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Episode 239-The Big Beautiful and Silent Bill Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 239 SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun Lawyer, Second Amendment, Hearing Protection Act, National Firearms Act, silencers, reconciliation bill, taxation, filibuster, gun rights, suppressors, short barrel rifles, President Trump, gun legislation, NRA, gun rights organizations. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:19 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. President Trump is poised to deliver a first. He’s had many firsts, but this is looking really good legislatively in the Congress. The reconciliation bill, the big, beautiful bill that passed the House, has a very, very special provision for those folks that love and cherish our Second Amendment rights. What we have is a repeal, essentially, of the federal law prohibiting silencers. I’ll use the word prohibiting here, even though it’s technically possible to have a silencer. But basically, it’s looked at as a federal ban on silencers and that is essentially what’s being repealed. It was attached to the big, beautiful bill, which is a reconciliation bill, and the reason this is so important is that reconciliation is one of the few areas where there is no cloture, no filibuster possible in the Senate. So, the anti-Second Amendment rights, the gun rights suppressors and oppressors cannot get this bill killed using filibuster or cloture, where you need to have 60 votes in order to get it out of the Senate. It’s simple majorities in both houses. Evan Nappen 02:16 This bill is very exciting. This law on silencers goes back to the 1934 National Firearms Act, and here we are, all these years later, finally getting a repeal of that ridiculous law. The nomenclature, what we’re calling it, is the HPA, that’s the Hearing Protection Act. And this is really great news. By removing silencers out of the NFA, which we call suppressors today, we will be able to, throughout the country, except, of course, in New Jersey and a few other states, because they have state bans on silencers. But throughout Free America, the federal law will have been taken out by this Act, and suppressors will be able to be easily possessed in the same manner that you possess firearms in Free America. So, this is extremely exciting. Page – 1 – of 11Evan Nappen 03:29 Next move is to the Senate, and in the Senate, you will see the companion bill that should hopefully still continue to have the HPA in it, legalizing, for lack of a better word here, silencers. Also, we’re hopeful that we can see in the Senate the addition of the of the SHORT (Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today) Act, which is the law to legalize short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns and any other weapons also within the NFA, the National Firearms Act. If we can get those removed as well, that will cut the National Firearms Act down to just covering machine guns and destructive devices. So, that’s very exciting. Every bit of progress is extremely welcome. And even just getting silencers removed is a huge step forward. As the rest of America freely acquires silencers so that they become in total common use that enhances our ability to knock out New Jersey’s law as unconstitutional, even in litigation. Evan Nappen 04:54 So, this is a great step forward, and the fun thing here is the politics of it in a way. We talked last week about how there was controversy with Silencer Central over it, but that has been overcome. Originally they were just lowering the tax, which was $200, to zero. Well, now it removes from NFA silencers and suppressors. And what’s interesting is in a reconciliation bill that is not subject to those, particularly Democrat tactics in the Senate, where they would kill a bill like this, it’s immune to that. Reconciliation bills have to be based on taxation. They have to be taxation related to what gets passed. And here’s where the irony is, sweet, sweet irony. And that is because the National Firearms Act, when it was passed in the ’30s, was not based on interstate commerce. It was based on the power of taxation. That’s why ATF was through Treasury, because they were handling taxation, and they essentially passed anti- Second Amendment gun laws using the power of taxation. That’s why there was a $200 tax, and the procedure you had to go through to pay the tax. Evan Nappen 06:21 Remember back in the ’30s, a $200 tax was exorbitant. Very few people could afford $200 as just the tax, no less. So, over time, in terms of money and inflation, $200 was not the exorbitant sum that it was in the ’30s, but you still had the gun control foundation. The Federal power of it is taxation. Well, here we go with reconciliation, where they can address issues of taxation. So, now we get to turn the tables on them

Episode 238-Business and Gun Laws Don’t Protect Your Rights Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 238 SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun laws, financial interests, NFA modification, silencers, Hearing Protection Act, reconciliation bill, business model, deregulation, gun rights, overcriminalization, President Trump, ATF budget, gun transport, holster security. SPEAKERS Teddy Nappen, Evan Nappen, Speaker 2 Evan Nappen 00:14 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:16 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:18 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. One of the things I’ve observed over, oh, almost 40 years of fighting for gun rights and fighting for law-abiding citizens to save their rights and being an activist and a student of gun laws, generally, and gun rights suppression is there are times when business interests of what we might normally think of as folks that would be pro-our gun rights. Sometimes, financial incentives can get in the way of that, and it can cause issues that create laws or keep laws that you would like to otherwise to get rid of when financial interests have kind of evolved from the laws themselves. Now, on one hand, I might even say, hey, I practice gun law. What if all the gun laws went away? What would you do? Do I want to have gun laws? And I’m like, no, I don’t. I’m like a cancer doctor. I’m not pro- cancer, and we have to fight the cancer that exists. But if all the gun laws went away, I’d be very happy, and I’d find something else to do. You know, something else that is a passion and an interest. Evan Nappen 01:59 Now, they’re not all going away, but I don’t have an actual interest in seeing more gun laws. I want to see less gun laws. I want to see our rights. I believe in this with my heart and soul. But, you know, some businesses and all that have really heavy financial interests in certain laws sometimes that can not necessarily be the case. So, there’s an interesting story that I picked up in AmmoLand, which was by John Crump. (https://www.ammoland.com/2025/05/silencer-centrals-suppressor-lobbying-sparks- controversy-over-nfa-deregulation-stance/) It talks about a controversy that we’re dealing with right now that kind of points out this issue. Now I’m not sure whether the business interest here is absolutely impacting our rights, but there’s a controversy where there’s a claim, arguably, that it is. Evan Nappen 03:00 Let me tell you what’s going on. So, we have federally pending right now in the big, beautiful bill by President Trump, what is part of what they call “reconciliation”, where we can get things done that’s Page – 1 – of 13very important to get done. Because with reconciliation, there’s no cloture. There’s no ability to have the so-called filibuster rule, where we’ve got to get 60 votes in the Senate. It can pass with simple majorities, and currently, the Republicans have those majorities, at least in theory, in both houses. Otherwise, you can rest assured that the gun rights oppressors that are the Democrats will try to stop anything that tries to get rid of oppressive gun laws. So, reconciliation is politically important. Evan Nappen 03:58 One of the issues that is circulating at the moment is modifying and changing the NFA, the National Firearms Act, to take silencers out of the National Firearms Act. To take short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns and such out of it. And given the abuses, particularly that came with pistol brace reinterpretations and, you know, short barrel shotguns is such a phony baloney issue when we have shock waves and the like out there that the average person cannot even tell the difference. They’re not exorbitantly, in any way, in any other way, causing more problems than any other gun. I mean, it’s just ridiculous the way they focus on objects. Anything they can ban; they want to keep banned. Evan Nappen 04:50 So, here we have this potential opportunity, particularly when it comes to silencers. Because there’s been a huge movement throughout the United States to take silencers out of NFA and to put silencers where they belong as simply a firearm accessory. We have the SHORT (Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today) Act and the Hearing Protection Act (HPA), so that we can have silencers to protect our hearing, and silencers are really excellent for this. Because you can shoot at the range and not have to have hearing protection on. You can hunt with silencers. There are so many states that have legalized silencer hunting. You can listen for game carefully, listen for other hunters, even, and it’s much safer. You don’t blow your ears out when you shoot. So, we’re saving our hearing and making so it’s easier to hear range commands and safety at the range. There are so many advantages. Evan Nappen 05:53 The way the media has traditionally portray

Episode 237- Gun Violence Propaganda Memorial Removed Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 237 SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun rights, gun violence, gun safety, ATF, Biden administration, Trump administration, propaganda, criminal violence, firing squad, execution, New Jersey gun law, gun control, dental health, reciprocity, carry permit. SPEAKERS Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:19 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, the gun rights suppressionists, those that want to suppress our rights. You know, they have created propaganda terms that they put out there that the media readily utilizes. Not just the media, but also even the weaponized government agencies that were particularly weaponized under Joe Biden. One of their favorites, they have two favorite terms they love to use. One is “gun violence”. The other is “gun safety”. And they’ve hijacked gun safety to have nothing to do with safety. Evan Nappen 01:04 So, when the anti-rights folks are out there talking about “gun violence”, what they really should be saying is criminal violence, or gun criminal violence, meaning criminal wrongdoing with guns. Violence that’s performed by criminals, but they don’t. They simply call it “gun violence” and then pass laws that infringe and suppress our gun rights, saying we have to do something about gun violence. And their solution, somehow, always includes disarming and taking away rights and then has no effect on actual criminals. So, what we see here is that there was a so-called gun violence memorial at the ATF headquarters. And, you know, under President Trump, ATF is being heavily defunded. They are taking away almost half a billion in their funding. Under Biden, of course, it was weaponized to be an even greater agency to suppress gun rights. Evan Nappen 01:04 When they talk about “gun violence”, they try to categorize whatever laws they’re trying to pass as either trying to address gun violence or it’s a gun safety law. And of course, it’s just gun laws that suppress our gun rights that they put under these banners. So, when they talk about “gun violence”, it’s not gun violence that is a problem. I’m actually, in many cases, very much pro-gun violence. Particularly when you want to use violence from a gun to save your life. Okay? So, if I’m justified in using deadly Page – 1 – of 10 force and I use my gun violently, that’s important. I’m using it for a lawful purpose. Gun violence is actually neutral, arguably. It can be good, or it can be bad. Evan Nappen 03:23 And apparently, what ATF had was a Gun Violence Memorial. And what the Gun Violence Memorial that the Trump administration has officially removed this propaganda Memorial, and what it consisted of was 120 portraits that were hung during the Biden administration, of course. The most anti-gun rights president we’ve ever had, and the portraits were there to “honor” the memory of all victims of violent crime while at the same time preserving the rights of law-abiding Americans. (https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2025/05/05/gun-violence-memorial-at-atf-headquarters- removed-n1228510) But it was not. It was a propaganda display by ATF. Steven Dettelbach, the former director of ATF, who was appointed by Joe Biden, a dedicated anti-gun rights individual, created this memorial at the agency’s Northeast Washington headquarters last April to remind employees of the human toll of gun violence. The display included photos of police officers killed by gunfire and children slain in mass shootings, so-called mass shootings, in Newtown and in Parkland and other victims. Evan Nappen 04:58 Of course, it really is not about the human toll of gun violence. It’s a human toll by criminals, criminals. But that’s not the purpose of this memorial. It’s to say guns are bad. Guns kill, and we have to ban guns, guns, guns, and that takes away our rights, instead of focusing on the wrongdoers. And this is now gone. It’s been taken down, and that is great, because we’re seeing all these propaganda efforts and other actions that were maximized to suppress our rights under Biden being dismantled by President Trump. It is great to see this. And really, the ATF, if it continues to exist at all, needs to focus its efforts on criminals. Teddy Nappen 06:07 If I recall, didn’t the UN do a similar statue where it was. Evan Nappen 06:12 Oh, well, the UN, is completely full of gun rights oppressors. Teddy Nappen 06:21 Like guns they had seized, and they melted them down. It looked like a revolver. Evan Nappen 06:25 Right. With a twisted barrel and all. And that’s so they can keep the populations around the world disarmed, so that vicious dictators and others, comm

Episode 236-Desperate Democrats go for Assault Weapons Ban Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 236 SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun control, Second Amendment, assault weapons ban, semi-automatic rifles, semi-automatic pistols, detachable magazines, pistol grip, forward grip, grenade launcher, barrel shroud, threaded barrel, large capacity magazines, ghost gun ban, private transfers, gun safety legislation. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen EvanNappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. EvanNappen 00:17 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, the desperate Democrats, who can’t seem to find an issue to rally around, and they constantly are taking the 80/20. They always take the 20 when they’re going after their political stands, and they’re in major disarray. So, the last desperate move that you always see politically is to go for gun control. That’s what they’ll call it. Gun control. But they don’t call it that. That’s actually an old term. Now they like to call it “gun safety legislation”, or some other garbage. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Teddy Nappen 01:07 “Gun violence prevention.” EvanNappen 01:09 Gun violence prevention. Right. Perfect. So, their new assault weapon ban, that’s what they’re calling it. The “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025” has been filed. (No bill number has been assigned.) (https://www.schiff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/OLL25450.pdf) And this is their new rallying call. Now, of course, the odds of this passing are very, very slim. However, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be vigilant. We must be vigilant. You must be aware of what they’re planning to do. It shows you how much they want to oppress our Second Amendment rights. This bill is an atrocity, and hopefully, it will never, ever become law. But obviously this is their political move. And of course, they’re having issues over there at the DNC. The appointment of David Hogg, which we’ve talked about before. You know, whose entire claim to fame. Teddy Nappen 02:17 James Carville and him just had a sparring. It was pretty funny. EvanNappen 02:20 Page – 1 – of 12 Exactly. And so they want to get rid of Hogg over his politics of trying to primary in the Democrat Party, picking and choosing those he wants to primary. So, they want to kick him out. Of course, they want cover that they’re not abandoning their Second Amendment oppression. They’re not abandoning that. They just don’t like David Hogg, but then again, who does? But this is all part of the plan. But when you see this bill, which I want to tell you about its elements, it lays out just how far they’re willing to go federally, and this will affect New Jersey gun owners. Because although you may say, hey, New Jersey has an assault firearm ban, guns that are legal in New Jersey will become banned under this federal bill. I’m going to explain to you why, and some of the other little fun things that are in this piece of garbage. EvanNappen 03:30 Let’s jump right into it. So, the bill that has the names of Senator (Adam) Schiff, Mr. Murphy, not Governor Murphy, but Senator (Chris) Murphy, Senator (Richard) Blumenthal and Senator (Alex) Padilla. They’re the four oppressionists that have filed this bill. And what it says is this. It is going after, of course, semi-automatic shotguns, semi-automatic rifles, semi-automatic pistols and more. So, when it comes to a semi-automatic rifle, first, they’re setting out a general criteria ban, where it’s going to go by feature. But they also have a list we’re going to talk about. So, they’re combining all kinds of bans to make it very difficult to understand. But we’ll try here to do our best. EvanNappen 04:33 Now, the semi-automatic rifles that are banned, if it has a capacity to accept a detachable ammunition feeding device. Basically, a magazine. Has any one of the following features, not two. Remember, even New Jersey allows you to have one, but you can’t have more than one. The federal bill eliminates even having one of the following, ready? A pistol grip, a forward grip, a folding, telescoping or detachable stock,. Detachable stock, they’re now adding. Do you believe that? I mean, I can detach just about any stock if you have a screwdriver. What? Are you kidding me? Or a stock that is otherwise foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to reduce the length, size, or any other dimension. So, if you have a gun that you adjust for smaller folks or larger folks, and it’s adjustable, or a target gun that adjusts, oh, well, too bad. That’s banned, too. Or otherwise enhances concealability. So, anything that makes the stock smaller. Teddy Nappen 05:49 I was just going to say, what if you wanted to add a pad to the stock? Wouldn’t that be shortening or lengthening? EvanNap

Episode 235-The Gun Owner’s Digital Second Amendment Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 235 SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:14 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:16 and I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:17 and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I’d like to tell all of you about what is known as the digital Second Amendment. Now, this is a new law that I think is going to become a very popular law that other states are going to pass. This was just passed by the state of Montana that, of course, enormously respects the Second Amendment and our civil rights under the Second Amendment. And it’s not just a Second Amendment, but it’s actually a First Amendment case that directly impacts the Second Amendment and is the opposite of what we are experiencing in the gun rights oppression state of New Jersey. Evan Nappen 01:07 So, I learned of this from AmmoLand. (https://www.ammoland.com/2025/04/montana-just-gave-gun- owners-a-digital-second-amendment/) AmmoLand is a great news feed, news aggregate, a great site. If you don’t get AmmoLand, you should. It’s great. The editor in chief, who’s friend of mine, Freddie, is really great guy. He put this article out about Montana, and I think it is really something that we’re going to see more of and hopefully will see more of in the future. Now, I’m not saying that New Jersey could get this passed, but many other states will, and maybe even a federal law. These laws start out in the States, and then we can get a federal law that can maybe do it. Evan Nappen 01:46 What Montana has passed, it’s very cool, is known as the Montana Right to Compute Act (MRTCA). The right to compute. So, what they’re doing is making access to computer tools, in effect, part of our Constitutional liberty. And this is really great. It is a complete flip of the script for what the gun rights oppressionists have done in terms of limiting our ability to access digital information regarding firearms. Murphy and company, the Democrats, and the other gun rights suppressors, have passed laws in New Jersey restricting your right to compute. We’ve seen the restriction on the right to compute, going at code, going at things in the cloud, 3D printers, et cetera, and they’re trying to destroy and stop and choke out tools and files and knowledge. That’s right. It’s all about knowledge. It’s about knowledge. Evan Nappen 03:03 For example, as the editor points out in the article, DA Alvin Bragg pressured to have 3D printer companies install firmware to block printing gun parts and censor cloud-based CAD files. The ATF and DOJ have held closed-door meetings urging tech developers to implement software blocks, cloud file Page – 1 – of 14scans, and AI-based detection of “gun shaped” files. A federal judge in New Jersey ruled CAD files are “functional”, not expressive. Meaning, in New Jersey, the judge found that they don’t qualify as free speech. Outrageous. Of course, that’s what gun rights suppression is all about. And DHS admits to monitoring 3D printer purchases by Americans with the help of Amazon, eBay and PayPal. All this is in the article. Evan Nappen 04:04 So, what did Montana do? What Montana did is pass this Act that is something that other free states, other states, and all states, frankly, should consider. Under this Act, it’s really interesting. What it does is it forces any restriction on a citizen’s ability to use or share digital tools, it must pass strict scrutiny, the highest level of a test of a law. That’s the same rigorous tests that’s used to defend our core Constitutional rights like freedom of speech, freedom of religion and, of course, supposedly, the right to keep and bear arms as well. But this law will mandate it, and here’s what it does. Evan Nappen 04:56 It means that if any Government entity, state or city, in Montana tries to ban CAD files, restrict 3D printing of firearm components, force firmware changes on printers, or censor gun-related codes or forms, the Government will have the burden to prove that it’s absolutely necessary, narrowly tailored in pursuit of a compelling state interest. In short, that is an incredibly tall burden for the state to meet, and by doing that, it will greatly restrict the gun rights oppressors from repressing our First Amendment rights, our right to information, our right to compute. So, I want to give kudos to Montana for breaking ground here and being the first state to pass such a law, going the opposite direction of the gun rights oppressors in protecting our digital Second Amendment rights, and they’ve done it without naming guns. They’ve just laid the foundation for protecting hobbyists who use 3D printers to legally build guns, shielding code-sharing platforms from activist prosecutors and preventing t

Episode 234-Booby-Trapped Rifle Found By Police Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 234 SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey Attorney General, weapons offenses, booby trapped rifle, assault firearms, large capacity magazines, unlawful possession, certain persons, New Jersey Transit Police, unattended luggage, binary trigger, Glock handgun, AR-style rifle, silencers, gun safety laws. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:18 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:20 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. Well, the New Jersey Attorney General just published a news release that is entitled Florida man. Forida Man. “Florida Man Indicted on Weapons Offenses After Bringing Firearms, Including a Booby-Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle, on Amtrak Train”. (https://www.njoag.gov/florida-man-indicted-on-weapons-offenses-after-bringing-firearms-including-a- booby-trapped-semi-automatic-rifle-on-amtrak-train/) Evan Nappen 00:50 So, let’s take a look at what happened here and find out what a booby-trapped, semi-automatic rifle is. Now, the news release says that this was, it came out April 16, 2025, that the Attorney General announced today that a Florida man has been indicted for aggravated assault, endangering others, and a multitude of weapons offenses, including possession of dreaded assault firearms. He didn’t say dreaded, but he did say assault firearms. Excuse me, he said assault weapons, which, by the way, is not what’s prohibited in New Jersey. It’s assault firearms. But why should the Attorney General know that? His news release called them assault weapons. Large capacity ammunition magazines. Handguns. Silencers. And a booby-trapped rifle that fired during his arrest at the Trenton Transit Center. Evan Nappen 01:55 The news release goes on to say that Jeffrey O. Kennerk, 34, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is charged by indictment with possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose. Four counts of unlawful possession of a weapon; three counts of unlawful possession of an assault firearm; one count of aggravated assault; one count of certain persons not to have weapons. All second degree crimes. So, just looking at those certain persons not to have weapons, that is persons who are somehow they claim prohibited from having guns. Could be a felon. Could be someone with a domestic violence restraining order or Page – 1 – of 14domestic violence misdemeanor. Could be somebody even with an involuntary mental health commitment. It could be any number of otherwise prohibited persons. It doesn’t explain what makes this person, allegedly, a certain person. Second degree crimes in New Jersey. They carry up to 10 years in State Prison. Most of these offenses are Graves Act offenses that carry a minimum mandatory three and a half years with no chance of parole, and the judge must impose that sentence as a minimum mandatory component of the sentence. Certain persons not to possess, if it is a firearm, as opposed to just weapons. That’s a five year minimum mandatory. Evan Nappen 03:27 Now this person, it says further, is also charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a large capacity magazine; one count each for unlawful possession of hollow nose ammunition; unlawful possession of a silencer; endangering another person; and causing or risking widespread injury or damage. All fourth degree crimes. Fourth degree crimes carry, by the way, up to a year and a half in State Prison. It goes on to say that the defendant allegedly hauled a small arsenal of deadly weapons and ammunition through busy transit stations and on a train filled with passengers. He allegedly left a suitcase containing assorted weapons and ammunition, including an assault rifle. Again, assault rifle is not a term found in New Jersey gun law. In the concourse of Newark Penn Station, where anyone could have been harmed by them. Anyone could have been harmed by them, if not for the outstanding police work done in this matter. We can only imagine where this defendant and these weapons would have ended up. They probably would have ended up at his destination, which appears to have been Florida, but they don’t mention that. Evan Nappen 04:46 “This case highlights the critical importance of effective law enforcement collaboration,” said the DCJ Director Theresa Hilton. “I’m very proud of the NJ Transit Police officers involved in this case,” said NJ Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo. “The officers who were on point in observing the unattended luggage in Penn Station, the officers who tracked the suspect’s movements and passed the information to their fellow officers in the Trenton Transit Center; and Transit officers in Trenton who then located and took the suspect in custody. The case did not stop there. NJ Transit detectives, along with investigators from other law enforcem

