http://kennblanchard.com Black Man With A Gun®, Pastor, Producer, Activist, Author, Inspirational Speaker, Host of The Urban Shooter Podcast Sun, 19 May 2013 11:54:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Gun, news, views and how-to's, for law abiding, fun loving people. Kenn Blanchard hosts, sings and produces this international pro-gun variety show with guest that talk about life, fun and freedom. Kenn Blanchard no Kenn Blanchard blackmanwithagun@gmail.com blackmanwithagun@gmail.com (Kenn Blanchard) The Pastor of Patriots, Paladins and Pistoleros gun, America, freedom, comedy, african american, black man with a gun, Christian, clean, gun rights, second amendment, fun, rifle, shotgun, pistol, safety, training, wisdom, wit, Kenn Blanchard Rev. Kenn Blanchard http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Podcasts/33/3d/08/ps.jckrdqzl.170x170-75.jpg http://kennblanchard.com http://kennblanchard.com/our-man-won http://kennblanchard.com/our-man-won#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 11:52:35 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9537 http://kennblanchard.com/our-man-won/feed 0 http://kennblanchard.com/patrick-henry-speech-live http://kennblanchard.com/patrick-henry-speech-live#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:45 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9531 http://kennblanchard.com/patrick-henry-speech-live/feed 0 http://kennblanchard.com/322-the-urban-shooter-podcast-positive http://kennblanchard.com/322-the-urban-shooter-podcast-positive#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:10 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9516 http://kennblanchard.com/322-the-urban-shooter-podcast-positive/feed 0 America,Barbara baird,black man with a gun,Charlton Heston,encouragement,gun rights,Kenn Blanchard,Natalie Foster,NRA,podcast,red skeleton   - There is a battle for the hearts and minds of America today. This show encourages you to stay true, and fight one more round, featuring contributions from Natalie Foster of NRA News, GirlsGuideToGuns.com, the late great Charlton Heston,   There is a battle for the hearts and minds of America today. This show encourages you to stay true, and fight one more round, featuring contributions from Natalie Foster of NRA News, GirlsGuideToGuns.com, the late great Charlton Heston, Barbara Baird of womensoutdoornews.com and NRA Outdoors.  It is what it is.  Failure isn't final.  These are the golden years, Bones Hooks.  And although not mentioned, check out the product called The RAC.   Special Guest Barbara Baird Natalie Foster Charlton Heston The RAC Red Skelton- Pledge of Allegiance Life is about choices. You can refuse to choose and choices will be made for you. Change is inevitable. I am Christian by conversion and Baptist by choice. I have made conscious decisions on which political party I would affiliate with. I have decided what kind of man I would be and still seeking to become him. You will be defined by what you do. You will be remembered by what you say and how you lived and maybe where you were when you died. I would like you to check yourself this week. Do like Socrates advised and self examine yourself. I have tried many things in order to live fully. Some were as simple as walking barefoot on wet grass to enjoy the sensation and others were like when I rode a motorcycle across the United States was to have no regrets. I am in competition with no one and nothing except maybe time. It is constant, ever progressing, ever changing. When the pall bearers take my body to the grave, I want to be smiling. I have outlived some poor decisions and learned from the experiences. I am wiser but not at my full potential. I am still learning and trying to hit the point where my gifts can support me financially. Everyone is born with gifts that if utilized can support you. The only problem is you don’t get “users manual” when you are born. You have to realize what you have and master it. It is what it is Life is what you make it. I am at a stage in my life when I am taking notice of what works and what doesn’t. For example, even if you married a rich hottie, a sexual dynamo, that you didn’t have to chain to the radiator, that liked to cook for you, take care of you and even wash your shorts, you’d mess it up. You’d get bored. You’d find fault with her. Or you’d lose your libido, suffer some health issue and couldn’t even enjoy what you had. It is what it is. Or what if you managed to get the vehicle of your dreams. Whether it was high performance, high dollar or luxury, I guarantee you would soon become disillusioned from it. You’d get sick of the insurance premiums, the parking worry, worrying about theft, police attention or the maintenance required. It is what it is. Most of us are frustrated trying to keep up. We are mad at our failures. We want to blame someone or something. We are in various stages of depression. Some of us are so pissed off, we just cry. Now this is coming from a guy that been there and done that. And despite it all of my accumulated knowledge, I couldn’t go viral if I had the bubonic