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Black Man With A Gun

683 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 422 ratings

Discover American history, gun training tips, product reviews and interviews with great people on the responsible, family friendly, gun owners podcast hosted by Kenn Blanchard (since 2007).

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531- How To Make Money In This Business

July 14, 2017 00:37 - 34 minutes - 16 MB

How to make money in the firearms business is theoretically easy.  There are only three - four steps.  Kenn shares some of the details so you can succeed.  Michael J. Woodland on modifying your firearm and Kenn talks about how the fundamentals of marksmanship also apply to life.

530 - What is the 4th of July to a slave

July 06, 2017 21:31 - 35 minutes - 17 MB

What does Watch Night Service, Freedoms Eve, Celebratory Gunfire, and Juneteenth all have in common?  You'll find out on this episode.  Michael J. Woodland on safety. the fungunclub.com is growing and going.  If you are in the washington, dc metro area and want to join it, contact me at [email protected] Thank you for supporting this show and becoming a patron.  http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun      

529 - Armed Christian Perspectives

July 01, 2017 02:35 - 41 minutes - 20 MB

Follow up from last weeks show.  Seeking to be understood, Kenn explains his platform as a “follower of Christ”, and a conservative.  He shares some Scriptures in response to common criticisms from so-called Christians against gun owners.  Michael J. Woodland talks about after you Zero your AR and Kenn talks about revolvers.  The Fun Gun Social Club has been launched.  interested in joining it and you live in the Maryland, DC or VA area, send an email to [email protected]   than...

528 - How Does A Black Person Not Get Shot By The Police

June 23, 2017 04:00 - 43 minutes - 20.7 MB

There is a lot of negativity in the gun community today.  We are going backwards.  I address it, peal it back and dare you to admit if you have contributed to it.  Massad Ayoob joins me to show us how the courts work and why things have happened with the Zimmerman case, the Michael Brown Case and the Philando Castile case.  Can you handle the truth?   Michael J. Woodland on AR's and training.   Happy Birthday to Kenn Blanchard.   You can support the show at http://patreon.com/black...

527 - BBQ Guns, Fathers Day and AR-15's

June 17, 2017 04:01 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MB

  Wishing all the men a Happy Fathers Day, talking about revolvers, BBQ guns and summer cookouts, parental responsibility.  Michael J. Woodland on accessories for the AR-15 and Dave Coles piece on recent events ; The Fun Gun Club Sign up here , And the negatives, and argumentative people.

526 - The Story of Dr. Ossian Sweet

June 09, 2017 04:20 - 1 hour - 31.1 MB

Michael J. Woodland starts a new series on the AR rifle platform.  Marchelle "Tig" Tigner  shares information on traveling with a firearm and Kenn gives a deep dive into the history of Dr. Ossian Sweet along with some personal commentary.  thank you for listening, downloading and sharing this episode.   Now available on the Black Man With A Gun App (IOS and Android)  Thanks for choosing to support me:  http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun   New club being formed.   https://www.mee...

525 - How Rick Ector Trained 600 women in One Day

June 02, 2017 08:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MB

He didn’t do it alone.  Its all about relationships.  Everything.  It is the Secret.  Conversation with Legally Armed in Detroit (LAID) Rick Ector on how his latest training event went where he fostered firearms education for almost 600 women in one day.  Thoughts on security for your home during the summer with Marchelle “Tig” Tigner.  How to work through the “Flinch” and shoot better from Michael J. Woodland.   M-Wtactical.com TriggerHappyPanda.com detroitccw.com blackmanwithagun...

