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On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Dan and Sam discuss the Korean Americans that defended their Koreatown businesses during the 1992 LA riots. The riots of the spring of 2020 are far from without precedent in the United States. Indeed, they seem to happen once a generation at least. The 1992 Los Angeles Riots are such an example of these "generational riots." And while most people know about the riots, less known – though quite well known at the time – were the phenomenon of the so-called "Roof Koreans." The Roof Koreans were spontaneous self-defense forces organized by the Korean community of Los Angeles, primarily centered in Koreatown, in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. Despite their best efforts, over 2,200 Korean-owned businesses were looted or burned to the ground during the riots. It is chilling to imagine how many would have suffered the same fate had the Koreans not been armed. Standing on the rooftops of Koreatown shops they and their families owned, clad not in body armor or tactical gear, but instead dressed like someone's nerdy dad, often smoking cigarettes, but always on alert, the Roof Koreans provide a stirring example of how free Americans of all races can defend their own communities without relying upon outside help. The Koreans of Los Angeles were the ultimate marginalized minority group. They were subject to discrimination and often victimized by the black community of the city. Due to language barriers and other factors, they lacked the political clout of other minority groups, such as the large Mexican community of Los Angeles County. This in spite of their clear economic success in the city beginning in the 1970s and 80s. The reasons for the tensions between the Korean and black communities of Los Angeles pre-dates the riots, which were largely just the match that ignited the powder keg that had been this region of Los Angeles for years. To understand what happened in Koreatown in 1992, it is necessary to understand much more than simply the Rodney King trial and the resulting riots. You can read the full article "Roof Koreans: How Civilians Defended Koreatown from Racist Violence During the 1992 LA Riots" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Roof Koreans: How Civilians Defended Koreatown from Racist Violence During the 1992 LA Riots Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this guest episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam invites Jeremy Carl onto the show. Jeremy Carl is a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute and a writer at The American Mind, as well as a number of other publications. He joined Sam to discuss the future of a fighting conservatism and the deep ideology of the hard left in America. Jeremy's Links: Jeremy Carl on Twitter: @jeremycarl4 Hoover Institution | Jeremy Carl Stanford Program on Energy and Sustainable Development | Jeremy Carl The Claremont Institute | Jeremy Carl The Breakthrough Institute | Jeremy Carl The American Mind | Jeremy Carl National Review | Jeremy Carl Climate One | Jeremy Carl Other Helpful Links: Deplatformed: How Big Tech Companies & Corporate America Subvert the Second Amendment The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45

