sorry for lack 468 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: of a better term, why are you trying to turn 469 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: sheep into sheep dogs? That's not what they're there, That's 470 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: not what you do. It just doesn't work that way. 471 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: And I hate that terminology. But Dave Grossman said it 472 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 1: best a long time ago, before I got really popularized. Um, 473 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: a guard dog would be anything is better than that. 474 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: Brandon's opinion was that like a guard dog would be 475 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: able to be aware of the situation, probably before anyone 476 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: else were to be sure. Yeah, I would, I would definitely. 477 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: I mean I I don't think it's the end all 478 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: be all, but I think it's a step in the 479 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: right direction. It would definitely be for better, not for worse. 480 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 1: Um Yeah, it's it's a really tough problem. It's hard 481 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: to find a solution. And the thing is the thing 482 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: with why P is why people now Here's why it 483 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: doesn't work with putting armed things in schools. Yeah, because 484 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: it destroys the image of innocence that we associate with 485 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: our children and schools. People do not like to confront 486 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 1: the fact that there are real there's real evil out there, 487 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: are really bad people or just messed up people who 488 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: want to do harm to others. So they want to 489 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: keep them in that shell, that bubble, and they end 490 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 1: by putting armed security or armed anything or anything to 491 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:44,239 Speaker 1: mitigate that threat. They have to acknowledge the existence of 492 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: the danger, and one removed that bubble of innocence. So 493 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: it's it's like, you know, that's that's the whole reason. 494 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: It's it's it just sums itself up, you know, at 495 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: least in my mind. Yeah, but you know, this is 496 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: a relatively new phenomenon in terms of like these mass 497 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 1: shootings post Columbine and the fact that people would bring 498 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: up I'm not making any argument here because I'm staying 499 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: at least relatively objective, even though I'm in agreement with 500 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: everything you're saying. To be honest, Um, you know, there 501 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: was a time where I could tell you my high school, 502 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: for example, where there is now a weight room where 503 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: I went to high school that used to be a 504 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: shooting range, and there used to be a shooting in school. 505 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: There was a time that people brought firearms to school, 506 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 1: and and this ship did not happen. So I mean, 507 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: I think it's a very big argument to make that 508 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: this is a this is a cultural problem, and and 509 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: I think a prescription medication problem and a mental health problem. 510 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: I would definitely agreed. I do believe. I believe more 511 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: than anything, it is a cultural thing. Um, Because yes, 512 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: there there's the mental health portion is only relative to 513 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: the individual because we're all don't need mental health. That's insane. However, 514 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: as a culture, that's what affects all of us, and 515 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: is setting that baseline, at least in my mind, um, 516 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: because you know, when I went to high school, I 517 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: was on the uh I was in our OTC Marine 518 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: Corps Junior ROTC in high school, and uh we drilled 519 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: with M fourteens. They were deactivated, but they were you 520 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: know M fourteens, you know there they weren't like a 521 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: hunting rifle, and we did drill with them. So we 522 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: carried marks around with those. And then I was actually 523 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: I was actually on the the shooting team for the school, 524 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: which we used uh, you know, air rifles, but you know, 525 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: we we used to shoot inside little box trap boxes 526 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: in the gym at paper targets and it was you know, 527 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: it was no big deal because we were learning marksmanship 528 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: and being responsible. You know, it wasn't this uh taboo 529 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: thing that's like big and scary you're gonna jump out 530 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: of you. You You normalized it. But as long as you 531 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: treat the tool with a responsible attitude. And uh, I 532 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: think that is actually where it's coming in that our 533 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: culture is getting screwed up because you know, we do 534 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: have a culture that glorifies violence and guns. And you know, 535 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: I mean, don't be wrong. I played Call of Duty 536 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: and Battlefield and you know, all sorts of violent video games. 