Episode 233-Jersey’s Newest Registration Scheme Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 233 SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey gun laws, de facto registration, Attorney General, consent order, gun store, unlawful sales, firearm enforcement, gun industry, reasonable controls, gun-related products, firearm possessors, verification records, Second Amendment, federal enforcement, anti-gun movement. SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Teddy Nappen, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen Teddy Nappen 00:16 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:18 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, New Jersey is at it again, and this time it’s a doozy. This is the beginning of their de facto registration plans to gather information and find out who has purchased any magazines, of any type, magazines of any type, and any gun related product of any type. Wait till you hear about this one. The Attorney General (Matthew J. ) Platkin has just recently put out a news release, folks, where they announced a consent order resolving a suit against a gun store in New Jersey for “unlawful sales to unverified buyers”. (https://www.njoag.gov/ag-platkin-announces-consent- order-resolving-suit-against-gun-store-for-unlawful-sales-to-unverified-buyers/) That’s the heading of the news release. Evan Nappen 01:22 Apparently what happened was there was a complaint filed by the Attorney General’s Office, this is right from their news release, in November of 2024. It was filed under their so-called SAFE, the Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement Office, against Point Blank, located in East Hanover, which is a gun shop in East Hanover. The Attorney General claimed that they sold a handgun ammunition magazine, and two months later, 1,000 rounds of .223 ammo to a first time customer. They made sales in cash and did not ask to see any type of identification, permit or credential of the purchaser, or otherwise take steps to exclude sales to prohibited firearm possessors. Evan Nappen 02:26 “I will not tolerate lax and unlawful practices by firearms businesses — the very kind that can lead to a deadly mass shooting,” said Attorney General Platkin. “Our Legislature and Governor put these laws into place to keep us safe and they must be followed. We are glad that Point Blank has agreed to follow the law going forward.” Further, Ravi Ramanathan, Director of SAFE, says, “Gun stores must take Page – 1 – of 9 reasonable steps to make sure that they only sell ammunition”, and get this, “and other gun-related products to people who can lawfully possess a firearm. I appreciate that Point Blank has accepted responsibility and has agreed to change its practices going forward.” Evan Nappen 03:24 Well, gee, what exactly did they agree to and what’s going on? Well, I’ll tell you what, folks. In this same news release, which there will be a link on the website for you to read, you can also read the actual consent order that was posted online by the Attorney General as well. This order was filed (March 13, 2025), and let’s review it, because, my friends, the devil is in the detail. The picture being painted here is pretty scary. Let me tell you why and show you why. Evan Nappen 03:58 In this final judgment, the way it begins, it says, “Findings of Fact”. Under these facts, one of the key facts, “On March 20, 2024, Point Blank sold a Glock Model 22 .40 caliber 10-round pistol magazine to a first-time customer who did not present any identification or credential prior to making the purchase (the “March Sale”).” Now, prior to any of this, there was never a law that required a purchase permit or any type of identification on the sale of a magazine. But wait until you see what they’ve done with this new law that passed. And, of course, none of this was really emphasized as to what their actual sneaky plan was, but it’s revealed now. They also said they sold a case of 1,000 rounds of .223 to a first-time customer who did not present any identification or credentials. Evan Nappen 05:17 The consent order goes on to say the Conclusions of Law. Now, this is from the actual filed court document. It says, under N.J.S. 2C:58-35(a)(2), listen carefully to this, “A gun industry member shall establish, implement, and enforce reasonable controls regarding its . . . sale of gun-related products.” Do you see how broad that is? Gun-related products. What are reasonable controls? Well, they first make it clear that Point Blank is a gun industry member, and then they quote the definition of what is encompassed by a “gun-related product”. It means, and this is pursuant to the statute signed into law by Murphy, N.J.S. 2C:58-34, ready? Any firearm, ammunition, ammunition magazine, firearm component or part including, but not limited to, a firearm frame and a firearm receiver, or firea

Episode 232-Is the RoTo 12 Jersey Legal? Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 232 SUMMARY KEYWORDS Roto 12, black powder firearm, American Gun Craft, New Jersey gun laws, destructive device, assault firearm, mail order restrictions, replica firearms, UK gun bans, ninja swords, Cory Booker, gun control, Second Amendment, Justice Department, Civil Rights Act. SPEAKERS Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:19 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, one of the questions that has come my way, that I think is interesting and the analysis will be of interest as well, is this. Is the Roto 12 “Chain Saw” Shotgun legal in New Jersey? (https://americanguncraft.com/product/roto-12-cs-chain-saw-shotgun-no-ffl-required-copy/) Now, you may be saying, what the hell is a Roto 12? Well, the Roto 12 is interesting as a firearm. It’s made by American Gun Craft. Now, American Gun Craft makes black powder firearms, and for the longest time, they made a black powder, double barrel, shotgun pistol. It’s literally a 12-gauge pistol that is a double barrel, short double barrel, 12 gauge pistol. However, it fires black powder ammunition. So, you would muzzle load it with black powder, muzzle load a 12 gauge slug or buckshot. And yeah, it operates at a 12 gauge level. But it is, in fact, a black powder handgun. Evan Nappen 01:37 And so, one of the questions is, is that American Gun Craft, what they call their Diablo. It’s one of the models there. Is that double barrel handgun pistol Jersey legal? And then what happened was, they’ve come out with this brand new Roto 12, and the Roto 12 is a very compact pistol version. And then another version, the “Chain Saw”. If you ever saw the Mossberg (590) Chainsaw where they put the grab handle on top of the firearm that just has a pistol grip with a shotgun barrel. (https://www.mossberg.com/590-chainsaw-50692.html) Well, they have that configuration for the Roto 12. And the Roto 12 is very innovative. It is an eight shot revolving cylinder in which you can load the cylinder with the load. So, you’ve got eight shots, and then you can fire eight 12 gauge shots out of this rotating barrel. Black powder, 12 gauge, very modern shotgun. And this Roto 12, by the way, accepts a standard AR-15 grip and AR-15 style stock with a buffer tube. Even though the gun itself doesn’t use a buffer tube, you can stock it. Page – 1 – of 13 Evan Nappen 03:18 Of course, all these legal questions start surrounding the Roto 12, and I’m going to address them, because the analysis will help you to better understand just how crazy our gun laws are. So, of course, we have two jurisdictions that would be at play – federal law and state law. Now the company sells this firearm all over the country, and they claim no FFL is required. And why is that? Well, that’s because it is a black powder firearm, and under federal law, as a black powder firearm, it is not within the scope of the modern FFL firearm requirements. So, it’s not a gun that would be put into a dealer’s books and disposed of accordingly and handled the way it would a regular cartridge-firing shotgun using a modern cartridge in modern power. Evan Nappen 04:28 So, what this does is create the closest thing you can to this 12 gauge, eight shot, cylinder-fed shotgun, pistol-size firearm, and they can sell it with no FFL throughout America. Federal law doesn’t have an issue with this, because black powder firearms are not covered under the federal gun laws. They are excluded. However, in New Jersey, they are not. In New Jersey, a black powder firearm is treated exactly the same as a modern cartridge firing firearm. So, the fact that it uses black powder, is a muzzle loading into the cylinder, the way the old 1860 Army Revolvers loaded or the 1851 Navy pistol revolvers loaded. You know, you load this cylinder, and you can fire multiple shots. It’s that but in 12 gauge. That is still considered a firearm in New Jersey, and the double barrel handgun pistol would normally be looked at as the equivalent of a modern handgun in New Jersey. Evan Nappen 06:02 But the problem with both of these is that they are 12 gauge, and because they’re 12 gauge, they actually would come under the category of “destructive device” (DD). New Jersey defines a “destructive device” as any device, instrument, or object designed to explode or produce uncontrolled combustion, including, and then it says, any weapon capable of firing projectiles of a caliber greater than 60 caliber. (N.J.S. 2C:39-1c.) Twelve gauge is up past 70 caliber. It’s a problem. Then it says, except a shotgun, where shotgun ammunition generally recognizes suitable for sporting purposes. Well, what you have here is not going to be a shotgun generally reco

Episode 231-The Oppression Continues Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 231 SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey gun laws, Second Amendment, anti-gun bills, digital instructions, accidental discharge, felony offense, domestic violence restraining order, constitutional carry, concealed carry reciprocity, knife owners protection act, travelers gun rights act, gun owner gulag, press checks, gun lawyer. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:19 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. I have a lot of news. Teddy has a lot to report. We have a really big show for you today. Let’s start with New Jersey’s continuous oppression of our Second Amendment rights. Teddy Nappen 00:35 You would think that Murphy would get tired? Evan Nappen 00:37 Yeah, no. He’s never gets tired of socking it to gun owners, and this is bad. Teddy Nappen 00:43 Of course. Evan Nappen 00:43 You have to know about it, and you need to take steps to fight it. And one of the things you can do to fight it is make sure you belong to the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs. They’ve been sending out the updates and the emails that have the automatic ways that you can let your voice be heard. It’s really important. Go to a n j r p c.org, and join today as a member. They are the folks that have a full-time paid lobbyist right in Trenton. They are alerting the troops. You want to belong and be one of the troops. We need you. You need to make sure you’re a member of the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs. Page – 1 – of 16 Evan Nappen 01:27 We’re looking at an array of anti-gun bills that have now passed the Assembly and are heading to the Senate to be signed by Murphy. These are BAD bills. They’re really bad, and it’s going to impact severely. Teddy Nappen 01:50 Would you say they’re Florio level bad or Murphy level bad? Evan Nappen 01:55 They are just oppressive in new and creative ways. And it’s hard to say which one of those governors was worse. They both sucked when it comes to gun rights. And let me tell you about these bills. Number one, we have A4975. (https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A4975/bill- text?f=A5000&n=4975_R1) Now this bill creates a crime, which is, of course, a felony level offense in New Jersey for possession of digital instructions to illegally manufacture firearms or components. All right? And what it does is it makes it a crime, even if you never make a gun, simply having the digital file on your computer is enough for you to be charged. Basically, they’re treating data and information about guns the way they treat child pornography. I can assure you that, with this bill, they will set up traps for individuals to unknowingly download this information and then track you and prosecute and raid you and take your guns and take your gun rights. Here we go again with this nonsense. Evan Nappen 03:17 Then we have A4976. (https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A4976) This bill is particularly horrendous and problematic. It actually creates a danger to public health, safety and welfare. It actually makes it more dangerous. This is a gun bill that they are putting forward going at the “reckless discharge of firearms”. What it does is it makes it a crime if you accidentally fire your gun. And it is really bad. Let me show you why this bill creates a danger. What the bill first does in terms of oppression is it makes discharge in a structure, which means any building, room, ship, vessel, car, vehicle or airplane or any place adapted for overnight accommodation of persons or for carrying on a business. Evan Nappen 04:29 Now, a person commits a disorderly person’s offense, but don’t be fooled by this. This is sneaky garbage. Sneaky, gun rights oppression. Because, first of all, making it an offense at all is bad. A disorderly person’s offense carries up to six months in the county jail. It is not a felony at a disorderly person’s level. However, hang on, folks, because I’m not done. It then says, if you have a firearm go off with live ammunition, unlawfully or without lawful purpose. Unlawfully or without unlawful purpose. The so-called “reckless discharge” that occurs unlawfully or without lawful purpose. And if you get a second conviction, it’s a crime of the fourth degree, which carries up to a year and a half in State Prison. And if you get a subsequent or third conviction, that’s a crime of the third degree. That is up to five years in State Prison. Evan Nappen 05:48 However, here’s the sneaky BS that they added to the bill. It says, a person who commits a violation of this, that I just talked about, all right? If you violate that section, shall be charged with a crime one Page – 2 – of 16 degree h

Episode 230-Trump: Promises Kept Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 230 Gun Lawyer Transcript – Episode 230 SUMMARY KEYWORDS President Trump, federal relief, felons, gun rights, ATF, Department of Justice, Second Amendment, expungement, Charles Schumer, anti-gun propaganda, tariffs, firearm imports, manufacturing, road rage, gun laws. SPEAKERS Teddy Nappen, Evan Nappen, Speaker 2 EvanNappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. EvanNappen 00:19 and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, President Trump has delivered, and it is part of the promises made. He just started the ball and actually went ahead with something that I’ve been waiting 33 years to see happen in the world of gun law. And what Trump has done through his administration is brilliant. I’m going to explain to you how brilliant this is. He has got back and running the Federal Relief from Disabilities Program. This is fantastic news, my friends. You see, federal law, as I’m sure most of you know, bars felons from having guns. It is a firearm disqualifier. Federal law has barred convicted felons from having guns. Yet, in the federal law, in that Title 18, there is a provision where individuals who had felony convictions could get relief from that disability by filing an application with the ATF, who then processes it. If they granted it, you were granted relief from the disqualifying, and your gun rights would be restored, as far as the federal government was concerned. EvanNappen 02:06 Now, recently, as we talked about on a show, this was brought to light, if you remember, with Mel Gibson, who wanted his gun rights restored. There are plenty of other folks who want them restored, too, and it brought the issue to light. And as you may recall, I was commenting and I said, look, you know, they’re trying to work it through the Attorney General’s office, but this hasn’t been funded since 1992 due to (Senator) Charles Schumer. And I said, they really need to fix the Relief from Disabilities Program and make it available again. And, of course, you have the institutionalized racism issue of the disproportionate number of felons who are minorities. This law would provide the avenue for people who are good people, who had, you know, made their mistake way back, paid the price, paid the debt to society, as they like to say, and now want to regain their Constitutional rights. But had no opportunity to do so. This was particularly evil because you were preventing people from not only being able to protect themselves and then use the most effective means of self-defense, a firearm. But it also denied Page – 1 – of 12 jobs, good jobs, at a disproportionate ratio. Jobs such as law enforcement work, military, security. All these things where a firearm is part of the job. EvanNappen 03:41 So, this has now changed, and it is so exciting. Because what President Trump did was figure out, in a chess game here, how to overcome this. So, what President Trump did is just great and brilliant. Let me give you a little bit of the history of how this has been a problem and the brilliance about how Trump and his administration have now changed it. You see the Relief from Disabilities Program was good, and it was able to help people. Just like in New Jersey, there’s a thing called expungement. There’s no such thing, though, as a federal expungement. The only way you could get your gun rights back under the federal law, especially if you had a federal conviction or a federal disqualifier, was by way of the Relief from Disabilities law. I used to do these for folks. Prior to 1992, we would do these Relief from Disabilities and help folks regain their rights. EvanNappen 04:50 Then along comes Josh Sugarman promoting his book NRA: Money, Firepower and Fear. (National Rifle Association: Money, Firepower & Fear) Basically as his promotion of the book, he went and hammered on the Relief from Disabilities, saying, NRA wants felons to have guns. You can’t have all these felons having guns, you see. And, of course, that was just their anti-gun propaganda move to oppress Second Amendment rights. We’re talking about people who have been fully rehabilitated, who have not had any other problems, who are not a danger or a threat, who are now good, productive citizens that want their damn rights back. But you know, the politics took over and (Senator) Charles Schumer and company. Teddy Nappen 05:41 If I recall, didn’t you actually meet Sugarman, too? EvanNappen 05:43 Oh yeah, I’ll tell you that. But, yeah, but, yeah. But what happened was. So, what (Senator) Schumer did was he put forward, in an appropriations bill, you know, that fund the government, that that section of the law, that the ATF could no longer use the funds to process these (Relief from Disabilities) applications. That’s how they did it. They stopped the ATF from using on

Episode 229-How Mad Should Mad Max Be? Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 229 Gun Lawyer — Episode 229 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun rights, Mel Gibson, domestic violence, Lautenberg ban, Second Amendment, federal disqualifier, relief from disabilities, Washington Post, Act Blue, anti-gun activism, gun laws, carry permit, sensitive places, pump action shotgun, gun owner faux pas. SPEAKERS Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:19 and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I don’t know if you’re following this, but I am following this quite intently. It always gets interesting when a celebrity is directly involved in a very important gun rights issue, and not out of advocacy, but rather because they are the victim of gun laws. And in this case, I’m talking about Evan Nappen 00:54 Nope, nope. Not Alec Baldwin because, you know, his issues were just related to being unsafe and being a giant GOFU. I’m talking about Mel Gibson. You see Mel Gibson apparently had lost his gun rights. He lost his gun rights because of a domestic violence misdemeanor. That’s right, the old Lautenberg ban, that’s both federal for the whole country and the State of New Jersey. Anyone who has a domestic violence misdemeanor becomes a prohibited person. So, if you have harassment or assault or any of these things, and the alleged victim meets the definition under domestic violence, such as being a current or former spouse or someone you had a dating relationship with or former or present household member, or someone you have a child in common with, things like that. Then that misdemeanor suddenly, magically, becomes a prohibitor, taking away your gun rights. So, if you’ve harassed or assaulted someone who qualifies as a domestic violence victim, then you lose your gun rights. Whereas if you go around assaulting complete strangers, you’re fine. The law makes just a lot of sense, doesn’t it? Teddy Nappen 00:54 Alec Baldwin? Page – 1 – of 14 Evan Nappen 02:37 So, anyway, Mel apparently has this Federal disqualifier, and there was or is a program that is being pursued. Apparently, his misdemeanor conviction goes back to 2011. There was an Attorney General whose name was Oyer, who was placed in what’s called a “working group”. She was given the responsibility to come up with a list of individuals who should have their rights restored. Now, this rights restoration would be done essentially by the President using his power of pardon. There’s a lot of criticism that she and this group didn’t recommend or pursue Gibson to get his rights back. And of course, they love to raise the political correctness of domestic abuse and the issues all about that. It’s been something here that is a problem for Mel, and this apparently is one of the solutions being sought in his particular case. Evan Nappen 02:39 Now, the problem is that, you know, it’s one thing to be Mel Gibson or various other individuals that might be more high profile or influential to the President and trying to get your gun rights restored in the same way you’d want to get a pardon. And you know, the whole fight here centers as well on, oh, you’re being dismissed and blaming this issue, but it highlights the taking away of Second Amendment rights for what is a misdemeanor. The bottom line is a misdemeanor is a misdemeanor, whether it’s domestic violence or not. Historically, only violent felons were prohibited persons, and then it was expanded to just about any felon under federal law if the felony offense meets the definition of a disqualifying felony. Evan Nappen 05:16 When you read the 4473 it asks, have you ever been convicted of a crime, the penalty of which exceeds one year? Federal law defines that as actually being convicted of an offense that is, if it’s a misdemeanor, not domestic violence, but a misdemeanor, that carries over two years jail, over two years, even though the question is, do you suffer it over one year? You know, up to one year, one year. But it has to actually be over two. But not for DV. If it’s domestic violence, then even a town ordinance that has the elements for domestic violence can become a federal disqualifier for that person. So, this disqualifier and the relief sought became an issue. Evan Nappen 06:11 But what’s really interesting here is the kind of changing times that we’re in. Believe it or not, the Washington Post just ran a piece on restoring gun rights and this Teddy Nappen 06:38 I’m surprised you found something in the Washington compost. Evan Nappen 06:41 I know. This was brought to my attention. As a matter of fact, it came to my attention from an article by Cam Edwards, out of Bearing Arms, which is a great gun rights news site. (https://bearingarms.com/came

Episode 228-Murphy’s BOHICA For NJ Gun Owners Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 228 SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun Lawyer, Phil Murphy, firearms tax, ammunition tax, firearms ID card, carry permits, Second Amendment, institutionalized racism, law enforcement, mental health services, gun violence, out-of- state purchases, gun licensing, Springfield Armory, gun control. SPEAKERS Speaker 2, Evan Nappen, Teddy Nappen Teddy Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:18 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, (New Jersey Governor) Phil Murphy has a BOHICA (bend over, here it comes again) for gun owners in New Jersey. Yes, that’s right. He is pushing to increase fees across the board for gun permits and firearms and ammo sales. And what they’re proposing is possibly some of the most extreme fee increases that we’ve ever seen anywhere. (https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2025/03/04/new-jersey-looking-to-tax-the-snot-out-of-peoples- 2a-rights-n1227859) Teddy Nappen 00:54 Gotta pay for all the illegals, right? Evan Nappen 00:57 Something like that. Murphy’s budget, which he put out toward the end of February, is looking for, first of all, a 2.5% excise tax on all firearms sales and a 10% tax on ammunition purchases. And of course, that’s in addition to the Sales Tax that you already pay on ammunition and firearms. Additionally, he’s proposing to raise the Firearms ID Card fee, which is currently $5, to $100. Keep in mind that FIDs are no longer valid for life. Every 10 years, you’re going to have to renew it, unless you have one of the old cards, that’s a life card. And if you don’t, you can figure another 100 there, and that, of course, doesn’t include the fingerprint fee that they stick us with. Then he’s looking to raise carry permits, ready for this? From 50 bucks to as much as one, sorry strike that, not one, two, no sorry, strike that, three, no sorry, $400, folks. Four hundred dollars. Evan Nappen 02:50 Then, of course, you’re going to see the experience of trying to exercise Second Amendment rights in New Jersey reserved for the wealthy. This is yet more of the Democrats institutionalized racism Page – 1 – of 12 because of minorities in greater proportion, being those of lower economic standing than non- minorities. So, this is a direct, this is up there with the poll tax. The idea of poll tax. Teddy Nappen 03:36 Going back to their roots, again. Evan Nappen 03:38 Right. Going back to the roots of racism and Evan Nappen 03:43 Elitism. Right. So, this is their plan. They’re looking to push this fee increase, and they are estimating that this will bring in $9 million additionally, which Murphy is claiming will help support law enforcement and mental health services. And ready for this, folks? Efforts to combat gun violence. And you know that’s their code words for gun rights oppression. So, they want to help you and us and me and all the folks out there that believe in the Second Amendment, to help destroy the Second Amendment by funding its oppression in New Jersey. Teddy Nappen 03:43 Democrats. Teddy Nappen 04:34 Oh, yeah, that because the USAID check didn’t clear. Evan Nappen 04:39 Right. The USAID check. Yeah, I guess that’s how they want to make up for their policies for reducing federal funding and put it on the oppression of Second Amendment rights. Now, of course, there’s going to be collateral consequences if this passes. It’ll mean that folks will simply go across the border to Pennsylvania and buy all the ammo they want there and not pay the 10% tax. And not have to pay, by the way, when you buy ammo, you still have to pay that ammo check, background registration fee on ammo in New Jersey, and that won’t happen. So, you’ll save lots of money buying out of state, and a lot of folks, of course, are going to do that. Evan Nappen 05:29 And even with firearms, you can buy long arms out of state and that’s legal under Federal law. Now, of course, you’re currently restricted to having to purchase handguns in your home state, but there are efforts to undo that and allow for out-of-state purchases. This taxation is yet another tool in the oppressionists toolbox, and they’re not ignoring it in New Jersey. The idea behind this is, of course, to discourage gun ownership. Discourage it at every turn. They somehow think that this is perceived as doing good. When, in fact, it is doing evil, and it is in line with their agenda. Their agenda that is also funded, and this will let them get even more money when they put these things through, from Soros and Bloomberg and others for doing their bidding. They are the puppets of the anti-gun, anti-rights, gun rights oppressionists that fund their campaigns and these activities. So, when they can do this, they are doing their bidding. And so, this

Episode 227-Will Jersey Ban Eating Beaver? Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 227 SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey gun laws, beaver eating ban, Minnesota statutes, Senator Grant Hoschild, Civilian Marksmanship Program, 1911 pistols, President Trump, USAID corruption, Open Society Foundation, anti-gun movement, shoulder holster, concealed carry, New Jersey gun rights, gun lawyer podcast, Evan Nappen. SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen, Speaker 1, Speaker 2, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:18 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, today we have a very important question. Because New Jersey has never found an anti-gun, anti-hunting law that they didn’t like, the question is this. Is New Jersey going to ban eating beavers? That’s right. Because in Minnesota. In Minnesota, don’t you know? That is. Teddy Nappen 00:47 Minnesota? Evan Nappen 00:50 Yeah. Isn’t that the state of Tim Walsh there, the VP? Wasn’t that his state, Minnesota? I think it was or is a party to. Teddy Nappen 01:05 Close enough. Evan Nappen 01:06 What’s going on there? Close enough. Well, apparently in Minnesota, this was brought to my attention by one of my favorite authors, Dean Weingarten, out of AmmoLand, that Minnesota has banned the eating of beaver in Minnesota. (https://www.ammoland.com/2025/02/minnesota-bill-to-legalize-eating- beaver/) That’s correct. This is a hot button issue, as I’m sure you know. Evan Nappen 01:33 This ban on eating beavers was apparently put in place about five months ago or so, in 2024, and it’s got a lot of people very upset. Because. Page – 1 – of 13Teddy Nappen 01:49 It may have rubbed a few people the wrong way. Teddy Nappen 01:51 They really wanted to, uh, they really wanted to gnaw on this issue. Evan Nappen 01:51 I think it has. I think in fact, it has, and it is a damn shame what they did. Because in Minnesota, you don’t need a permit to take beavers. Okay? No permit is required for that if they’re damaging. If they’re causing damage, normally you’re able to do that without a permit or license. And what happened is there was a law that apparently got put in place under Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97B.667, (subdivision 3) which says, “(c) Unless otherwise directed by a conservation officer, the road authority, local government unit, the landowner, or their agent may dispose of or retain beaver killed under this section. Human consumption of a retained beaver is prohibited.” So, they did ban beaver eating in Minnesota. New Jersey always seems to jump on every new law that comes out, and I think there would be a lot of people upset in New Jersey if. Evan Nappen 03:23 Well, you know, it is something of concern. Now, luckily, they do have a heroic state senator in Minnesota, Senator Grant Hauschild. He’s introduced a bill to allow beaver eating in Minnesota. So, maybe we can get this going in the other direction here. Wouldn’t that be good? I think this is something we need to always be aware of, what’s taking place in other states. And of course, Gun Lawyer has a reach beyond New Jersey. So, I think making folks just aware of bans on beaver eating is of great importance. We sure don’t want to see that happen in New Jersey as well. Teddy Nappen 04:23 Have you ever eaten beaver? Evan Nappen 04:24 In fact, I have. As a matter of fact, I was once at a rendezvous in where they had a mountain man rendezvous. They had an individual there who was also reenacting, if you will, being a Native American woman who actually had a beautiful beaver that she had prepared and that I took part in eating, as did others. As did others. So, beaver eating is a known thing, especially amongst mountain men, especially amongst mountain men. It’s one of those things that I learned. I learned a lot from that Native American woman. Teddy Nappen 04:24 That’s quite, quite, a really good experience. Yeah. Speaker 1 04:45 You don’t. Yeah, unforgettable. Page – 2 – of 13Speaker 2 04:59 I know. I know like you really want to fill. You want to fill your mouth with as much beaver as you can. Evan Nappen 05:32 Well, that is always a good thing. I think you may see actually a kind of a regeneration and interest in this very subject. I would think. Teddy Nappen 05:49 Yeah, in, yeah. Evan Nappen 05:50 In beaver eating. Just across the board. I mean, with the influence of the show. Teddy Nappen 05:55 honestly, really, they should get, they should into Speaker 1 05:58 very deep, very deep influence. Teddy Nappen 06:02 Very deep, very deep. Evan Nappen 06:04 I think so. Teddy Nappen 06:05 I think we need to start giving a damn about beaver eating. And in fact, they should talk about it in schools for beaver eating. Evan Nappen 06:11 Well, that Teddy Nappen 06:13 Beaver eating. Evan Nappen 0