plague. It is what it is. Life is what you make it. Happiness is fleeting, temporary and dependent upon situations. Joy comes from inner peace. Try to enjoy a little more of just living if you can. Work on it. Don’t be frivolous with your time. Don’t do anything to the excess. Don’t let any substance or person control you. Think about tomorrow. Plan for a future but savor today. Your past is history. Live in the present. It is what it is. Ok so things aren’t so great. You missed the Mega-Millions by just six numbers. It is what it is. You are lower than the sea bottom in the Marianas Trench with your mortgage. It is what it is. You are self employed and you hate your boss. It is what it is. Remember all the stuff you couldn’t wait for? When we were kids we couldn’t wait to stay up all night. We couldn’t wait for our birthdays. We couldn’t wait for summer break. We couldn’t wait for Christmas. Kenn Blanchard no 57:56 http://kennblanchard.com/new-product-the-rac http://kennblanchard.com/new-product-the-rac#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:13:07 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9511 http://kennblanchard.com/new-product-the-rac/feed 0 http://kennblanchard.com/i-am-the-nra-too http://kennblanchard.com/i-am-the-nra-too#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 09:18:04 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9473 http://kennblanchard.com/i-am-the-nra-too/feed 0 ammoland,annual Meeting,Breda,Brian Priebe Bullet bunker,Brittany,cam edwards,Cigar rights,club,colion noir,Dave Koppel,Dr. Bob Cottrol,Eric Wenthe As an African American man that grew up being around hunters all his life and got his first Daisy Red Ryder BB gun at the age of nine, the myths of gun control are easily dismissed. - I forget that now there are decades of people like me, As an African American man that grew up being around hunters all his life and got his first Daisy Red Ryder BB gun at the age of nine, the myths of gun control are easily dismissed. I forget that now there are decades of people like me, that have been spoon fed lies, from talking heads, so called leaders, witnessed murder in the community and taught it was politically correct to blame the gun. I have learned that not all men are free. Some are wards of the state, owned forever by the criminal justice system for past acts. Many are victims of violence, wherein you will either blame the gun or say never again and began learning how to protect yourself. Most of the twelve million people classified as African American, Black, not Hispanic are in the middle somewhere. It is in that middle ground that there is the confusion and chaos. The middle is not too sure about the gun thing and prone to listen to whomever appears to have credibility. The conscious may have heard that gun control is based on racist origins. Others wonder if the NRA is a racist organization connected to everything that is wrong with government. Some have their doubts when they see hunters, law enforcement officers, veterans and college educated men and women of color supporting gun rights when they see them on mainstream TV. The truth is black people shoot, collect, compete, and own legally own guns. The truth is we are not Uncle Toms, sellouts or into violence. We are into guns because we understand it is not the gun. We are into guns because we want to keep the freedom to chose for ourselves that our ancestors bled and died for. The truth is we are a minority within a minority, discriminated and demonized by our own kind. Racism is a equal opportunity destroyer. I see more of it in the black community right now than where you’d expect it. I can say that because I have seen it first hand. I have lived in this environment, the gun community since 1991. I’ve been to the private parties, the dinners, the conferences and fundraisers. I’ve observed and watched people with a critical eye and have been embarrassed to find most of the preconceived notions were mine. Even if where I was invited was to be the “token” and they were on their best behavior, I have seen worse where I wasn’t. Anybody that will give you a gun is an ally. Anyone that wants to take it away is not. Gun buy backs are an insult to the intelligence of anybody that does it. It is economically ignorant to trade a working firearm worth more than $500 for a gift card. Comparing urban gun owners with criminals is wrong. Limiting magazine capacity, or certain guns because of how they look is asinine. Attacking people that don’t agree with you based on race is racist. Black people marginalize too. For some I am not radical enough and for others I am too radical. Here’s what I know. I’ve been the grassroots go-to gun for the past 21 years. I am the NRA. I’ve worked with every group and some that are not in existence any more, but nobody knows that. Almost 80% of the cases involving a person of color and guns has come past me. It doesn’t pay. Ask my wife. “If African Americans realized how much the gun issue is our issue, the NRA would stand for “Negro Rights Association.” - Dr. Robert Cottrol It’s all good. If I had more