On this episode of The Resistance Library Podcast Dan and Sam discuss the overall decline in American participation in social life. Church attendance in the United States is at an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll released in April 2019. This decline has not been a steady one. Indeed, over the last 20 years, church attendance has fallen by 20 percent. This might not sound like cause for concern off the bat. And if you're not a person of faith, you might rightly wonder why you would care about such a thing. Church attendance is simply a measure of something deeper: social cohesion. It's worth noting that the religions with the highest rate of attendance according to Pew Forum have almost notoriously high levels of social cohesion: Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, Evangelical Protestants, Mormons and historically black churches top the list. There's also the question of religious donations. Religious giving has declined by 50 percent since 1990, according to a 2016 article in the New York Times. This means people who previously used religious services to make ends meet now either have to go without or receive funding from the government. This, in turn, strengthens the central power of the state. It is our position that civil society – those elements of society which exist independently of big government and big business – are essential to a functioning and free society. What's more, these institutions are in rapid decline in the United States, and have been for over 50 years. Such a breakdown is a prelude to tyranny, and has been facilitated in part (either wittingly or unwittingly) by government policies favoring deindustrialization, financialization and centralization of the economy as well as the welfare state. The historical roots of this breakdown are explored below, along with what concerned citizens can do to mitigate its impact on their loved ones. You can read the full article "Bowling Alone: How Washington Has Helped Destroy American Civil Society and Family Life" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Bowling Alone: How Washington Has Helped Destroy American Civil Society and Family Life Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On today's episode Dan and Sam discuss Milton Friedman, the Godfather of American conservative libertarianism. Friedman was, at a time when it was deeply unfashionable in official circles, a fierce critic of Keynesian economics. He was a leader of the second generation of libertarian economists to come out of the University of Chicago. Among the people recruited or mentored by him at the university include Thomas Sowell, Gary Becker, Robert Fogel and Robert Lucas, Jr. Friedman often used the jargon and methodology of Keynesians while rejecting their basic premises, coming to very different conclusions than his Keynesian counterparts. One of his groundbreaking theoretical innovations is the notion of a natural rate of unemployment. Friedman believed that when the unemployment rate was too low, inflation was the result. Using this and his unique interpretation of the Phillips Curve, Friedman predicted "stagflation" long before there was even a word for such things. Friedman likewise broke with Austrian orthodoxy in advocating for small, controlled expansions of the money supply as the proper monetary policy. This became known as "monetarism" – the theory leveraged by the Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis. As an advisor to both United States President Ronald Reagan and United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, it can be said that, in some ways, Milton Friedman was the forerunner of neoliberal economics on the international scale. You can read the full article "Milton Friedman: The Forgotten History of the Godfather of Conservative Libertarianism" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Milton Friedman: The Forgotten History of the Godfather of Conservative Libertarianism Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam invites gun rights advocate and journalist, David Codrea, to the show. David Codrea is that rarest of creatures in the 21st century -- a skilled and principled investigative journalist, willing to overturn stones to find the truth underneath. It was his strong journalistic chops that made him instrumental in breaking the story that the world knows as "Operation Fast and Furious," a part of Project Gunrunner, an ATF policy of allowing illegal gun purchases to happen in a vain attempt to catch bigger fish that resulted in the death of a Border Patrol agent and countless others. Sam had Mr. Codrea on The Resistance Library Podcast to talk about the importance of actual, principled journalism today, as well as how he broke the Fast and Furious Scandal to the broader world and the importance of digital security. David's Links: @dcodrea on Twitter David Codrea | AmmoLand Shooting Sports News David Codrea | GunDigest David Codrea | Muck Rack The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance David Codrea | The Truth About Guns Helpful Links: Operation Fast and Furious: The Forgotten History of the ATF's Notorious Gunwalking Scandal History of the ATF: How the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Became Corrupt & Abusive The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dan and Sam discuss everything from the origins of militarized police during Prohibition to DARPA and the future of police militarization in the U.S. The claim often heard from those attempting to pass more gun control legislation is that all they're trying to do is get the "weapons of war off our streets," but it's simply untrue that "weapons of war" are available to the general public. You'd last about three minutes in a conventional war with an AR-15, even with one of the most aggressive builds you can get your hands on (that doesn't mean it's impossible for guerilla uprisings to defeat powerful enemies). The truth is that the only people with "weapons of war" on America's streets are, increasingly, the police. Thanks primarily to the Pentagon's 1033 program which allows law enforcement agencies to get their hands on Department of Defense technology and the Bush-era War on Terror, American police have received a startling amount of heavy-duty, military-grade hardware. Between 1998 and 2014, the dollar value of military hardware sent to police departments skyrocketed from $9.4 million to $796.8 million. And just as when "all you've got is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail", militarized police have become more willing to use their new weapons when carrying out law enforcement tasks. For example, the number of SWAT raids in the United States grew dramatically from about 3,000 in 1980, to a whopping 50,000 SWAT raids in 2014, according to The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. To say that the militarization of the police is nothing new is to ignore America's recent history as well as the long-standing model of a peace officer. As the police have militarized and the Pentagon backs major players in Hollywood, the focus has shifted from one who keeps the peace to one who enforces the law - and that's an important difference. You can read the full article "Weapons of War On Our Streets: A Guide to the Militarization of America's Police" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Weapons of War On Our Streets: A Guide to the Militarization of America's Police Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On today's episode Dan and Sam discuss the legendary firearms inventor and manufacturer, Sam Colt. Known as the 'great equalizer,' Sam Colt's revolver handgun was revolutionary and in its wake it left a nation iconic for its gun ownership and firearm obsession. Eliminating the need to reload, Colt pistols forever changed the game. This is his forgotten story and how his legacy lives on to this day. Born on July 19, 1814, in Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt played a vital role in American culture and folklore. The inventor and creator of the first handheld revolver, Sam Colt made it possible to have a handgun that could fire rapidly without needing to be reloaded after every shot. Known as the great equalizer, it's been said that "Abe Lincoln may have freed all men, but Sam Colt made them equal." Colt's knack for inventing and his passion for firearms paved the way for the American fascination with guns. Some would argue that it's because of Samuel Colt (and his shrewd business and advertising sense) that Colt became a household name, both during his lifetime and now, 200 years after his birth. You can read the full article "Sam Colt: The Forgotten History of America's Legendary Firearms Inventor and Manufacturer" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Sam Colt: The Forgotten History of America's Legendary Firearms Inventor and Manufacturer Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this guest episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam Jacobs has Matthew Larosiere on the show. Matthew Larosiere is the Director of Legal Policy at the Firearms Policy Coalition and an unashamed supporter of the Second Amendment without exceptions. He is also an early adopter of the 3D printer, something that he has become very skilled at using to make full firearms, firearms components, and other pieces. He believes that 3D printed guns are not just a Second Amendment issue, but also a First Amendment issue. His position in the FPC brings him into close contact with breaking legal issues and emerging attacks on the Second Amendment. Sam talked with Mr. Larosiere about the reaction of the Michigan Legislature to legally armed protesters, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's move to ban so-called "ghost guns" without due legal process and, of course, 3D printed guns and why they're so important -- and cool. For a full transcript of Sam's interview see below. Matthew's Links: Matthew's Twitter: @MattLaAtLaw Firearms Policy Coalition | Matthew Larosiere Cato.org | Matthew Larosiere Washington Examiner | Matthew Larosiere The Federalist | Matthew Larosiere National Review | Matthew Larosiere Daily News | Matthew Larosiere FEE.org | Matthew Larosiere The Truth About Guns | Matthew Larosiere Other Helpful Links: 3D-Printed Firearms and Defense Distributed: A Guide to Understanding "Ghost Guns" The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Transcript of Episode: Sam Jacobs (32s): Welcome back to the Resistance Library Podcast from Ammo.com. I'm your host, Sam Jacobs. And I am here today with Matthew Larosiere. Matthew Larosiere is the director of legal policy at the Firearms Policy Coalition. The first thing I'd like you to do is just kind of tell everyone who doesn't know what the Firearms Policy Coalition does. Just kind of give me the like nickel tour of what it is you guys do over there. Matthew Larosiere: Well, we are a 501c4 nonprofit, a grassroots advocacy organization. So we engage in, you know, your ordinary advocacy. We also do direct lawsuits, research, you know, public information requests, basically where a full service gun rights group. We do everything from. So like my department is kind of like a think tank and grassroots department where we research different policy areas and what logic is behind them. And also the principles underlining, you know, our side of the issue, which is, you know, freedom. But, but yeah, so we're a full service, no compromise gun rights organization. And that means, you know, we don't, there's no second amendment, but with us, I'm a, I'm a big fan of machine guns and light tanks. So that should tell you what you need to know. Sam Jacobs: Yeah. I, I, you know, it's funny because I instantly thought like, "Oh, so you're, you guys are cool with machine guns," as are we, so that's fine. We're very much on the same page. And I figured that we would be, but the language that you used was like, Oh yeah, they're so of course they want to repeal the 1986 gun control act, which... Matthew Larosiere: Uh...I'd go further. I've got a machine gun right here, actually. [machine gun sound] But why start with just FOPA, right? Why not go all the way back to GCA and NFA? It's all garbage. Sam Jacobs: Sure, sure. And you will find absolutely no disagreement from me there whatsoever. Do you mind telling us about your machine gun? Matthew Larosiere: This one here is a STEN Mk. II, you know, 1942 made at ENC company in England during the war. I've also got here a Chauchat 1915, a Costa Rican Breda, and Chatellerault light machine rifle. Sam Jacobs (3m 0s): It's funny because every guy that I know who has machine guns, like they're like potato chips, you can't get just one. Matthew Larosiere (3m 4s): No, it's impossible. And then also getting a pro tip is get weird ones like mine, because they're way cheaper. Sam Jacobs: Why is that? Matthew Larosiere: Because everybody wants an M 16, everybody wants a Thompson and you know, there's only so many on the registry, but then like, like a Breda is a seven millimeter, four shot burst rifle that no one's ever even heard of. So yeah, you'll get away with paying that what you might pay for, you know, a really nice semi auto rifle. Sam Jacobs (3m 32s): Well, that's good. I'm glad that you're helping our listeners to source their fully automatic machine guns. I, and I genuinely am. And also, you know, I was going to ask like, why we need the firearms policy coalition when we have the militant defenders of the Second Amendment at the NRA. That's a joke for anyone who's not picking it up. Matthew Larosiere (3m 56s): Yeah. Well, I mean, I know, you know, I don't talk about the Jones's, you know... they, they do all kinds of work. They've got, you know, there, there are things that everybody in this area h