Episode 226-New Bill to Hold Gun Owners Without Bail Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 226 SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey anti-gun bills, gun seizure, domestic violence restraining order, machine gun conversion devices, digital instruction, reckless discharge, pre-trial detention, cashless bail, gun rights oppression, firearm components, ballistics report, knife crime epidemic, online retail ban, executive orders, gun laws. SPEAKERS Speaker 2, Evan Nappen, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:17 and I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:19 and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, you may have heard that the New Jersey is up to its old tricks. Again. They have a whole package of anti-gun bills. Teddy Nappen 00:31 Is Murphy going to get tired yet? Evan Nappen 00:33 No, this is going to continue. There’s been publicity about these bills. But there’s one bill in particular that is horrible and has not been publicized anywhere near enough as it should be. It’s primarily because they’re sneaking this through because folks don’t have an understanding of the mechanics of what this is addressing. This is an insane bill that is going to impact gun owners, innocent gun owners, by jailing them and holding them without bail for very long periods of time. Who knows? Maybe even the entire case. It’s outrageous. It’s just so outrageous. Evan Nappen 01:28 So, let me first review with you the bills that are proceeding, and then I’ll tell you about this one in particular. This whole package of gun rights oppression has been put forward by New Jersey Democrats, of course. One bill requires the seizure of ammunition and certain firearm components under a domestic violence restraining order or conviction. (A1389) (https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A1500/1389_I1.PDF) So, if you get a domestic violence restraining order, which is done with no due process upfront, where the person simply makes their allegations, a TRO (Temporary Restraining Order) issues, in addition to guns being seized, ammunition and Page – 1 – of 15components will be seized. It’s just more of a gun grab, even enhancing further the grab by the Government of our lawfully possessed property. Evan Nappen 02:30 Second, it’s establishing penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion devices. (A4974) (https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4974_I1.PDF) Because the new boogeyman, of course, are Glock switches and what have you. So, that bill is focused on that. Then there’s one that establishes the crime of possessing digital instruction to illegally manufacture firearms and components. (https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4975_I1.PDF) (A4975) Very broad law. What exactly is “digital obstruction”? Is that just a video on how to make your own gun? Or even talking about how guns are made? It’s just so broad. It’s not just a Second Amendment violation, but also a First Amendment, freedom of speech, violation. Evan Nappen 03:18 The next bill is second in seriousness other than the one that I teased you about first. This one is also very serious. This one is establishing the crime of reckless discharge of a firearm. (A4976) (https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4976_I1.PDF) So, right now, if you have an accidental discharge, it’s not a crime. It could be a crime in which they allege reckless conduct or what have you. But this bill is going to officially make it so that virtually any AD at all becomes a criminal, felony level offense and that is actually going to have an even greater reverse effect. Because if somebody has an AD and it can now become a crime of reckless discharge, the person immediately has a Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The last thing that person wants to do is to see where that round may have gone or to call the police or do anything that could be self-incriminating. So, it’s actually going to cause more problems, not less, and it’s going to be used to go at any gun owner that has an accident. And look, you shouldn’t be having accidents with your firearms in the same way that you shouldn’t be having accidents with your car, either. But just imagine if any car accident you have, you’re suddenly going to be subjected to a felony level offense for having that car accident. Losing your driver’s license and becoming a second class citizen. That, too, is a very problematic law, for sure. Teddy Nappen 05:06 Actually, if you think about even more, like, what about for the police, for instance? Like things can happen where some accidental discharge? Evan Nappen 05:13 Well, you know, they always exempt police. Come on. Teddy Nappen 05:16 Of course. Evan Nappen 05:16 They’re better than everybody else. So, that’s how it works. Teddy Nappen 05:20 Sorry, my optimism. Page – 2 – of 15E

Episode 225-Son of A Gun Lawyer! Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 225 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Second Amendment, Executive Order, ATF, gun rights, Trump administration, gun violence prevention, firearm regulations, NFA amnesty, 4473 form, gun safety, gun laws, gun manufacturers, gun dealers, gun registry, gun control. SPEAKERS Teddy Nappen, Speaker 2 Teddy Nappen 00:15 I’m Teddy Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. Now, everyone’s probably wondering, where is my father, Evan Nappen? Well, he is permitted, you know, at least once a year to smoke a certain amount of Cuban cigars and enjoy himself. So, do not worry. He will be back. But for now, we’ll just let him relax and, you know, keep smoking the Cuban cigars. That’s kind of the main focus here. Teddy Nappen 00:45 Anyways, I want to talk about it. Let’s just take a moment now, everyone. Just take a quick moment and just appreciate the winnings. The w’s that we’ve been getting. Like every day I wake up, and I remember, oh, my God, Trump is my President. Hell yes! That is something that you need to realize and need to comprehend, how much safer and freer our country has become and is going to continue to be because of that man. Him, Musk. He already got RFK confirmed. He also got Tulsi Gabbard. He’s got all his crew, including Pete Hegseth. Everyone is ready to help fix this country. And the one thing I wanted to address, which we’ll be getting into, is about his many Executive Orders. I love the pile on strategy for him. There’s so much winning he’s doing at once that, you know, the Government-funded media can’t keep up. They’re running out of fake outrage, and they’re just watering it down to, oh, he did it. He got rid of the pennies. Ahhh! All right. Whatever. Teddy Nappen 02:05 But what I very much want to talk about is a very important Executive Order that was probably lost in the piles of wins that he’s been doing. One particular Executive Order. It was on February 7th. Protecting the Second Amendment rights. (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/protecting-second-amendment-rights/) Dad, you picked a hell of a week to take a vacation. Teddy Nappen 02:32 So, I’ll read this Executive Order to you and just kind of take in the words. “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: . . .” By me, President Trump. “(Section 1.) Purpose. The Second Amendment is an indispensable safeguard for security and liberty. It has preserved the right of the American people to protect ourselves, our families, and our freedoms . . .” A lot of people say that. Not many people. A lot of people. People tell me that all the time. “. . .since the founding of our great Nation. Because it is foundational to maintain all other rights held by the Americans, the right to keep and bear arms must not be infringed.” Teddy Nappen 03:33 There’s the best I could do for my impression of President Trump, but I’m not going to do the rest, because that will kill my voice. As he lays out the rest, he has thanks his Attorney General, I believe it’s Pam Bondi, thank God. “(Sec. 2. Plan of Action. a.) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General shall examine all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens, and present a proposed plan of action to the President, through the Domestic Policy Advisor, to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans.” Teddy Nappen 04:17 All right, I’m just gonna pause there for a moment. Holy Shit! Imagine like rolling back to any other President’s time where he is demanding we look at the infringements on our rights. Not even like, okay, let Congress figure it out. States tell people there’s been infringements of their rights. He made it an Executive Order. We are going to find these infringements and fix this. I mean, imagine hearing that. You were never going to hear that from Biden. You’ll never hear that from any of the Democrats. Hunh, and then we’re going to protect the hush, first, wait third, no wait. Constitution. Yeah, it’s gonna end well. Great job. Biden. It just such a breath of fresh air to actually see a man sign that Executive Order with, you know, the giant John Hancock-level signature with a marker, which he then throws to the audience. Teddy Nappen 05:27 But yeah, as to the developing plan of action of the Attorney General, again, reviewing various agencies from 2021 to 2025. Gee, I wonder why that focus is the time? I don’t know maybe all the insanity that was policies by the listing directly to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

Episode 224- NJ Concealed Cary Proven to Save Lives Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 224 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey concealed carry, gun violence, racial disparities, permit denials, Second Amendment, Bruen decision, hollow nose ammo, Civilian Marksmanship Program, 1911 pistols, gun rights, self-defense, institutional racism, gun control laws, David Hogg, anti-gun agenda. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:14 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:16 And I’m Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:18 and welcome to Gun Lawyer. New Jersey carry is saving lives. That’s right. This is statistically a fact. Let me tell you right now. There’s a great article in BearingArms by Cam Edwards called “New Jersey Lawmaker Credits Concealed Carry for Crime Drop. (https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2025/02/03/new-jersey-lawmaker-credits-concealed-carry-for-crime-drop-n1227550) BearingArms is a great news site for Second Amendment news, and Cam is a friend of mine. I love Cam. He’s a great guy. Anyway, Cam’s article here makes it clear and talks about Assemblyman Greg Myhre. He’s a Republican from Ocean County, which is interesting. We’re going to talk about Ocean County in a little bit. Evan Nappen 01:15 But here’s a quote from Assemblyman Myhre. In a video released Wednesday, Myhre pointed to a sharp rise in concealed carry permits following the U.S. Supreme Court Bruen decision in 2022, which made it easier for New Jersey residents to obtain carry permits. “Today, more than 58,000 law-abiding New Jerseyans can exercise their right to carry a firearm. And while some warned this would turn our streets into the Wild West, . . .” Don’t you always love that? Teddy Nappen 01:55 Well, there’ll be blood in the streets. Evan Nappen 01:56 Yeah, yeah, that’s the BITS, right? BITS – Blood In The Streets. They always like to say, BITS. Blood In The Streets. “. . . the reality has been far different, Myhre said. And in fact, it has. Because people no longer are going to be victims. They’re going to be defenders. Myhre went on to point out that New Jersey reported 778 gun violence victims. Whatever that means, right? Gun violence victims. Like victims of gun violence. Anyway, since they’re separating it out for gun violence, they reported 778 gun violence victims in 2024. A 16% decline from 924 the previous year. Marking a 15-year low, according to the governor’s office. Gun-rated fatalities dropped 20% to 152 last year. And meanwhile, the number of concealed carry permits surged by a mere 8,000%, folks! Eight thousand percent (8,000%) since the Bruen ruling. With over 57,000 permits approved post Bruen. So, there you have the real, true impact of “shall issue” in the historically gun rights oppressive state of New Jersey. It’s saving lives. It’s stopping and reducing gun violence victims and fatalities. It is absolutely not a surprise to me at all. Now, of course, the media, the lame stream, legacy media is quiet about this, but I’m glad to see it. Teddy Nappen 04:06 Oh, don’t you mean the Government? Don’t you mean the Government-funded media now? Evan Nappen 04:10 Yeah, right. The Government-funded media. And so, this is incredible, and it is impacting crime in the way that we all knew it would. Because law-abiding citizens possessing firearms is a deterrent to these criminal acts. And this is something that needs to be broadly publicized that it is effective in actually lowering crime. A lot more effective than the revolving door of the justice system. A lot more effective than defund the police. A lot more effective than the progressive left policies that have, in fact, increased crime. This has caused a decrease in crime, and this decrease would not have come about were it not for the empowerment of the Second Amendment by St. Thomas on the majority opinion in the Bruen decision that made it clear that we have a right to self-defense, and a right to arm ourselves outside the home. Its impact is lifesaving, and that is the good news about concealed carry. Evan Nappen 05:39 Yet at the same time, ironically at the same time, we have a fascinating report that has come out called the “Rise Against Hate”. Now the “Rise Against Hate” is a website you can visit, and I suggest you do. It’s called RiseAgainstHate.org and go to their research section. So, it’s RiseAgainstHate.org/researchstudies. (https://www.riseagainsthate.org/research/studies) They did a new research release on “Permit-to-Carry Application Outcomes in New Jersey: A County-Level Analysis (2019-2024). Now this is following on the heels of the excellent work done by our good friend, John Petrolino. He was first to reveal the Attorney General of New Jersey statistics which showed a disproportionate number of blacks and o

Episode 223-Rights Oppression Has No Limits Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 223 Transcript Page – 1 – of 12 Gun Lawyer — Episode 223 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun rights, Second Amendment, UK disarmament, knife crime crisis, Idris Elba, zombie knives, ninja swords, action figures, toy manufacturers, BlackRock, ESG scores, sensitive places, New Jersey gun law, We Shoot, gun owner fupus. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Teddy Nappen, Speaker 2 Evan Nappen 00:13 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:15 I’m Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:16 and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, you know, the gun rights oppressionists are not just guns. It’s, of course, anything having to do with the Second Amendment, and they’ve never found an oppression they don’t like. We have to be very vigilant about their efforts, not just in the United States, but also in other parts of the world. And we can learn from what the oppressionists do in other countries, especially so-called civilized countries. So, I want to mention and make my audience aware of what’s going on in the U.K. That’s right, the insanity that never seems to cease in the U.K. Evan Nappen 01:04 As you know, last week, we mentioned their commemorative coin for George Orwell, which is a big eye that follows you everywhere you go. Well, in line with the U.K. philosophy of trampling on human rights in that regard and privacy and your ability to defend yourself, you now see in the U.K., they have, for the most part, succeeded in major disarmament of their civilian population in a large degree. I mean, it’s extremely restricted. It’s so limited on what you can have. It’s really unbelievably an oppressionists state when it comes to guns. And so, when you have that much gun law, when you have beaten that horse to death, and of course, it hasn’t done anything about your crime rate. As a matter of fact, you have all these different criminals, many of which have come into the U.K. due to their lax immigration and other things, right? So, you see the same woke nonsense destroying their country. And so, guess what the new thing there now is that they’re really focused on? And that is, and here’s what they’re calling it. This is right from the BBC, folks. The Stabbing Crisis. That’s right. Did you know they’re having a stabbing crisis? You’ve got to create a crisis, folks, if you need to ban something. So, now they have a stabbing crisis. Teddy Nappen 02:27 Just ignore the two ton steel death machines that keep driving into people. Oh, I’m sorry, cars.Page – 2 – of 12 Evan Nappen 02:52 Right! Yeah. Yeah, where they have the mass murderers just ripping through crowds. But stabbing is, of course, the new buzzword because they can’t harp on guns when they’ve enacted all these incredibly strict and oppressive gun laws. They have to find a new boogeyman, and so, now it’s knives. And so, this actor, there just never seems to be a shortage of actors willing to jump on the oppression bandwagon, This guy. His name is Idris Elba. Idris Elba. This is from the BBC. It’s a BBC article, and the headline in the article is “Idris Elba on stabbing crisis: ‘not all kitchen knives need a point on them”. (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jgz1ld7lno) Evan Nappen 03:48 That’s right, folks. You know how dangerous all those pointy kitchen knives are. You know, we have to ban pointy kitchen knives. Well, here’s the BBC saying, you know, banning the sale of zombie knives, whatever the hell that is. I mean, a zombie knife. Can you believe this? Is a positive step. Yeah, yeah. Well, the zombies, I guess, are happy about that, right? But anyway, it says schools need to intervene early and tackle the knife crime crisis. Here’s what the BBC calls it: U.K.’s knife crime crisis. Says Mr. Elba, there’s a knife crime crisis, my friends, in the U.K. now. He claims that, in addition, ninja swords should be banned. Remember, they’re not just swords, but ninja swords. Just like it’s not knives. It’s zombie knives. Zombies and ninjas are the scourge of the U.K. It must be. Because this guy isn’t just going out there saying we have to ban them and not only saying, oh, that kitchen knife shouldn’t even have a point on them, but here’s the real kicker. He’s made a documentary. Oh, the propaganda mill is now turning, and the documentary is called, “Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis”. Do you believe it now, folks? Knife Crime Crisis in a documentary, and I’m sure it will be coming very soon to Netflix. You can bet on it. Teddy Nappen 05:30 It’s going to be called, it’s going to be called, Bowling for London. Evan Nappen 05:34 Yeah. Bowling for London. So, the slippery slope of banning anything that is protected under our Second

Episode 222-Beware The Illegal PD Paperwork “Trap” Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 222 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun lawyer, concealed carry, firearm license, Summit PD, survey form, constitutional rights, police misconduct, carry permit, gun violence prevention, executive orders, Second Amendment, gun rights, sensitive places, airsoft gun parts, 3D printing. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, John, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. Today on the show, we have Teddy Nappen, who will be doing his Press Checks segment. Hello, Teddy. Teddy Nappen 00:30 You keep bringing me back. I don’t know why. Evan Nappen 00:31 I do. I know. By public demand. But before Teddy does his segment and we talk about a lot of very interesting things, we have a special guest today in the studio, and that is John. And John is from Summit, New Jersey, and he has a very interesting story to tell about what happened to him. I think listeners should listen to what he has to say and beware. So, John, welcome to Gun Lawyer. John 01:09 Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. Evan Nappen 01:11 My pleasure, John. So, tell me what happened in Summit. First of all, what did you apply for, a firearm license? What did you apply for? John 01:23 Yes, so it’s the concealed carry. I already had it for the two years, and I was reapplying. I guess, you know. The expiration date was coming up, and so I reapplied for it. I got a phone call from the sergeant there. I guess he’s relatively new, because I didn’t recognize him. He didn’t really know me, and I know most of the people there. And he informed me to come on down and pick up. Everything was ready for pickup. Evan Nappen 01:58 Okay, so let me stop you right there. So, you tried for your carry permit renewal, and you did so via the state police. You did so online, correct?Page – 2 – of 18 John 02:11 That’s correct. Evan Nappen 02:13 As I’m sure you know, the permits, when they’re granted, are sent to you online. They’re emailed to you essentially, right? John 02:22 That’s also correct. Evan Nappen 02:24 So, here the Summit PD is telling you to come in to pick up your permit to carry and that it’s all ready, right? That’s what you were told. John 02:36 That’s exactly right. It threw me for a loop, but right. So, I proceeded to go see them, yup. Evan Nappen 02:42 So, you went down there with the understanding that you were going to go there, and just for some reason, pick up your carry permit physically at the PD. And what happened when you got there? John 02:55 The gentleman, he came out. I waited about a half an hour. He came out, and he had a sheet of paper with him. You know, prior to getting off the phone, when he told me to come pick it up, he says, oh, and by the way, I have a couple of questions, a survey, for you to fill out. And I go, oh, okay. Evan Nappen 03:16 He called it a survey. John 03:18 Yeah. Evan Nappen 03:19 Is that like, you know, like doing, like a Google rating or something? We have a survey. Do a review. I mean, what the hell a survey? Okay. John 03:27 It threw me for a loop. I didn’t understand it. But I say, all right, you know what? Let me go see what’s going on. So, I do. Teddy Nappen 03:35 Did you give him a one star?Page – 3 – of 18 Evan Nappen 03:37 Yeah, right, yeah. One star. So, when you look at the, so you walked in, and then you waited a half an hour. What happened when you met him? John 03:50 The sergeant comes out, he tells me who he is, and he has the sheet of paper and a pen. He, you know, asked me to come over and fill it out. And there were either nine or 10 questions. I can’t remember exactly on that form. And, you know, one of the questions is like, do you want to hurt anyone presently? They asked about blunt trauma or something along those lines, or something like that. And you know, there was a yes and no. Right down the list. And so. Evan Nappen 04:26 Did you have to sign it? John 04:28 I did. I did. I had to sign it. And so I’m thinking, okay, after I completed this series of questions, he’s going to turn around and give me my credentials. Well, he then turns and says, well, he goes. I said, so where’s my, where’s my, you know, credential? He goes, oh, no, we email that. We’ll email you that credential. You know, we don’t give it to you. We don’t physically handed to you. And I said, well, that’s what you said on the phone. He goes, oh, no, we don’t do that anymore. And he’s, like, proceeding to go back in the office area. Like, you know, kind of blowing me off a little bit. And I’m like confused standing there, and I’m going, what? What just happened here? Yeah, I just didn’t understand it. Evan Nappen 05:17 Did he give you a copy of what you signed? John 05:21 He did not. He

Episode 221 Lies, Damn Lies and Anti-Gun Lies Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 221 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun control, anti-gun propaganda, school shootings, gun-free zones, defensive firearm use, crime statistics, gun rights, Arizona law, Colorado law, National Reciprocity Bill, ATF elimination, gun safety counseling, New Jersey gun law, Caltech PR 57, Safe carry. SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:14 I’m Evan Nappen. Also, in the studio we have, who is this mystery person? Who is it? Teddy Nappen 00:23 Oh, that’s easy. It’s me, Teddy. Evan Nappen 00:25 Teddy Nappen, who’s also an attorney and a member of my firm. Evan Nappen 00:29 Welcome to gun lawyer. Yes, you are. I know. One of these days. Well, Teddy, I understand that you have been looking at some very interesting statistics that fall under the label of propaganda. Why don’t you tell us about what you found? Teddy Nappen 00:29 And your son! Teddy Nappen 00:51 So, I think we’re going to start with this as, we’re calling it the Press Checks. Evan Nappen 00:57 Press Checks. So, that’ll be the name of your segment. We’ll call it Press Checks. And you know, what about press checks, Teddy? Teddy Nappen 01:05 They’re always free. Evan Nappen 01:06 That’s right. Press checks are free. So, we’re going to check the press with our Press Checks. And always, press check your gun. Go ahead, tell us, Teddy.Page – 2 – of 11 Teddy Nappen 01:15 So, I want to start off with this. One of the biggest weapons of the left and the Democrats and the anti- gunners, they love . . . Evan Nappen 01:27 You mean the gun rights oppressors? Teddy Nappen 01:29 the gun rights oppressors. You know, the right snatchers, any other form of . . . They’re just monsters. That’s what they are. But the one thing they love is to quote statistics. I always think back to my math teacher, where he comes walking in and looks at us and says, yeah, statistics are BS, and here’s how they fake them. And it just dawned on me, because, you know, 86% of statistics are wrong. Evan Nappen 01:31 That’s right, they are. Not only that, my quote that I remember is statistics are like prisoners of war. You can torture them to say anything you want. Teddy Nappen 01:52 Yeah. Evan Nappen 01:56 And what are the antis doing? Our dear friends, the oppressors. Teddy Nappen 02:12 Well, this is actually one that caught my eye and what kind of sparked this whole segment. So, the Hill, everyone, you know, everyone loves the Hill. They were talking about how different anti-gun groups were miscounting school shootings because they had different definitions of what school shootings meant. (https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2025/01/12/everytown-still-counting-non-school- shootings-school-shootings/) and Everytown (for Gun Safety Support Fund), oh, everyone, everyone loves Everytown. Of course, Bloomberg Evan Nappen 02:48 Right. Bloomturd’s own personal, anti-gun propaganda, rights suppression machine . . . Teddy Nappen 02:53 So, they would count for every single shooting, every time a firearm was discharged, inside or outside or near the campus grounds. This included things where persons either being shot or not shot, or if a firearm was discharged. So, if a security guard slipped and fell, and the gun went off, oh, that was a school shooting. Evan Nappen 02:54 So, even if a guy was hunting near the school property. There’s a school shooting.Page – 3 – of 11 Teddy Nappen 02:57 Yep, a school shooting. But, you know, we have the greatest, largest amount of school shootings in our country. But here is, and this is something to kind of look. I want to give this out to everyone, because these are the facts. Whenever you see someone say these lines, remember these, and you will spit them right back, and they will say, what? So, the one we always like to see. We always hear the words; more gun control would prevent school shootings. You know? You know? That’s very true, right? Right? Except for the crime research in Chicago University, John Lott, 94% of all mass shootings occur in “gun free zones” since the 1950s. 94%. Teddy Nappen 02:57 Hummm . . in the victim disarmament zones that they euphemistically call gun free zones. Teddy Nappen 03:27 Yeah, and it’s one of those where it’s very disgusting. Of course, they don’t talk about the few times when armed teachers actually stopped the shooter. But you can’t talk about that. Evan Nappen 04:38 Well, that would be a school shooting according to Everytown. Teddy Nappen 04:39 Of course. Whoop, Oh, no. The other one, and this is something they always love to tote. You heard this from camel toe, him herself. Sorry, I assumed her gender again. Evan Nappen 04:43 Be careful. Teddy Nappen 04:55 I know. The number one, let me be clear, let me be cle

