Michael Bane. What can I say? I watched Michael for a long time as a new gun owner back on The Outdoor Channel on the shows Shooting Gallery and The Best Defense.
Charlie is a certified instructor with NRA, MA State Police, and Utah BCI. He’s the host of Riding Shotgun With Charlie. His GunGram videos, where he plays the trumpet with one hand and shoots a gun with the other, have been seen over 20 million times worldwide.
He was awarded the Defender of Liberty at GRPC 2017 and the Ray Carter Blogger of the Year at GRPC 2019. He appears regularly on the Polite Society Podcast, The Daily Bullet, and The Weekly Bullet
As a 2A advocate, Charlie has been speaking at GRPC since 2016 and AMMcon since 2017. He’s emceed several Concealed Carry Fashion Shows at events like GPRC, the Rod of Iron, and for REALIZE Firearm Awareness Coalition.
Watch Riding Shot Gun With Charlie Online here.
RSWC #199, Brad Landseadel, Central Virginia Sporting Clays
If you find yourself in central Virginia, you need to take an afternoon and shoot some clays at Central Virginia Sporting Clays.
RSWC #198, David Laird, DSC Training & FASTER Saves Lives
David Laird runs Dynamic Combative Solutions Training. DCS offers training on all firearms, CCW, and private courses around the country.
RSWC #197, Erin Mihalik, Throom Targets
The exciting news is that Throom is now in lots of new stores, the big box stores, the small mom & pop stores, and even some of the online suppliers, too. New to the product line is a remote target.
RSWC #196, Karise & Jerel Crew, That Gun Talk
Discover my experience at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival and the amazing people I met, including instructors Karise and Jerel.
RSWC #196, Riley Bowman, ConcealedCarry.com
After a few years Riley returned to his own construction company, but then an interest grew in becoming a firearm instructor.
RSWC #194, Rob Campbell, Eye On The Target Radio
Campbell really is a walking encyclopedia of firearm knowledge and history. At some events, he brings his Blue Book of Gun Values and helps evaluate guns for people.
RSWC #193, Lenny Magill, The GLOCK Store
I’ve known about Lenny Magill probably since I started getting gun catalogs in the mail. I even have a VHS tape that he did back in 1993!
RSWC #192, Quinn Cunningham, FASTER Colorado
If you missed The Gun Experiment Ep 83, Laura said Quinn is who she wants on her side in a gunfight. He is someone you’d want too, and you could also train with him.
RSWC #191, Candy & Michael Petticord, FASTER Saves Lives
As the mother of several kids, it was only about 6 years ago when Candy got into firearms. It was something her husband suggested she do.
RSWC #190, Charl van Wyk Stopped a Terrorist Attack with a Revolver!
This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance that had to be taken. I was speaking at a pro-gun event outside of Boston. The emcee said there was a special guest, Charl van Wyk. I knew that name. Then he said van Wyk stopped a terror attack in Cape Town, South Africa, with a .38 Special five-shot revolver. […]
RSWC #189, Sarah Riggle, Attorneys For Freedom
We start off talking about what Attorneys On Retainer and Attorneys For Freedom do.
RSWC #187, Jim Stoker, Firearm Owners Against Crime
Firearm Owners Against Crime has been involved in Pennsylvania’s gun rights issues since the 1990’s, including reciprocity, castle doctrine, and licensing requirements.
RSWC #188, Laura Carno, FASTER Colorado
Laura went to Ohio to see what this FASTER program was about. She saw that the people taking the class were willing to risk their lives for their students. So why shouldn’t they have the necessary tools to save the same students?
RSWC #186, Jim Irvine, FASTER Saves Lives
Jim Irvine and I have been trying to make this happen for a while. We finally filmed a show in Phoenix at the Gun Rights Policy Conference just before he had to speak.
RSWC #185, Will Workman, Workman Protection Training
Will Workman reached out to me and asked about being in the show. He’s in West Virginia and not too far off I-81.
RSWC #184, Alicia Garcia, The Boomstick Babe
Alicia is a mover and shaker. She’s out there getting things done between the t-shirt business, teaching courses, taking courses, and suing the state of Colorado.
RSWC #183, Jim Shepherd, The Outdoor Wire
When Jim Shepherd went into the media room at SHOT Show, he saw stacks of magazines. He took the idea of The Golf Wire and tweaked it a bit for the shooting industry, creating The Outdoor Wire.
RSWC #182, Phil Schreier, NRA Museum Director
Any time a historical gun appeared, Phil Schreier would be there with his white gloves on handling, discussing various firearms, and giving the history.
RSWC #181, Yuri Zalzman, Philly Gun Range
If you are on a trip and you happen to be in Philadelphia-area, stop by The Gun Range and tell Yuri “hello”!
RSWC #179 ,Todd Ellis, NRA BOD & Instructor TC
Back in 2020, while everyone was in lockdown, Todd was able to fill in on a two-year term and get onto the NRA Board of Directors.
RSWC #180, The DC Project & GOAL in Boston
On August 27, the Gun Owners Action League hosted an event called The 2A Freedom Celebration. They pulled in some names you’ve seen on RSWC.
RSWC #178, Robin Bartlett, Author, Vietnam Veteran
Charlie and Robin start by talking about some of the nonsense that is New Jersey gun laws. In New Jersey, BB guns are illegal.
RSWC #177 Jeff & Garet, The GOAL Podcast
Charlie got together with Jeff Strider and Garet Holcomb from The GOAL Podcast, they are both board members of the Gun Owners Action League.
RSWC #176 Mike Giaramita, US Law Shield
Rest assured that if you’re a US Law Shield member and in the Philly area, you’ll be in Mike’s hands, which will do their best to get you safe and home with your loved ones.
RSWC #175, John Kolis, Pistol Practice
With kids in college and experience in writing courses and manuals, John applied these skills with his interest in getting back into firearms.
RSWC #174, Tom King, NYRSPA & NRA BOD
During our talk, Tom King explained how NYSRPA v Bruen started, how long it lasted, and why it’s important to support your state groups.
Riding Shotgun With Charlie, #173, Jose Morales, Philly Firearms Academy
I’m telling you, gun people are the best people! I met Jose at his home in Philly, he offered me some Tastykakes, and we talked like we were old friends. You don’t get this from everyone, just from gun people.
Riding Shotgun With Charlie, #172 Paul Markel Student of the Gun
Paul Markel is someone I’ve heard on Armed American Radio several times. It’s always great to hear his stance on anything. He doesn’t mince words.
Riding Shotgun With Charlie, #171, Nayara Andrejczyk, The Gun Evangelist
Training and competitive shooting are things that Nayara started really getting involved with. She took some NRA training courses with Todd Ellis (NRA BOD member & soon to be RSWC episode) and started expanding her knowledge base.