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dan and Sam discuss the iconic "Tank Man" and the Tiananmen Square Massacre as well as the recent Hong Kong protests. China is often described as the next superpower to top America within the next few decades. At first glance, such an assertion makes sense. The country's vast geography, natural resources, rich history, and tech-savvy populace puts it in a position to thrive in the 21st century. However, China's rise as a superpower is not one of an overnight success, nor is it filled with pretty rainbows. Indeed, China is one of the world's longest lasting civilizations, with cultural and political traditions that have been passed down to succeeding generations effortlessly. With such a vast history, China had gone through its own zeniths and nadirs. As is the nature of any civilization. However, China's modern history has been a rollercoaster ride to say the least. Despite having a massive formal governing apparatus that would put many empires to shame, China has not always had full control of its territorial jurisdiction. Once European powers reached Chinese shores in search of riches, they soon wanted their piece of pie. That meant slowly whittling away at Chinese territory. As the first movers in the Age of Exploration, the Portuguese and their missionaries colonized Macau. Although the Portuguese's venture was not exclusively about riches, it inspired other European actors such as the British to go and exploit China's vast resources. Naturally, the Qing dynasty and Britain's interests clashed once the British wanted to expand trade inside the country. What was originally a trade dispute between a Qing government wanting to maintain trade that overwhelmingly favored China, soon turned into a full-blown conflict as seen in the Opium War. China was handed a humiliating defeat, which saw it turn over Hong Kong to the British. This marked a turning point in Chinese history. The once mighty country slowly deteriorated both internally and externally. China soon became a punching bag for smaller, yet more militarily advanced countries that started setting up trading outposts in Shanghai. Indeed, these moves were not welcome by the Chinese and many in the Qing court, but due to the country's decaying institutions, it could do nothing to prevent further predations. Even empires on the Western periphery, like Imperial Russia, started to prey on China when it annexed all of the Chinese land north of the Amur River in 1858, exploiting Chinese weakness along a border that was, at the time, 4,650 miles long. As if China's foreign reversals weren't enough, Imperial Japan also jumped in the mix and picked apart China like other European powers. Japan put the world on notice when it crushed China in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. As a result of this humiliation, Japan added the island of modern-day Taiwan, the Liaodong Peninsula, and the Korean peninsula into its sphere of influence. Japan's exploitation of its weaker mainland rival did not stop there. Even after the Qing dynasty collapsed, nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek tried to put the political pieces back together during the 1920s, in an attempt to unify the country and restore Chinese greatness. However, Imperial Japan was ready to humiliate China yet again, when it invaded Manchuria in 1931, and occupied it until 1945, in an attempt to expand their industrialization efforts. All in all, the mid-19th century up until the mid-20th century was a rocky period. It took game-changing events after World War II for China to finally get its political house in order and build itself up on its own terms. You can read the full article "The Tiananmen Square Massacre: From China's Authoritarian Roots to the Iconic 'Tank Man'" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: The Tiananmen Square Massacre: From China's Authoritarian Roots to the Iconic "Tank Man" The Tank Man Hoodie Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this special holiday episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dan and Sam are discussing the 4th of July. Every American knows what Independence Day is. Alongside Christmas and Thanksgiving, it's one of the few holidays that hasn't fallen prey to having to be celebrated on the closest Monday, rather than the actual day it falls on. However, less known is the history of the Fourth of July as a holiday. How did the celebrations emerge and what is the history of this, America's birthday? Few know that the 13 Colonies actually legally separated from the mother country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, on July 2nd, not July 4th. This was the day that the Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence. After voting in favor of independence, the Congress then turned toward the actual drafting of the resolution, which we known today as the Declaration of Independence. It was on July 4th that Congress approved the resolution. For his part, John Adams believed that July 2nd would be the day to be celebrated throughout the ages in the United States. While his prediction was two days off, his prediction of how the day would be celebrated is pretty close to the mark: "It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more." You can read the full article "Independence Day: The Forgotten History of America's 4th of July and What It Commemorates" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Independence Day: The Forgotten History of America's 4th of July and What It Commemorates American Exceptionalism: Quotes About the American Dream and What Makes America Unique The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights: An Interactive Guide to the Articles and Amendments Founding Fathers' Quotes Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dan and Sam discuss Robert F. Williams, a forgotten, but important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement and American history. With the violent crime rate increasing disproportionately in urban communities, it's no surprise that a recent phone survey of black voters found that 80 percent felt gun violence was an "extremely serious" problem. However, it seems this surge in violence actually has many in the black community changing their views on gun ownership. In 1993, 74 percent of African-Americans favored gun control. Fast forward to 2018, and a Crime Prevention Research Center report found that concealed carry permits are on the rise – especially among minorities. In Texas alone, the number of blacks with permits has grown by almost 140 percent since 2012. Overall, this growth in the number of permits for blacks is happening 20 percent faster than for whites. This increasingly positive attitude toward firearms might not be a new paradigm, but rather a return to form. This is the third installment in our series on militias in America. Early American Militias: The Forgotten History of Freedmen Militias from 1776 until the Civil War and American Militias after the Civil War: From Black Codes to the Black Panthers and Beyond provide detailed looks at the history of militias in early and post-Civil-War America. This episode takes a final look at how militias played a vital role in the Civil Rights Movement, an important piece of America that's missing from our history books. You can read the full article "Negroes With Guns: The Untold History of Black NRA Gun Clubs and the Civil Rights Movement" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Negroes With Guns: The Untold History of Black NRA Gun Clubs and the Civil Rights Movement Early American Militias: The Forgotten History of Freedmen Militias from 1776 until the Civil War American Militias after the Civil War: From Black Codes to the Black Panthers and Beyond Asymmetrical Warfare and 4GW: How Militia Groups are America's Domestic Viet Cong Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this guest episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam invites José Niño onto the show. José is a freelance writer whose work can be found at the Mises Institute and Big League Politics, as well as Ammo.com. His roots are in Venezuela but his heart and head are very much in the United States of America. His words have been quoted by no less an authority than Rand Paul in his book The Case Against Socialism. He is that rarest of creatures, a liberty-minded individual who does not take a backseat to anyone on patriotism. We discussed the upcoming election with Niño as well as the role that Big Tech censorship will play in it. We also discussed what the proper role of government is in protecting the right of citizens to speak online, with social media acting as a de facto public square for the 21st Century. His insights on matter are trenchant and, perhaps most importantly, unorthodox. This is definitely a "must listen" episode of The Resistance Library Podcast. Jose's Links: José Niño @JoseAlNino | Twitter Jose Nino | Big League Politics José Niño | Mises Institute José Niño | Foundation for Economic Education Jose Nino | The Advocates for Self Government José Niño | Ammo.com Other Helpful Links: Deplatformed: How Big Tech Companies & Corporate America Subvert the Second Amendment The Case Against Socialism, Rand Paul The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dan and Sam discuss the Moultrie Flag, more commonly referred to as the Liberty Flag. It was an icon during the Revolutionary War and flew over Sullivan Island in Charleston Harbor. The Moultrie Flag, also known as the Liberty Flag, is a strong symbol of the Southern role in the American Revolution. It's also a handsome flag with a simple design on a beautiful blue color. The flag was developed specifically for the Battle of Sullivan's Island, a short but important engagement in the Southern theater of battle during the American Revolutionary War. In 1775, in the lead up to the American Revolution, Colonel William Moultrie wanted a flag that represented the new American nation. Moultrie was the commander of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. He commissioned a design based on the uniform of his soldiers. This was the distinctive deep blue you see on the flag today. The crescent moon might come from the caps of the soldiers, which initially bore the legend "Liberty or Death." Some historians believe that it's instead a form of neck armor. Whatever the symbol's original, its message was eventually simplified to "liberty," which is either written within the crescent or in the center at the bottom of the flag. Fort Moultrie is the current name for several forts on Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. These forts were first built to defend the city of Charleston, with the original built of palmetto logs. On June 28, 1776, the flag was raised over the palmetto-log fort now known as Fort Moultrie – which wasn't armed or ready for the attack by British forces that came. Nine British warships attacked the fort for over 10 hours. However, because the palmetto logs were still soft, they absorbed the array of cannon fire. Legend has it that some of the cannonballs bounced off, rather than penetrating the fort. Because of the successful defense, the British armada was forced to retreat and could not take the city of Charleston. This is now celebrated in Charleston as "Carolina Day," though the fort and Charleston were later captured by British forces. During the first battle, the flag was shot away by British forces. However, a Sergeant by the name of William Jasper recovered the flag after it was shot down. He then hoisted the flag up again on a temporary pole and held it up while taking fire, until a more permanent structure could be erected. After the battle, South Carolina's governor, John Rutledge, gave his sword to Sgt. Jasper in recognition of his exemplary bravery under fire. Sgt. Jasper later died of wounds he received while trying to recapture Savannah, Georgia, from the British. Several states have counties and townships named after Jasper. You can read the full article "The Fort Moultrie Flag: Southern Liberty During the American Revolution" and get your own Fort Moultrie flag at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: The Fort Moultrie Flag: Southern Liberty During the American Revolution Ft. Moultrie Nylon 3x5ft Premium Flag LibertasBella Moultrie T-shirt Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Dan and Sam discuss Edward Snowden. He might not yet be a historical figure, but he certainly is a hero. He is the whistleblower of all whistleblowers, the American who blew the lid off of Washington's spying on private citizens. But Snowden's leak revealed that it's not just the U.S. government that is spying on virtually every American – big American telecommunications companies are also helping them to spy as well. While often thought of as little more than a computer geek, Snowden is in fact a former Army Reserve member and even signed up for special forces training. However, he broke both of his legs in a training accident and was discharged soon afterward. His motivation for joining the military was not to avenge the 9/11 attacks, but specifically the invasion of Iraq and a desire to liberate oppressed peoples in the country. He enlisted in April 2004, and was discharged in September of that year. In 2005, he then worked at the University of Maryland's Center for Advanced Study of Language as a security guard. While a training ground for the National Security Agency (NSA), this is not a classified facility. However, Snowden did have to obtain a security clearance to work here. In 2006, he accepted a job with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after speaking to them at a job fair. Known as a "computer wizard," he lived in a hotel room while he completed his training. His first CIA assignment took place under diplomatic cover in Geneva, in March 2007. He claims that while there, he saw agents get a Swiss banker drunk, then had him arrested when he drove home. The CIA then, according to Snowden, offered to help him out in exchange for him becoming an informant. These claims are obviously disputed by the CIA. He then worked for Dell starting in 2009, as an NSA subcontractor, where he was known as a "genius among geniuses." His time there mainly involved training employees on how to protect data from Chinese hackers. It was during his time at Dell that Snowden began to become disillusioned with his work. "I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom, and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building... the NSA specifically targets the communications of everyone. It ingests them by default... they are intent on making every conversation and every form of behavior in the world known to them." -Edward Snowden Have a listen to hear more about the impact Snowden had and you can read Sam's full article "Edward Snowden: The Untold Story of How One Patriotic American Exposed NSA Surveillance" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Edward Snowden: The Untold Story of How One Patriotic American Exposed NSA Surveillance Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