Episode 220-Can A Convicted Felon Possess Nukes? Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 220 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS President Trump, felony conviction, falsifying business records, political motivation, New York justice system, Second Amendment, gun rights, felon disenfranchisement, national reciprocity, HR 38, Colorado gun ban, semi-automatic firearms, Supreme Court cases, brandishing, criminal threatening. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Teddy Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I am Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, today I have in the studio with me my son, Teddy Nappen. Teddy is also an attorney, and he is also a member of the law firm. Teddy, how are you doing? Teddy Nappen 00:38 I’m doing quite well. You know, I was thinking, as a guest, I’d be the son of a son of a gun of a lawyer. Evan Nappen 00:47 That’s pretty good. I think, Teddy Nappen 00:49 Yeah, there you go. Evan Nappen 00:50 You would qualify for that. Oh, and Jimmy Buffett would be proud to hear that. So, Teddy and I, we love to discuss guns and politics and all that fun stuff. And I’m very happy today to have Teddy co-hosting Gun Lawyer with me. And, of course, we’ve had some excitement in the news. The final curtain of the lawfare has taken its bow, and that being Judge Mershon in making sure that the Scarlet Letter of an “F” is attached to President Trump. That “F” for being a convicted Felon. Because having been sentenced, President Trump is now a convicted felon and that was their goal. Of course, the entire lawfare backfired and helped to get Trump elected. But this is particularly disgusting to see the demise of the justice system in New York, being abused for political purposes and law fair purposes, and to see just such a railroading take place with so many reversible errors. I am confident that, on appeal, President Trump will be victorious. But, Teddy, I know you’ve been reading a lot about this and such. What do you have to share regarding President Trump’s ordeal? Teddy Nappen 02:44 Well, to start with, for him to wear the, you know, the scarlet letter, the “F”, really, he should treat it like a badge of honor. Because that just won him the election. Because that surged his polling. The political attacks by the Democrat-controlled Government basically led to his polling time. He was actually tiedPage – 2 – of 13 with DeSantis, and then it just surged him over where he won the election. So, really, it helped him out greatly. So, good job on (Alvin) Bragg on that one. Teddy Nappen 03:14 But to break it down even further, he was convicted of 34 charges of falsifying business records. So, to start that off, he was convicted of a felony without actually being convicted of anything. Now that sounds quite insane, but you know, that’s the law at times. And one of the things, Evan Nappen 03:41 How did they do that? How did they do that? Teddy Nappen 03:44 Well, it’s kind of interesting and also very sad. So, it dates back all the way to a prosecutor by the name of DA Alvin Bragg, a Soros-backed DA. When Soros was interview Evan Nappen 03:59 Oh, our Medal of Freedom winner. Teddy Nappen 04:01 Yeah, the Medal of Freedom winner. You know Evan Nappen 04:03 He and who was it? A skeleton who also got the Medal of Freedom from the senile sock puppet? Teddy Nappen 04:09 I believe, you are referring to Hillary Clinton. But close enough. You know, Soros was actually interviewed on it, and he just threw his hands up and screamed, the Jews are in the attic and then ran away. But you know, besides, Evan Nappen 04:20 That sounds like Soros. Teddy Nappen 04:21 Yeah, so it starts off with the DA, where they had, the crime that he was actually charged with was a misdemeanor. Now here’s the problem. The statute of limitations had run out. It was far exceeding it. So, they thought, okay, we’ve got to think this through. So, they decided, let’s make it a felony, but how are they going to do that? So, DA Bragg elevated it to a Class E Felony, stating he falsified records to cover up a crime. Now, here’s the problem. What crime? And to this day, they still don’t know what the crime is. Then they raised it to the statute of limitations, but it still didn’t meet that. But luckily, COVID, you know, something, something, China, was able to pause the statute limitations. So, then they could just get him in there so they could charge him and convict him of this crime.Page – 3 – of 13 Teddy Nappen 05:16 Now, looking at the facts that, by the way, for all the people who keep hearing this was a “hush money” trial, stop calling it that. Stormy Daniels had nothing to do with this entire case. She owes Trump hundreds of 1000s of dollars after he won the other case, and she was caught lying multiple times. There was a note saying nothing happened. All this stuff. What it came down to i

Episode 219-The Worst NJ Towns Delaying Carry Permits Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 219 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey gun permits, permit delays, Bruin decision, worst towns, gun rights, Attorney General data, carry permit, firearms ID card, pistol purchase permit, gun lawyer, John Petrino, Second Amendment, NRA certification, C care course, gun permit renewal. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. I want to talk to you about the worst towns in New Jersey. The worst towns when it comes to exorbitant delays in the issuance of Permits to Carry. You may know the old saying that “a right delayed, is a right denied”. That, of course, puts these towns into the gun rights oppression category, because that’s what they’re doing. I want to mention that my source for our discussion today is an article written by the great John Petrolino, good friend of the show, and a great guy. John just does outstanding, outstanding, gun writing, and he has this article on BearingArms, a great gun rights news site, and very informative. I love BearingArms. His article is called “Top 10 Worst Towns in N.J. on Permit to Carry Issuance Delays”. (https://bearingarms.com/john- petrolino/2024/12/29/top-10-worst-towns-in-nj-on-permit-to-carry-issuance-delays-n1227241) By the way, his article is based on actual data released by the Attorney General of New Jersey. Evan Nappen 01:38 Now, before I get into the article, I want to tell you what the time frames are for the issuance of permits. As a Gun Lawyer, I get calls all the time from folks that are just pissed off that their gun permits are being delayed. Not just Carry Permits, by the way, Firearm ID Cards, Pistol Purchase Permit, etc. So, before we get into the worst towns and some of these unbelievable delays that these towns engage in, I want to read to you what the law says the time requirement is now. When the Bruen decision passed, making “shall issue” the rule of law, New Jersey’s old system of just basically denying everybody for “justifiable need”, where only approximately 600 civilians even had carry permits, it was the state’s way of stopping individuals from being able to be defenders and basically making everyone a victim of crime. In those days, there was little chance you could get a carry permit, and they just very quickly denied you. Evan Nappen 02:59 However, when the Bruen decision came down and New Jersey passed the Carry Killer bill, they made the time frame 90 days. It says, under N.J.S. 2C:58-4.c, “. . . Once the application is deemed complete by the chief police officer or the superintendent, . . .” Don’t you like that – when they deem it complete? Isn’t that cute? When they deem it complete . . . You know, what the hell is that? How about, when it’s complete because it was all filled out? No, no. When they deem it complete. “. . . if it is not approved or denied by the chief police officer or the superintendent within 90 days of filing, it shall be deemed toPage – 2 – of 9 have been approved; provided, however, the chief police officer or the superintendent may, for good cause shown and upon written notification to the applicant, extend by up to an additional 30 days the time period for which the application may be approved or denied. The written notification sent to the applicant shall provide a detailed explanation . . .” Yeah, I have yet to see the detailed explanation given by any of them, by the way, and that’s just for an extra 30 days. “An applicant also may agree in writing to an additional extension of time past the 120 day statutory time frame.” Isn’t that nice? Evan Nappen 04:23 So, they have tremendous authority to decide when it’s approved, when they’ve done a complete application, whatever that means. Then they get 90 days. Then they tell you they want an extra 30 days. And then they can ask you for more time, if they even give you the courtesy to ask for that. Then when they do that, of course, you’re going to say, well, I don’t want to piss them off, so they deny my permit. But I don’t want to give more time. Look at my day delay now. So, they put you in that spot, which is cute. I mean, this law was just written to “F” with gun owners. Let’s just be honest. Okay? But there it is. Those are the deadlines that are there for carry permits. Evan Nappen 05:09 Now, the deadline for Firearms Purchaser ID cards, which is not something we’re going to get into on those delays, that’s 30 days. Thirty days for a resident, and 45 days for a non-resident. It doesn’t have any proviso for extensions. However, it doesn’t have any language that if they don’t do it in time, it’s deemed approved. So, we see exorbitant delays on Fire

Episode 218- Gun Shows Save Lives Also Available OnSearchable Podcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 218 Transcript Gun Lawyer — Episode 218 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun shows, unregulated gun shows, homicide rate, suicide rate, gun rights, California gun shows, Texas gun shows, mental health, law enforcement, New Jersey gun laws, gun rights oppression, gun ownership, firearm acquisition, dual residency, gun lawyer. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 Hello, I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. Did you know that unregulated gun shows actually save lives? Yeah, and it’s not just me saying that. It’s actually been demonstrated by quite a detailed study. I’m looking at a great article written by one of my favorite gun writers, Dean Weingarten. This is from AmmoLand, and the title is “Unregulated Gun Shows Save Lives” (Peer Reviewed Study). (https://www.ammoland.com/2024/12/unregulated-gun-shows-save-lives-peer-reviewed-study/) Evan Nappen 00:44 The reason for that, which is really fascinating, is that there was a paper published in 2008, and what the paper compared was the highly regulated California gun shows, with the relatively unregulated Texas gun shows. I think we all know there’s a huge difference when it comes to gun rights between the gun rights oppression state of California and the gun rights liberty state of Texas. What they found in their study was pretty fascinating, and, of course, you’ve heard nothing about this on the lame stream media. But they found that there was no statistical difference in suicide rates or in homicide rates in California. And the Texas gun shows, with far less regulation, actually showed a statistically significant drop in the homicide rate. Evan Nappen 01:59 So, think about that, folks. The unregulated gun shows created a drop in the homicide rate as compared to the regulated shows. Dean quotes from the study, and it’s really interesting. “But our results provide little evidence of a gun show-induced increase in mortality in Texas. In fact, we find that in the two weeks following a gun show, the average number of gun homicides declines in the area surrounding the gun show. Aggregating across all gun shows in the state, we find that there are approximately 16 fewer gun homicides resulting from the 200 gun shows in the average year. In the sections below, we discuss several possible explanations for this counter intuitive finding. However, it is important to keep in mind that while these results are statistically significant, they are quite small — representing just one percent of all homicides in Texas in the average year.” Evan Nappen 03:16 But still, it is a reduction, folks. Less. As Dean points out, the authors downplay the result, but it is fascinating. They go on further in the abstract to say, “Thousands of gun shows take place in the U.S.Page – 2 – of 9 each year. Gun control advocates argue that because sales at gun shows are much less regulated than other sales, such shows make it easier for potential criminals to obtain a gun. Similarly, one might be concerned that gun shows would exacerbate suicide rates by providing individuals considering suicide with a more lethal means of ending their lives. On the other hand, proponents argue that gun shows are innocuous since potential criminals can acquire guns quite easily through other black market sales or theft. In this paper, we use data from Gun and Knife Show Calendar combined with vital statistics data to examine the effect of gun shows. We find no evidence that gun shows lead to substantial increases in either gun homicides or suicides. In addition, tighter regulation of gun shows does not appear to reduce the number of firearms-related deaths.” Evan Nappen 04:36 So, there you go. And guess what? This was no small study. It was a 10 year study of 3,300 gun shows, and it was not a study conducted by gun rights advocates, pro-gun forces. So, this is pretty fascinating. And you know, when you look at New Jersey, New Jersey doesn’t even have gun shows at all. The law in New Jersey talks about having a display or exposition of guns but not a gun show. You know, where dealers could actually sell guns at a show? They’re not allowed. They don’t have that. They created a provision of “allowing a gun show”, but that’s only a place where you can show a gun. It’s not a marketplace that is permitted as it is in many of the other states, such as Texas and Pennsylvania, of course. Evan Nappen 05:36 Of course, New Jerseyans, for years and years, if they wanted to go to a real gun show, they go to the closest ones, which are in Pennsylvania. They’re pretty good shows that they hold there. But it’s really a shame that New Jersey can’t lower its suicide rates and its homicide rates by having gun shows. Imagine that. But that would just be too much for t

Episode 217-More Listener Questions Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 217 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun rights, Second Amendment, Biden, executive orders, ATF reform, single use container doctrine, car searches, New Hampshire law, employee rights, sensitive places, New Jersey gun laws, pistol braces, holiday safety, gun transport, police interaction. SPEAKERS Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:14 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. Well, I’ll tell you what. We’ve got about 30 days to go before the senile sock puppet is finally gone. And man, that guy is just unbelievable. He’s probably the most gun rights oppressive President we’ve ever had, and he is constantly lying. You know, Lying Biden. The man is constantly lying. So, recently, there was that atrocity. I refuse to call them tragedies. They’re atrocities. Because “tragedy” somehow implies like it’s our fault or something. No, no. They are atrocities. And it was the atrocity that took place in Wisconsin. You know, the attack in Wisconsin at the Abundant Life Christian School (ALCS). (https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2024/12/16/biden- calls-assault-weapons-ban-handgun-attack-madison-christian-school/) And it was with a handgun, a handgun. By a radical feminist. Evan Nappen 01:28 And what does Biden call for? A ban on assault weapons, of course! Ban assault weapons. It seems to be the universal answer to any problem that has to do anything with crime, regardless of the facts. It’s always a call for a ban on assault weapons. Having no effect whatsoever. It would not have made one bit of difference here. But don’t worry. We’ve got to ban assault weapons. This guy’s like a broken record. His legacy is already in the crapper with his approval rating definitely going down as the most failed President in U.S. history, as far as any time when there have been poll taking on a President. The lowest approval ratings for any President, and the highest disapproval ratings for any President. Evan Nappen 02:38 This is the guy, Mr. Gun Rights Oppression, with over 50 Executive Orders on just guns. Every chance he got. You know, he’s bought and paid for by Bloomturd and Soros and the whole crew of anti- gunners. This guy, man, don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. I mean it. It is going to be so refreshing to actually have a President who’s going to stand up for our Second Amendment rights, to stand up for our Constitutional rights, and of course, not to mention saving America. But this guy, Biden, what a clown. Luckily, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Fast approaching. And all of his damage can be reversed and will be like within the first day or so. Page – 1 – of 12 Evan Nappen 03:42 President Trump has promised to repeal every Executive Order that Biden signed on guns, and the ATF is in the crosshairs. That agency is going to be, if not eliminated, radically reformed to end its war on gun rights. It’s just been something that has been abused by the Executive Branch under Biden. They set out to do maximum executive damage by way of gun rights oppression. And so, it can’t come soon enough, but at least that end is in sight. It is going to be a new day and a new beginning, and I am really looking forward to doing Gun Lawyer shows and reporting on the tremendous progress that we are sure to see. I am very optimistic here about good things to come. So, hang in there, folks, and ignore the sock puppet’s nonsense, as he is essentially shouting into a well at the moment, an echo chamber of senility. Evan Nappen 05:16 So, you know, I get a lot of great questions, and I really do love getting the questions. Sometimes the questions dovetail to other important things in Second Amendment news. So, here I have a letter from George. George asks about a number of interesting things, and I want to talk to you about this as it ties into some other things. So, George asks regarding what’s called the “single use container doctrine”. Hello, Evan. I love the podcast. It’s part of my weekly Sunday routine! Well, thanks, George, I appreciate that. Keep up the excellent work. I just recently heard about the “single use container doctrine” and how it might relate to car searches and the “in plain view” searches police can perform if they see something that obviously looks like a gun case in a vehicle. Could you expand on this a bit? I’m happy to, George. Also, would you recommend using an alternative transporting methods for securing firearms? For example, a guitar case or tool bag, since it does not scream “range bag” or “gun case”. Lastly, I have one of your “I do NOT consent to the search of this bag” luggage tag on my tool bag / range bag. Would that make your average cop go, “Hmmmmmm?” Seeing Fourth Ame

Episode 216-How to legally own a machine gun in NJ Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 216 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Glock lawsuit, Glock switches, 3D printing, New Jersey law, machine gun license, public safety, carry permit, sensitive places, gun rights, NFA amnesty, ghost guns, antique restoration, Castle Doctrine, stand your ground, gun laws SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, my brothers and sisters in arms, we have a lot of very interesting things to discuss today. Let’s jump right into it. New Jersey’s Attorney General has filed a suit, along with 14 other Attorney Generals, suing Glock. That’s right, suing Glock. (https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-platkin-sues-glock-for-design-and-sale-of-guns-switchable-to- machine-gun-configuration/) And what are they suing Glock for? Is it something Glock made that they’re upset with? No, no, no. They’re upset with Glock switches. That’s right. A Glock switch is a device that attaches to the back of a Glock and makes it rock and roll. That’s right, it makes it go full auto. Wow, it’s still shooting 9mm. And guess what? It’s still shooting a magazine full. Evan Nappen 01:08 But, hey, Glock switches are the new, intrinsically evil, scary thing out there. And, of course, these switches are very simple to make on a 3D printer. It’ll cost a couple bucks in 3D printing, or you can buy them pre-made for 20 bucks. And they’re all illegal. Let me just say it’s illegal in New Jersey, not only to make a Glock switch, but to even have the program or computer data to 3D print a Glock switch. So, let’s get that out of the way. They’re already banned beyond belief, even into the First Amendment realm to have the information. Now, of course, anyone can go online and download immediately the program to print a 3D version of a Glock switch, which apparently function great, according to the Attorney General. Evan Nappen 02:04 Not only that, when you go to the Attorney General’s website, they have the criminal complaint that they filed, and on it, in the footnotes, there is every link you need to know and learn about Glock switches and how to install them. All the resources are right there in the Attorney General complaint. So, if any of you are wondering about Glock switches, you know where to go. They made it very convenient. Just go to the Attorney General’s website, go to their news release, and they link the complaint. (https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-platkin-sues-glock-for-design-and-sale-of-guns-switchable-to- machine-gun-configuration/) You can find every link you’ve ever wanted to find about Glock switches. How to install them; how to use them; demos of them, everything to show just how great they are. Fascinating and amazing. So, the New Jersey Attorney General has decided that this is something andPage – 2 – of 13 that a civil suit is warranted because somehow, someway, Glock is negligent, because somebody does something illegal with their guns. Evan Nappen 03:05 Now, keep in mind, this is a lawsuit brought by the Attorney General of a state that is a drug cartel. That’s right! They are selling marijuana in violation of Federal law blatantly throughout the entire state. Who cares? But somehow Glock’s responsible for Glock switches, because they make great handguns. I mean, give me a break. This is an absurdity, of course, and I don’t know how it’s going to withstand PLCAA, which is, of course, The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005. PLCAA was specifically designed to stop this kind of lawsuit. But blaming Glock for people’s misuse of Glocks is the problem, not Glock. Evan Nappen 03:52 And what’s really amazing, when you look at the Attorney General complaint, they not only give you everything you need there, but they also go after rap songs that somehow mention Glock switches in it to show how terrible. I mean, if rap artists are singing about it, you know, it’s really bad. And, gee, that has nothing to do with institutionalized racism in New Jersey, does it? No, of course not. But take a look at their complaint. You’ll see it. They also identify various gun shops that have the nerve in New Jersey to sell Glocks. That’s right, they list them. Hey, if you’re looking to buy a Glock, they have a great list of stores that sell them. Go through it, and you’ll see. The Attorney General’s complaint is a marvel, a marvel of legal acumen, for sure. And here we go, the Glock switch lawsuit. Evan Nappen 04:45 Here’s a great article that was actually in Breitbart, a fun website to look at. It says, “New Jersey’s AG Ridiculed on Social Media After Bragging About Suing Glock”. (https://www.breitbart.com/2nd- amendment/2024/12/13/new-jersey-ag-ridiculed-social-

Episode 215-The Questions Keep Coming… Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 215 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS carrying while hiking, gun-free zones, sensitive places, Fauci protections, interstate transport, firearm possession, hollow point ammo, disability exemptions, 3D printing ban, gun rights oppression, carry permit, firearm ID card, gun law updates, New Jersey gun laws, gun transport SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I’ve gotten quite a few questions sent to me via the Ask Evan question machine, and I’m going to go through these questions with you today because I think a lot of these questions are shared by my listeners. Let’s take a look here. This one is from Sachs, and Sachs says: Thank you for answering my question before. May I ask again? So, he’s coming back for seconds. Here’s what he says. Hello Mr. Nappen. It’s Sachs, not from Fifth Avenue, again. I really appreciate your detailed answer to my question on Podcast 210 about carrying fluted ammunition. It was incredibly helpful. I hope it’s okay to reach out with two more questions. Evan Nappen 01:11 First one is regarding carrying while hiking in New Jersey. When I read the Carry Killer bill, Paragraph 10, “a park, beach, recreation facility or other area or playground owned or controlled by a State, county or local government unit, or any part of such a place, which is designated as a gun free zone by the governing authority based on considerations of public safety” . . . placement of the comma before “which is designated as a gun free zone” makes it very confusing. Does this mean it’s permissible to carry in a park as long as it has not been explicitly designated as a gun free zone by the governing authority? Or are we required to avoid all parks regardless of specific destination? Evan Nappen 01:56 And I’ll tell you. It’s a good question, because it is so poorly written. Now, of course, I’m sure we can argue that the designation is, in fact, required for any of these places. The problem is the enforcement officer at the time may not read it this way, and I’m sure you don’t want to become the test case. Currently pending, we have a challenge to these “sensitive places”. I would advise, especially in New Jersey, to rule on the side of caution and not to carry in these places. Because first of all, you don’t know whether it has, in fact, been designated. It may have been designated as that, and you may not be aware of it. So, that’s a risk you’re taking. Evan Nappen 02:53 Second, whether they have or haven’t designated it, and then if it’s going to be interpreted as that is just a separate prohibitor, it just can get really messy and a problem. Until we get something clear with direction on it, my advice is to just avoid those places. We should be hearing shortly from the AppellatePage – 2 – of 9 Court regarding the challenge to the Carry Killer bill by our great State Association, the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs that you all should be a member of. I just recently spoke with my good friend and colleague, Dan Schmutter, who is running that federal challenge, and any day now, we may hear from the Appellate Court. We may see more of the sensitive places being enjoined and that would be great. This might very well be one of them. So, I will be advising, of course, on the Gun Lawyer podcast about any of these court updates. Evan Nappen 04:07 If you have my book, New Jersey Gun Law, and you have taken the time to scan the QR code on the front of the book and you are in my subscriber base, you will get an email update about any of these changes when that case comes down. So, I would strongly suggest getting a copy of my book at EvanNappen.com. It’s the Bible of New Jersey gun law, and you should have a copy of it and be registered with me for updates. That’s the only registration I approve of, because it’s private, and I get to alert you and provide you with free access to the archives. I have an important announcement about that as we continue doing the questions. I’ve put together a Comprehensive 2025 Update, which incorporates all updates. So now, if you have my book, New Jersey Gun Law — 25th Anniversary Edition, all you need to do is go to the Subscriber Portal, if you have registered by scanning that QR code, you can easily access it and download the 2025 Comprehensive Update. I’ve updated it by chapter. So, any chapter that has new laws, changes, additions, etc., I have put the entire chapter there for ease of understanding. Instead of just putting the updated portion there, it’s the new chapter. Evan Nappen 05:47 The other thing I’ve done that you’ll find very interesting is I’ve broken out of the carry permit c

