Topic: Gun Protection

2 chapters across the catalog

Resume Normal Activity!
Episode 501 1:13:12 - 1:15:03

501: Resume Normal Activity!

Rural Iowa vs. Urban Chicago, Gun Ownership Logic

The hosts critique a story told by President Obama regarding his wife's visit to rural Iowa, where she supposedly understood why farmers would want guns for protection. They point out the logical inconsistency in the President's stance, questioning why self-defense is considered valid in Iowa but not in high-crime areas of urban Chicago.

Aardvark Effect
Episode 335 2:21:04 - 2:26:54

335: Aardvark Effect

Global Nanny State and Child Protective Services

The "nanny state" is discussed through several news items, including a proposed "financial driver's license" in the Netherlands and police in New Jersey threatening a mother for letting her 10-year-old ride a bike to school. An anecdote about Child Protective Services questioning new parents about gun ownership in the hospital highlights increasing government interference in family life.