In the second part of The Resistance Library Podcast's series on militias in the United States, Dan and Sam discuss militias after the Civil War until post-World War II. The Civil War (1861-1865) was nothing less than a revolutionary reorganization of American government, society, and economics. It claimed almost as many lives as every other U.S. conflict combined and, by war's bloody logic, forged the nation which the Founding Fathers could not by settling once and for all lingering national questions about state sovereignty and slavery. The postwar period, however, was one of arguably greater turmoil than the war itself. This is because many men in the South did not, in fact, lay down their arms at the end of the War. What's more, freedmen, former slaves that were now American citizens, had to take defensive measures against pro-Democratic Party partisans, the most famous of whom were the Ku Klux Klan. America's militia has existed for a number of purposes and has exercised a surprising number of roles over the years. But at its core, it's a bulwark of the power of the country against the power of the state. In "Early American Militias: The Forgotten History of Freedmen Militias from 1776 until the Civil War," we covered the historical roots of the militia. Have a listen now to find out more about the modern history of the militia following the Civil War, and how unforeseen changes which started during Reconstruction have set the stage for the contemporary movement of Constitutional citizens militias. You can read Sam's full article "American Militias after the Civil War: From Black Codes to the Black Panthers and Beyond" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: American Militias after the Civil War: From Black Codes to the Black Panthers and Beyond Early American Militias: The Forgotten History of Freedmen Militias from 1776 until the Civil War Negroes With Guns: The Untold History of the Black NRA Gun Clubs and the Civil Rights Movement Asymmetrical Warfare and 4GW: How Militia Groups Are America's Domestic Viet Cong Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this special episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Dan and Sam discuss colonial militias in the United States. They discuss the role of militias in the American Revolution and up to the American Civil War. The United States militia is enshrined in the Second Amendment of the Constitution. And while the militia movement of today is widely known, its history – and the history of independent Constitutional militias stretching back to the dawn of the republic – is far less well known. Why does this matter nowadays? Because understanding the historical roots of America's militias helps modern-day members appreciate the role they play in our federal system of government. Because since inception, militias have been tasked with stopping those who hold public office from exceeding their authority or those seeking to enact legislation outside of their operating charter – a crucial check against incremental encroachment by the state, as James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers on January 29, 1788: "Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of." The militia is the final means of recourse in this cycle of self-government – and arguably the most important. Thus this is the first in a three-part historical series on America's militias. The second part, American Militias after the Civil War: From Black Codes to the Black Panthers and Beyond, looks at additional changes this American institution underwent from Reconstruction onwards. The third part, Negroes With Guns: The Untold History of the Black NRA Gun Clubs and the Civil Rights Movement, takes a look at how militias played a vital role in the Civil Rights Movement, an important piece of America that's missing from our history books. Listen to learn more about early American militias. You can also read Sam's full article "Early American Militias: The Forgotten History of Freedmen Militias from 1776 until the Civil War" at Ammo.com. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Early American Militias: The Forgotten History of Freedmen Militias from 1776 until the Civil War American Militias after the Civil War: From Black Codes to the Black Panthers and Beyond Negroes With Guns: The Untold History of the Black NRA Gun Clubs and the Civil Rights Movement Asymmetrical Warfare and 4GW: How Militia Groups Are America's Domestic Viet Cong Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Dan and Sam discuss Magna Carta Day. Magna Carta Day, celebrated every year on June 15th, is an important holiday to celebrate the origins of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. This historic document, drafted in the 13th century, inspired the Western conception of individual liberties and checks on government power. A number of the rights codified in the Constitution's Bill of Rights find their origins in the Magna Carta. The charter was drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury as a way to settle tensions between the King of England and some of his barons. The Magna Carta is the foundation of the Western conception of individual liberties, particularly in the Anglosphere. It is also one of the most mythologized documents in history. Still, many today are unaware of its actual content and the historical context in which it was drafted. While much of the historical context is complex, the main point is this: Under the rule of King John in the 13th century, several barons were unhappy with the nebulous nature of rule and administration. The Magna Carta was an attempt to codify the procedures by which the King ruled over his subjects, in particular the barons. The "Great Charter" was renewed by subsequent kings, though under parliamentary rule, much of its main provisions were slowly stripped away. The dispute that led to the drafting of the Magna Carta revolved around how a king was supposed to rule. It was believed at the time that, while the king had unlimited powers, he should govern with the counsel of his barons using custom as his guide. The Magna Carta is an attempt to address what the rules are for when the king is not ruling in this fashion. Listen to learn more about this historic document and the history of Magna Carta Day. You can also read Sam's full article "Magna Carta Day: The Forgotten History of Magna Carta Day and What It Commemorates" in Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Magna Carta Day: The Forgotten History of Magna Carta Day and What It Commemorates The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

