Brent talks to one of his oldest friends, Ken Campbell, CEO of Gunsite Academy in Chino Valley, AZ — the "Mothership" of modern defensive firearms training. Gunsite is the oldest privately-owned shooting school in the world and the place where Col. Jeff Cooper developed the "modern technique of the pistol." Ken is a longtime instructor at Gunsite and was tapped to take over the reins of the academy in 2014. Brent and Ken go back to somewhere around 1984 when they were both young police officers in the Midwest. In the intervening decades, they've done everything from being sniper team partners to co-instructors, all while attempting to shoot well and have an even better time. Ken talks about training at Gunsite, the philosophy of Jeff Cooper and what you need to know before venturing to "the ranch."&nbsp; (You can also disregard any spurious claims of paste-eating.) For more info: Gunsite Academy - www.gunsite.com GUNS Magazine - www.gunsmagazine.com Subscribe -&nbsp;www.gunsmag.online/subscribe &nbsp;

03 - Ken Campbell

Will Dabbs, MD is a favorite of GUNS Magazine readers. A former military helicopter pilot turned sawbones, Will splits his time between caring for the sick and writing about things that go “Bang!” Known for his ability to turn a humorous phrase, Will also has a deep abiding love for historical guns, secret agents and silver screen firearms. In this episode, Will explains how he ended up in Mississippi, tells a poignant story about a WWII veteran and shares his love of firearms journalism. For more info: GUNS Magazine - www.gunsmagazine.com Subscribe -&nbsp;www.gunsmag.online/subscribe

04 - WIll Dabbs

As one of the original seven founding members of CNN, Jim Shepherd is probably one of the most influential people in the gun industry you’ve never heard of. Kentucky native Shepherd is now the Publisher of the Outdoor Wire and it’s affiliated daily newsletters. After a ‘mainstream’ media career that included stints at CNN, the Financial News Network, the Golf Channel, PBS and many others, he’s a hunter, competitive shooter, angler and staunch Second Amendment advocate who also runs the most influential daily news service for the shooting and outdoor industries. How influential? The various Wires boast 500,000 individual subscribers and delivers 3,000,000 copies per week. &nbsp;His company has truly developed a digital “Newspaper of Record” for the industry. Shepherd is never short of stories or opinions and we talk to him about topics ranging from Ted Turner’s personal politics to the reason why mainstream media is so left-wing and we even discuss the care and feeding of his CNN on-air hairpiece (appropriately named “Roadkill”).&nbsp; It’s not an episode to be missed!

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