537 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: I watched the movies. I love John Wick. But you 538 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: have to accept the rim you know that. You know 539 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: that's great, you know, and you know, like I said, 540 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: I enjoy those things, but we have to accept the 541 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: reality and the consequences of what this kind of exposure 542 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: and normalizing things, uh such as that does, and it 543 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: it causes a shifting mentality towards you know, um, the 544 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: whole thing. Yeah, and I think someone even argue not 545 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: just glorifying violence, but there's also a glorification of this 546 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: attitude of like fuck the police, funck authority, Oh for sure. Well, 547 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: you know it's funny because I noticed it because if 548 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: you go back and like play old video games from 549 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: like the time frame, like I was playing uh um 550 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: BioShock Infidite the other day because it just came on 551 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: sale for PlayStation and have downtime, I play video games, 552 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 1: so anyway, and it's it's this. It's funny because it 553 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: came out in like two thousand thirteen or two thousand 554 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: and twelves somewhere around there, and there's this massive vibe 555 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: of revolution and uh kind of kind of black Black 556 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 1: Lives Matter esque attitude, fight the power, fight the police, 557 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, all the bad guys of God. And I'm like, wow, 558 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: it's very relative to the time or the time period 559 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: that the game was released. Um, and it's interesting. So 560 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: you can kind of look back at you know, just 561 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: like movies. You know, if you look back in a 562 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: movie that came out a certain time. Yeah, we we 563 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: become desensitized to it, you know. I even just think 564 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: of the videos that are posted on you know, World 565 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: Star Hip Hop and all that ship, because especially when 566 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: I worked at Serious, there are people who checked that 567 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: stuff out every day. And it's like if every day 568 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: you're pulling up these videos of like you have getting 569 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: into playing something to your brain. Yeah, people getting into 570 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: fights at of McDonald's and you know, just all different 571 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: types of crazy ship that goes on in our society. 572 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: I think at a certain point become completely desensitized to 573 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 1: all of it. And uh yeah, I do see a 574 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: huge culture. Okay, hang on, hang on, there's I got 575 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: a really good one for you. So remember when the 576 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: first like execution video came out. It was like extremist 577 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: group executing a guy or whatever they cut his head off. 578 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: It was Daniel Pearl, Yeah it was. It wasn't he 579 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: a contractor or a journalist, and that it was journal 580 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: It was in O F one though, I know that, 581 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: and I was very young, Okay, I remember like these 582 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: things were like the this massive shock to people, like, 583 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: oh my god, it's horrible. I'm like, and now it's 584 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 1: like my friend said, I had a friend it was 585 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: a you know murk and with the peesh murket and 586 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: he's like we were having the same exact conversation. He 587 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, ship, now we watched isis be heading 588 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: videos or execution videos over breakfast like they're nothing, you know, 589 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: or how about I've said this the show before when 590 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: Kadafi was killed, Like Gaddafi's splattered head was literally on 591 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: the front page of every newspaper here. Yeah, like, holy 592 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,959 Speaker 1: sh it, we didn't you know that used to be 593 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: something like they would have never flown in the past 594 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: to show people that or at least that much exposure, 595 00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: if you know what I mean, Like you don't have 596 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 1: to really dig to see it. Yeah, it is a 597 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: weird thing, Like you have this whole free the nipple thing, 598 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: and it's like, what what's worse for kids to see it? 599 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: And it's just a question like some ship topless or 600 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: a man's you know, that is literally there's a lot 601 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 1: of uncensored stuff as far as the violence and gorgos. 