Flag Day might not have the cache of Independence Day or Memorial Day, the two patriotic holidays it falls between, but it has a rich heritage. On this episode Dan and Sam discuss the forgotten history of Flag Day, how it started, how it's celebrated, and how it inspires patriotism for an entire nation. Flag Day was once called the "runty stepchild among American national holidays" by the New York Times. While it may not be the grandest of our country's celebrations, it's impossible to talk about Flag Day without briefly discussing why Old Glory was originally created, and what it means today. We may know the flag as a strong symbol of patriotism, but at the time of the American Revolution, it had a much more pragmatic purpose: It existed to distinguish the American military forces from the British. It wasn't really until the Civil War that the American flag became a widespread symbol of American patriotism. Indeed, the first proposal for a day designated as "Flag Day" was in 1861, a mere two months after the Battle of Fort Sumter. Charles Dudley Warner was a Hartford newspaper editor who suggested the observance, which occurred in Hartford that year. However, Flag Day did not catch on and wasn't even repeated traditionally in the City of Hartford The second recorded attempt at making Flag Day an annual celebration occurred over 20 years later in 1885. This first "official" observance of modern Flag Day was initiated by schoolteacher Bernard J. Cigrand at the Stony Hill School in Waubeka, Wisconsin. Cigrand sought to promote patriotism and a respect for the American flag. He was the first person to choose June 14th, the day that the original Betsy Ross flag was adopted as the official flag of the United States. This school has since been restored as a museum. A bust of Cigrand sits there today. Have a listen to learn more about the history of Flag Day. You can also read Sam's full article "Flag Day: The Forgotten History of America's Flag Day and What It Commemorates" in Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Flag Day: The Forgotten History of America's Flag Day and What It Commemorates America's Sovereign States: The Obscure History of How 10 Independent States Joined the U.S. The Betsy Ross Flag: 5 Things You Didn't Know About This American Icon The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam invites JD Rucker on to the show. Mr. Rucker is the Editor-in-Chief of NOQ Report, a conservative news site. Sam had him on the show to discuss the wave of urban unrest sweeping the nation, where it comes from and what might be next. JD Rucker's Links: NOQ Report | JD Rucker @JDRucker on Twitter Muck Rack | JD Rucker Other Helpful Links: The Italian Years of Lead: Could the Secret "Strategy of Tension" Foreshadow America's Future? The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam Jacobs invites NC Scout onto the show to discuss everything from survival skills to mercenaries. NC Scout is a Senior Editor at The American Partisan as well as the owner of Brushbeater Training and Consulting. He is a former infantry scout and sergeant of an elite Army reconnaissance unit, boasting combat tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. His courses go far beyond what is taught in most survival skills courses, sharing the secrets that elite military units use to stay alive in the toughest of situations. Scout joined us during the height of the Coronavirus lockdown to discuss how a man of action such as himself is weathering the isolation. In the course of events we discussed 1978 war flick The Wild Geese, the true life account of "Mad" Mike Hoare, a man whose life story is the type that couldn't have possibly been dreamt up by a Hollywood studio executive. We also touch on the life of mercenaries in general and the limited possibilities for adventure in the life of modern man. NC Scout's Links: American Partisan | NC Scout Brushbeater Training Courses The Tactical Hermit | NC Scout Radio Contra Helpful Links: The Wild Geese (1978) Mad Mike Hoare Asymmetrical Warfare and 4GW: How Militia Groups are America's Domestic Viet Cong The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam Jacobs speaks with Kyle Anzalone. Kyle Anzalone is the Assistant Editor at Antiwar.com, News Editor at The Libertarian Institute and Host of the Foreign Policy Focus podcast. His news roundups are essential, providing you with hard news stories that often slip through the cracks of the mainstream corporate media, which operates much more as a sort of ongoing political gossip column than anything else. Sam got together with Anzalone to discuss some of the current foreign and domestic issues including: Was Justin Amash a serious candidate for the Libertarian Party Presidential nomination or just seeking to raise his profile? What will the consequences of escalating tensions between the United States and China be? This plus how the state has used regulatory schemes to ensnare ordinary Americans during the Wuhan Coronavirus lockdown. Kyle's Links: The Libertarian Institute | Kyle Anzalone Antiwar | About Us Muck Rack | Kyle Anzalone Foreign Policy Focus Podcast Helpful Links: Bubble-Wrapped Americans: How the U.S. Became Obsessed with Physical and Emotional Safety The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Dan and Sam discuss the great American entrepreneur, Samuel B. Fuller, a man who paved the way for many entrepreneurially minded black Americans in the early 1900s. June 4th marks Fuller's birthday. In the days before President Lyndon Baines Johnson, black Republicans were a thing. And chief among them was Samuel B. Fuller. Fuller was a black American entrepreneur in the mid-Century United States. More than just an entrepreneur, he also gave back to the black community by providing both inspirational speeches as well as nuts-and-bolts training at a time when entrepreneurially minded black Americans had precious few options for either. Some entrepreneurs trained or inspired by Fuller include John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing and George Ellis Johnson of Johnson Products. To say that Fuller came from "humble beginnings" is a bit of an understatement. He was born into a family of Louisiana sharecroppers who were so poor that he had to drop out of school to work in the sixth grade. But he also displayed an entrepreneurial spirit from a very young age. The young Master Fuller was going door-to-door selling products at the age of nine. When he was 15, his family moved to Nashville. It was here that his mother passed away two years later, leaving Fuller in charge of his six siblings. Relief organizations came by to offer assistance, but Fuller turned them down because he didn't want his neighbors to think his family couldn't make it without handouts. It was then that he and his siblings made the decision that they were going to make it on their own without any external help. The road to success was not an easy one for Fuller. He relocated to Chicago where he took a series of backbreaking, menial jobs, before rising up to become the manager of a coal yard. During the Depression, he was working as an insurance agent at the Commonwealth Burial Association, a black-owned firm. Despite having a secure position at that company, he decided to strike out on his own and build his own business. Have a listen to learn more about S.B. Fuller's inspiring life. You can also read Sam's full article "S.B. Fuller: The Forgotten History of a Legendary Black American Entrepreneur" in Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: S.B. Fuller: The Forgotten History of a Legendary Black American Entrepreneur The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

Gun control is predicated on the belief that private citizens cannot be trusted with firearms. That the state should have a "monopoly on violence" because it is less violent than individuals. And that firearms should be taken away from private citizens because only the state is responsible enough to handle them. On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Dan and Sam discuss the problem with this and the concept of "democide." Democide is the murder of any person or people by their government. States are statistically far more violent than individuals. After all, in the 20th century alone, 262 MILLION people died at the hands of their own governments. Democide is an important concept, as it is more expansive than the better-known term genocide. While the largest genocide in history is widely thought to be the Holocaust, Adolf Hitler's work pales in comparison to that of Josef Stalin or Mao Zedong. In fact, one aspect of Stalin's terror was the "Holodomor," the intentional mass starvation of Ukrainians, which killed over seven million victims in less than two years (compared to six million Jews over the four years of the Holocaust). Democide might be a practice as old as time, as mentioned above it reached new depths in the 20th century. This is when warfare became mechanized and, as pointed out by anarchist philosopher Hans-Hermann Hoppe, war shifted from being about property disputes over pieces of land into ideological crusades. Democracy vs. monarchy or liberalism and communism vs. fascism are great examples of this. You can read Sam's full article "Democide: Understanding the State's Monopoly on Violence and the Second Amendment" in Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Democide: Understanding the State's Monopoly on Violence and the Second Amendment The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

