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Shootin' The Bull with Joe and James at The Powder Room Shooting Range and Training Center as we learn all about their business, Safety, the Florida Concealed Carry Law and the historic connection to their name. They also have Clark Gable's Gun Collection on display! Did you know the actor had training at Tyndall during WWII? Remember to follow them on Facebook @powderroompcb or their website at www.powderroompcb.com. Podcast produced by Beach 95.1 at the Sweet Home PCB Studio at Henry Brigmond, PA - Keller Williams Success Realty in Panama City Beach, FL.

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The last US soldier to leave Afghanistan returned home this August, but private security personnel long outnumbered US troops in that war, and the for-profit business of training guns-for-hire is booming -- literally -- in the backyards of many rural Americans. In this special episode, The Laura Flanders Show travels to the tiny town of Hoffman in Richmond County, NC, where residents live next to a loud private training ground.They have real concerns about who is receiving training there and why, especially after the January 6th Insurrection at the Capitol. Laura interviews Hoffman’s Mayors and one of the County Commissioners who approved the permit for Oak Grove Technologies’ tactical training site. They regret that approval now. And we travel to nearby Hoke County, where a diverse coalition of local stakeholders — and an all-POC County Commission — were able to stop the expansion of Reservoir International, another training outfit seeking to expand its footprint near the county seat of Raeford. “The latter is an example of the power of community organizing,” says Serena Sebring of Blueprint NC. Blueprint is partnering with a statewide network of veteran ant-racist, anti-militia organizers to pool information and lift up local strategies for making communities safer.

Guests

Donald Bryant, Richmond County Commissioner

Tommy Hart, Mayor Hoffman, NC

Daniel Kelly, Mayor Pro Tempore, Hoffman, NC

Danielle Purifoy, Assistant Professor, Dept of Geography, UNC Chapel Hill

Harry Southerland, Chairman, Hoke County Board of Commissioners

Christina Davis McCoy, Former Executive Director, North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence

Jim Davis, Former Sheriff, Hoke County, NC

Serena Sebring, Executive Director, BluePrint NC

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