California Glock Ban & Michael Schwartz Interview | SOTG 1313
Student of the Gun Radio
Jarrad Markel
5.0 • 2 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
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Radio Show Planning and Content
The team discussed the latest news, including a peace deal brokered by their president between Hamas and Israel, and prepared for their radio show.
The team also addressed a recent question submitted about charcoal chimneys and decided to include it in the show for fun.
Firearms Training and Vision Challenges
The episode of Student of the Gun Radio discussed upcoming events, including National Hug Your AK Day on October 18th, and highlighted the importance of vision issues in firearms training.
The hosts shared their recent experiences in Texas, where they encountered challenges related to students' sightedness, emphasizing the need for proper eye protection and clear vision during training.
They also mentioned an interview with Michael Schwartz of Gun Owners Radio about California's gun control measures and encouraged listeners to participate in upcoming events and discussions.
Vision Solution for Shooters
The group discussed a vision-related challenge faced by some students who have had corrective eye surgery, resulting in inconsistent shooting accuracy.
Jarrad and the professor explored the concept of using an occluded eye gun sight, similar to the OEG technology used by Special Forces during the Vietnam War, to potentially help these students.
They hypothesized that covering the red dot sight on a pistol and using both eyes could improve target acquisition for individuals with different vision prescriptions.
The professor committed to testing this hypothesis using the scientific method, starting with background research and moving to testing and analysis, with the goal of developing a solution for handgun shooters with vision issues.
TOPICS COVERED THIS EPISODE
- Huge thanks to our Partners: EOTech | Spike's Tactical
- [0:13:22] EOTech Talk - EOTechInc.com
- TOPIC: Dealing with near and far sightedness at the same time
- [0:32:57] SOTG Homeroom - SOTG University
- TOPIC: Texas Training Trip update
- [0:42:50] Gavin Newsom proposes 28th amendment to restrict gun rights youtu.be/mtB8LDVx83Q
- California: Governor Newsom Signs Gun Control Bills Into Law www.nraila.org
- [0:57:40] Michael Schwartz of Gun Owners Radio Interview (First Half)
- Wanna hear the FULL Interview: StudentOfTheGun.com - Join the Grad Program!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, all you cats and kittens out there in the Student of the Gun listening audience, |
| 0:04.0 | it is time for Student of the Gun Radio episode 1313. |
| 0:09.4 | That's right. |
| 0:10.9 | 1 313. |
| 0:12.2 | And it is mid-October 2025 as I speak the words into this black carbon steel microphone. |
| 0:20.9 | Yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. |
| 0:22.1 | What do we have for you today? |
| 0:24.3 | Well, I don't know. |
| 0:25.4 | What do we have for you? |
| 0:26.2 | Well, in case you haven't been paying attention, |
| 0:28.6 | the governor of California, |
| 0:32.7 | the one who told Sean Ryan, |
| 0:36.7 | well, you, for some reason, |
| 0:39.1 | people think I don't respect the Second Amendment. |
| 0:42.8 | I'm, |
| 0:43.3 | I'm not anti-gun. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm just pro-safety. |
| 0:53.3 | Okay, whatever, whatever floats your boat there. |
| 0:57.1 | We got a, we're going to talk about eyes and sightedness because we just came back from yet another training trip. |
| 1:04.8 | And once again, we encountered unique vision issues. |
| 1:09.8 | We're going to talk about that during tech talk. |
| 1:12.2 | And we'll give you an update on the training trip as well. |
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