On this special episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam Jacobs speaks with the author and former ATF agent, Vincent Cefalu. Vincent Cefalu is best known as the primary whistleblower who exposed Operation Fast and Furious and Project Gunrunner to the American public - but that's not how he wants to be remembered. Cefalu is a curious figure, one who strongly believes in the mission of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and for reasons that are not easily dismissed by the same canned arguments we've all spouted at one time or another. A humble figure, he's ready to provide credit to the other, lesser-known whistleblowers of the ATF. Sam talked with Mr. Cefalu about his history working with the ATF, his role in exposing arguably the biggest scandal of the Obama Administration and his memoir, Ratsnakes, which is an account of his several decades long career with the ATF with scant mention of the high-profile scandal that he helped to break. Vincent's Links: CleanUpATF.org Ratsnakes: Cheating Death by Living a Lie (check out the book's official site for an autographed copy) Ratsnakes: Cheating Death by Living a Lie (Amazon link) BenBella Books | Vincent A. Cefalu Helpful Links: Operation Fast and Furious: The Forgotten History of the ATF's Notorious Gunwalking Scandal History of the ATF: How the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Became Corrupt & Abusive The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45

The unofficial start of summer. Burgers and barbecues. A day to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Dan and Sam discuss Memorial Day. The history of Memorial Day is one of controversy, and many don't know the true origins of this American holiday. In 1966, President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared there to be an "official" first celebration of Memorial Day. The resolution stated that the first Memorial Day was in 1866, in Waterloo, New York, celebrated at the behest of druggist Henry C. Welles and county clerk John B. Murray. This "official" foundation story of Memorial Day has largely been discredited as a myth. 25 towns currently claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. More attested to as the first Memorial Day celebration in the North is the May 5, 1868, proclamation by General John A. Logan calling for a nationwide "Decoration Day." He simply adopted the previously existing ceremonies of the American South and transplanted them to the Northern States. The first Memorial Day celebrated in the North took place on May 30, 1868. It is said that the date was chosen because it did not align with any particular battle, thus neither side could be seen as engaging in triumphalism. The new holiday spread like wildfire throughout the Northern states. In the first year of the official Memorial Day, 27 states observed ceremonies in 127 cemeteries. This ballooned to 336 cemeteries by the next year. In 1871, Michigan became the first state after the original 27 to make it an official holiday. By 1890, it was an official holiday in every Northern state. The popularity of the holiday led to the reinterment of almost 300,000 Northern war dead in national cemeteries. A new American mythology arose because of the celebration of this new holiday. For example, German and Irish Americans who had participated in the war were considered to be "Americans by blood" due to their sacrifice. There were honest and open discussions of wartime atrocities. The purpose of these discussions was to provide context for the war and what was gained as well as what was lost, not merely sulking around in unpleasant memories. You can read Sam's full article "Memorial Day: The Forgotten History of America's Memorial Day and What It Commemorates" in Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Memorial Day: The Forgotten History of America's Memorial Day and What It Commemorates The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

This week we welcome Dan to the show. Dan will be joining Sam as host of The Resistance Library Podcast. In this episode they discuss how Springfield Armory and Remington's commercial ammo changed the ammunition industry forever. To understand how American citizens today can get their hands on ammo, which rolls off the same factory lines as those that supply the world's largest militaries, it's important to first understand how munitions technology developed. Starting in medieval Europe, on a battlefield where a mounted knight in armor could defeat almost any number of peasants, the development of more advanced and accurate ways to destroy enemy personnel and equipment by launching a projectile is one which combines trial and error, scientific ingenuity, and private enterprise. It's a story of power and technology dating back to the 13th century, at the height of "the divine right of kings," and tracks the subsequent diffusion of that power held by a chosen few as the individual became capable of breaking the state's monopoly on violence. The first recorded use of gunpowder appeared in Europe in 1247, although China had used gunpowder for centuries before that, mostly for fireworks. The cannon appeared nearly 100 years later in 1327, with a hand-sized version making its debut in 1364. The first ordnances were made of stone, and while it might have been theoretically possible for anyone to own one, this would have been outside the financial reach of anyone but the nobility. Stone was quickly discarded as a source of materiel for one simple reason: It wasn't effective against stone fortifications. Thus did the first ever arms race begin, as medieval armies sought ways to fire heavier and heavier projectiles. The first recorded example of a metal ball being fired from a hand cannon came in 1425, with the invention of the hand culverin and matchlock arquebus, which led to lead balls becoming the gold standard for projectiles. This is where we get the term "bullet" – boulette is French for "little ball." Ammunition remained largely the same for centuries: Little balls of metal virtually anyone could make. This was true until the invention of rifling in the mid-19th century. Even this invention was, at first, not terribly useful for military purposes. Not only did the barrels quickly become useless, but the barrels often could not be fitted with a bayonet. This made early rifles impractical for military use and mostly a bit of a toy. Not until the advent of progressive rifling (which came, depending on one's point of view, fortuitously or not, in the middle of the U.S. Civil War), did rifles become practical for military, and also widespread civilian purposes. Copper jacketed bullets arrived in 1882, but since then the development of both military and commercial ammo has largely been about degrees rather than revolutionary innovations like rifling. The same basic design for cartridges has been in place since the late 19th Century. Advancing technology was likely a driver in the move toward ammunition produced for commercial purposes, rather than simply military use. While in the past, it was common to simply make lead balls in front of the fire as a family after dinner, making a modern rifle cartridge is far beyond the means of most people. Further, it requires safety procedures above and beyond simply molding lead balls. You can read Sam's full article "Commercial Ammo: The Untold History of Springfield Armory and America's Munitions Factories" in Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Commercial Ammo: The Untold History of Springfield Armory and America's Munitions Factories History of Surplus Ammo The Resistance Library Sam Jacobs

This week Molly and Sam discuss Witold Pilecki, an unsung heroes of World War II whose legacy was buried by Soviet Russia. Like many of the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising, nearly no one in the Anglosphere has ever heard of Witold Pilecki, a deeply Catholic member of the Polish resistance. However, his heroism is inspiring far beyond his actions during the largest single act of Polish resistance to the Nazi regime. When we speak of resistance against the Nazis by occupied nations, we speak almost exclusively of the French and sometimes of the Dutch. Rarely mentioned are the Poles, despite the fact that they had a functioning government in exile coordinating with an underground government on the ground with its own military arm, the Polish Home Army. As part of his duties in the Polish Home Army, Pilecki volunteered for service as a prisoner in Auschwitz so that he could gather intelligence. This made him one of the first people to report on Nazi atrocities during World War II. Unfortunately, like many others, he picked the wrong side of the coin in Eastern Europe, backing the liberal-democratic government of Poland against the Communist government backed in Moscow. This meant that much of his heroism was unknown until the 1990s, after the fall of Communism and the release of documents that had been suppressed by the Communists for decades. You can read Sam's full article "Witold Pilecki: The Inspiring Story of the Polish Spy Who Led a Resistance Against the Nazis" in Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Witold Pilecki: The Inspiring Story of the Polish Spy Who Led a Resistance Against the Nazis The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