602 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: But you know, you see a breast and it's like, 603 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: oh my god, protect my child's you know, sensibility, Like 604 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,239 Speaker 1: you know, oh, but he's gonna go play by the way, 605 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna play Call of Duty later, shoot other other 606 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: kids online and uh and you know, come up with 607 00:32:55,160 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: all sorts of insults regarding their mother and sexual orientation. Yeah, 608 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I know you, I know you've played it 609 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 1: online game at some point. You should like did a 610 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: little twelve year olds on there that just have the 611 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: foulest language of like dude, you need to go into 612 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: time out or something like it's terrible. Yeah, as you said, 613 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: like stuff that's you know, anti yea or even like racist, 614 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: and yeah, like that's what you're going home and playing. 615 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: And uh, I think Brandon said that he pretend his 616 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: fragile sensibility, like how we're gonna look back at this 617 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: Sunday or not. But uh, I hope as a society 618 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 1: we do that thing. We're like, wow, we were fucking dumb. 619 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: I think Brandon said that he's played one of those 620 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: games and people will be like, you fucking asshole, you 621 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: don't know how to shoot, and like literally literally you know, 622 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: little did they know that they're that they're playing a 623 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: former Navy Seal sniper instructor. Yeah, I turned off the 624 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 1: sound like the team the team speaker, the chatter or whatever, 625 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 1: so you can't even hear my I can't even hear 626 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 1: my teammates. I just play the game like I just 627 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: don't want to hear the idiots like like you know, 628 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: and you'll get messages coming across like what was the 629 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 1: other one? Like it was like I'm just gonna quote 630 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:11,240 Speaker 1: it for the sake of quoity, but it was fagging 631 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,760 Speaker 1: assid bitch cunt boy that's always sent me in a message, 632 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,360 Speaker 1: and I was like, wow, man, like you're really angry. 633 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:19,759 Speaker 1: You gotta like I thought video games are supposed to 634 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 1: release stress, Like I mean, maybe he is really eving 635 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: stress saying that. Um So anyway, man, with with all 636 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: of that on on the gun issue, um And it's 637 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 1: it's funny man, because I mean, not that there's any 638 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 1: disagreement between us, but like we can have just a 639 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 1: rational discussion about the gun issue on here and not 640 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:42,480 Speaker 1: have two people screaming each other. I haven't even watched 641 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: the news because, like I I get enough of the 642 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: debate than have to turn on and see a split 643 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: screen debate. And small percentages of Americans are on in 644 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:02,600 Speaker 1: those extreme positions of like America, Christianity, the n r 645 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:06,240 Speaker 1: A and that's all that matters. You know, speak our language, 646 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: get off my lawn, build the wall. Yeah, Like I 647 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: think that that's a small percentage of Americans, just like 648 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 1: the you know, ban all weapons, you know, every town 649 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:22,280 Speaker 1: fucking moms against guns or whatever. The damn extreme extreme 650 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:25,880 Speaker 1: farror left group is for anti gun. Um. I believe 651 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,319 Speaker 1: the Rivers is a small percentage Americans, because the most 652 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: of us are like, yeah, that's fucking stupid. Why would 653 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 1: I give up the protection my protection, Like I'm not 654 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 1: going to give that up. Like one I love. I 655 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: think the best meme I've seen so far, it was like, 656 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: so you're telling me you want to give the guy 657 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: you've been calling Hitler like the last half year all 658 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:50,800 Speaker 1: of the guns, like like, I really like so, I 659 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 1: think the majority of Americans are right in the middle here. 660 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,240 Speaker 1: We're just like rational, like, yeah, we need to do something, 661 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: and we need to come up with a real solution, 662 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: a real viable solution that we can implement efficiently and expediently. Expediently. 663 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:09,399 Speaker 1: I think that's a word, um, but you know, it's 664 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,480 Speaker 1: just we don't want to give away our rights and 665 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: like our the ability to own things because one or 666 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 1: two jackasses decided to be an evil cunt. Like you know, 667 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 1: it just doesn't make sense. It's just irrational, Like you know, 668 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:28,839 Speaker 1: you want to put your you want to you want 669 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 1: to charge yourself, sir for someone else's crime. It's so, 670 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:36,400 Speaker 1: I really do think the majority and I've actually spoken 671 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:38,320 Speaker 1: to people who would consider them very far left or 672 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,799 Speaker 1: like Yeah, that's that's absolutely ridiculous what some of these 673 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:45,360 Speaker 1: um super anti gun people are saying. It doesn't make sense. 