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How Gun Laws are Really Made | Gun Talk Nation

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🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Think you understand self-defense laws? Think again. In this episode of Gun Talk Nation, Ryan Gresham sits down with Dan Zelenka, President of the Louisiana Shooting Association, to pull back the curtain on what really happens behind the scenes at state capitols, how gun bills live or die in committee, and what "castle doctrine" doesn't actually protect you from. 

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About Gun Talk Nation
Gun Talk Media's Gun Talk Nation with Ryan Gresham is a weekly multi-platform podcast that offers a fresh look at all things firearms-related. Featuring notable guests and a lot of laughs. Gun Talk Nation is available as an audio podcast or in video format.

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0:00.0

Is this thing going to make it out of committee or is it not?

0:02.7

Well, one of the things that's really important, and one of the reasons I would say to sit down and not speak,

0:09.5

there's a rule about trying a case, okay, or argue or argue in a case is if you're winning, shut up.

0:16.4

Yeah.

0:22.3

I'm Ryan Gresham.

0:29.8

And this is Gun Talk Nation.

0:44.6

Gun Talk Nation is brought to you by Hodgden, Safari Land, Kimber, Eotech, NRA, RAC, and Range Ready.

0:50.8

Hey, welcome into Gun Talk Nation. Today on Gun Talk Nation, we're going to try to give you some stories of behind the scenes on working gun rights in your state. And hopefully

0:57.7

there's a few takeaways and some things that you guys can use. But also, we're going to talk

1:01.8

about there's a little bit more to carrying and having your permit and gun-free zones and

1:08.7

and things like that. So stick around for that.

1:11.9

Today on the show, Dan's Link is on the show.

1:14.2

Dan's Link, welcome in, man.

1:16.1

Well, good to be here.

1:17.4

So I'm in my office, and I know you're coming by,

1:20.7

and I'm just checking email in the morning like I always do,

1:25.3

and I hear, boom!

1:27.2

I'm like, KJ? He's like,

1:29.9

that's Dan. He said, well, I figure, you know, I guess you figured I'm coming by to do this

1:36.0

interview. I might as well, you know, shoot the gun a little bit. I needed to test some loads.

1:41.0

It's a beautiful morning. So I appreciate the fact that you have a range outback.

1:45.7

How'd they shoot? They shot great. I was actually testing seating depth. So one shot better than the

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