Will Porter returns for the final episode of Foreign Policy Focus to discuss the shootings and civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. First, a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times while attempting an arrest, leaving him paralyzed. The shooting ignited protests at the Kenosha courthouse that led to riots in other areas of the city. On the third night of unrest, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people during a confrontation, killing two. He has since been arrested, while both shootings continue to fuel intense debate and division. Links YouTube – Conflicts of...
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I sense a change in the gun debate. People are realizing they have a right to protect themselves. Maj Toure and Black Guns Matter are actively promoting and teaching people how to use guns and protect their right to self defense and he is doing it in communities that have traditionally been the target of gun control laws that deny people that right. The message is being heard. Chicago State Rep. La Shawn Ford has supported federal gun laws in the past but now he is urging people to to arm themselves. “I think about it all the time,” Ford said of the shootings that plague his community....
An Armed Pregnant Woman Defended Herself, Now She Faces 24 Years in Jail
Last December, Krissy Noble (then going by her maiden name Tran) shot and killed a man who broke into her apartment and attacked her. She was 11 weeks pregnant at the time. As ABC News described the incident: [When her attacker was] inside, the man tackled her and began trying to cover her mouth with his hand, which she thought smelled of chemicals, the report states. He then started hitting her in the face with his fist. After she was able to break free, Noble grabbed a pistol off the coffee table and shot the man three times before running to her neighbor's apartment and telling her to...
Episode 155: “Most People are Used to Being Prisoners and Looking to Authority For Help”
62 Minutes Mance welcomes The Pholosopher to the show. Pho has one of the most popular liberty-themed pages on Facebook on which she posts videos on subjects from gun rights to self-knowledge. Mance and Pho talk about everything from the liberty movement, John McCain and the best way to communicate a pro-self-defense message. The Pholosopher's Facebook Page Mance's Books on Amazon Mance's Books Available for Crypto Mance on Facebook Mance on...
Episode 143: “The Right to Life Equals the Right to Possess Firearms”
Mance welcomes Sheldon Richman to the show. Sheldon is partners with Scott Horton at the Libertarian Institute. Sheldon writes the popular TGIF (The Goal is Freedom) article that is released on Fridays and is one of Mance's favorites. Sheldon was a contributor to the 2013 book, "The Tyranny of Gun Control." Mance asked Sheldon to have a conversation about his offerings to the book and his philosophy on gun ownership in general. Sheldon at The Libertarian Institute The Tyranny of Gun Control Mance's Books on Amazon Mance's Books for Crypto Mance on Facebook Mance on...
Does the Second Amendment Even Exist?
Gun control was going to be a campaign issue even before the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting back on June 12. Donald Trump was endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) after he spoke at the group’s convention in May and remarked that “the Second Amendment is under threat like never before” and that “crooked Hillary Clinton is the most anti-gun, anti–Second Amendment candidate ever to run for office.” (This is a change from Trump’s previous position, as articulated in his book The America We Deserve [2000] — support for the “assault weapons” ban then in force and in favor of a...