On this episode Molly and Sam discuss LBJ's "Great Society," his welfare state that ruined many black communities and created generations supported solely by the safety net. The dust has settled and the evidence is in: The 1960s Great Society and War on Poverty programs of President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) have been a colossal and giant failure. One might make the argument that social welfare programs are the moral path for a modern government. They cannot, however, make the argument that these are in any way effective at alleviating poverty. In fact, there is evidence that such aggressive programs might make generational poverty worse. While the notion of a "culture of dependence" is a bit of a cliché in conservative circles, there is evidence that this is indeed the case – that, consciously or not, the welfare state creates a culture where people receive benefits rather than seeking gainful employment or business ownership. This is not a moral or even a value judgment against the people engaged in such a culture. Again, the claim is not that people "choose to be on welfare," but simply that social welfare programs incentivize poverty, which has an impact on communities that has nothing to do with individual intent. We are now over 50 years into the development of the Great Society and the War on Poverty. It is time to take stock in these programs from an objective and evidence-based perspective. When one does that, it is not only clear that the programs have been a failure, but also that they have disproportionately impacted the black community in the United States. The current state of dysfunction in the black community (astronomically high crime rates, very low rates of home ownership and single motherhood as the norm) are not the natural state of the black community in the United States, but closely tied to the role that social welfare programs play. Or as Dr. Thomas Sowell stated: "If we wanted to be serious about evidence, we might compare where blacks stood a hundred years after the end of slavery with where they stood after 30 years of the liberal welfare state. In other words, we could compare hard evidence on 'the legacy of slavery' with hard evidence on the legacy of liberals." You can read Sam's full article "Black America Before LBJ: How the Welfare State Inadvertently Helped Ruin Black Communities" in Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Black America Before LBJ: How the Welfare State Inadvertently Helped Ruin Black Communities Bowling Alone: How Washington Has Helped Destroy American Civil Society and Family Life The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

On today's episode Molly and Sam discuss Ron Paul. Ron Paul is more than a presidential candidate or veteran Congressman. Learn how he became the inspiration for the pro-liberty movement across America. If you're under the age of 40 and you're listening to this, chances are very good that your interest in the liberty movement was sparked by three-time presidential candidate and veteran Texas Congressman Ron Paul. Paul inspired an entire generation of Libertarians, Constitutionalists and limited-government Conservatives with his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. It might surprise you to learn that Paul is not originally from Texas, but Pittsburgh, where he was born to a dairy farmer and his wife. He graduated from Gettysburg State College in 1957, with a degree in biology. He earned his medical degree from Duke's School of Medicine in 1961. From 1963 to 1965, he was a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force, before moving over to the Air National Guard from 1965 to 1968. Upon discharge, he relocated to Texas to start a private practice in obstetrics and gynecology. While he had been reading Austrian economics and Libertarian political philosophy for years beforehand, he finally decided to run for Congress when President Richard Nixon took the nation off of the gold standard in 1971. He lost his first attempt at public office in 1974, but won a special election in 1976, losing the regular election later that year by a mere 300 votes. He defeated his opponent in 1978, serving until 1985, then again from 1997 to 2013. Read Sam's full article on Ron Paul at Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Ron Paul: The Untold Story of the Man Who Helped Inspire a New Generation of Liberty Lovers The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Molly and Sam discuss how the U.S. came to use atomic power—and how it likely saved many lives. The United States of America can take pride in a number of things, among them arguably the two greatest cultural and scientific achievements of human history: The moon landing and atomic power. It is the latter that we will focus on in this episode, the unleashing of the power of the atom, for good and for ill. America was the first nation to split the atom and applied it immediately to the war effort. It was not for a lack of trying on the part of America's rivals: Germany famously had their own nuclear program. Less well known is that the Empire of Japan was also looking for a way to weaponize the primal forces of nature. But America got there first. And their ability to do so not only changed the course of the Second World War, it also changed the course of human history. For the first time ever, mankind has the ability to wipe away human life as we know it at the push of a button. On the other hand, we also have a clean, reliable fuel source that could outstrip all existing sources, if the political will were there. This is the story of how America unleashed and harnessed the power of nuclear fission, for better or for worse. To learn more check out Sam's article at Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: The U.S. of A-Bomb: How American Nuclear Weapons Changed the Course of Human History The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

In this week's episode of the Resistance Library podcast, Molly interviews Ammo.com's Sam Jacobs about Benjamin Tyler Henry, the Henry rifle, and how this innovative design transformed the arms industry. While Henry doesn't have the same household recognition as Sam Colt or Smith & Wesson, Benjamin Tyler Henry is a towering figure in the world of ammunition and firearms – and those in the know, know. Henry invented the eponymous Henry rifle, which was the world's first repeating revolver that actually worked. Henry was born in Claremont, New Hampshire in 1821, to one of the most prominent families in the area. His grandfather, Colonel Benjamin Tyler, had been the town's first millwright, who founded several successful mills in the town and invented the wry-fly water wheel. One of his cousins, James Tyler, likewise continued in the innovative spirit of their shared grandfather by perfecting this water-wheel design, creating much of the prosperity that visited the town during the early years of the Industrial Revolution, but allowing paper and textile mills to spring up throughout the town using the power of this perfected design. At a young age, he became an apprentice gunsmith, working his way up to the foreman at Robins & Lawrence Arms Company of Windsor, Vermont. It was here that he worked with Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson on the volitional repeater, which would eventually become the Henry rifle. Sam explains what made Henry's repeating mechanism so disruptive and the two discuss the role it played in the Civil War. Sam talks about Henry's complicated partnerships with other firearm greats, including Smith, Wesson, and Winchester. To learn more about Henry, read Sam's article at Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Benjamin Tyler Henry: The Forgotten History of the Inventor of the Legendary Henry Rifle The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

In today's episode of the Resistance Library podcast, Molly and Sam discuss Georg Luger and the legacy he left to the firearm world. After the American revolver, there is simply no other handgun in the world that is as easily recognizable as the Luger pistol. The Pistole Parabellum is it's official name, but to virtually anyone, the weapon is simply the "Luger." Georg Luger designed this iconic weapon, as well as the ammunition with which the Luger is loaded – the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. While the weapon is largely associated with Germany, Luger was, in fact, born in the Austrian Empire in 1849, in a city just over the border from modern-day Italy. His father, a surgeon, moved the family to Italy not long after Luger's birth where the elder Luger taught at the local university. Luger, however, completed his education in Austria, and then went onto Vienna, where he studied at what is today the prestigious Vienna Business School. In October 1867, he volunteered for military service as a reserve cadet. His superior officers immediately noticed his excellent marksmanship. They sent him to the Austro-Hungarian Military Firearms School at Camp Bruckneudorf, where he was quickly charged with training marksmanship to other cadets. It was here that he first became interested in automatic loading systems. If you want to learn more about Georg Luger, check out Sam's article at Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful links: Georg Luger: The Forgotten History of the Man who Designed the Luger Pistol and 9mm The History of 9mm Ammo The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

In this week's episode of the Resistance Library podcast, Molly and Sam discuss Elmer Keith, the famous wildcatter and gun writer who created the magnum rounds. There's really no two ways about it: They don't make them like Elmer Keith anymore. He was known for wearing big Stetson hats, smoking big cigars, and hunting big game with handguns long before anyone else did. In Keith's day, handgun rounds were either big and slow or fast and small. Confronted with this kind of ballistics market, Keith sought to make bigger rounds go faster. This is how Keith became the father of the magnum cartridges that we use today: the .357, the .41 and the .44. Keith was perhaps most associated with the .44 magnum, with which he could dispatch a mule deer at 600 yards. He was also a prolific wildcatter of both pistol and rifle rounds, who was always looking for ways to make big rounds bigger. Indeed, Keith was very vocal about his distaste for smaller rounds, and would even express it to contemporaries such as Jack O'Connor who championed the 270 Winchester. Keith was born and raised in Hardin, Missouri, right on the Western frontier, and had the opportunity to meet many gunfighters and Civil War veterans. He claimed, in fact, that it was the town barber, a former gunfighter, who taught him how to shoot using linoleum in back of the shop. To learn more about Elmer Keith and his role in America's obsession with wheel guns, to read Sam's article at Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: Elmer Keith: The Forgotten History of the Firearms Author and Father of Big Bore Handgunning History of the 44 Magnum The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