Episode 214-Silence is Golden Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 214 Transcript Gun Lawyer — Episode 214 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS deregulation movement, silencers legalization, hearing protection, medical endorsement, NFA registration, federal law, New Jersey ban, barrel length, quiet load, gun safety, accidental discharge, groin shot, gun rights, training courses, free speech SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:19 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. Well, I hope you all had a very Happy Trumpsgiving! You know, that’s where we all gave thanks that Kommiela didn’t become President and that both houses of the legislature are controlled by the Republicans. A lot to be thankful for. Yes. As many of you know, it wasn’t just President Trump who dodged a bullet, but America apparently dodged a bullet. So, there’s a lot of good things on the horizon, my friends, and we can be cautiously optimistic. Evan Nappen 01:00 One of those things I want to talk about today is the movement toward the deregulation and, we’ll use the word loosely, legalization, although that’s kind of loose, of silencers. You see silencer is kind of an old term from the 1930s. They’re really known as suppressors. Today, we don’t really call them silencers, but the law uses the word silencer to define the item that we think of that is, in fact, a muffler for a gun. Now, of course, a silencer itself doesn’t make a gun completely silent. It doesn’t whisper like in the movies. You know, tuh, tuh, tuh. Silencers don’t act that way. They reduce the blast, but there’s still noise being made. A pretty significant noise, but it’s lowered enough that it doesn’t blow your ears out. Imagine that. Evan Nappen 02:17 It’s something so that you can actually, for example, hunt and have a suppressor. So, when you shoot your gun, you’re not blowing your ears out without hearing protection on or at the range when practicing. By having a suppressor, you can hear range commands and talk to other people and be even safer. It’s all about, essentially hearing protection. And this is where we had a very interesting development that I want to bring to your attention. Because we’re going to see movement on this, and it’s kind of exciting. We’ll see movement on a lot of things. You know, President Trump has promised to, as soon as he gets into office, basically, he’s going to repeal by Executive Order fifty of the senile sock puppets Executive anti-gun rights Orders. They’re all going to go. President Trump has already stated after the election that he’s pushing for National Reciprocity, which we’ve discussed. But there’s a lot of areas where we, as pro-gun rights folks can see change, needed change. Page – 1 – of 8 Evan Nappen 03:41 Silencers or suppressors are definitely one of those areas, and I think an interesting development here has occurred. A major medical group has put out a position paper, a statement, if you will, explaining and stating that silencers, suppressors, protect one’s hearing, and in fact, any of these noise reduction devices are a good thing when it comes to protecting your hearing. Now, the name of the group is the American Academy of Otolaryngology, believe it or not, which is head and neck surgeons, etc. (AAO- HNS) (https://www.entnet.org/resource/suppressors-for-hearing-preservation/) They are eye/ear organizations. Well, it’s all part of what they do. They have approximately 13,000 members. Evan Nappen 04:53 This group recently put out a statement, which will be very helpful, I believe, in getting legislation passed about the importance of suppressors for hearing preservation. That’s literally what this academy put out in their statement with the heading “Suppressors for Hearing Preservation”. They stated in their statement, if you will, as follows. “Sound suppressors are mechanical devices attached to the barrel of a firearm designed to reduce harmful impulse noise of firearms at its source. CDC research has shown that ‘The only potentially effective noise control method to reduce [shooters’] noise exposure from gunfire is through the use of noise suppressors that can be attached to the end of the gun barrel.'” So, we have the backing of this major group, and they’ve made it clear the medical implications and benefits of silencers and suppressors. This group is headed by Dr. Timothy Wheeler, who put the proposed statement together alongside six of his colleagues. Dr. Wheeler is a Board-Certified Otolaryngologist, and he is also the founder of Doctors For Responsible Gun Ownership. (https://drgo.us/) So, I think this is important medically, and it really gives a great basis for suppressors. It’s absolutely true as to why we should not have silencers regulated to

Episode 213- 101 Reasons Why You Need A Ghost Gun Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 213 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS ghost guns, gun rights, privately made firearm, American tradition, firearm mechanics, gun oppression, family heirloom, self-defense, survival gun, constitutional rights, knife laws, gift giving, firearm transfer, New Jersey law, gun lawyer SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, you know, the latest, greatest boogeyman is “ghost guns”. Oh, my God, “ghost guns” — the scourge of the planet, and the gun rights oppressors love to pass all sorts of laws, which New Jersey has done; to address this insane problem we’re having of “ghost guns”. One of the things that I hear the gun rights oppressors say is, you know, very similar to other times when they were talking about other things. They would say, “Why does anybody need one?” Why does anybody need a ghost gun? So, I’ve decided, as a public service, to answer that question, and what I’m going to do is basically give you 101 reasons why you need a ghost gun. That’s right, and I will have this piece published out there as well. As my listeners, you are going to hear it for the first time. Evan Nappen 01:36 Here’s how it goes. When the gun rights oppressors are pushing to ban ghost guns, they love to proclaim, “why does anyone need one?” Here’s 101 reasons that answer that question. You need a ghost gun . . . Number one, because it is simply a privately made firearm (PMF). Two, because you don’t want to be beholden to a commercial manufacturer. Three, because it is American made. Four, because it’s locally made. Five, because it’s made by you. Six, because the Government doesn’t know about it. Seven, to better understand the mechanics of firearm operation. Eight, to overcome a denial of your rights. Nine, to resist gun rights oppression. Ten, because it’s demonized by the gun rights oppressors. Eleven, to participate in an American tradition of making your own firearm. Twelve, to experiment with your own designs. Thirteen, to make your own replacement parts. Fourteen, to take personal pride in your craftsmanship. Fifteen, to make a family heirloom. Sixteen, to demonstrate your independence. Seventeen, to build it the way you want it. Eighteen, to have a gun that uses modern technology and materials. Nineteen, to have a rust resistant gun. Twenty, to have a lighter weight gun. Evan Nappen 03:30 Twenty-one, to have a gun that is custom fit. Twenty-two, to have a gun with no serial number. Twenty- three, to have a gun you can immediately identify as yours. Twenty-four, to have a gun designed to be more concealable. Twenty-five, to save money. Twenty-six, to defend your car. Twenty-seven, to defend your boat. Twenty-eight, to defend your camp. Twenty-nine, to defend your ranch. Thirty, to Page – 1 – of 7 defend your farm. Thirty-one, to defend your family. Thirty-two, to defend your country. Thirty-three, to defend yourself. Thirty-four, to go hunting with. Thirty-five, to go fishing with. Thirty-six, to own a gun that is prohibited in the unfree world. Thirty-seven, to have an undetectable firearm. Thirty-eight, to have a gun that breaks down easily. Thirty-nine, to have a gun that is easily stored. Forty, to have a gun that is easily cleaned. Evan Nappen 04:43 Forty-one, to have a gun to fight enemy occupation. Forty-two, to have a gun the U.S. trained the World War II Philippine Gorillas to make and use. Forty-three, to have a gun that is or may be a collector’s item. Forty-four, to have a target shooting gun. Forty-five, to have a competition shooting gun. Forty-six, to have a survival gun. Forty-seven, to make our Founding Fathers proud. Forty-eight, for artistic appreciation. Forty-nine, because your other firearms may be banned. Fifty, to have a gun that can’t be traced. Fifty-one, to have a gun with readily replaceable parts. Fifty-two, to have a gun possessed by many honest citizens. Fifty-three, to have a gun that uses optics that you choose. Fifty-four, to have a wall hanger. Fifty-five, to have a gun to show off to my friends. Fifty-six, to have a unique gun. Fifty- seven, to piss off the BATF. Fifty-eight, to make liberals clutch their pearls. Fifty-nine, to have a gun which is durable. Sixty, to have a gun which is a fast shooter. Evan Nappen 06:20 Sixty-one, to have a gun which is a slow shooter. Sixty-two, to have a gun for when shit hits the fan. Sixty-three, to have a gun I can bury. Sixty-four, to have a gun I can shoot with my family. Sixty-five, to have a gun with a reliable design. Sixty-six, to have a gun to shoot terrorists. Sixty-seven, to have a gun to fight enemies, both foreign and domestic. Sixty-eight, to defend against a street gang. Sixty-nine, to defend against mob violence. Seve

Episode 212- Exposed! The Gun Rights Oppressors Newest Tactic Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 212 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS New Jersey lawsuit, gun rights oppression, civil tort system, Protection of Lawful Commerce, public nuisance law, NSSF vs. James, gun industry liability, New Jersey law, handgun ammunition, rifle ammunition, gun dealer regulations, federal preemption protection, national reciprocity, gun owner faux pas, permit expiration SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, you may have heard about the latest gun rights oppression taking place in New Jersey, and I’m going to explain in detail what’s going on. What the new tactic is to oppress our gun rights and exact steps that need to be taken. But I want folks to understand this, because this is a kind of a new development, relatively speaking. We have some important opportunities in front of us to fix it. Though, in the meantime, good people are going to suffer. Evan Nappen 01:00 Let’s get into it. So, recently, the Attorney General’s office in New Jersey filed a civil lawsuit against a couple of licensed gun dealers in New Jersey. I’m sure there’ll be other parties sued as well. (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-1113_Point-Blank-Guns-and-Ammo-Complaint.pdf) What they’ve done is they brought a lawsuit under, what is this new law, a relatively new law, that was, of course, signed under the Murphy administration, which copies what has taken place in New York. I’m going to explain all this in detail and how it works. You’ll be able to see just how much BS there is here and why. Evan Nappen 01:47 Before I get into the details, I want you to understand the bigger picture of the gun rights oppressors’ game. In the big picture, there was a push to this is a couple decades ago. A push to try to litigate via the civil tort system, to litigate guns out of existence, by going after manufacturers, dealers, etc, and sue them out of existence. That’s basically what the plan was. And in order to combat that move, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCCA) was passed in 2005. (https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/397/text) Evan Nappen 02:35 Now, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, what we call PLCCA, protects firearm manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with something that they may have made or sold. It was literally, at the time, called one of the most important pro-gun legislations successfully passed, and it was extremely important to shut down this gambit by the gun rights oppressors to abuse the civil tort system, to destroy our Second Amendment rights. However, Page – 1 – of 10 certain things were not covered by it, such as defective products or breach of contract claims or criminal misconduct and other actions that they could be held directly responsible for. Evan Nappen 03:52 Apparently, down the road some, I’m sure it was some anti-gun rights “Think Tank” that came up with the idea of having a law passed. They passed a law in 2021 in New York that allowed states to sue firearm manufacturers and suppliers, etc, if they contributed to a health or safety threat to the public. (https://www.nysenate.gov/legislationlaws/GBS/898-B%7CNY) This was their Gambit. The lawsuits created what would be anytime there was an alleged violation, they would include the new public nuisance law. So, the idea is to create a claim of public nuisance where you can civilly go after firearm manufacturers and suppliers. Kind of falling under “consumer protection” by claiming a public nuisance from the sale of certain items. This New York law was challenged by NSSF, which is the National Shooting Sports Foundations, and a number of other plaintiffs in a case we know as NSSF versus James. (https://michellawyers.com/nssf-v-james/) Evan Nappen 05:38 That’s right, James being the infamous anti-gun rights, gun rights oppressor, Letitia James. NSSF versus James was filed to fight the New York public nuisance gun rights oppression Gambit. This lawsuit was brought for the pro-gun rights folks by Chuck Michel, who’s a great gun rights attorney and a colleague. I have nothing but respect for him. Unfortunately, at the trial court level, the United States District Court of New York, they lost the initial battle. The plaintiffs, who were represented by Chuck Michel, included NSSF, Beretta, Davidson’s, Glock, Central Texas Gun Works, Hornady, Lipsey’s, Osage County Guns, RSR Group, Shedhorn Sports, Sig Sauer, Smith and Wesson, Sports South, Sprague’s Sports, and Sturm Ruger. All these plaintiffs’ names that I’m sure you recognize fought here. They lost that initial round, and a Notice of Appeal was filed back June of ’22. So, we have this case that challe

Episode 211- Our Dreams Can Now Come True Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 211 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Trump victory, Second Amendment, executive orders, gun rights, pro-gun legislation, national constitutional carry, red flag laws, firearm transport, sensitive places, gun disqualifiers, Supreme Court, gun laws, gun ownership, gun rights, gun safety SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen, Jordan Peterson, John Stossel Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. As you may recall, last week, we were left wondering what the future would hold for this show. We knew that Tuesday would be the most important day in modern American history and that what was at stake was nothing less than the future of our country, the future of our Second Amendment rights, the future of everything that makes us America. It was nothing less than that. I’m sure that all of you are just as thrilled with the result as I am, and I’m so glad to be with you today to talk about this amazing triumph by President Trump. Evan Nappen 01:28 That man is nothing less than Herculean when you think about every challenge that he has met. Every low down, dirty thing that the other side could do to him they tried. They tried to defame him. They called him Hitler, Fascist, and Tyrant and all these things. They tried to lawfare him out of existence, and they failed. The media, the propaganda Imperial Media, in a drum beat of constant criticism and opposing him, and they failed. Assassination attempts. No less than three, if you include the Iranian plot, of which all the investigation has been released. He’s overcome all these challenges. It is nothing less than astounding. Evan Nappen 02:43 Now, he has won, and he’s not just won. He didn’t just win the Electoral College. He won it by a landslide and crushed the blue wall. He won the popular vote. He has a mandate from the people. We see that the Republicans on his coattails have sailed to taking the Senate, and it appears that they will also take control of the House, which means we have the trifecta. We have complete control of all three houses of the Federal Government, all three branches, and we have our hero. The most amazing, toughest motherfucker on the planet is now our President Elect, and it is just amazing. I am thrilled beyond belief, and what the future holds here is so exciting. Not just to save our country and all the issues that we care about beyond guns, from the economy to immigration to crime to energy. Evan Nappen 04:15 Not only that but look at the team. The team of amazing people that he has working with him to achieve this victory and now to serve with their incredible intellects, skills, and experience to make America, as Page – 1 – of 9 President Trump said, “The New Golden Age”. That’s an understatement. I am convinced we are going to be the greatest single nation ever to exist in humanity’s time. I am so looking forward to seeing this, and our issue, our Second Amendment rights, will ride along as well in being protected. There are so many great things that are going to happen. Let’s talk about the things that President Trump has said he’s going to do, and the things that I hope we see happen as the legislature moves ahead. This is probably the greatest opportunity for us to enhance our Second Amendment rights since the election of Ronald Reagan. No exaggeration. Probably better even. Evan Nappen 05:45 So, let me start here with an article that was written by Lee Williams called “A Blueprint for Trump’s First 30 days”. (https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/a-blueprint-for-trumps-first-30-days/) I want to cut into his discussion of the Second Amendment, and then I’m going to add a lot of my own information for you to consider. One of the things that Mr. Williams points out, and it’s really exciting, is that President Trump said in May that he will end the more than fifty Executive Orders that Joe Biden issued oppressing our gun rights. President Trump will reverse all that oppression that the senile sock puppet laid upon us. Remember, Biden’s Executive Orders covered firearms and accessories. All kinds of things. Evan Nappen 07:02 From privately made firearms, which they want to call “ghost guns”, you know, kit guns. Going at mandating serial numbers, getting the groundwork laid to have Universal Background Checks. Gun registration, which leads to the four words that you all should know by now. Legislation, Registration, Confiscation and Extermination. Also, stabilizing braces. Getting that gone. Going at the so-called “safe storage” requirements. Remember, Biden even created this absolute bullshit Task Force to go at 3D- printed firearms and so-called “Full Auto conversion devices” that are already prohibited and regulated as machine guns. Evan Nappen 08:04 Here’s a quote from P

Episode 210-Freedom of the Western World…It’s ALL on the line this time Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 210 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS presidential election, gun rights, Kamala Harris, red flag laws, universal background checks, assault weapons ban, high capacity magazines, gun registration, gun confiscation, Supreme Court, Trump presidency, gun training, carry permit, mental health questions, gun applications SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, in just a few days the most important single historic event in our lifetime is going to take place, and that’s no exaggeration. It is the presidential election, of course, and it cannot be overstated how critical and important this election is. Not just to our gun rights, but to everything that makes us America. Our futures are in the balance. But let’s start by discussing what matters most to us, and that is gun rights and the Second Amendment. Evan Nappen 01:11 Just on that issue, how do we distinguish these candidates and what is the future going to hold when it when it comes to our gun rights? If Kommiela becomes President, I’ll tell you simple enough. You can go to her website (https://kamalaharris.com/), and under “issues” look for “Make Our Communities Safer From Gun Violence And Crime.” (https://kamalaharris.com/issues/) So, we have the propaganda right away. This is the gaslighting that the left, the Democrats, and her entire team love to push. What Kamala is committing to doing is, “She’ll ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.” She has refused to go over or put out her policies as to how she’s going to implement these things. You know, there’s no reason to ever talk specifics. And she argues that as a “gun owner”, because she’s a gun owner, these are common sense laws, right Evan Nappen 02:40 So, first of all, she claims to be a gun owner and that does not amount to anything in my book. I don’t care if you’re a gun owner. The greatest tyrants in history all owned guns, if firearms existed at the time that they were doing their thing. Every evil, horrible, dictator, tyrant, fascist, you name it, they’re all gun owners. That doesn’t mean they respected gun rights. Not one bit. And neither does she. If she even is a gun owner, who knows, because you know she lies about so much. But it’s not about being a gun owner. It’s about whether or not you’re a gun rights oppressor. And, of course, she is. Evan Nappen 03:32 So, let’s break down her three key issues that she at least is willing to mention as they run their stealth campaign of just bland things to evoke emotions without any substance. But we understand where she’s coming from. She wants to take gun rights. She wants to oppress gun rights. Let’s look at each of Page – 1 – of 11 these issues, because not only do we need you to vote and get out there and vote, but also you need to get others to vote. If you end up in discussions with other gun owners who aren’t getting off their ass and voting because apathy amongst gun owners is an actual thing. You’ve got to get these people out there and folks that are, you know, middle of the ground, or they’re not really sure, and maybe they’ve even swallowed some of the propaganda. Let’s talk about how to deal with these issues, even individually, in your discussion. Evan Nappen 04:40 Okay, so let’s talk first about Kommiela’s desire for Red Flag laws. What is the Red Flag Law? Well, we have Red Flag law in New Jersey already, and it’s a nightmare. It’s horrible. New Jersey calls them Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs). Basically, it is the ability to take your guns without due process. That’s the simplest way to understand it. When I say without due process, I mean it. Because the way the red flag laws work is it just takes an anonymous phone call, or even an anonymous email. I have a case with just an email, anonymous, and looking at ancient social media posts. Coming and seizing guns, raiding the household, invading your privacy, taking your rights until finally, after the damage gets done, you get a hearing. Well, this is what Red Flag in reality is. It’s an absolute intrusion into our Civil Rights, our privacy, our gun rights. Evan Nappen 05:56 The other side sells it by saying, oh, we just want to stop criminals, domestic abusers, or those who’ve been mentally adjudicated by a court that can’t possess firearms. Yeah, except it isn’t that. They always pick the extreme examples and then make it as broad and as sweeping as they possibly can so that your rights, my rights, our rights, get c

Episode 209-Lawsuit over Red Flag Law Being Used To Suppress Right To Carry Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 209 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Red Flag Law, extreme risk protection order, David Burg, Second Amendment, self-defense, firearm seizure, due process, New Jersey State Police, civil complaint, legal challenge, gun rights, carry permit, legal representation, gun laws, firearm transfer SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs has brought an extremely important lawsuit to overturn New Jersey’s infamous “Red Flag” Law. Now, we don’t actually call it “Red Flag”. New Jersey officially calls it an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Law. The Extreme Risk Protection Order law is an unbelievable denial of due process that exists in New Jersey to take your guns and take away your rights. We have a case now where I’m representing the plaintiff in this case. I’m representing him on the criminal charges, whereas my dear friend and colleague, Dan Schmutter, is bringing the Federal Civil Rights litigation over what occurred here. Evan Nappen 01:33 This suit is something that can have tremendous impact on so many individuals throughout New Jersey. Because in this case, you see the perfect example of the abuse that is integral to the Red Flag law being applied to disenfranchise individuals. The person’s name is David Burg. To disenfranchise David’s Second Amendment right, particularly his right to defend himself. So, the lawsuit was launched and is being brought because the New Jersey State Police used the “Red Flag” Law to seize the firearms of 67-year old Attorney David Burg. Evan Nappen 02:39 Now I’m taking this right from the News Release put out by the Association. You can go to anjrpc.org, and you can see the release. (www.anjrpc.org) (ANJRPC SUES TO OVERTURN “RED FLAG” LAW BEING USED TO SUPPRESS RIGHT TO CARRY) The links are there so that you can read the actual civil complaint. You can also donate to the fund to help in fighting this outrage. It will have an impact on all of us. As the Association news release states, the ERPO was brought against Burg simply because he tried to exercise his right of lawful self-defense while en route to an Independence Day celebration in July. As per the Association release, the State Police never bothered to speak directly with Mr. Burg, a carry permit, before using the “Red Flag” law to wrongly arrest and seize his firearms. Instead, they falsely concluded that he was a bad actor who needed to be stripped of his gun rights without due process. This “arrest first and ask questions later” approach puts every law-abiding carry permit holder in New Jersey at risk of false arrest and wrongful firearm seizure. Page – 1 – of 10 Evan Nappen 04:12 If you go right to the Association’s website, angerpc.org, not only should you belong to that organization, who is also a sponsor of this show, but the Association is there fighting for our rights. They’re the ones litigating the modern sporting rifle ban that New Jersey pejoratively calls the “assault firearm” ban. They are fighting the standard capacity magazine ban, which they call the “large capacity” magazine, which is a very subjective standard, of course. They are also fighting the Carry Killer bill. And this suit, of course, ties into the Carry Killer bill, Murphy’s kicking and screaming hissy fit after the passage of the Bruen decision. Evan Nappen 05:07 We can look directly at the complaint that has been brought in the United States District Court of New Jersey, and you’ll see that the plaintiffs are David Burg and the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs. Of course, that protects the members of that fine organization, and hopefully this will make important law regarding this abuse that continues throughout New Jersey. The parties being sued are: Matthew Platkin, in his official capacity as the Attorney General of New Jersey; Patrick Callahan, in his official capacity as Superintendent of State Police of New Jersey; Raymond Santiago, in his official capacity as Monmouth County Prosecutor; Anthony Dzugan, individually and in his official capacity as a New Jersey State Trooper; Daniel Valenti, individually and in his official capacity as a New Jersey State Trooper; Eddy Otano, individually and in his official capacity as a New Jersey State Trooper; Craig Denardo, individually and in his official capacity as a New Jersey State Trooper; and Jeffrey Fischetti, individually and in his official capacity as a New Jersey State Trooper. Evan Nappen 06:42 If you look at this complaint, which is extremely well written, it first mentions and discusses the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case

