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There a number of online firearms resellers out there, but GrabAGun has a unique Board of Directors full of Political and Firearm Industry A-Listers, and a recent IPO that raised them over $120m. We talk to CEO Marc Nemati about his background in software, and his goals for the future now that GrabAGun is a publicly-traded company.

In the past it felt like political ideologies were opposing tides, moving slowly back and forth. Today, it's more like a choppy sea of random swells, creating a chaotic whirlpools dragging us down. Author Jon Harris joins to podcast to talk about his new book "Against the Waves" that categorizes some of the new movements, and we talk about how increasingly unmoored ideologies will drive in such random directions. 

 

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For the last century, the ATF and its departmental predecessors have been given increasingly oppressive laws to enforce, and as you have learned in our series on ATF history, they have done so in increasingly heavy-handed ways. However, we should also look at some more recent cases This vide was posted on YouTube, but podcast listeners have asked for this content in a more listener-friendly platform, so here it is. 

We recorded this episode before the news about Palantir building a massive database on Americans, but after some big Google AI Upgrades last week. Noah Botkin, head of our software dev team, joins us to talk about our experiments, what it can actually do, and what might be coming in the future.

As you know, there is a strong possibility that suppressors, silencers, mufflers, and so on will be removed from the NFA, where they have been for over 90 years. What happens next? What other laws affect them, and what can we expect?

John Crump is a Constitutional Activist and journalist who has been writing about firearms for over a decade. His articles can be found here https://www.ammoland.com/author/johncrump/ and his YouTube channel is here https://www.youtube.com/@JohnCrumpNews/

There are lot of different flavors of content on GunTube, ranging from entry-level entertainment to deeply specialized nerd lore. Brass Facts manages to split the difference on a lot of topics, making complex topics accessible. We talk about he manages to pick his practical topics and test concepts in a practical way. Also, of course, his origin story.

Man cannot build a government too small to misbehave or big to be misused, so the question is how to put checks and balances in place to prevent injustices from happening. In a very basic way, Western Civilization is an attempt to solve this fundamental problem, and the American Constitution is the result of centuries of work to create a solution.

Aaron of Administrative Results joins us to talk about YouTube and firearms influencing, but as usual, Isaac can't stay on topic. The discussion quickly turns to law enforcement, sci-fi, the strengths of combat exoskeletons, longbows and yeomanry, the weak points of French knights, the best long-running book series about Napoleonic warfare, and other extremely unsurprising rabbit trails. 

When we talk about building community, and disaster preparedness, there is a mobility problem. How can you get to and from your people? How can you move supplies or gather intel? Joining the conversation is Christian Guzman, who has been experimenting with a lot of different vehicle types for different transportation needs. 

The last few weeks have been a furor of contention about tariffs, but there is a bigger conversation about the value of local manufacturing that needs to happen.