History often surprises people.

Massad Ayoob shares the story of Eleanor Roosevelt’s firearms training, her skill with a revolver, and the moment she chose to face threats during the civil rights era without requesting Secret Service protection.

A look at a side of history many people never hear about.

Watch the full segment here: https://youtu.be/qQfGs4lYYtw

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-Massad Ayoob joins Michael Schwartz in San Diego with a history lesson most people never learned: nearly every American president, and more than a few first ladies, was a gun owner. The stories are remarkable, and they cross every political line.

In this segment:

-Eleanor Roosevelt's own revolver, her New York carry permit, and the day she faced down Klan death threats with her own gun instead of Secret Service
-Lincoln shooting Spencer rifles on the White House grounds, and Theodore Roosevelt the gun collector
-FDR, the first legislatively anti-gun president, who kept a loaded pistol by his bed to the end
-Eisenhower carrying a .38 with an NYPD permit, Truman, JFK, Reagan, and beyond
-Why this history matters to the fight for the Second Amendment today

Massad Ayoob teaches with the Massad Ayoob Group. Find his MAG-20 and MAG-40 classes, including dates in San Diego, at massadayoobgroup.com.

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Massad Ayoob argues that history and reality often get lost in the debate over magazine restrictions.

From armed citizens in the founding era to modern firearm laws, he questions whether limiting magazine capacity actually addresses criminal behavior—or simply places new limits on people who follow the law.

A deeper look at the history, policy, and practical side of the debate.

Watch the full segment here: https://youtu.be/pGZkkzIKnpU

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Massad Ayoob argues that history and reality often get lost in the debate over magazine restrictions.

From armed citizens in the founding era to modern firearm laws, he questions whether limiting magazine capacity actually addresses criminal behavior—or simply places new limits on people who follow the law.

A deeper look at the history, policy, and practical side of the debate.

Watch the full segment here: https://youtu.be/pGZkkzIKnpU

#MassadAyoob #SecondAmendment #GunRights #MagazineBan #FirearmsPolicy #Constitution #GunOwnersRadio #2A

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A self-described pessimist who is genuinely optimistic about the Second Amendment. Massad Ayoob tells Michael Schwartz why he does not see how the courts can keep justifying assault weapons and magazine bans, and why the other side is running out of arguments.

In this segment:

Why Wolford put "a stake in the heart of the vampire rule," and why the assault weapons ban could be next

The real history of "gun control," and how tyrants have always started by disarming the citizens

Why the militia often brought better arms than the army issued, and how privately owned cannons fit the Second Amendment

Magazines, the Duncan case, and the firearm as "the equalizer"

His pessimist's case for optimism about the Supreme Court

Massad Ayoob teaches with the Massad Ayoob Group. Find his MAG-20 and MAG-40 classes, including dates in San Diego, at massadayoobgroup.com.

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The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO).

https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com
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Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win.

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Did you know Eleanor Roosevelt carried her own revolver, and once faced down Klan death threats without Secret Service protection, telling them she would drive her own car and carry her own gun? Massad Ayoob joins Gun Owners Radio in San Diego with a history most people never learned: nearly every American president, and more than a few first ladies, was a gun owner. From Lincoln shooting Spencer rifles on the White House grounds to Eisenhower carrying a .38 in New York City, the stories keep coming.

He is also optimistic about the fight ahead. After Wolford, he does not see how the courts can keep justifying assault weapons and magazine bans much longer. Then Mike and Dakota read California's new 140-page anti-gun roadmap so you do not have to, Michael breaks down the Maine Senate race and what it tells you about party loyalty, Dwight Settle shares the Beyond the Teams charity paddle and the Seal One dealer program, the crew answers a viewer question on FSC cards, and Dakota digs into the book Emily Gets Her Gun. Sam closes it out with Stump My Nephew.

Chapters:
0:00 — Welcome + announcements: remembering Laura Smith (memorial July 18, Skyline Church) and the July 29 gun-cleaning class
8:33 — Maine Senate: the candidate the machine backed anyway, and why you stay loyal to principles, not a party
14:46 — Massad Ayoob: the presidents and first ladies who carried, plus Wolford and why the assault weapons ban is on borrowed time
42:06 — California's 140-page anti-gun roadmap: what Sacramento is planning for the next five years
1:10:11 — Dwight Settle: the Beyond the Teams charity paddle and the Seal One dealer pilot program
1:48:21 — Viewer question: California FSC cards, the proposed 4-hour class, and whether to renew now
2:00:40 — Emily Gets Her Gun: a reporter's fight to legally buy a gun, and the vets punished for transporting theirs
2:14:10 — Stump My Nephew: the Browning Automatic Rifle
Timestamps are from the raw recording. Shift them by however much intro or cold-open is added in post.

If you care about the Second Amendment, California gun laws, self-defense, training, and honest conversations without the fear and outrage, this one is for you.

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The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO).

https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com
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Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win.

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When the Klan threatened her life, Eleanor Roosevelt turned down Secret Service protection: "I'll drive my own car and carry my own gun." Massad Ayoob on the presidents and first ladies who carried. Premieres TONIGHT at 5 PM PT: https://youtu.be/M6KEIsuWqog

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For America's 250th birthday, Gun Owners Radio's Dakota tells the full story of how the Fourth of July actually happened, and what it asks of the rest of us.

She walks the real timeline from the shot heard round the world to the Treaty of Paris: seven long, uncertain years that turned an act of treason into a country. Along the way, the history most of us were never taught. Only about a third of colonists actively backed independence. John Adams was sure we would celebrate July 2nd, not the 4th. And Philadelphia lit its first Fourth-of-July fireworks in the middle of a war it might still lose, celebrating hope, not victory.

Then she makes it personal: we inherited a country we didn't build, and keeping it is the job now.

In this segment:

-Why our rights come from the Creator, not a king, and why that idea was truly revolutionary
-The real Revolutionary War timeline: Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Yorktown
-Why the founders followed free speech immediately with the right to keep and bear arms
-Only one in three colonists supported independence, and why the right thing is rarely the popular thing
-John Adams's letter to Abigail: "pomp and parade, with bonfires and illuminations"
-What it means to be a good steward of a 250-year-old experiment in self-government

Happy Independence Day from Gun Owners Radio.

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The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO).

https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com
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Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win.

SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT YOUR SELF DEFENSE RIGHTS!

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No trivia this week — for the 250th, Sam steps out of the usual "Stump My Nephew" game for a short Fourth-of-July message on what the Declaration of Independence really asks of us.

The grievances against King George, the founders' imperfections, Lincoln's "unfinished work," and Franklin's "a republic, if you can keep it" — and the simple, unglamorous ways every one of us keeps it.

Happy Independence Day from Gun Owners Radio.

Full episode every Sunday.

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The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO).

https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com
https://orangecountygunowners.com
http://inlandempiregunowners.com

Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win.

SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT YOUR SELF DEFENSE RIGHTS!

Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com

Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com

Clean your guns easier, faster, and safer! https://seal1.com

Get your cases & outdoor gear at C.A.R.G.O in El Cajon or visit them at https://cargostores.com

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