Dear Shooter

Episode 177 Remington to AI: A 200-Year Old Gun Plant Becomes the Surveillance State

Hosts explore the irony of turning a historic Remington gun plant into an AI data center and unpack how hyperscale data centers, flock cameras, and signal-tracing tech collect and analyze massive amounts of personal data.
The episode explains power and cooling needs of modern data centers, environmental risks like wastewater contamination, and privacy threats including pattern-of-life mapping, RFID tracking, and retroactive surveillance—plus practical tips (Faraday bags, RFID-shielded wallets) and calls to research and resist unchecked surveillance.
 
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Hosts: Jason Crotteau
           Brandy Crotteau
           Jason Wilson
Producer: Dear Shooter LLC

Episode 176 Venezuela Shattered: Lessons from Back‑to‑Stone‑Age Quakes

Dear Shooter discusses the two devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela, the immediate human toll, collapsed infrastructure, and the chaos that followed. The episode focuses on practical preparedness lessons — the right mindset, priorities (family, shelter, security, water), essential skills, and the limits of stockpiles and outside aid — and explores how communities can survive worst‑case disasters.
 
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Episode 175 America at 250: Independence, Taxes, and the Surveillance Threat

Dear Shooter, as we approach America’s 250th Independence Day, the hosts reflect on how history seems to be repeating—escalating taxes, shrinking representation, and cultural shifts that weaken civic resilience.
They examine modern threats to liberty, from expanding surveillance, data centers, and AI-driven policing to tightened gun laws and failing institutions, and stress the importance of personal independence, preparedness, and local action.
The episode urges listeners to hold leaders accountable, participate civically, consider relocation for freedom, and strengthen self-reliance and community to protect liberty for future generations.
 
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Episode 174 Youngest NRA Board Member Speaks Out: Colorado's Second Amendment Fight

Huey Laugesen, the youngest-ever elected NRA board member and executive director of the Colorado State Shooting Association, joins the Dear Shooter podcast to discuss Colorado’s growing legal and legislative battles over gun rights.
They cover two key lawsuits challenging a 6.5% excise tax and a new permit-to-purchase regime, DOJ intervention in local bans, grassroots organizing, and the NRA’s need to modernize and recruit younger gun owners while teaching safe firearm use to the next generation.
 
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Producer: Dear Shooter LLC

Episode 173 NRA 2026 Exclusive: SDS Arms’ Kentucky Pivot & 2 Grunts’ Lifetime-Warrantied AR

At the NRA Annual Meetings we sit down with Jared Gomez of SDS Firearms to discuss their Turkish imports, new production in Kentucky, and approachable, accessory‑friendly models like the MAC‑5 and upcoming bolt rifles.
We also talk with Matt Protruno of 2 Grunts about their hand‑crafted AR‑15s built for extreme longevity — all in‑house parts, upgraded metallurgy, and a lifetime warranty — plus show floor highlights and industry outlook.
 
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Episode 172 Small-Town Manhunt: Baggs, Wyoming Under Fire

Hosts unpack an active-shooter manhunt in Baggs, Wyoming, describing the shootings, arson, law-enforcement response and the town’s stunned, popcorn-watching reaction.
They then dive into Oregon’s controversial IP 28 petition that would remove exemptions for hunting, fishing, trapping and farming, exploring the economic, legal and tribal fallout and the fierce opposition it’s already drawing.
 
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Episode 171 Surviving Gunsite: Inside the .250 Pistol Bootcamp

Hosts recap a week at Gunsite’s 250 defensive pistol course, describing elite instructors, intense drills, and noticeable skill gains from hours of repetition.
They share personal anecdotes — training mishaps, night shoots, shoot-house scenarios, and why professional instruction and practice are essential for real-world readiness.
 
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Episode 170 Failed CCW: Tyler vs. the Combat Vet

Hosts unpack a classroom clash where a young CCW instructor fails a combat veteran over his stance, questioning credentialed ego versus real-world experience.
The episode then explores federal surplus gear sent to police—MRAPs, rifles and armor—that sits unused due to policy and accountability, and discusses how gear, training, and attitudes shape modern policing.
 
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Producer: Dear Shooter LLC

Episode 169 Victra Shotgun Suppressors & a Pump-Charging AR: Yankee Hill and Billson Steal the Show

Host interviews Chris Graham of Yankee Hill Machine and Billy Angers of Billson Arms at the NRA Annual Meetings 2026, showcasing Yankee Hill’s new Victra 12/20 shotgun suppressors, multi-caliber R9 cans, and the company’s 75-year legacy, plus Billson’s forward/pump-charging AR, updated rotating buttstock, and new suppressors across many calibers.
The episode covers product demos, real-world performance (hearing-safe shotgun cans and quiet 300 PRC suppressors), availability and pricing, manufacturing details, and how recent regulatory changes have opened the suppressor market.
 
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Episode 168 NRA Reboot: Inside the Fight to Save an American Institution

Dear Shooter brings attorney and NRA board member Charlie Hiltunin to discuss the NRA’s reform efforts, legal battles, and strategies to rebuild trust and membership after internal scandals.
They also cover legislative processes, ATF changes, training programs, and Hiltunin’s personal passion for shooting sports and youth coaching.
 
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