The Liberal Gun Owners Lens Podcast

In Part 1 of this series, Miyanovich and Kenyatta start the discussion talking about root causes and more general issues, with gun discussion to follow in subsequent parts. The impacts of guaranteed income on struggling families, the luxury of singel-issue voting, root causes, wrap-around services, the reality of idealism vs. the grindstone, and the boundaries of liberalism are all dicsussed.

In Part 2 of this series, Miyaovich and Rossi discuss: the operational facts of NICS, society's need to have discomfort minimized by "having something", the question of a standard for when legal mechanisms work, OSD's anonimized black box criminal check app idea, being over the status quo, and the fact that NICS...as constucted...simply does not have the capacity to handle Universal Background Che...

In Part 1 of this series, Miyanovich and Rossi discuss: how gun rights absolutism ignores 50% of the rights-based fight, Chuck working with the FBI on Fix NICS in 2016, Facebook's gun content policy, the myth of gun industry dominance, the need for more world beaters, and anti-gunners representing an unattractive position.

In Part 2 of this series, Miyanovich and Poole discuss: Deryck's process of becoming a defensive shooting instructor, the process of evolving Fudd ranges to include real defensive training, the stupid shit that people do with guns, defensive training with a rifle, Deryck's future, and the future of guns in America.

In Part 1 if this series, Miyanovich and Poole discuss: Deryck's time in the Marines, the differences in gunfighting between the theater of war and the civilian world, the process of finding Rob Pincus and reality-based defensive curriculum, the importance of both sighted and unsighted fire, and breaking through thick heads with better information.

In Part 2 of this series, Miyanovich and Beckmann discuss: law as a totalizing system, the human need to have comfort delivered, social media as a totalizing system, the realities of the administrative state, legal fetishes, jury trials as important but ridiculous theater, and the totalizing nature of law leading to its own demise.  

In episode 1 of this series, Miyanovich and Beckmann discuss: John's background in the law, the reality of lawyers being technically adept but not cognizant of the greater jurisprudential reality, the gap between what people claim laws can do and what they can actually do, the myths associated with deterrence, and the possibility that free will is a ficiton.

In Part 2 of this series, Miyanovich and MarkO discuss: the general wack-a-doodlery of gun laws in California, the list of the current bills proposed related to guns, policy embedding, disparate impacts, Newsome's 28A, redefining semi-auto rifles as constitutionally unlawful, and the new level of nuance needed at the Guns / Public Safety Nexus.

In episode 1 of this series, Miyanovich and MarkO talk about the community-wide lack of action by libgunners, the unique opportunity for changing how guns are dealt with in America, working with the conservatives on gun issues, quantifying liberal gun ownership through professional polling, and Mark's experiences at SHOT show with The Liberal Gun Club. 

In the final part of the series, Miyanovich and Johnson discuss: how it's illiberal to automatically bend the knee to American symbols, the Protect Illinois Communities Act, the realities of gun control, caring about kids, and the realities of the Clinton era Assault Weapons Ban with the Koper DOJ studies.

In Part 1 of this series, Miyanovich and Johnson discuss: Linwood getting into guns through self-defense, bringing nuance to issues, the effects of the pandemic and George Floyd protests on black gun ownership, starting off as an anti-gunner, inner-city violence, stereotypes, misinformation, the black community and the foundational symbols of America, and what Miyanovich calls "Fernfervinism".

In the final part of this series, Miyanovich and Bacon discuss: Josh's MILSURP roots, Rabbi Hillel and the K98, evolving from a Fudd to someone who understands the importance of modern arms and modern training, toxic patriots, church security, liberals needing to own and represent semi-auto rifles, the negative shit that libgunners do, and the future of guns in America. 

In Part 1 of this series, Miyanovich and Bacon lay down the riffs about: growing up hunting in Texas, deep Texas and stupid gun shit, Hippy Rednecks, Liberaltarians, actual liberalism, the complexity of the liberal gun owning reality, Kevin Bacon, Pennsylvania roots, the essence of cooking Dove, and invasive Californians.

In the final part of this series Miyanovich and Dr. Gene discuss: the 2007 Virginia Tech Shooting, Gene being hired in response, the psychology of the shooter, our society's issue with desensitization, the internet and social tribalism, the future of mass shootings, and Gene's potential real retirement. 

In part 1 if this series, Miyanovich and Dr. Gene talk about: the importance of sense of humor when always facing difficult things, Gene growing up hunting with his dad, doing some competition shooting, hip problems from being a cop and carrying, his profesional arc, co-responder programs, and the nexus between the law, human behavior, and guns.

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In the final part of this series, Miyanovich and Dr. Stephanie discuss: the realities of Autism and threat assessment, neurologically typical and atypical emotionality, the power of teenage sexual  validation, narcissism and entitlement in mass shootings, professional vicitims, and...well...we have to change things in this country with mass shootings. We have no choice. Again: see Threat Assessmen...

In part 2 of this series, Miyanovich and Dr. Stephanie get into some advanced analysis of the school shootings reality: is the term "high-risk" really appropriate? Does gun control get to the root of the matter? With these young kids, why is sucidality given ample resource but the prevention of homicidality treated differently? Why do people believe that statististically low events cannot have lar...

In part 1 of of this series, Miyanovich and Dr. Stephanie discuss the realities of: forensic psychology, the effectiveness of threat assessment as a practice, the new reality of kids and school shootings, shitty parenting being a significant cause of threatening behavior in kids, the limits of policy and laws in shaping behavior, solving problems locally, and the realities of reachable vs unreacha...

In the first episode for the 2024 season, Miyanovich breaks the seal on the active analysis he is doing on the the law and human behavior. Why "human behavior" you ask? Why is he not just talking about the same old boring gun culture shit with rights, law, and liberty...and Heller and Bruen and the Bill of Rights...and George Washington's wooden teeth...and "my grandpap used to be able to clean hi...

In the final episode of the 2023 season, Miyanovich and Sodini play their annual comedy game of "This or That" - where Sodini is asked absurd, R-rated, comedic questions about his preferences. The context of the 1980s is used. Come and join Randy and Mike as they discuss: breakdancing, roller skating, arcades, dry-humping, special massages, Run DMC, Steve Perry, Adrian Zmed, Peter Cetera, Mike's h...

In Part 2 of this series, Miyanovich and Mags discuss: Russian small arms during the Winter War, the Finns losing, the small era of peace, the Continuation War (1941-1944), newer weapons introduced during wartime, current Mosin price-points, the Lapland War (1944), Finnish outdoor culture, Russia being up to its old tricks again in Ukraine, the potato masher grenade.   

In part 1 of this series, Miyanovich and Mags discuss: Mags' surplus collectibles update, the Finnish Civil War (1918), being stuck between Germany and Russia, the beginning of The Winter War (1939), war and weather, the small arms of the Winter War, Simo Hayha, and the Finn's inventing the Molotov Cocktail.

Earlier this year, Miyanovich interviewed Reverend Tony Jones for the series on religion and anti-gay sentiment. During this interview, we recorded a segment about Tony's personal life and beliefs. During this episode, Miyanovich and Jones discuss: Tony preaching at the church that was featured in the 80's movie Sixteen Candles, being a writer, hunting and spirituality, human agression, modern hum...

Earlier this year, Miyanovich interviewed Pastor Jeremy for our series on religion and anti-gay sentiment. During this interview, we delved into Jeremy's personal experience with self-defense, firearms, and church security realties. In this episode, Miyanovich and Jeremy discuss: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jeremy's close relationship with his brother, being a pastor who carries a gun and participates in...