Run, Hide, Fight & Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later | SOTG 1307
Student of the Gun Radio
Jarrad Markel
4.6 • 798 Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Training Courses and Overpenetration Myths
The hosts discussed upcoming training courses in Mount Enterprise, Texas, including a basic pistol class (P201) and an advanced course (P301) scheduled for October 3-6. They clarified that the basic course is their flagship core course, while the advanced course includes advanced techniques like low light shooting and team tactics.
The main discussion centered on the myth of overpenetration in home defense, where they explained that most handgun rounds, including rifle rounds, will penetrate typical home construction materials, and that controlled expansion 5.56 bullets are actually less likely to overpenetrate than slower, heavier handgun rounds.
US Army Rifle Procurement Controversy
The discussion focused on concerns about the US Army's decision to purchase a new, expensive battle rifle with a dedicated round that is three times more expensive than current options and only produced by one company, which the professor characterized as corruption.
Jarrad then shared news from Guns.com about LMT Defense winning a $93 million contract for 6.5 Creedmoor carbines in AR-10 configuration for Special Operations Command, while Black Hills Ammunition was awarded a $40 million contract for 17,367,760 rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps.
The conversation concluded with a reflection on how the 6.8mm SPC cartridge, once hyped as the future standard for M4 rifles, never materialized despite initial promises.
Christians Under Attack and Gun Control
The professor discussed a recent attack on Christian children by a 23-year-old man who identifies as transgender, emphasizing the importance of recognizing evil and the futility of gun control in preventing such acts.
They highlighted the absurdity of left-wing priorities, comparing the perceived severity of gun control versus murder, and criticized the double standards applied to different crimes and societal issues. The conversation also touched on the inefficacy of laws in preventing illegal activities, using examples like drug prohibition, and questioned the sincerity of those advocating for stricter gun laws.
Preparedness and Heroism in Danger
They next focused on discussing the importance of preparedness and action in the face of danger, using James' advice to "run, hide, and fight" as a guiding principle. The professor emphasized the four possible outcomes of such situations: living hero, dead hero, living coward, and dead coward, urging listeners to prioritize protecting innocent lives.
Jarrad provided details on how to join the grad program, which offers the full show content, and clarified that only hosts and co-hosts can hear the recording notification.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, all right, ladies and gentlemen, it's time. |
| 0:02.2 | Oh, man, it is already the month of September of 2025. |
| 0:07.9 | I don't mean to be a calendar every single time we do this. |
| 0:13.7 | But this is when I have to stop and just take a moment and think, wow. |
| 0:20.5 | I got the date wrong or do I have the date wrong? |
| 0:23.1 | I don't know. |
| 0:23.4 | It's kind of right and it's kind of wrong in the show notes. |
| 0:26.3 | But the fact the matter is, it's just been flying by. |
| 0:32.3 | It's just, you've just been flying by. |
| 0:34.0 | I can't believe that 2025 will be, we got three months left. Well, September, |
| 0:38.5 | October, November. Yeah, we got four months. We have four, right, we have four months left. |
| 0:44.0 | Math is hard sometimes. Yeah, I know, math is hard. Totally. But speaking of which, uh, as calendars go, |
| 0:51.1 | one month from right now, a month from today. |
| 0:56.0 | We will be in Mount Enterprise, Texas, yet again. |
| 0:59.8 | We've been talking about this for a couple of years now, going to Mount Enterprise, |
| 1:03.3 | Texas to do training, and we're going to do the P201 basic essential pistol class, |
| 1:10.2 | and then we're going to be doing the P301, the advanced |
| 1:14.4 | martial application of the pistol. So we got the basic. We got the advanced back to back. |
| 1:19.5 | And that's three, four, five, six, right? Yep. Three, four, five, six of October. You're like, |
| 1:27.0 | well, how do I sign up for it? |
| 1:30.0 | It's really hard. |
| 1:31.4 | You have to go to SOTGU, SOTGU, and click on things like training, pistol, click, |
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