Episode 208-Everything You Need To Know About Hollow Nose Ammo in NJ Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 208 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS hollow nose bullets, New Jersey law, felony offense, possession exemptions, target shooting, hunting, carry permit, dummy cartridge, false arrest, state police advice, ignorance defense, gun applications, carry in vehicle, law enforcement guidance, gun rights SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. As you know, or should know, I’m a practicing attorney. I’ve been at it in New Jersey for over 35 years, focused on gun law, and I see just so many people that are constantly ignorant of the laws, making mistakes, etc. That’s why you, the listener, are ahead of them. Because you’re learning and educating yourself, and I’m happy to be the one to help you do that. Evan Nappen 00:59 One of the topics that comes up a lot, and I just want to deal with it in detail on the show is what is the story with hollow nose bullets in New Jersey? Let me explain this thoroughly so you can fully understand what you can and can’t do, and what’s regulated and how it’s regulated. So, you’ll have a full and complete understanding of New Jersey’s hollow point, hollow nose bullet law. You see in New Jersey, hollow nose ammunition is prohibited, except for certain exemptions. We’re going to talk about the exemptions in detail in a moment. The prohibition on hollow nose makes it a felony level offense with up to 18 months in State Prison for each bullet you have that is prohibited as a hollow nose bullet. Evan Nappen 02:15 New Jersey has this absurd law. It’s nothing short of absurd because they have determined that they want to mandate that you have high penetration ammo at all times. I guess they decided to impose the Geneva Convention or something on New Jersey where you can’t have hollow nose. They want high penetration ammo so that it goes through your target and hits some innocent bystander, or something along those lines. I have no idea why. Because the idea with hollow nose ammunition, practically, is energy transfer. No over penetration or less penetration. More stopping power to stop the threat, which is the whole purpose of having a firearm to defend yourself. Evan Nappen 03:14 So, New Jersey prohibits the possession of hollow nose and then creates exceptions to the ban. One of the key exceptions to the ban is possession in your home. So, you can possess hollow nose ammunition in your home, and you can possess it pursuant to the exemptions under N.J.S. 2C:39-3f. of the gun laws. Those exemptions, the activities under those exemptions, include target shooting and hunting. You can keep this ammo at your dwelling, or your premises or other land owned or possessed by you. Those are the exemptions. You can buy it at the gun store. You can take it home. You canPage – 2 – of 7 possess it at home. You can take it to the target range. You can take it hunting. But you cannot have hollow nose ammunition outside of those exempted places. If you do, you’re unlawfully in possession of the hollow nose bullets. Evan Nappen 04:32 This gets a lot of people into trouble because they think that they are able to lawfully possess it outside those exemptions, and you’re not. You cannot even have hollow nose ammunition in your handgun with a Carry Permit outside those exemptions. So, if you’re in your home with your carry gun, you can have hollow nose. As soon as you step out of your home, you can’t have hollow nose. You’re unlawfully possessing the hollow nose because your carry does not convey a privilege to carry hollow nose. So, don’t get tricked into thinking that you can have hollow nose simply because you have a carry permit. You cannot. I see that as a GOFU, by the way, at times. So, be careful of that. Evan Nappen 05:29 Now, the interesting thing about this hollow nose bullet ban is that it is the bullet itself that is banned, not the cartridge. So, I actually had a case where a guy went through a metal detector with his key ring, and on his key ring was one of those dummy cartridges that had a hollow nose bullet. It was drilled through. No powder, no primer, as one of those key rings. They arrested and indicted him for possession of a hollow nose bullet on a dummy key ring. Insanity. I had another case where a guy was delivering pizza. He had no guns in the car, nothing. Just delivering pie. He parks, I think, maybe temporarily in front of a fire hydrant or something. Anyway, they grabbed his car, and they towed it while he’s making the delivery. They searched his glove box, and at the bottom of his glove box was one .22 hollow nose that had fallen out of a box of ammo when he had gone to the range. They indicted him for possession of five cents worth of .22 ammo right there. Yeah, it is nuts o

Episode 207-Make Money Saving America Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 207 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS President Trump, Electoral College, Elon Musk, America PAC, gun registration, gun confiscation, Second Amendment, gun rights, New Jersey, gun laws, gun safety, valet parking, gun transfer, gun ownership, gun training SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, how would you like to make money and save America at the same time? When I talk about saving America, I’m talking about this election, because it is literally going to be the most important election, not only in our lifetime, but probably in a century. I mean, it’s impossible to overstate how critical it is that we succeed. And by we, I mean President Trump gets reelected, because what is on the other side, as we’ve discussed, is absolutely the destruction of America versus making America the greatest country in modern history ever. And right now, we’re sliding down a slide, and without getting into all the other issues, we’re just thinking about our issue, which is, of course, Second Amendment rights. Evan Nappen 01:25 I want to bring to your attention something that’s really exciting. And I think if you are able to do this, not only can you make a decent amount of money, but you can help to save America. Part of the key to the saving of America is to see the success of President Trump, and that success is very much dependent upon winning in the swing states. As you know, we have the Electoral College, and because of that, it is not the person who gets the most votes in the country, but rather who wins the state by state by state, which empowers various states to have greater and more balanced political power. And so, our electoral college was really quite ingenious by our Founding Fathers, and it’s part of the reason we haven’t completely collapsed. Evan Nappen 02:27 Because if the majority were to be the folks who select the President, then what it would mean is that the high concentration of urban centers would control America, because that’s where the population is. If you want to see the demise of such states in a microcosm, the states that are the worst have the largest, centered urban populations that sink the state for individual rights, especially gun rights. So, if you want to see the worst states for gun rights that are gun rights’ oppressive states, they have the largest urban populations. You know, look at Illinois, where you have Chicago and New York, New York City. New Jersey, which is part of the megalopolis, incredibly populated in multiple cities, like Jersey City, one of the most populated places on the planet. Look at all the bade states. To California. Look at the urban centers there. They sink the politics. Page – 1 – of 7 Evan Nappen 03:41 So, just imagine that on a scale of the United States in general, and you can see why that’s not good. Of the key critical swing states, Pennsylvania is absolutely critical, and here’s where the money comes in that you can make. Here’s where we have something very exciting that I want to share with you. Elon Musk is an amazing man. He just is an amazing futurist. He is somebody that, when I hear him speak, he is just a fantastic person to listen to, and a guy that gets you thinking. Elon, as you may know, has come out completely in support of President Trump, and he puts his money where his mouth is. What he has done is create a PAC called the America Pack, www.TheAmericaPAC.org. (https://theamericapac.org/) Elon is now offering to pay $30 per hour, plus bonuses for performance, if you join their team to help in the swing states. Being that so many of my beloved listeners are from New Jersey and the surrounding area, Pennsylvania, that’s where the action is. Look. I know we need to fight in New Jersey, and I get it. But in the national picture, winning Pennsylvania is critical. Evan Nappen 05:31 And if you can join here, not only can you make $30 an hour plus bonuses for performances but get ready for this. Elon, through TheAmericaPAC, will also pay $47 for each registered voter that you refer who signs a petition pledging support for the First and Second Amendment. That’s right. Elon is stepping up with millions and millions of dollars to help protect not just the First Amendment, and not just to save America, but to protect the Second Amendment as well. And you can become a part of this, a party here to this. I think October 21 is the deadline. So, you’ve got to jump on this now. Go to AmericaPack.org and make money and fight for the Second Amendment. Fight for America and take advantage of what Elon Musk is offering. I think he’s already spent $43 million a month helping Trump. And look, he’s a practical guy. He sees that the key to winning is votes. It’s not just throwing money

Episode 206-Red Flag Law Victimizes Another NJ Gun Owner Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 206 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Red Flag Law, gun owner gulag, anonymous tip, extreme risk protection order, legal firearms, assault firearms, social media posts, gun seizure, due process, constitutional violation, gun confiscation, constitutional carry, crime reduction, non-lethal carry, traffic stops SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, there was an article that just came out in northjersey.com, which is part of the USA Today News Network, and I guess it goes out in their print media as well. It’s an article by Lori Comstock, and it is entitled, ‘”Totowa man charged with ‘cache of illegal firearms’ released from jail, but case far from over.” This case, my friends, is a case that I am handling, and this involves. I’ll read you the first line of the article. “A 35-year old Totowa man charged last week with possessing a “cache of illegal firearms” following a tipster’s email to police was released from jail on conditions, but arguments among attorneys regarding the legality of the police search and of the guns has only just begun.” Evan Nappen 01:28 You better believe it’s only just begun. So, here we have two of the key perils of being a New Jersey gun owner. First, you have the peril of the Red Flag Law, which we’re going to talk about here, and how it got used and abused. The second peril is the Gun Owner Gulag, and how treacherous those waters are, and how you better have an attorney that knows what they’re doing. Or you’re going to be waiting in jail, essentially until your trial. This article makes it clear and identifies Kyle Arena in the article. By the way, he has no prior offenses. He is an automotive welder of 17 or more years. He’s had no problems or interactions with the police. Yet, on September 24, 2024, somebody sent an anonymous email, anonymous, to the Totowa Police. The email included, and this is quote from the article. “The email included social media posts and photos purportedly showing Arena engaging in ‘reckless activity’ and posting about it on social media.” Evan Nappen 03:07 Now, we were in front of State Superior Court Judge Thomas Rumana. After our arguments in fighting the Gun Owner Gulag where they wanted to hold them, we were able to get Mr. Arena released and that was absolutely the right thing to do. We got him released. He just has the lowest level of conditions in his release. Of course, while this is pending, he is not allowed to possess any weapons, and they’re holding his licenses. The article goes on to say that his licenses, both of which he lawfully possessed, according to his attorney, Evan Nappen, a Monmouth based litigator who specializes in gun law. Well, I don’t “specialize”. I have a focus on gun law. I’ve been working in that area for over 35 years. And as most of you know, I wrote the book New Jersey Gun Law. Page – 1 – of 10 Evan Nappen 04:09 The article goes on to explain here, and it says that the police identified them as “illegal assault firearms”. This is from the article. “. . . while Nappen classified them as ‘modern sporting rifles’.” Which is exactly what they are. Not the pejorative term of “assault firearm”, even though “assault firearm” is actually found in New Jersey law, because when they passed the “assault firearm” law, they gave it that pejorative label. Then the article quotes me as well. “They appear to be assault firearms . . . ” They may. Let me start that again. “They appear to be assault firearms to the uneducated, but they’re not, said Nappen, who authored a 500 page-book on New Jersey’s gun laws. Nappen referenced a New Jersey State Police opinion letter and noted that the guns fall under the “other” category, or otherwise not identified as ‘assault’ weapons, due to their characteristics. ‘Why did he have these guns?’ Nappen asked rhetorically. ‘He’s a competition two-gun and three-gun shooter.” Arena obtained his guns legally from dealers and uses them in competitions. Evan Nappen 05:41 You see, this is what we’re dealing with. We’re dealing with law-abiding gun owners being turned into criminals in New Jersey. Let’s take a look closely at the abuse of the Red Flag Law. In the article, it says it was a tipster’s email, and there was a claim that he had a “track record of posting illegal content on various Facebook groups.” First of all, “illegal content”? What? What? You know, the First Amendment, first of all. I didn’t know there was illegal content. All right. And the email att

Episode 205-Episode 205-Biden Harris Releases Gun Rights Oppression “Progress” Report Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 205 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS gun rights, firearms, gun, oppression, guns, gun violence, folks, bragging, law, oppress, new jersey, dealer, mobilizing, stolen, antimony, report, called, government, harris, executive actions SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, the White House, the Biden-Harris Administration, just released their one year progress report that they euphemistically call the “Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP)”. (https://www.ammoland.com/2024/09/white-house-releases-gun-violence- prevention-office-progress-report/) But in reality, it’s the Office of Gun Rights Suppression, because that’s what they do. They work on suppressing and oppressing our gun rights. Evan Nappen 00:54 So, this Office of gun Rights Oppression has released a report detailing all the wonderful work they’ve done in oppressing our gun rights, and I want to review this report with you. You can access it online. (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Year-One-Report-Final.pdf) It comes from the White House. Interestingly, the report throughout it refers to the report as the “Biden-Harris Administration”. So, it’s not President Biden. It’s the Biden-Harris Administration, by the White House’s own words. The key to remember here, folks, as gun owners, is that Vice President Harris was placed in charge of and oversaw the so-called “White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention”, which we’re going to call the “White House Office of Gun Rights Oppression. She’s the Head and Chief Oppressor. Evan Nappen 02:11 Now, you better realize that this election is just that critical. We have a bona fide gun rights oppressor working toward incredible amounts of gun rights oppression that is proudly putting out a report of gun rights oppression. And you need to know what’s in this that they are bragging about, my friends, bragging about. It’s disgusting. If any of my listeners, I can’t imagine that you actually would fall for the lies from Komeela about her being “a gun owner”. That doesn’t mean anything. Some of the worst persons in history of the world, since there were firearms, were “gun owners”, and they were some of the most deadly of gun rights oppressors. So, being a gun owner doesn’t count for anything. What matters is what you’ve actually done. Evan Nappen 03:24 Here we have a Biden-Harris administration bragging about gun rights oppression, putting it in their propaganda term of “gun violence prevention”. Of course, it’s gun violence, right? And so, what do they do here? They lay out their accomplishments and their roadmap to destroy our Second Amendment rights. You would think that our leaders, that those that have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution, Page – 1 – of 9 would instead create a White House Office of Gun Rights Protection, expanding and protecting our cherished Constitutional rights. But no, no. This is about oppressing our rights. Evan Nappen 04:22 Let’s take a look and take a dive into their report, the Biden-Harris record of gun violence prevention. So, that’s what they’re giving a background in. And of course, the translation is the Biden-Harris record of gun rights oppression, and what do they brag about? Well, this Office is dedicated to coordinating across Federal government and partnering with gun violence survivors, law enforcement, state and local officials, and community leaders with the shared goal of reducing gun violence. Or, in the alternative, increasing gun rights oppression. Evan Nappen 05:06 So, how do they do this? Well, they start off with a big block quote framed in a black frame of Komeela, saying the following, and please don’t be fooled by anything she says to make you think that your gun rights are safe for you to vote for her or any Democrat for that matter. Here’s what she said, “President Biden and I have worked to address the epidemic of gun violence with the urgency it demands by enacting the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act . . .”, which was hardly bipartisan. You got a handful of Republican RINOs (Republican in Name Only) joining in. That’s it. They call it “Bipartisan”. Good grief. ” . . . – the most significant gun safety law . . .”. More of their garbage. It has nothing to do with “safety”. “. . . in nearly 30 years – and launching the first-ever White House Office of Gun” Rights Oppression. “In the year since President Biden asked me to oversee this office, our Administration has improved and expanded background checks, announced the single largest

Episode 204-Kamala Harris Sucks Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer– Episode 204 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS gun owner, guns, new jersey, search, consent, firearms, constitutional carry, law, gun rights, state, vote, oppressors, president trump, rights, carry, probable cause, folks, gun, second amendment rights, america SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen, President Trump Evan Nappen 00:19 Hello, I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, let’s discuss Komeela. That’s what I like to call her, Komeela. And Komeela is the old bait and switch, folks. You know, all those millions of people that voted for the senile sock puppet suddenly had their vote erased, basically eliminated, in a bait and switch. Komeela got installed, and now the big con is on. Essentially her campaign could be summarized as a mystery grab bag. You don’t know what’s in it, and she’s not going to really tell you what’s in it. She wants you to vote for the mystery grab bag. Evan Nappen 01:15 However, it’s actually not that much of a mystery when you know what she has done in the past. What she’s trying to put forward now is, I’m a gun owner. I’m a gun owner. Oh, well, if someone’s a gun owner, that just means they’re fine. They’re great. They have to be one of us, right? And nothing could be further from the truth, because, frankly, I don’t know any gun rights oppressor who isn’t a gun owner. Being a gun owner doesn’t make you someone who wants to defend gun rights. Not at all. As a matter of fact, I know people, who are not gun owners, but vigorously defend gun rights. So, being a gun owner doesn’t mean a damn thing. Evan Nappen 02:14 What does matter is what you’ve advocated for in the past, what you have wanted to do, and the statements that you’ve said in the past. Not what you’re trying to persuade the public about now, within weeks of an election where you’ve been put there without a single vote to try to fool America. And you know, the Democrats have done this before. You may recall the Senate race in New Jersey, where the torch, you know, Robert Torricelli had to get out of the race, and they anointed the corpse there, Frank Lautenberg. He wasn’t elected by anybody, right? Doesn’t matter. And guess what? He won, folks. Remember that — he won. So, they’re up to their old tricks. Evan Nappen 03:20 Now we have Komeela trying to persuade us with smoke and mirrors. She’s a gun owner, and she’d shoot somebody, too. How nice. Except what’s the real Komeela? Well, I’ll tell you. Recently, a clip of her speaking when she was the lead, top prosecutor there, the district attorney. She made her views pretty clear, and remember, this is her acting as the prosecutor, as a district attorney, where their goal Page – 1 – of 9 is to protect the Constitution, to protect our rights as well, find and enforce in terms of justice. Remember this is their job and what they’re supposed to do. You need to hear what she said when she was in the position of power when it came to our guns and our gun rights. Mr. Producer, please play the clip of Komeela. 04:40 It’s people who own guns who are quietly sitting on those guns, and those guns might end up being the weapons of the destruction of a community, because they get in in the hands of some kids who decides that they like what they see on television and they want to act that way. So, this is about just basically saying that we’re going to require responsible behaviors among everybody in the community, and just because you legally possess a gun in the sanctity of your locked home doesn’t mean that we’re not going to walk into that home and check to see if you’re being responsible and safe in the way you conduct your affair. Evan Nappen 05:15 So, did you hear that? It’s not going to stop them from going into your home and checking your guns. Imagine that! No probable cause, no warrant. I mean, screw the Fourth Amendment. I mean, you might have a gun, so we just have a right to go check and if we don’t like what we see or what we find as we invade your privacy as a gun owner. Focused on gun right suppression, which remember, encompasses all our rights here. You just heard the real Komeela. You just heard this person, who wants to be our President and leader of the free world, talking about a policy, an opinion, and a view of our Second Amendment rights that, my friends, is pure gun rights oppression. That is how a gun rights oppressor speaks, and you better realize it. Evan Nappen 06:39 This election is unbelievably critical. I know you hear all the time how important elections are, but this one has to win the prize. We are literally talking about our country as we know it, our rights as we know them, being destroyed by Komeela and the Democrats. Okay? That&#82

Episode 203-New Imprisonment Threats by Gun Rights Oppressors Also Available OnPodcast Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS new jersey, gun, firearms, stickers, report, gun rights, jersey, requested, law, trenton, guns, camden, township, california, pretrial detention, bar, place, gulag, newark, switches SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:19 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I need to tell you about a very serious threat. A threat of imprisonment of gun owners. What I call the Gun Owner Gulag. Only, they’re looking to make it even worse. I’m going to tell you about this threat, and they’re concealing the threat as the way the gun rights suppressors often do. They promote one thing while pushing other things that are even more detrimental to our gun rights, and in this case, our personal liberty and freedom and not being imprisoned and held without bail to the extreme. Evan Nappen 01:23 So, let me tell you what I’m talking about here. We have to be aware of this because it’s coming, folks, and this is step one. What I’m talking about is the report that just came out from the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation, and it is called “Illegal Firearms Use & Trends in New Jersey.” If you want to see the actual report, of course, there is a link to it in the transcript at the Gun Lawyer website. (https://www.nj.gov/sci/pdf/SCI%20Illegal%20Guns%20Final%20Report.pdf) Now there’s a little letter that’s attached to the report, and this letter is sent by Tiffany Williams Brewer, who’s the chair of the commission. This letter is being sent to Governor Phil Murphy. The letter states, “The State Commission of Investigation, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:9M-1 . . .”. It’s funny. It’s m1 isn’t it? “. . . to -20, herewith submits its final report of findings and recommendations stemming from an investigation into illegal firearms and gun violence trends in New Jersey.” Evan Nappen 02:28 So, immediately, you know, it’s largely bullshit, because they’re using the word “gun violence”. Right? Got to talk about it as “gun violence”, not “criminal violence”. God forbid, the State Commission Investigation actually looks at criminal violence. No, no, that’s not what this is about. So, what does this report talk about? Well, this report is being, if it’s talked about at all, what’s being talked about is their concern about “ghost guns”. Woooo scary? Ghost guns. Which are, of course, privately-made firearms, which Americans have been doing since before the country was a country. But it’s always scary to tell the ghost stories. So, here we go. All right, bad enough, and use of 3-D printers to manufacture guns and gun parts. Well, we already have a ban on that in New Jersey anyway. And they’re focused on switches. They’re talking about Glock switches because Glock switches are so easy to make on a 3-D printer, and they convert Glocks very quickly to full auto. Page – 1 – of 11 Evan Nappen 03:47 They can’t stop the frequency Kenneth here, because it’s out there, and anyone with a 3d printer can download how to make Glock switches. The Glock switch goes on the back of the Glock, very easy to put on. You click the switch and your full auto with your Glock. So, they’re very concerned about this, because so many Glocks are being recovered that are full auto switches. A lot of this stuff, even if you don’t three print it, is being sold by the chai coms into the U.S., but they don’t focus on that here, of course. Anyway, the whole report seems to be, you know, the primary push is all about that, and that’s bad enough. They mention that switches themselves in New Jersey are not prohibited by New Jersey law. So, in a way simple, there is no unlawful possession of a Glock switch law in Jersey. However, they’re federally prohibited. It’s like possessing a machine gun. So, you get a federal charge for the equivalent of possessing a machine gun if you have one of these things, whether New Jersey, independently, has a switch law or not. Regardless, it’s federally prohibited anyway. But again, they got to crank it up and create the fear. You know, “ghost guns”, and these are all over. Okay, so that’s their normal gun right suppression stuff they do. But here’s where the additional things in the report that aren’t being emphasized are truly scary, way scarier than ghost guns and Glock switches. In my opinion, what is way scarier is because of its impact on gun owners, law-abiding gun owners, in New Jersey and what they intend to do. Evan Nappen 05:52 Let me fill you in. This report lists five or actually six points, if you will. The first point is, I’ll read them to you, but I’ll breeze through them real fast. “1

