EP 44: Protecting our Gun Rights and Traditions with Jim Reardon of NRA

Epic Outdoors Podcast

John Petersen

Bighornsheep, Rifle, Muledeer, Hunting, Jasoncarter, Wilderness, Sports, Adambronson, Biggame, Epicoutdoors, Bowhunting, Elk

2.4 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this episode of The Epic Outdoors Podcast we talk with Jim Reardon of the NRA. We discuss the importance of protecting our gun rights as well as the program known as Friends of the NRA. Jim helps us understand how the NRA is set up and how we can be more involved in raising money and awareness for shooters and hunters.

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0:00.0	Don't ever take your gun rights for granted because it can happen in a heartbeat.
0:05.3	Here in the West, we're hunters. The gun owners are hunters, it seems like.
0:09.1	The legislation was not presented for any debate on the floor.
0:12.8	Anything to do with Western big game.
0:17.9	Welcome to the Epic Outdoors Podcast, powered by Under Armour. Hey, everybody, Jason Carter and Adam Bronson here with the Epic Outdoors Podcast, powered by Under Armour.
0:21.8	Hey, everybody. Jason Carter and Adam Bronson here with the Epic Outdoors podcast.
0:26.2	Got a great guest here. Actually, in the studio with us here today, is Jim Reardon, the National Rifle Association field rep for here in Utah.
0:34.9	So we've visited with him a little bit over the course of a year now and kind of excited
0:41.3	to have him here in the studio with us.
0:42.9	But before we get started, we do want to throw a little shout out out to Under Armour for
0:47.7	sponsoring this Epic Outdoors podcast as well as some of the different things we're doing here
0:52.1	at Epic Outdoors with the magazine and whatnot.
0:55.1	So anyway, we appreciate them. We appreciate their support and all that they do for us and some of the different projects we're working on.
1:01.6	So anyway, well, Jim, welcome to the studio here with Adam and I.
1:06.7	It's great to be here. Thank you guys. And thanks to Under Armour.
1:09.9	You bet you. So anyway, well, why don't you just tell us a little bit about yourself.
1:16.3	I know we've got a great podcast lined up here today. We want to learn a lot about what the NRA is doing.
1:22.0	The NRA has many different facets and a lot of different programs they're involved in.
1:26.0	And so we might kind of rely on you a little
1:28.9	bit to educate us and then how we can help you guys as well, which in turn helps us. So anyway,
1:35.8	yeah, just introduce yourself and a little bit about your background. All right. I was actually
1:41.1	born and raised in New York. We actually moved to Connecticut when I was about 12 years old and moved into the country.
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