524 - What Women Want

May 26, 2017 08:30 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MB

New contributor,Marchelle Tigner, on Situational Awareness, Michael J. Woodland on using a mag, Deacons of Defense and Justice, in our history, armed citizen news and an awkward joke.  This show is sponsored by patrons like you at http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun

523 - Training With Marchelle Tigner

May 19, 2017 10:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MB

Feeling good this week.  Interview with new NRA trainer Marchelle “Tig” Tignor.  Michael J. Woodland gives us some tips on on speed and accuracy. And reminding you about the importance of continuing education when it comes to responsible gun ownership. This show is sponsored by patrons like you at patreon.com/blackmanwithagun

522 - Mental Floss, Principles of Defense, And Eulogy

May 12, 2017 17:13 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MB

I share some of Jeff coopers principles of defense, and the reminder of how cerebral and mental shooting is, its software over hardware.  Michael j Woodland gives some tips for getting started, and I remember and eulogize  Bob Owens in my own way.  This show is sponsored by patrons like you at patreon.com/blackmanwithagun   

521 - What Is Cool

May 06, 2017 17:01 - 53 minutes - 26 MB

Kenn takes a little time to learn, reconfigure and reassess some things and is preparing to do some great things in the gun community. Before he does he shares a new sound, highlights Youtube stars Jeff Quinn and Hank Strange.  https://forms.aweber.com/form/72/1851004972.htm

520 - The Return of the Urban Shooter

April 28, 2017 14:54 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MB

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519 - The Black Man Who Invented A Gun

April 21, 2017 08:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MB

Do you know who created the Super Soaker?  Shot Timers by Michael J. Woodland, a conversation with Kevin Van Eekeren and armed citizen news.  Consider supporting this show at http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun Thanks for listening.  Share now. 

518 - Silencers, Slow Draw and Easter

April 14, 2017 02:39 - 35 minutes - 16 MB

517 - Gun Control and Mental Illness

April 07, 2017 00:36 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MB

Cheryl Todd of Gun Freedom Radio and AZfirearms is my guest. Mental Illness and guns. Michael J. Woodland gives us some tips on practicing.

516 - Origin of Gun Control in the City

March 30, 2017 19:37 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MB

Origin of gun control in the city started against Black peoples, Irish and Italian immigrants. About lynching, the mafia, and the National Firearms Act, Prohibition Era, conversation with Tony Simon, Michael J. Woodland on the American Gunsmithing Institute course,  Show sponsored by Crossbreedholsters.com and members of patreon.com/blackmanwithgun

515 - The Sullivan Law

March 24, 2017 08:00 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MB

Gun control in America is and always been about controlling a group of people.  We are a nation of indigenous people, immigrants, refugees, and emancipated slaves.  Who is persecuted changes every generation.  This week, I want to share with you what was behind the Sullivan Law.  Interview with with Carrie Lightfoot of The Well Armed Woman and Women’s Gun Show.  Michael J. Woodland of M-W Tactical talks about selecting a range for membership. Show sponsored by Crossbreedholsters.com and memb...

514 - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

March 17, 2017 16:29 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MB

Its St. Patrick’s Day and share some little known information about the Irish, Black folks and America. Over a million Irish immigrants came to North America after the potato famine and were a part of the forming of this country.  They were often the “Poor Whites” that are mentioned in many gun legislations.  They were pitted against African Americans and competing for the bottom rung of the American Dream.  We have more in common than we know.  I talk about St. Patrick.  I give some Trap Sh...

513 - Unspoken Words

March 11, 2017 04:07 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MB

Our history segment introduces you to Cathay Williams, first African American female Buffalo soldier.  in our products review, David Love of Rack-It.org, and I rant about power, and how we forget we have it and can/ should make a difference.   Introduction of the new gunpodcastnetwork.com.  Thank you for being in my life.

512 - He Was A Very Big Black Man

March 03, 2017 01:17 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

This week on the Black Man With A Gun Show I  have a conversation with the author of Safety On, a  new children’s book by Yehuda Remer.  Michael J. Woodland shares what he learned in competition.  I read the latest post from Dave Cole called March Madness.  In our history segment, we remember a black man with a gun that traveled with Lewis & Clark, named York.  This show is sponsored by Crossbreedholsters.com, USConcealedCarry.com and you at http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun.   

511- A Good Revolver and A Steady Hand

February 24, 2017 06:00 - 48 minutes - 38.9 MB

Revolvers in history, 1986 FBI Miami Shootout, Frederick Douglass, black codes, Negroes And the Gun, the black tradition with arms, Nicholas Johnson, revolvers, massed Ayoob on revolvers vs semi-auto from his book.  