Episode 202- Was This Another Stephen King Killing Spree? Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 202 SUMMARY KEYWORDS dispensary, new jersey, gun rights, rage, carry, gun, pharmacy, guns, knives, law, firearm, copycat, issued, give, state, pistol, call, lakewood, place, radical ideology SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:16 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, you’ve probably been seeing in the news the latest what they like to call “school shooting”. It’s always amazing how the timing of these things go. You know, we can speculate all day long about why that is, and I’m not going to do that here. But I do want to point out that you can look at the history of school shootings, and you might be surprised to see where the idea kind of originally took root and became a fixture, if you will, in America. For that, you need to only go to Stephen King. That’s right. Stephen King wrote a novel called Rage, which was written under a pseudonym that he used, Richard Bachman, but it is Stephen King. This book was published in 1977 and then it was put into another book of his collected works in 1985 known as the Bachmann Books. And what that novel described was a school shooting, and this novel has been associated with actual school shootings. It’s pretty much documented. Then from the actual school shootings, where you can document his book Rage, are all the copycats that we’re still experiencing to this day. You can look and see that this epidemic, so-called, at least that’s what the media likes to play it as, goes back to Stephen King and the novel Rage. Evan Nappen 02:21 In this novel, a high school senior has grievances, whatever, and ends up killing a teacher and all kinds of other things happen, even a hostage situation. So, many times in the school shootings, you also end up seeing the hostage issues take place. All this, you know, can find roots here, so much so that even Wiki, for that matter, admits that the plot of Rage vaguely resembles actual high school shootings and incidents of hostage taking. It’s true that King finally said, quit printing it and took it out of print. He took it out because he realized, I guess, the issues that have come from it. You know, he’s anti-gun. He is a gun rights oppressor, you know, and all that. He’s disavowed it and what have you, butut still, it’s out there. It’s out there. Evan Nappen 03:38 Here’s a little list of some of its impact, by the way. So, this one guy, Jeffrey Lyne Cox, a senior at San Gabriel High School in California took a semi-automatic rifle to school in April of 1988. Just three years after the Bachmann Book anthology got republished. Cox held a humanities class of 60 students hostage, and it went on and on. A friend of Cox said that he was inspired by the novel Rage. Then, in 1989, Dustin Pierce, a senior at Jackson County High School in McGee, Kentucky, armed himself with Page – 1 – of 9 a shotgun and two handguns. He took a history classroom hostage with a nine hour standoff. And guess what the police found among his possessions in his bedroom? You guessed it. A copy of Rage. Evan Nappen 04:48 Then on September 11, 1991, Ryan Harris went into a math class (in Stevens High School, Rapid City, South Dakota) with a sawed-off shotgun and ordered the teacher to leave. Harris had been inspired by, guess what? Rage. He ordered pizza and cigarettes, which were delivered, and he wanted a million dollars. He fired a total of 10 shots. Then in 1993, Scott Pennington, a student at East Carter High School in Grayson, Kentucky, took a .38 revolver owned by his father and fatally shot his English teacher. He then shot and killed the school’s custodian and held the class hostage. And guess what? He had written an essay on Rage, and he was upset that the teacher gave him a C grade on his essay on Rage. In 1997, Michael Carneal shot eight fellow students, three of them fatally at a prayer meeting in West Paducah, Kentucky. And guess what he had in his locker? A copy of Rage. Evan Nappen 05:55 They even talk about another school shooting where they compared it to Rage. Apparently the shooter, Barry Loukaitis, shocked his classmates said that he said, “This sure beats algebra, doesn’t it?” They said that was a line erroneously reported from Rage. They say that no such line appears, except there is a line in Rage that says, “this sure beats panty raids.” Oh, this sure beats algebra versus this sure beats panty raids, which is an actual line from the book Rage. But no, no , no. Rage wasn’t responsible there. No, not at all. I mean, look at this. Then what do you see from this? You see all the media coverage, all the hype. We get copycat after copycat after copycat. And what happens? Oh, well, the antis never miss a chance to do a blood dance to try to take away our gun rights and oppress

Episode 201-Pigs With Wings Spotted In Massachusetts Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 201 SUMMARY KEYWORDS knives, massachusetts, knife, law, neumann, new jersey, gun, court, carry, switchblade, pocket knife, great, second amendment rights, rights, compensator, state, citing, establishment, guns, ban SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:17 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome Gun Lawyer. So, very recently, I received reports of pigs with wings in Massachusetts. Now, why is that? Well, that is because the Massachusetts Supreme Court struck down the switchblade knife ban in Massachusetts, what we like to call taxachusetts, as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. This is just great news. First of all, it’s Massachusetts. I mean that alone doing that. Second, it is really showing the power of the trifecta, of course, Heller, McDonald, and Bruen and its impact. (District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)) (McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010)) (New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n. v. Bruen, 142 S.Ct. 2III (2022)) It lays the groundwork, of course, in Massachusetts for even further liberty to be restored. It’s really exciting to see this happen. I want to go into a little bit of depth about it, because it also applies in being instructive to other jurisdictions, and I think it demonstrates why bringing the case in New Jersey to get rid of New Jersey’s switchblade ban would be an excellent thing to do. It is something where, if we can get, we being the pro-rights folks, can get a unanimous Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts to legalize switchblades, I think that says a lot of things can change that have been burdening our Second Amendment rights for a long time. Evan Nappen 02:34 Remember, the Second Amendment is not the right to keep and bear guns. It’s the right to keep and bear arms, and knives are arms. The test of the constitutionality for a law that deals with a prohibition on arms has been pronounced under the Bruen decision, and its impact is precisely what we’re seeing here. So, the name of the case is Canjura. (Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. David E. Canjura, SJC-13432) What really makes it great as a challenge here in this Massachusetts case is this was an actual guy, David Canjura, who was arrested and charged with switchblade possession in 2020. Okay, so this is what we call an actual case in controversy. This is an actual criminal defendant. This isn’t a civil action where you bring a declaratory judgment, and you ask the court to rule on constitutionality. This is a guy who was busted in Boston for possessing a switchblade and charged under that Massachusetts law, who said, hey, you’re violating my Second Amendment rights with this charge. Evan Nappen 04:09 He was, believe it or not, represented by the Public Defender, and they did a really good job. It was the Committee for Public Counsel Services, Public Defender Division, which were his attorneys. Now he Page – 1 – of 8 was joined in the challenge in Massachusetts by other interested parties, of course, that filed briefs including Knife Rights, but I want to give credit to the Public Defender for utilizing the Second Amendment rights and using it to fight this type of criminal charge. We need all the Public Defenders to use the Second Amendment in defense of weapons charges. You can see what the results will be. In this case, the fellow here had this knife. Apparently, the knife he had was an orange firearm-shaped knife with a spring-assisted blade. It must have been some interesting, imported knife, most likely, that was a switchblade, but we would call it an automatic knife that happened to be in this shape. The shape of a gun didn’t mean a thing. It’s a switchblade knife which was banned in Mass. and no longer is. Evan Nappen 05:55 So, it was a 24-page decision, and it goes through the Bruen history. Now Bruen, when you challenge it, you have to show what is called text, history and tradition. The Government has the burden of proving that these types of laws prohibiting knives, in this case switchblades, basically existed at the time of the Second Amendment. They have to demonstrate it, and the burden is on them to demonstrate it. The other thing that has to be shown is whether the weapon is not what they’re calling dangerous and unusual. So, something that must be in common use. The Court has to get those issues wrestled with in order to test the constitutionality and that’s what the Court did. What makes it really interesting, particularly, is in the opinion the Court does, and this is how it has to work by the way, explore the history of switchblades and were they even considered arms? Are they arms? Were switchblades even coming under the definition of arms in the right to keep and bear arms? Evan Nappen 07:25 So, in the decision, one of the things that the court cites, and I’ll read you ex

Episode 200- What’s Komrade Harris’s Position on Guns? Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 200 SUMMARY KEYWORDS gun, firearm, new jersey, trigger, gun rights, place, rights, atf, law, forced, crank, lawyer, reset, lease, called, comrade, shoot, officer, person, stocks SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:19 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, you know, a big question that has been out there is, what are the policies of Comrade Harris? Now, Comrade Harris has not been very forthcoming with much specificity about her policies. However, when it comes to our Second Amendment rights, she is not bashful at all. So, I want to discuss with you her proposals and what she’s going to do to our rights and why she will become the premier Gun Rights Oppressor if she becomes the next president. You need to be aware of this. I have the sources here to explain to you exactly where they’re coming from. A lot of it is what you might expect from the party of oppression, the Democrats, and that is not stopping here on our Second Amendment rights, that’s for sure. Evan Nappen 01:32 So, the first thing that the Democrats do, and what Comrade Harris has put forward here is the propaganda twist of Big Brother-type lies in the same manner as George Orwell. You know, very Orwellian, when you had like the Ministry of Truth, which was all about lies. So, it’s always the opposite of what it actually is. So, her statement at the recent destroy America party convention that was just held where she received the nomination, having not received a single vote from any American in any primary, but yet is their candidate. She said, the freedom, and this is the platform, the freedom to live safe from gun violence in our schools, community and places of worship. Now think about that. This person somehow twists freedom, the idea of our liberty, the idea of what is our right to a freedom “to live safe from gun violence in our schools, community, and places of worship. Evan Nappen 03:12 Of course, it’s not living free from violence, just violence itself. But then, again, there’s good violence, and there’s bad violence, right? If someone’s threatening your life, you’re going to use violence to defend your life. That’s good violence. It’s criminal violence that we want to be concerned with. But no, no. If we start trying to do something about criminal violence, then we have to do something about criminals, and that means going after Democrat constituents. They don’t want to do that. So, let’s focus on the guns and call it “gun violence”. Now they couch this that somehow, by oppressing our rights, that it will make you, that it will set you free. It will give us the freedom you see, by oppressing your rights. There’s absolutely no logic when you start taking apart their propaganda and that’s what we’re going to do on this show. Page – 1 – of 9 Evan Nappen 04:12 So, what are the specifics to give us such great freedom? What is it that she’s looking to do, specifically, and for that matter, the entire Democrat party. What are they looking to do? Well, the answer can be found in what she has said and the Democrat party platform. The Democrat party platform that’s, of course, endorsed by Comrade Harris, says the following. There are about seven agenda items of right suppression. This is from the platform. Democrats will establish Universal Background Checks. So, that is UBC. Universal Background Checks is code for universal gun registration and the ending of any private sales, and to make sure that they know who has the guns. This makes it very easy to confiscate them. As we’ve discussed before, but in case you forgot, the four words go something along the lines of Legislation, then Registration, then Confiscation, then Extermination. That’s a pattern that’s been followed through history, and we’ve seen it in every major holocaust that human race has faced since the existence of firearms. So, be very, very wary of so- called Universal Background Checks. UBC is code for gun registration, which is simply the march toward those other things happening. Evan Nappen 06:00 They will once again ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. So, she wants to ban modern sporting rifles and standard capacity magazines. The Federal assault firearm ban was useless. It had no impact on crime, of course. Now, it did have some positive effects. One of the most positive effects, particularly the magazine capacity prohibition, was by limiting it to 10 rounds, it forced handgun makers to actually make handguns that were accurate. Now, they had to actually shoot well, because you can’t just spray and pray with 10 rounds. So, they had to improve accuracy and make handguns more concealable, but at a larger caliber. Since you could only carry 10 rounds, i

Episode 199-How New Jersey Gabs Guns Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 199 SUMMARY KEYWORDS guns, knife, new jersey, switchblade, otf, firearm, seized, law, fight, shoot, call, range, jersey, domestic violence, gun rights, tro, seizure, rights, part, blade SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:15 I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I’m going to dwell today in the area of how New Jersey grabs guns. How they basically steal your guns and gun rights right out from under you. I’ve seen case after case. By understanding the methods and the laws that New Jersey abuses to the fullest, you may be able to better protect yourself. Even if you’re thinking to yourself, hey, I don’t do anything that’s a problem. None of this that Nappen is talking about I would ever have anything to do with. Well, it doesn’t matter. Because if anyone in your household has any of these issues, everybody’s guns get seized. All the guns in the household get taken. Then you, as an innocent third party, you’re stuck having to fight to regain your guns and gun rights as the state claims that this problematic or prohibited person is in your household. Evan Nappen 01:37 So, what are the primary methods that New Jersey employs to steal guns? To disenfranchise individuals of their gun rights, and to have a continuous every day all law enforcement taking these actions. One by one, taking people’s guns. And you never hear a peep about this in the Imperial Media, of course. But that’s why you listen to Gun Lawyer. So, I’m going to explain how this works. One of the main laws, there’s about three of them, and then we’ll talk about the fourth that isn’t even a law. The main law that gets heavily abused is the domestic abuse law. Now, domestic violence, domestic violence abuse, it’s a serious topic. It’s important that we address those incidents. I totally get that. Nothing I’m about to say is meant to belittle anything about the seriousness of domestic violence. However, the domestic violence laws in New Jersey are so broad and all-encompassing that it is extremely easy to get at least a Temporary Restraining Order filed. Evan Nappen 03:17 With domestic violence, if an individual claims to be a victim of domestic violence and to be a victim, it’s statutorily defined as someone who’s a spouse, or someone who’s a household member, or someone who has a dating relationship with that person, etc., and that person makes a claim that a predicate act of domestic violence has occurred. This is basically the criminal code of laws, various offenses that are labeled as domestic violence offenses, when the alleged victim is someone in that category I just said. For a TRO to issue that person simply has to make essentially prima facie claim. You’re not involved in that. The other person is not involved in it. It’s done ex parte. They just tell the judge whatever story they want to tell. They could make up an utter and complete lie. And that often happens. We encounter Page – 1 – of 9 that a lot, but it doesn’t matter. If they put forward that predicate act, and the predicate acts run the gamut from attempted murder all the way down to harassment. Evan Nappen 04:49 Now, harassment in New Jersey is a crime, it isn’t a crime. New Jersey actually, technically, calls crimes felonies. But harassment as an offense is a petty disorderly person’s offense. The lowest level of criminal offense. The element of harassment is essentially doing something with the purpose to annoy. That’s essentially it. So, if any of you have ever annoyed your spouse or girlfriend, then arguably, you’ve committed harassment, and if they wanted to complain about it, they could at least get a TRO out of the box. Once that TRO issues, a Temporary Restraining Order, then as part of that Order, already preprinted on the form is a warrant to search and seize the guns of the defendant and anything that’s in the household where that defendant resides. So, we frequently get TROs that might be brought by a girlfriend of a son who’s living with the mother and father, and the mother’s and father’s guns get taken even though they had nothing to do with anything. It doesn’t matter. They all get seized. Of course, the defendant’s guns get seized. It doesn’t matter about how much of a lie may or may not have been told to get the TRO. All the guns get seized. Evan Nappen 06:15 Then you’re going to have a Final Restraining Order hearing where they decide whether to make the TRO a FRO (Final Restraining Order). If it becomes a FRO, then you’re barred from having guns under both New Jersey law and Federal law. But even if the TRO gets dismissed, you still are going to have to fight to get your guns back. Because what comes next is a Weapons Forfeiture

Episode 198-When Your Lawyer Sucks Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 198 Gun Lawyer — Episode 198 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS court, due process, gun, case, lawyer, great, firearms, permit, denial, carry, state, dismissed, law, healthcare facility, lieutenant colonel, judge, hearing, petitioner, denied, raised SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Louis Nappen, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:00 Hi. I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, today I have a guest on the show. One of my favorite guests to have on the show is my brother, Louis Nappen. Hi, Lou. Louis Nappen 00:30 Hi. We meet again. Evan Nappen 00:32 Yes. Lou, as many of you know, is also a gun lawyer. He works with me at the law firm, and Lou just had a nice win in the Appellate Division. This case is very interesting. There are some great lessons to learn here, some great takeaways, and we want to lay out for you what happened in this case. Now this case is called “In Re Application of A.J.J. for a Permit to Carry a handgun pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:58- 4.” That’s the actual title of the case. You can actually go online. If you go to our website with a transcript, we’ll have a link to the case if you want to see the actual case. (https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/court-opinions/2024/a0493-22.pdf) Evan Nappen 01:26 Louis, why don’t you lay out what happened here, some facts, and we’ll talk about the decision and what this case stands for. The takeaway, which in itself, is really this week’s GOFU. But go ahead. Louis Nappen 01:42 Well, it is, and it isn’t. Yeah, it is, and it isn’t. Now, first off, I once again win for having a long title, a long caption for a case. Every time I seem to have the longest captions for cases in terms of what they’re titled. But this case is an interesting case from my point of view that I want to educate your audience a little bit about. Two things. One, due process. Due process. You hear that thrown around a lot. It’s in the Fifth Amendment. You always hear about the Fifth Amendment with other things. Due process essentially means that they can’t take away your life, liberty and property without due process. And what does that mean? Essentially, under the law, it means notice of what the issue is and opportunity to be heard. That’s your Fifth Amendment right in the federal context. Then they applied it also to the States under the 14th. Page – 1 – of 13 Evan Nappen 02:39 So, there’s really fundamental fairness, right? Louis Nappen 02:44 That’s right. Fundamental fairness is that they’re not going to have a full out hearing without knowing why you’re there, and then you have an opportunity to present your case. That’s the two aspects of that. Evan Nappen 02:57 Right. And this, of course, is important when you’re dealing with hearings over licenses. Hearings for anything, even in criminal justice or in all the things we deal with all the time. Weapon forfeitures and what have you. In this case. Louis Nappen 03:17 Anything, anytime you are in court. Evan Nappen 03:18 In this case, what happened to AJJ? Louis Nappen 03:23 Yeah, then there’s the second aspect of this which we’ll get into, which is, I think, equally important. It’s about effective assistance of counsel. So, let me tell you about AJJ here. Our firm did not handle this case at the trial level, at the Superior Court. And what happened is he was approved for a Permit to Carry from Patterson, I believe it was. The police chief approved him. But this case goes back to when it was the two part scenario. First you get approval or disapproval of the application. Evan Nappen 04:04 Yes, this was the old law before the Carry Killer law, which got rid of judges. This is also a good example of why that was such a great idea to get rid of judges. Louis Nappen 04:17 Correct. This really shows it. So, he was approved by the police chief, and then it went up to the Superior Court. Actually, the Assignment Judge of the Superior Court, one of the higher judges there. AJJ was calling up saying, I was told it was sent up. Where’s my carry permit? Because they were the issuing authority at that time. They said the judge wants to discuss with you regarding your permit. You know, that kind of a thing. Evan Nappen 04:50 Okay, let me just say this. Anytime the court wants to talk to you, make sure you go there with a lawyer who knows what they’re doing. Do not walk into the lion’s den without an attorney. Period. But more than that, which this case is going to show, and you’ll get into it, your lawyer has to know what they’re doing. Go ahead. Page – 2 – of 13 Louis Nappen 05:13 So, what’s interesting is, as you just said, AJJ is a listener of your show, and he heard you say, don’t go to court on a gun thing without a lawyer. Unfortunately, he didn’t hire us. He di

Episode 197-Warning! Keystrokes are logged on all gun permit applications. Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 197 SUMMARY KEYWORDS law, firearm, unconstitutional, new jersey, new jersey’s, gun, colt, challenge, references, keystroke, guidelines, judge, jersey, decision, assault, ban, applications, listed, substantially, modern sporting rifle SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:00 Hi. I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, you know, I love doing this show. But this show is not just my voice, it’s also your voice. The reason I say that is I get a lot of great letters, emails, and such, from my beloved listeners. And I mean that sincerely. Often, these letters reveal things that need to be broadcast out to everybody, and it leads to discoveries of things that are just, oh, my God, kind of a moment. And that’s something I have to share with you today. Something extremely important that every New Jersey gun owner needs to know, and I bet you don’t know this. What I’m going to tell you, you do not know. Because even I didn’t know it, and I just live and breathe this stuff all day long. I didn’t know this, and it is a bit scary. It is yet another example of our loss of privacy and how Big Brother is spying on us. There are many lessons to take away from what I’m going to tell you next. Evan Nappen 01:31 So, here is an excellent letter that I received from Greg. Basically, I’m just going to paraphrase. I’m just going to tell you what the story is. So, Greg applied for a PTC in Jersey, and one of his references was his buddy, Mike. What he did is what most of us do. You ask your friends to be references. When you do your application for your carry permit, you tell your references. You always want to make sure your references know. So, when you put in the app online, they’re ready to get the email, and they do the reference pretty quickly. Push the button and send it off. That way the references don’t delay you in the processing of your license. You always want to make sure in advance that your references are on your side and good to go because that can cause a problem. Evan Nappen 02:43 Of course, one of his really great friends here was doing it, and he was absolutely 100 percent, no problem. But what happened was Mike, who basically wanted to play a practical joke, a prank on his good friend, which is something good friends do often. Right? Especially guys. Guy friends like to bust each other’s chops when they can and that’s all good. That’s what keeps a relationship, a good bromance together. Right? All good. So, what prank did Mike do? Well, what Mike did was when he got the reference email from the State, it asks, is there any reason why you would not endorse the above named firearms applicant to be issued a permit? He checked yes, and then where it said why? He wrote because he’s crazy. Then he took a picture of it with his cell phone so he could text that to his Page – 1 – of 9 buddy, Greg. Then he wiped that out. He erased it. He erased it, and then put the no. There was no reason he wouldn’t and then submitted it with a positive supportive reference. Evan Nappen 03:20 Well, lo and behold, Mike ends up getting a call about his unsubmitted answer. He gets a call from the authorities investigating it, and he tells him hey, it was a prank. And buddy, Greg, is like saying this person he knows. The police tell him that his keystrokes are logged so they had to investigate before approving the application. Folks, keep in mind, this is the big news. Anything you type when doing online applications to the Government, your keystrokes are logged. That’s right. Big Brother is watching your every keystroke, my friends, and I’m sure it’s not just on applications for a carry permit in New Jersey. Any of these online applications, especially anything you might deal with any agency in the Government. Keep in mind that your keystrokes are most likely being logged. This apparent report of the logged keystrokes was what the Government had, and they had to “investigate” over something that was not even submitted. Evan Nappen 05:55 Yeah, it’s kind of scary stuff when you think about the intrusion and the overwatch taking place on us. So, it is really important to be vigilant and to know these things. To be aware. Knowledge is power. This is a knowledge element that I bet none of you knew, and now you do know it. So, keep it in mind. When you’re filling out any of these Government applications, don’t screw around. Don’t joke around. Make sure the information you’re putting in is exactly what you’re intending to submit. It probably pays to write out separately, completely separately, from your application. Probably on paper, like old school, what you’re going to say before you even type it to protect your

Episode 196-The US Secret Service Could Not Get an NJ Carry Permit Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 196 SUMMARY KEYWORDS gun, new jersey, law, place, carry permit, shot, requirements, handgun, secret service, rifle, foo, program, guns, firearm, book, bolt action rifle, idf, gun laws, political assassinations, revolver SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:00 Hi. I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I’m sure you’ve been watching the news and following closely. I know I have. All the developments on the attempted assassination of President Trump. Of course, there’s lots of commentary and a severe lack of information out there, and it just makes the conspiracy theories run wild. It gets you thinking about all kinds of things. But I do want to point out some things that are in my wheelhouse that I’ve noticed, and things that I think my listeners of Gun Lawyer would appreciate. Evan Nappen 01:04 First of all, I’d like to state that it appears that the Secret Service would not qualify to get a New Jersey carry permit. Why am I saying that? Well, if you watched the video of the female Secret Service Agent who could not reholster her handgun, it was embarrassing, to say the least. I mean, folks, I can take my handgun in and out of my holster all day long without looking, and I bet you can too. The fact is that in order to get a carry permit in New Jersey under Murphy’s Carry Killer law, remember you had to have certain training and that training originated as the John Wick training standards. That’s what we called it. Then we were able to get out of the Attorney General an agreement that focused on core competency that we call CCARE. Now the CCARE standard, actually CCARE, people ask what does it mean? It stands for Civilian Carry Assessment and Range Evaluation. So, you need to have your CCARE certification. But what are the requirements for CCARE for any civilian gun owner in New Jersey who wishes a carry permit? Well, the CCARE requirements are actually quite simple, quite direct, and something that any competent shooter should be able to demonstrate, and we’ve discussed it on the show. Evan Nappen 02:51 But I want to review for you some of the key requirements of CCARE that would disqualify that Secret Service Agent which we all can watch on YouTube, on Facebook, on TikTok, all over. Watch that clip of whoever that woman is whose name has not been disclosed, who cannot reholster her gun, and why is that something? Well, one of the requirements under CCARE, and you can go right to the State Police website to download the qualification that you have to meet for the course. (https://nj.gov/njsp/firearms/pdf/CCARE_Protocol.pdf) Under 4. Course, Subsection d., it says, “To achieve a passing score of 80%, the participant must place a minimum of 40 shots within the border of a Q target silhouette during the untimed course of fire. The participant must also demonstrate safe Page – 1 – of 9 handling throughout, including safe loading, unloading, drawing, and re-holstering.” Re-holstering is a requirement of CCARE. If you watch the video, that Secret Service Agent would not pass. It further states that, “i. On command, from a secured and concealed holster position, draw and fire five rounds. Holster a safe, decocked, if applicable, weapon.” Aaannnnttt. Secret Service fail. Then you repeat the string of fire twice, firing a total of 10 rounds. Reload if required and holster a safe, decocked, if applicable, weapon. At the end of the course of fire, clear all weapons, and holster a safe and empty weapon. Evan Nappen 04:53 Oh, boy. So much for Secret Service qualifying for a civilian carry permit under New Jersey’s requirements. New Jersey even goes further and says you can have a substantially equivalent course, and it describes what that is. Under 5. Substantially Equivalent Courses, subsection d., it says. “The participant must demonstrate safe holstering and unholstering . . . ” You’ve got to do both during the shooting course. “. . . which must include safely drawing the weapon from a secured holster before firing at each of the required distances and re-holstering after completing the round.” So, as you can see, stressed throughout the CCARE is a requirement that the Secret Service Agent could not accomplish. Heh, that’s a real confidence builder, when it comes to protecting those folks that they’re assigned to protect, isn’t it? Oh, my God! It’s absolutely embarrassing. Embarrassing and it is something that just removes the confidence and faith that we might have in those folks who are assigned that critical task of protection. Evan Nappen 06:34 So, there you go, but it doesn’t end there with some of the fallout from the attempted assassination. And that’s because the Democrats, and that’s who it is, it’s a