In today's episode of the Resistance Library podcast, Molly and Sam discuss the ATF and the Bureau's controversial history of corruption and abuse. t's unlikely that there is a single federal alphabet organization less popular among the readership of this website than the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. These are the people who gave us both the Siege at Ruby Ridge and the Siege of Waco. What's more, they may well be engaged in an entirely unconstitutional exercise: monitoring and patrolling the gun ownership of law-abiding citizens. There's also a solid case to be made that the ATF is a rogue organization, the most corrupt of the federal alphabet agencies. This can be seen through a number of scandals beginning with Ruby Ridge, threading through the siege at Mount Carmel in Waco, and continuing to the notorious "Fast and Furious" scandal. While firearms owners, weapons enthusiasts and Second Amendment advocates might have a special bone to pick with the ATF, we believe that all freedom-loving Americans should be concerned about the overreach, lawlessness and lack of accountability in this organization. Roman poet Juvenal once posed an important (and famous) question about powerful justice officers: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodies?" – Who is to guard the guardians? All told, there are over 20,000 firearms laws and regulations on the books at the state and federal level. Many of these contradict each other or are written with a lot of room for interpretation. Gun owners and gun dealers are easy prey for a corrupt and lawless federal agency that wants to twist its arms outside the bounds of the law. It's also worth considering what overreach and lack of accountability other federal organizations are responsible for that we don't know about, simply because they do not have the same spotlight on them as the ATF – a reminder that the scandals mentioned above are just the ones that we know about. Check out more of Sam's articles on the ATF, Waco, Ruby Ridge and Operation Fast and Furious at Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45 Helpful Links: History of the ATF: How the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Became Corrupt & Abusive Siege at Ruby Ridge: The Forgotten History of the ATF Shootout That Started a Militia Movement The Waco Siege: What Happened When the Fed Laid Siege to the Branch Davidian Compound Operation Fast and Furious: The Forgotten History of the ATF's Notorious Gunwalking Scandal The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

This week on The Resistance Library, Sam and Molly discuss Butch O'Hare, America's first flying ace and the first Naval recipient of the Medal of Honor. Edward "Butch" O'Hare was the Navy's first flying ace, a World War II hero whose name would have been commonly known at the time, but has sadly faded out of view for most Americans. With severely limited ammunition supplies, he was able to shoot down five Japanese bombers, which is how he became the first Naval recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Second World War. But this was not his only brush with world history: His father, known around Chicago as "Easy Eddie," was Al Capone's high-powered attorney. Easy Eddie was so prized by Capone that he wasn't just paid a handsome salary – he was also kept in the lap of luxury in a house the size of an entire Chicago city block filled with servants. Easy Eddie lavished the young Butch with gifts. But he was also concerned with his education and moral upbringing – the latter of which changed Easy Eddie's entire life, when he ultimately decided to testify against Capone in open court. Needless to say, this didn't end well for Eddie Senior: His life ended in a hail of bullets on the streets of Chicago. This was an important moment in the life of Butch. It was here that he learned the true meaning of courage from his father. And he would carry this with him into the air when he fought the Japanese during World War II. He also picked up his love of aviation from his father. The elder O'Hare caught the bug toward the end of his career as Capone's attorney. He once hitched a ride with Charles Lindbergh, and took the yoke on commercial flights whenever the opportunity presented itself. Sometimes he would let young Butch take the controls. If you want to know more, check out Sam's article on Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Helpful Links: Butch O'Hare: The History of the WWII War Hero and First Naval Recipient of the Medal of Honor The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

In this week's episode of The Resistance Library, Molly joins the show for the first time. She and Sam discuss the Waco siege, which started on February 28, 1993. The two talk about what led up to the incident at Mount Carmel and how the siege began, as well as the tragic ending that resulted in over 80 deaths, 20 of which were children. It's important to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the siege of Waco, just as it is important to do so with the siege of Ruby Ridge or the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. With every event, it is important to stick to the facts and what can be extrapolated from them to make the strongest argument about what went wrong and why, and what could be done differently in the future. Molly and Sam share their opinions on David Koresh, the ATF, overreach of the federal government, and what, if anything, could have prevented this massacre. If you want to know more, check out Sam's article on Ammo.com's Resistance Library. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Helpful Links: The Waco Siege: What Happened When the Feds Laid Siege to the Branch Davidian Compound Siege at Ruby Ridge: The Forgotten History of the ATF Shootout That Started a Militia Movement The Resistance Library Molly Carter Sam Jacobs

Hollywood has a clever way of distorting our perspective on history, and a great example of this is Western film – a movie genre we've all come to love. Cattle rustlers, guns blazing, outlaws running loose, and vigilantes dishing out vengeance indiscriminately. These scenes have become more synonymous with the American Frontier than Winchester and their "Cartridge That Won the West." But these fictional tales have produced more than entertainment for over a century; they've also contributed to an ongoing, subtle push for gun control, all while making Hollywood millions. Revisionist history books tell us that the "Wild West" was an anarchic period of time that was not conducive to human prosperity. Images of a Hobbesian nightmare – a life that is brutish and short – are ingrained in our consciousness thanks to decades of public schooling and violent images on the silver screen which are light on actual history and heavy on creative license. However, individuals who believe in liberty and developing their critical thinking faculties should be skeptical of most mainstream narratives regarding history, especially American history. After all, these narratives by and large have been created by Hollywood, a legacy institution that has historically advanced politically correct content with the support of Washington in order to perpetuate the cultural status quo. When the curtain of political correctness that's been draped over this particular period of history is pulled back, we see a much more nuanced picture of the American Frontier. In fact, research by historians such as Peter J. Hill, Richard Shenkman, Roger D. McGrath, Terry Anderson, and W. Eugene Holland shows that this period was rather indicative of a "not so wild, Wild West." On this week's show Brian and Sam talk about the true history of the American frontier. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Helpful Links: The American Old West: How Hollywood Made It "Wild" to Make Money & Advance Gun Control History of 44-40 Winchester Ammo "The Cartridge That Won the West" History of Winchester Ammo The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment: Understanding the Court's Landmark Decisions Critical Thinking Quotes: Quotes on the Importance of Developing the Ability to Think Critically Resistance Library Brian Miller Sam Jacobs

On this episode Brian invites Ammo.com's resident historian, Sam, on to discuss the oldest national holiday in the United States, Thanksgiving. While the celebration predates even the founding of the nation, it was proclaimed by George Washington, then ignored by Thomas Jefferson. From then on, it was sporadically observed until Abraham Lincoln, who once again introduced a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving to the United States. It was Lincoln who set the day as the last Thursday in November. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt changed the day between 1939 and 1941, which was highly controversial. The days were called "Franksgiving." Roosevelt changed the date because retailers communicated to him through the Retail Dry Goods Association and the Secretary of Commerce, that the late date of Thanksgiving that year (the last day of November) might negatively impact retail sales. It was considered bad form to put up Christmas decorations or put on Christmas sales before Thanksgiving. If only we still lived in such times. Listen to Brian and Sam talk more about the traditions that lead to Thanksgiving, "Franksgiving," and what's up with modern-day Thanksgiving detractors. For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners). Helpful Links: Thanksgiving: The Forgotten History of America's Thanksgiving and What It Commemorates Founding Fathers Quotes: Our Favorite Quotes From America's Courageous Revolutionaries Resistance Library Brian Miller Sam Jacobs