510 - Rise Up and Fly To Arms

February 17, 2017 18:30 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MB

Looking at our shared American heritage also known as Black History, I discovered a pro-gun Presbyterian preacher named Rev. Henry Highland Garnett (spelling varies) from the past.  In the tips segment we hear from Michael J. Woodland  on purchasing a firearm.  I found a book given to me by the author, Alan Korwin that you need in your library, After You Shoot and give a tip from it.  And speaking of books, please consider buying another copy of Black Man With A Gun Reloaded from Amazon.com ...

509 - Saturday Night Specials

February 11, 2017 21:34 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MB

http://blackmanwithagun.com/saturday-night-specials-in-black-history 

508 - Remembering the Past But Embrace Diversity

February 03, 2017 14:23 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MB

Embrace diversity.  Remembering the past but preserving the future. Remembering Roy Innis of CORE and the NRA.  Shout outs to African Americans I have met over the past 25 years in the gun community. stippling with Mike Woodland.  Conversation with director of the UK's Shotgun and Chelsea Bun Club, Victoria Knowles- Lacks.

507 - Chicago, a Suppressor, and UFC Fighter Tim Kennedy

January 28, 2017 03:16 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MB

Michael J. Woodland interviews a Army buddy that just so happens also to be a firearms trainer, TV star and newly retired UFC middleweight fighter, Tim Kennedy.  Kenn talks about the Maxim 9mm from SilencerCo and the gang violence in Chicago. 

506 - Michael J. Woodland debuts

January 20, 2017 02:09 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MB

Michael J. Woodland takes over for me this week as the host.  He talks about scopes and long range competition.   I give a little update on what I was doing at this years SHOT SHOW along with some motivation. #shotshow

505 - Influenced By MLK, Fun and Firearms

January 13, 2017 21:40 - 48 minutes - 22 MB

This week on episode 505, I decided to change the opening a little with some new music, new years and all. and I remember Rev. Dr. MLK, and how much it affected my life, Mike talking about the firearms he is eyeing, and big guns and big fun from David Cole.  http://blackmanwithagun.com/big-gun-big-fun.   This show is sponsored by USConcealedCarry.org and crossbreedholsters.com 

504- Cold weather, Mindset and Hunting with a MSR

January 06, 2017 20:53 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MB

Tips on acclimating your body to the cold, being more than a CCW holder but a protector with the right mindset, interview with Dana, a hunter from Washington State.  

503 - Freedoms Eve - Happy New Year

December 31, 2016 02:23 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MB

History, the origin of Watch night Service (new years eve) , Reconstruction, the Old West, Black Cowboys, and a review of the Taylor’s & Co, 1873 Cattlemen revolver.  Shooting drills with Michael J. Woodland.  Happy New Year.  

502 - Propaganda

December 22, 2016 08:30 - 32 minutes - 15 MB

In this episode (502) of the Black Man With A Gun Show, I respond to the article published by the BBC about new liberal gun owners. Michael J. Woodland talks about choosing a weapon for your home and I introduce you to the newest member of our team, Bill Woods. Mixed in there is a few attempts of entertaining you. This show is a little less than 33 minutes long this week. Merry Christmas, Happy Hannakah and Holidays.

501 - Challenges, Concealed Carry and Christmas

December 16, 2016 02:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MB

Thank you for your well wishes for last weeks milestone. (Podcasting for 9 years and sending out 500 episodes) It was a labor of love. This week going to talk to you about the challenges of concealed carry, and my goals for 2017 with your show. Michael J. Woodland, also talks about challenges as it relates to shooting better. This is a Christmas themed show so I have clips and a poem to get you in the nostalgic mood. Check out Colion Noirs #pewpewlife merchandise.  

500 - Hava Nagila (let us rejoice)

December 09, 2016 13:37 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MB

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all that hear this show.  This episode is a celebration meeting you, talking and producing 500 episodes in 9 years of podcasting.  I got the opportunity to be on Youtube, NRA News celebrity, and friend @mrColionNoirs show, CN Live and play the audio here.  I am really close to taking this podcast and blog where I want it to go and I thank you for listening and sharing it.  Merry Christmas Baby!