674 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:47,400 Speaker 1: So what I was gonna ask you off of that is, 675 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:49,279 Speaker 1: you know, for those who don't know, Kurt is a 676 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:51,840 Speaker 1: full time writer at the site. UM, So I was 677 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,719 Speaker 1: wondering what else you're currently working on that we could 678 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: check out in the near future. Uh So nothing to 679 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:05,239 Speaker 1: do with gun control or politics. I'm not. I never 680 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:07,680 Speaker 1: opened myself up to that sort of thing. I you know, 681 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 1: I am kind of passionate about it, but really I 682 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,799 Speaker 1: feel like I'm just very realistic about it. Um. But 683 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: for the most part, as far as articles I have 684 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,239 Speaker 1: been writing, I've been writing a lot of existential pieces 685 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:25,280 Speaker 1: on like warrior philosophy, UM violence. Uh, some firearms training 686 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:28,799 Speaker 1: based stuff UM, because I've spent when I was with 687 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 1: the pesh Marker, I spent an extensive amount of time 688 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: in instructing small arms, so I do like to get 689 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:38,320 Speaker 1: a little bit of that background into my writing. UM. 690 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:40,120 Speaker 1: And then of course I try to keep up with 691 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:44,440 Speaker 1: the latest developments as far as Curtistan, Iraq and Syria, 692 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:46,439 Speaker 1: so you can always check out that stuff as well. 693 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:49,759 Speaker 1: Very cool man, Well people wanted to hear a little 694 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 1: bit more on the gun control stuff. 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To subscribe 726 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:43,720 Speaker 1: and start getting your gear, visit create club dot us. 727 00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:47,200 Speaker 1: We also have gift options available. That's great Club dot 728 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:51,719 Speaker 1: Us and Kurt, thank you so much for coming on. Man. Uh. 729 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,400 Speaker 1: Like I said, we had a previous guest who couldn't 730 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 1: make it today, so luckily I was able to get 731 00:39:57,160 --> 00:40:00,160 Speaker 1: Kurt to um fill in last minute, and I think 732 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: we got some great content. Uh I'll be at a 733 00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 1: shorter episode. But I've also been here in studio for 734 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,879 Speaker 1: the past um nearly like eleven hours, so I'm I'm 735 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:14,800 Speaker 1: ready to snooze on the crane at this point. Everybody 736 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,160 Speaker 1: be sure to send your disgruntled emails to me personally, 737 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:22,920 Speaker 1: and I will not read them. No, man, I think 738 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 1: I think this was a cool show, and I know 739 00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:27,919 Speaker 1: it was. It was something that I've actually been looking 740 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:31,319 Speaker 1: forward to putting, not putting the paper, but just kind 741 00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:33,200 Speaker 1: of putting out there, like, you know, what are we 742 00:40:33,239 --> 00:40:38,200 Speaker 1: doing and what is our realistic solution and anyway? Yeah, yeah, 743 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:40,440 Speaker 1: And that's the great thing about being able to do 744 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:43,080 Speaker 1: a podcast is I don't have to you know, I 745 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:45,480 Speaker 1: feel I need to post every opinion of mine on 746 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:47,799 Speaker 1: Facebook because we have a show that we could do 747 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,279 Speaker 1: and if there's something I really want to say, I 748 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:52,319 Speaker 1: could say it right here on the podcast and reach 749 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:58,839 Speaker 1: a whole lot more people. Word cool man, Um, all right, Well, 750 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:01,399 Speaker 1: we're looking for to seeing more oracles from you, bro. 751 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:03,439 Speaker 1: I love all the stuff that you put out there, 752 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:07,720 Speaker 1: and I'm sure people are really looking forward to the book. Righteous. Well, 753 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:13,160 Speaker 1: I'm excited to keep doing what I'm doing and yeah, 754 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:18,200 Speaker 1: keep breathing. Oh yeah, you've been listening to soft Rep Radio. 755 00:41:18,719 --> 00:41:22,279 Speaker 1: New episodes up every Wednesday and Friday. For all of 756 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:25,880 Speaker 1: the great content from our veteran journalists, Join us and 757 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:29,759 Speaker 1: become a team room member today at soft rep dot com. 758 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:33,640 Speaker 1: Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter at soft Rep Radio, 759 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:36,719 Speaker 1: and be sure to also check out the Power of 760 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:41,760 Speaker 1: Thought podcast hosted by Hurricane Group CEO and Navy Seal 761 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:44,280 Speaker 1: Sniper instructor Brandon Webb.