Episode 195-What the media will NEVER tell you! Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 195 SUMMARY KEYWORDS gun, gun rights, new jersey, handgun, exemption, law, shoot, president trump, gun laws, vance, homeless, firearm, evan, place, bb gun, carry, question, vehicle, firearms, lawyer SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:00 Hi. I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. Well, we sure had a hell of a week that’s for sure. I mean, history is being made before our very eyes, and, of course, we’ve been watching. I’m sure all of you have been watching as events unfold. And, you know, as gun people as we are, we’re always interested in hardware being employed at any time, good or bad. One of the things some folks have asked is, does anyone know what gun the deceased would be assassin was using? They’re not making a big deal about the specific model, but I did discover it. This is from an article on Fox News where it talks about the FBI gaining access to the would-be killer’s, well, he is a killer. He killed the great man there who was a fire chief and beloved family man and wounded two others seriously. (https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-has-gained-access-thomas-matthew-crooks-phone-trump- assassination-attempt) Evan Nappen 01:26 So, the firearm that he used, by the way, was a DPMS AR-15 type gun, if anyone’s wondering what it was. It was a DPMS. And so, what? AR is the most popular firearm, modern sporting rifle in America. So, it’s not a surprise that a gun that’s popular, that’s in such common use, can be used for good or bad. It’s not the gun; it’s the person. Here we see this person who almost took out President Trump and thank God he didn’t. Instead, we really see what an opposite effect is taking place. We saw what has to be the ultimate cognitive tests that anyone has ever undertook, which is, how do you react after being shot in an attempted assassination? And what did we see? We saw President Trump rising up after being wounded by the round. He rose up, and he held up his fist. His cheek has that blood like war paint, and what does he do there with the American flag behind him? That iconic picture that will live on forever. Even going on the cover of Time Magazine. Even they have to put that photo on their cover, as much as they’re a bunch of lefties. And what is it? What does it say? It says fight. Keep fighting. Fight no matter what. Talk about inspiration. Evan Nappen 03:37 You know, when folks face danger, when you’re gripped with that moment of extreme peril and fear, they say that people have essentially three reactions, although sometimes it’s reduced down to two. It’s known as fight or flight. I’m sure you’ve heard that. But it’s actually fight, flight, or fear; a fight, flight or freeze from the fear. Fight, flight, or freeze. And what you saw there, without staging, without teleprompters, without prescreening and preparation, as his opponent has to do to even get through an Page – 1 – of 9 event, you saw President Trump react in the most inspiring and amazing way. And that was a pure fight reaction. And that was his message. We have to fight. We have to fight for our rights. We have to fight so that we can protect, not just our Second Amendment rights, but protect America, and I know that you realize that. Evan Nappen 04:57 These are things that we’ve been reflecting on, but one of the key things, I think of great interest that you may not be hearing a lot about and that I want to share with you is the vice presidential choice by President Trump, which was to pick J.D. Vance. Now J.D. Vance is a young man, relatively speaking, and he was chosen by President Trump. It’s an amazing pick by the President because if you know his backstory, that he actually wrote a book about called Hillbilly Elegy and that book became a movie, Hillbilly Elegy. It became a movie. You can watch it today on Netflix, and now it’s back in the top 10 on Netflix, even though I think the movie didn’t come out till 2020. But the deal is, you know, he comes from Appalachia. That’s his roots. And it’s a great movie to watch, to really see this individual that came up from this poor, but very prideful family. Just a difficult culture to excel from, you know, the challenges that that presents. He did that very thing and dealt with many problems in his environment, and it’s a lot to admire about him. He joined the Marines. Then he went to Yale Law School and graduated top of his class, and he ended up being very successful in business. Evan Nappen 07:00 One of the things that is of great importance to us is, well, what is his stand on what’s near and dear to us? What is J.D. Vance’s position when it comes to gun rights? I have an article here from guns.com, and it’s called, “Where does J.D. Vance, Trump&#

Episode 194-Crossing State Lines? Beware! Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 194 SUMMARY KEYWORDS gun, firearm, massachusetts, carry, new jersey, state, carrying, unloaded, case, court, law, qualify, defendant, hartman, transporting, license, jersey, friend, person, lockbox SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:00 Hi. I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I picked up on an interesting article in one of my favorite 2A news feeds which is AmmoLand. AmmoLand Shooting Sports News. (AmmoLand.com) They had an important story here posted by Chuck Michel, who’s friend of mine. He’s a Second Amendment attorney in California. It says, “Second Amendment Law Center to File Amicus Brief in Nonresident Carry Rights case”. (https://www.ammoland.com/2024/07/second-amendment-law-center- to-file-amicus-brief-in-nonresident-carry-rights-case/#axzz8ftPVmKUG) Evan Nappen 00:52 Now, what makes this really interesting is this is a case coming out of Massachusetts. However, this could dramatically affect, arguably down the road, all the other states, including New Jersey. It could directly affect New Jerseyans that travel into bad states and often others that travel into New Jersey. This case is Commonwealth vs. Donnell. This is an actual criminal case now. So, what’s great is it’s what they call a case in controversy because we have a real guy, a real criminal defendant, and it’s an actual case. So, there’s nothing about “standing” here for them to get out from under it. The defendant was a New Hampshire resident, and he was criminally charged with carrying a firearm without a gun permit from Massachusetts, while in Massachusetts. What we like to call taxechusetts. Evan Nappen 02:06 And what happened there was he made a case, a defense, that the law requiring that license in Massachusetts is unconstitutional. It’s very interesting here. The trial court in Massachusetts ruled, and I’m quoting now from the case, “a law-abiding resident of New Hampshire who is exercising his Constitutional right should not become a felon by exercising that right while he is traveling through Massachusetts merely because he has not obtained a Massachusetts license to carry . . . This Court can think of no other constitutional right which a person loses simply by traveling beyond his home state’s border . . .” Evan Nappen 02:59 Boy isn’t that powerful! Especially that last line. Think about that. I can’t think of any other constitutional right, can you? Which you lose simply because you cross a state line? Cross out of your home state into another state? That’s really good stuff. And what happened was the Commonwealth of Page – 1 – of 8 Massachusetts did something that’s pretty unusual. They brought an appeal. The Government brought an appeal, and they brought it to the highest court in Massachusetts, what is called the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. So, they brought it, essentially almost a direct appeal, so to speak, skipping the intermediate courts. They didn’t go through what would be the normal appeals process. And lo and behold, the Court accepted it. So, this means that the highest court in Massachusetts is now going to consider this case. This is very significant, because whatever that court decides, the next step can immediately be asking the United States Supreme Court to review this matter. And, of course, if the U.S. Supreme Court takes it up, that can have amazing ramifications. It would, in effect, give an ability to have national reciprocity, created by a court case. Think how great that would be. Evan Nappen 04:44 In the opinion of the top court in Massachusetts, the Court specifically asked for amicus briefs and folks that want to supply them. They were soliciting for amicus, it’s a friend of the court briefs, so that other interested parties could put their position forward. They’ve basically summarized the question as to whether the judge in the court below, that made that ruling that we just discussed, erred, decided wrong, that the law “violated the defendants’ constitutional rights to equal protection and interstate travel, as well as their rights under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, where the defendants were non-residents of Massachusetts charged in Massachusetts with carrying a firearm without a license, where the defendants could legally possess a firearm in their home State, and where there is no evidence that they applied for any license pursuant to the Massachusetts firearms licensing laws.” Evan Nappen 06:02 Let me just tell you about non-resident Massachusetts laws. They suck. Because a resident of MA can apply and get a carry, and I think it’s good for about five years for the resident. But a non-resident license is only good for one year, one year, and it’s like $100, one year. In or

Episode 193-Storing Guns Outside Your Home Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 193 SUMMARY KEYWORDS taft, new jersey, put, ffl, gun, vending machines, ammo, president, carry, holster, roosevelt, sword, terms, storage, good, interesting, range, firearm, fanny pack, durandal SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:00 Hi. I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I get asked often, where can I store my firearms, but not in my home? If I need to find a place of temporary storage? What can I do? Are there places that offer that? It can get a little tricky in New Jersey because you can’t just go and bring your guns to your friend’s house and have them hold it. That’s not a legal transfer. That’s deemed an illegal transfer. So, what can folks in Jersey do? Well, a good friend of the show, John Petrolino, just put out an excellent article called “NJ NICS Research Center Knocks it out of the Park on Storage Map.” (https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/07/05/nj-nics-research-center-knocks-it-out-of-the-park- on-storage-map-n1225497) And I think they did, too. I agree with John. He did some great coverage here of the NJ NICS Research Center. This is an article that you can find on BearingArms, which is a great aggregate news site, and they have great writers like John. This is very interesting. This whole idea of gun storage, temporarily, outside the home. Sometimes gun owners need that because of various circumstances. They don’t want to leave their guns maybe at home when they’re going on vacation or going out of state for a while. Or sometimes there are situations in the home where they just don’t want firearms to be there. Whatever the reason, there is a movement on the anti-gun side, which is true, to facilitate offsite storage and how to do it legally. Evan Nappen 02:13 So much so that what makes this so interesting is that the New Jersey Government tried to set up a safe storage, firearm storage, map through the Rutgers New Jersey Gun Violence, it’s always “gun violence”, you know, not criminal violence, Research Center. This was put together by Murphy, and they spent $3 million of our tax dollars to do this. Frankly, their site sucks, which you might expect. But the NNRC did an excellent job. They really researched and put the time in and came up with their list and recommendations. They made sure that the places confirmed it and were able and legal to do so. When you go to their website, which the link is in John Petrolino’s article, of course, but you can go to njnics.com, they have the New Jersey “Firearm Storage Map”. They have other things there, too, that’s of great interest. Their number one recommendation by the way, on the website is FSS Armory in Pine Brook, New Jersey, and Elite Tactical Academy in Easton, PA. They have the information there. Evan Nappen 03:55 But what’s interesting and was pointed out right on their site is that many fraudulent maps are published by anti-gun organizations that wish to disarm the public. One such map was published, as we Page – 1 – of 8 mentioned, by the Rutgers Gun Violence, “Gun Violence”, Research Center, and it cost $3 million. What NJNICS did is they did OPRA (Open Public Records Act) requests, and they put this together. By the way, Rutgers’ expenses were $107,672. NJNIC’s expenses were zero, by the way, and the New Jersey grant, paid by you and me, was $3 million. All right. Keep in mind that NJNICS is not sponsored by any firearm business. They have a storage map, and it’s literally mapped out. They list their top picks. Evan Nappen 04:58 Their top picks are the FSS Armory. They’re in Pine Brook. And Elite Tactical Academy in Easton. Griffin and Howe in Andover, and they have Gunsitters in East Hanover. These are their top picks. They do put under Gunsitters, “inquire about FFL details”. That’s on the website. The other three are straight out recommendations because they are FFLs. Apparently, Gunsitters is not and that’s why they put that little red warning there under that. But these are their top picks. It does say there are more options and that includes Gun for Hire in Woodland Park. They got an “honorable mention”. They have an FFL license. Hackettstown Firearms Storage. They’re an FFL. Tactical Training Center Range in Flemington. They’re an FFL. Full Metal Jacket Range in Ocean View. They’re an FFL. Range 609 in Rio Grande. They’re an FFL. RTSP Range in Randolph and Union Hill. They’re an FFL, as well. Reloaderz in Wayne, and they’re an FFL. You can see their recommendations, their listings and the research that they’ve done. So that if you are looking to store firearms outside your home, even temporarily, these are some places that you could see if they meet your needs. According to N

Episode 192-The Great NJ Carry Review Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 192 SUMMARY KEYWORDS carry, place, prohibited, gun, law, firearm, new jersey, state, prohibition, part, exemption, permit, vehicle, jersey, licensed, facility, sensitive, private property, including, educational facility SPEAKERS Speaker 3, Evan Nappen EvanNappen 00:00 Hi. I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, I recently heard a joke and thought I’d share it with you. Don’t hold it against me before we get into the meat of this show. It goes something like this. So, the police were summoned to the scene of a domestic violence shooting. When the cops get there, they see a woman, and they say, Ma’am, did you just shoot your husband with that 9 mm? The woman says, yes, I did. So, the police said, well, why did you do that? And she said, well, let me tell you. I just mopped the floor, and that jerk, after I’ve told him so many times, just walked across it in his dirty freakin’ boots. The officer, of course, called in to the station to tell them about this. His Lieutenant gets on the phone, and he says, say, did you arrest the woman yet? Have you placed her under arrest? The officer said no, sir. I haven’t. The Lieutenant says well, why not? Why not? He said, well, sir, the floor was still wet. So, anyway, there you go. If any of you are married, you’ll understand that one. Yeah, that’s for sure. EvanNappen 01:47 So, I get a lot of letters, and I love getting those letters. The ask Evan about all the crazy gun laws going on in Jersey. But I’ll tell you a letter that keeps popping up, a question that keeps popping up, and I’m dedicating this show. So, here is a sample letter of the question, and we’re going to deal with this completely on this show. Here’s the question. This one’s from Barry, but I’ve gotten many other letters similar. I just need to do a show on New Jersey carry. Basically, where you can and can’t carry. Barry writes, I would like to ask you if there’s an updated list of “sensitive places”. He has my book, he looked at other information and all kinds of things, and he just wants to know. Barry, I appreciate the sentiment. EvanNappen 02:44 Because so many folks have asked, let us review New Jersey’s “sensitive places” law so you can go back and reference on this show. Now when things change, I’m going to let you know. Because we are currently litigating this. We being the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs. I’m not officially part of that litigation. But, of course, I help the Association at times, and the Association is a sponsor. I am proud to have them as a sponsor of the show. We should be seeing some results shortly. But let’s talk about what is the current situation when it comes to carrying in New Jersey. Where can you carry? Where can’t you carry? What happened was, after the Bruen decision, New Jersey flipped out, basically, and decided to have a big ol hissy fit over the case that could make it clear that their ploy that Page – 1 – of 9 had stopped law-abiding citizens for over half a century from being able to carry in New Jersey. The so- called “justifiable need” trick or block that was in the law and then extrapolated, interpreted, by the court to create this standard that essentially no one could meet. You had to show urgent necessity. Urgent necessity was defined by having to demonstrate that you personally are subject to threats of serious bodily harm or death and that carrying a handgun was the only way to avert those threats. So, basically, in Jersey, you know, if you’ve just been shot and killed, you then qualified for a carry license. This ensured that it was virtually impossible to get, and there were less than 600 civilian carries. Now, since the advent of Bruen, there’s almost 40,000 or more carry licenses, and it’s growing every day. EvanNappen 04:56 But when this law passed, the anti-Second Amendment folks, the Democrats, let’s just call it for what it is, the Democrats, couldn’t handle this. So, they said, look, we can no longer stop the issuance of permits with our old little gambit there of “justifiable need”. Let’s limit where you can use them. Let’s go at the utilitarian value of having a carry permit and try to limit it to the maximum that we can. So, they passed what we call the Carry Killer law. Now, it was challenged in federal court, and we did get an injunction over a good chunk of the provisions. Then the State appealed, and they got a stay on the injunctive relief, meaning they became effective again, until the appellate court rules on it. Now, not all of them were enjoined, not all of them got the stay removing the injunction. So, what it means is, there were still some of the lower court findings of declaration of unc

Episode 191-Guns and Penises Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 191 SUMMARY KEYWORDS firearm, new jersey, guns, carry, law, gun owner, gun ownership, gun, automatic shotgun, renewal, required, assault, permit, bayonet mount, requirement, semi, insurance, shotguns, put, criteria SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:00 Hi, I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, you may have heard. It’s kind of like a thing that the anti-gunners and folks, particularly feminists, arguably radical feminist, like to push this a lot. They like to say that men who like guns, oh, they’re compensating for their small penises. Right? You’ve probably heard that BS out there before about that. Well, what’s really interesting is somebody’s group, an anti-gun group, believe it or not, decided to actually research that topic. Yes. They are going to decide and see if, you know, how do guns play out in terms of sexual satisfaction for gun owners? This is from an article by one of my favorite authors, who I’ve mentioned before, Dean Weingarten at AmmoLand. You should all subscribe to AmmoLand. It’s a free service, and they’ll send you the daily news feed. Evan Nappen 01:49 This article is about that very research on those who own guns. (https://www.ammoland.com/2024/06/research-finds-men-who-own-guns-have-greater-sexual- satisfaction/#axzz8dtg6VuAi) What’s really interesting about this research is that it shows a significant correlation between the possession of guns and a man’s satisfaction with his sexual equipment. That’s right. That’s right. So, as the antis like to put out there this other opposite view, it’s really a fantasy and a falsehood that they’re putting out there about this situation. For example. Dean Weingarten in the article quotes the Huffington Post, right the HuffPost, which is a known left wing site. In the article from the HuffPost in 2016, “the compulsion to own firearms stems from an unconscious need to compensate for a deep-seated psychological sense of insecurity and inadequacy in terms of power: in males, specifically for having a small or smaller-than-desired penis.” Evan Nappen 03:23 Well, guess what? Researchers decided to actually test this to see if this in fact is true. They decided to investigate it. This research and all was funded by a group that wants to disarm the American population. It was financially supported by an organization called “Change the Ref”, whose “mission is shifting America’s social response to gun violence. . .”, there you go, “gun violence”, not criminal violence, of course. You know that same old BS, “gun violence”. “. . . by uniting creativity, activism, disruption, and education.” The researchers state that although “Change the Ref” has a clear anti-gun stance, it had no role in the planning or implementation of the study. And I gotta say, I guess that’s actually true. Because this study was published in the American Journal of Men’s Health. Page – 1 – of 7 Evan Nappen 04:35 Guess what they found out, folks? Exactly the opposite, the opposite. They found that the more male gun owners were satisfied with their penis size, the more they were likely to own guns, to own more guns, and to own military-style rifles. That’s right. The more guns, particularly the more so-called assault firearms you own, the more satisfied you are with your penis size, sexuality, and sexual performance. Imagine that. Yep. And what’s interesting here is Mr. Weingarten quotes from the study, a nice little abstract here, in which the study said, “we formally examine the association between penis size dissatisfaction and gun ownership in America. The primary hypothesis, derived from the psychosexual theory of gun ownership, asserts that men who are more dissatisfied with the size of their penises will be more likely to personally own guns. To test this hypothesis, we used data collected from the 2023 Masculinity, Sexual Health, and Politics (MSHAP) survey, a national probability sample of 1,840 men, and regression analysis to model personal gun ownership as a function of penis size dissatisfaction, experiences with penis enlargement, social desirability, masculinity, body mass, mental health, and a range of sociodemographic characteristics.” Evan Nappen 06:42 “We find that men who are more dissatisfied with the size of their penises are less likely to personally own guns across outcomes, including any gun ownership, military-style rifle ownership, and total number of guns owned. The inverse association between penis size dissatisfaction and gun ownership is linear; however, the association is weakest among men ages 60 and older. With these findings in mind, we failed to observe any differences in personal gun ownership between men who have and h

Episode 190-Gun Unsafety Groups Also Available OnPodcast TranscriptGun Lawyer Episode 190 SUMMARY KEYWORDS gun, firearm, new jersey, law, rifle, put, safety, immediate family members, dealer, folks, rights, transfer, muzzleloader, mikey, guns, disclose, lieutenant colonel, switchblade, idf, state SPEAKERS Evan Nappen, Speaker 3 Evan Nappen 00:00 Hi. I’m Evan Nappen, and welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, these anti-gun groups, the entire anti-gun propaganda movement, no longer go forward saying they’re anti-gun. They don’t say they want to take away the Second Amendment, even though they do. In fact, they’re going to have to push that, given the trifecta of wins in the Supreme Court. But what they try to put out there to soft sell their radical anti- rights agenda is gun safety. We just want gun safety laws. Gun safety. I mean, they don’t know jack about gun safety. They think any gun law that takes away gun rights is somehow enhancing gun safety. But that’s not what gun safety is about. Gun Safety is about the safe handling of firearms. Not the banning of firearms. Not taking away our rights to possess guns and defend ourselves and carry guns and to do all those things lawfully. That has nothing to do with gun safety. So, they don’t actually do training courses. They don’t actually put forward materials on gun safety, but this is what they promote. They call it gun safety, and then sell their destruction of our rights under that banner. Then their cohorts in the media will run with it and say, oh, a Gun Safety Group wants to do this or that. Evan Nappen 02:00 So, this I found particularly rich and delightful. And that was what happened in Maine. Now this is from an article written by Dean Weingarten, who’s one of my favorite gun writers. You can find him on AmmoLand. His articles are always excellent. I always love what Dean writes, and I’m a big fan of Dean Weingarten. So, if you want to read his stuff, and I would strongly recommend that you do, subscribe to AmmoLand Shooting Sports News. (https://www.ammoland.com/) Every day they will send you a news feed of the top gun stories, and a lot of it is original material from great writers. Dean is one of them. In this article, it’s entitled “Gun Control Group has Negligent Discharge at Police Station.” (https://www.ammoland.com/2024/06/gun-control-group-has-negligent-discharge-at-police- station/#axzz8dEjicRrE) This is just hilarious. Luckily, no one was injured or wouldn’t be so funny. Evan Nappen 03:13 But this anti-gun organization known as Humanium Metal, I’m not kidding, this is their libtard name for their group. Humanium Metal was destroying firearms at a Maine Police Department at Old Orchard Beach. The firearms were collected as part of a push by a disarmament group, an anti-2A disarmament group, called, ready for this, folks? The Maine Gun Safety Coalition. Of course, they put gun safety in their name. They’re out to get our rights, take them away, etc. So, the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, while in the process of destruction, one of the firearms discharged! That’s right. So much for gun safety Page – 1 – of 11 for the Maine Gun Safety Coalition. Not that they actually do anything about or even know anything about Gun Safety. They’re just the Gun Safety Coalition so they can sell us their garbage in taking away all right. So, what happened was this. The Humanium Metal organization was working with the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, which is basically the Maine anti-gun coalition, and they were destroying firearms (collected by local Maine police departments). Folks who turned in their guns and wanted to have a safe disposal, safe disposal. Apparently, the Humanium Metal group doesn’t know what the hell they’re doing, because a muzzleloading firearm that was turned in for destruction, that they had to destruct, discharged! Evan Nappen 05:13 So, what they do is they use a chop saw in destroying perfectly fine firearms, somehow thinking they’re doing good by doing this. On one hand, they are doing good by doing it because the less used guns there are, it means more new guns get sold by manufacturers and dealers. It does, in that regard at least, help the firearms business in America. I mean, on the other hand, it’s sad to see any gun destroyed. It’s kind of like the effect after the war, when America dumped its surplus jeeps and all kinds of army surplus into the ocean or otherwise destroyed it so they wouldn’t ruin the business of manufacturing. They didn’t want to harm that. So, they got rid of all this fine equipment, so that manufacturers could continue to do business and make money. So, I guess, inadvertently, they’re aiding the gun industry. And for that, I’m glad. But, of course, their approach is to make this political statement, and they use the cover of gun safety. Evan Nappen 06:23