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Doug Ritter of Knife Rights

Doug Ritter is the founder of Knife Rights, which for our money is one of the most effective single-issue advocacy groups out there. See how they've singlehandedly changed the path of knife laws in the US, with a tiny staff and budget. Go to ultimatesteel.org [https://ultimatesteel.org] to see the gear available in the Knife Rights' 2026 fundraiser. * 0:00 - Introduction to Knife Rights * 2:43 - The landscape of knife laws * 5:52 - Bipartisan strategies in advocacy * 8:47 - Legal challenges and court successes * 11:40 - Building relationships with legislators * 14:44 - Lessons from Knife Rights for other advocacy orgs * 17:50 - The origins of Knife Rights * 34:20 - The Federal Switchblade Act and its impact * 39:05 - The origins of knife bans and their implications * 44:09 - Legal battles and the future of Knife Rights * 51:44 - Knives as tools and their role in self-defense * 57:06 - The future of Knife Rights and advocacy

Marc Nemati of GrabAGun

Marc is the president and CEO of GrabAGun. * 0:00 - Intro * 0:29 - Why to IPO, and what it’s like * 3:54 - Navigating regulatory scrutiny and having mission-aligned shareholders * 13:29 - Stock buyback * 15:10 - M&A opportunities in the gun space * 22:33 - An everything store for guns * 24:43 - GrabAGun technical systems * 29:07 - Data and analytics in the industry * 32:59 - Operational challenges and opportunities for growth * 37:03 - GrabAGun’s board of directors * 41:01 - Building a team * 46:52 - Managing risk in the early days of a startup

Tim of Hoffman Tactical

Tim is the founder of Hoffman Tactical. * 0:00 - Intro * 0:23 - How has 3D printing evolved compared to what Tim expected? * 9:16 - Does 3D printing need a killer app? * 14:22 - Opportunities in destructive devices * 18:20 - Tim likes anti-materiel rifles * 18:49 - Gun designs are dictated by their manufacturing technology * 20:39 - Hoffman Tactical’s customers * 24:24 - Drones, automated defense systems, and the potential there * 35:12 - Community isn’t strictly required for private defense * 40:59 - The Super Safety * 43:30 - Debating the value of forced reset triggers and full auto fire * 52:12 - Why small companies out-innovate big ones * 56:32 - Tim on hot air balloons

Rob of Constellation Response

Rob is the founder of Constellation Response [https://constellationresponse.com/], the store for gun culture 3.0. Timeline: * 0:00 - Intro to Rob and Constellation Response * 4:44 - Why modern civilian comms are changing from the old days * 8:11 - The rise of Meshtastic and its applications * 18:45 - Acceleration in radios * 21:43 - Why Constellation Response is getting into drones * 24:17 - Drone training courses * 30:01 - The impact of regulation on the cool things you could do with drones * 36:31 - The future of autonomous drones * 42:11 - 3D printing, drones, AI, and comms feel like something really cool is swirling into shape * 46:18 - Are signal jammers going to become a thing in the US? * 51:16 - Tethered drones * 56:38 - Follow Constellation Response

David Han Jr. of Canine Defense Technologies

David is the founder of Canine Defense Technologies, which makes drones for defense professionals and serious civilians. Timeline: * 0:00 - Intro * 0:49 - Drone nomenclature * 1:44 - Counterdrone tech and the competition between offense and defense * 8:42 - Technological lessons from Ukraine * 16:16 - Applying those lessons to civilian drone tech * 19:16 - What is the FAA getting in the way of? * 25:50 - Panics that could drive bad regulation * 32:08 - History and mission of Canine Defense * 43:29 - Supply chain as limiting factor * 44:55 - Innovations in drone propulsion and power * 50:10 - Drones as Second Amendment arms and why fears of misuse are probably overblown * 58:50 - Growing Canine Defense’s business * 1:05:38 - Future products from Canine Defense * 1:08:22 - Decentralized community-building with drone swarms