499 - National Concealed Carry Reciprocity

December 02, 2016 03:25 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MB

A conversation and an education from my friend, Ted Deeds, Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) about the origins of and how we will get a National Concealed Carry Law passed.  Michael J. Woodland talks about hearing protection and I look  forward to episode 500 and the New Year.   This show is sponsored by patrons like you http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun, Crossbreedholsters.com, and USConcealedCarry.com    Check out the new cigar at    Order a Black Man With A Gun T-shir...

498 - Family Is The Reason We Fight

November 25, 2016 14:58 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MB

Remembering and being thankful for another year.  Remembering that we fight for the right to keep and bear arms for family.  The age old turkey shoot.  Michael talks about buying a gun.  The Cowardly Lion on Courage.  Interview with HuntingLife.com’s Kevin Paulson.  Happy Thanksgiving.    Thank you for supporting me through http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun 

497 - Surviving a Riot

November 19, 2016 06:11 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MB

Thank you for helping me make it this far.  I feel like going on now.  How to survive a riot, those pesky millennials, setting goals by Michael Woodland. Introduction of Friendorfoe.us by Ray Price. wicked games (cover) Love you.      This show is sponsored by Crossbreedholsters.com, US Concealed Carry Association, with some love from Patrons like you.    http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun

496 - Politics, Yuck

November 07, 2016 17:16 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MB

This week we end the presidential campaigning.  It has taken a toll on us.  We are more divided, divisive and leery of speaking to some people.  That bothers me.  The gun community means a lot to me.  I have found out what I am through my struggles here.  I am going to share those thoughts. (although I won’t go so deep as I did last week)  We are talking politics.  You will hear about  goal setting with Michael Woodland.  Ray Price introduces us to a new phone app called the Gun Club.  And I...

495 - Gun Control and A Domestic Violence Survivor Story

October 27, 2016 16:08 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MB

  This week on the Black Man With A Gun Show episode 495,  I talk about violence, domestic violence, gun control and our language.  Michael Woodland talks about carrying a back up gun and I share some interesting news from our Armed Citizens news.  If you are new to the show, I try to explain that I'm a bit different and so are the great people that listen to this show.  This show is sponsored by Crossbreedholsters.com and USConcealedCarry.com.  

494 - What You Know Is As Important As What You Carry

October 22, 2016 04:07 - 45 minutes - 21 MB

Firearms’ training is important    “knowledge is important, attitude is essential but performance is what counts”   What Kenn has been up to, update on HighCapacityMagazine.us, Ray Price on BattleBox, Michael J. Woodland on the Battle Belt part 2.  This show is sponsored by CrossBreedholsters.com, USConcealedCarry.org and http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun family of patrons.     Looking for writers, and contributors.  Want to be a part of this family.  Get a free super premium t...

493 - High Capacity Magazine Under Construction

October 08, 2016 19:40 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MB

I have a lot going on in my head. I am building a new site and concluding an old one. I am making new friends and taking care of the old ones so nobody in my circle gets left behind. I am dropping deadweight and immature folks daily. On the move like a guerrilla fighter. Ray Price interviews ReadyMan.com for us and I share a snippet of what Michael J. Woodland was putting down. Hope the hurricane didn't get you. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of th...

492 - Dressed to the Nines

September 29, 2016 23:39 - 1 hour - 30.5 MB

This week a conversation with Marcus Weldon, a good looking brother I met for the first time in Tampa, FL at the 2016 GRPC who had a brush with death and the criminal justice system, which is almost the same thing when he used his pistol defensively while wearing a Santa Claus outfit back in 2014. Talking clothing line with my High Capacity Magazine reporter, Ray Price who interviews http://incognitowearix.com And staff trainer for the show, Michael J. Woodland talks about how he dresses...

491 - Lessons learned from Millennials

September 26, 2016 15:33 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MB

Lessons I learned from the Millennial Generation  Ray Price from High Capacity Magazine interviews the owners of  ammosquared.com Michael J. Woodland from M-WTactical.com talks about competition shooting in his tips segment About the Millennials. I talk a little about gun rights policy conference  How Things Go Viral.  How to help you get your stuff to get shared.  

490 - New Voices in The 2A Community

September 16, 2016 05:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MB

  This week on episode 490 of the Black Man With A Gun Show, I highlight “Black Guns Matter” movement in my news segment, Michael J. Woodland talks about battle belts stuff.  I share some thoughts on best practices for Firearms Instructors with some advice taken from Mas Ayoobs book, “In the Gravest Extreme” on “Common Sense and Carrying Guns.”  I try to wrap it all up with my belief that respect is what keeps a family together.  My country tis of thee.  Shalom, Baby! Uscca.com Crossbr...

489 - Bombastic

September 09, 2016 04:30 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MB

Interview with firearms consultant and Urban Sharp Shooter member Lucian Black of Voda Consulting.  MJ Woodland talks about propaganda and gimmicks in his tips segment.

488 - God and Country

September 04, 2016 01:49 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MB

islamaphobia, hatred, racism, St. Gabriel Possenti, and more.

487 - High Capacity Magazine

August 27, 2016 01:57 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MB

Introducing the new website and online magazine put together with the help of this community.  I got a great article from JPFo.org, David Cole and Greg Hopkins on blackmanwithagun.com http://jpfo.org/rabbi/five-reasons.htm Rabbi Dovid Bendory Rabbinic Director check out these articles  The Watchman http://blackmanwithagun.com/the-watchman On Christians and Guns   http://blackmanwithagun.com/on-christians-and-guns Universal Background Checks   http://blackmanwithagun.com/univers...

486 - California Love and the .22 TCM from Armscor

August 19, 2016 20:52 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MB

Interview with Boris Kogan of VetoGunMageddon.org and a review of the Rock Island Armory 22 TCM pistol and cartridge Order your patch now at http://blackmanwithagun.com/patch support the show at http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun Support Black Guns Matter at http://gofundme.com/blackgunsmatter Crossbreedholsters.com USConcealedCarry.com DillonPrecision.com blackmanwithagun.com twitter: @blackmanwithgun @kennblanchard

485 - Black Guns Matter

August 12, 2016 02:16 - 47 minutes - 22 MB

This week I have a conversation with Maj Toure of BlackGunsMatter.  Michael J. Woodland shares his weekly tip to help you shoot better and we have three Armed Citizen news stories for you.  And some news of my own.  Thank you for listening. Order your patch now at http://blackmanwithagun.com/patch support the show at http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun Support Black Guns Matter at http://gofundme.com/blackgunsmatter   Crossbreedholsters.com USConcealedCarry.com DillonPrecision....

484 - If History Is Any Guide...

August 05, 2016 17:22 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MB

We are in for a whirl.. This week I am reminded to remind you that we are all part of a cycle.  Gun control and the issues we are seeing today happened before.  Michael Crighton wrote:   if you don’t know history you don’t know anything.  you are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.   Going to reflect and share details of the 1966 Texas Tower Shooting, the Gun Control Act of 1968, and how all of that as well as the news sounds familiar to 1966 today.  Was Chares Whitman nuts,...

483 - De-Escalation and the Gun Owner

August 02, 2016 02:02 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MB

This week on the Black Man With A Gun Show I talk about “de-escalation.” As gun owners and responsible citizens that listen to this show we are familiar with “use of force,” but I have never heard of techniques to prevent escalation of disruptive behavior with your own nonverbal behaviors. I provide ten tips for de-escalation I got from www.crisisprevention.com .   We need to learn how personal space, body language, and listening skills can help effectively de-escalate the disruptive beh...

482 - My Work Is Done Here?

July 22, 2016 07:30 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MB

I took the name of black man with a gun in 1999 to promote my book and gun rights activism.  I thought I would stop after it no longer was effective.  There are many pro-gun groups now but is there unity?  What do we need?  What has happened?  On this week I talk about Black Lives Matter and SNCC.  We have a new feature called Gun of the week.  This week I talk about Glock. Interview with Charlie Cook of Gun Grams. And more... Please share the Mp3 link with a friend.  Write a positive review...