to give I would. The people that listen to my podcast get it. They have been moral support during a time when I almost quit. They were who I went to see at the NRA Annual Meeting. I saw a lot of them but not as many as I wanted to. I went for the hugs. I went to shake hands. IT was the largest gun show in the world but that is not why I went. I went to see my family. I counted about 80,000 people on my T-1 Texas instrument scientifically calculator and abacas but read that almost 90,000 people were there. What did you miss? You missed the acres of guns stuff. You missed the business meeting of the NRA, the parliamentary procedure, Kenn Blanchard no http://kennblanchard.com/black-in-the-nra http://kennblanchard.com/black-in-the-nra#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 21:17:17 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9480 http://kennblanchard.com/black-in-the-nra/feed 0 http://kennblanchard.com/joy-and-pain-urban-shooter-podcast-320 http://kennblanchard.com/joy-and-pain-urban-shooter-podcast-320#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 20:47:46 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9432 http://kennblanchard.com/joy-and-pain-urban-shooter-podcast-320/feed 0 Barbara baird,brian hardy,cancer,Faith,gun rights,jodi macke,Kenn Blanchard,Nikki Turpeaux,second amendment,the draw I cried a few times this week.  Some of it was grief, but most of it was joy.  The real life drama that is cancer was played out several times in my circle.  I lost my cousin Mary.  The first real person I have ever known with breast cancer. I cried a few times this week.  Some of it was grief, but most of it was joy.  The real life drama that is cancer was played out several times in my circle.  I lost my cousin Mary.  The first real person I have ever known with breast cancer.  She survived that and a mastectomy only to have the chemo bring on Lupus.  It was horrible watching her melt away.  I learned a few things though.  Dying is a part of living.   Everyone dies but not all people truly live.   Two friends have been diagnosed with cancer and one is fighting for his life after surgery to remove it from his throat.  The only just found out and the cancer has spread.  Both men are Christian fathers around my age.   Both are brilliant, kind souls that you wouldn’t wish any harm to.  Their situations are a test of faith and belief.  Bad things do happen to good people just like the sun shines on the just and the unjust alike.  My faith cannot be based on only the happy days or the toxic belief that it (my faith) will protect me from stuff that can happen here on earth.  Faith can fix it all or not, it is still God’s will.  There is peace in that statement when you can find it.  In short, you have to know God to know peace.   I cried this week for joy because in spite of the fact that I just emptied my account to pay this month’s mortgage, I am living my dreams.  Sounds nuts, right?   I have spent the past seven days learning out to shoot vintage arms from Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Fairfax Rod and Gun Club.     I have reconnected with another black man with a gun that teaches gun safety, owns his own training company, rides a Harley and is a Christian minister. His business partner, and lead firearms trainer, Jodi Macke is interviewed here. http://girlsshootbetter.com I visited the NRA Range and got a new range card.   I scored 1000 rounds of 9mm ammo from a friend with a connection.   I helped a woman prepare for her upcoming qualification with my Glock pistol and got my coaching skills back on. I visited with old biker, a retired Army Sgt Major also going through chemo treatment.   I preached my last sermon at the Historic Berean Baptist Church last Sunday giving glory to God for all He has done.  I realized that although I had actually quit, it was strategic.  You have to have the courage to leave first base if you want to steal second.  I have another door opening for me and I am excited to see what happens.   My associate minister and friend in ministry is about to have his first child and he and his wife have included us in so much.  The baby is due any day now. My son graduates college next week.  So I might be a little late on episode 321, I don’t know.   Joy.   I just reconnected with the owner of The RAC, The ultimate firearm safety and storage system and hope to help him succeed in business.  http://TheUSRAC.com   I just met the owner of DeadlyDymes.com and we’ll hear that interview in a few minutes. (This episode)  I love being with entrepreneurs! My long time friend in the industry, Barbara Baird of WomensOutdoorNews.com has been doing really well and is growing her brand and business and I am so happy for her.  I was feeling kinda down after seeing a email about my man Tat, and talking to Pomerantz, the cancer thing and all.  And then Barbara sent me something by the great Seth Godin that helped out.  The icing was on the cake was when I thanked Seth in an email and what he told me afterwards.  Dude is cool.   Barbara introduced me to a strong woman of faith, Nikki Turpeaux whom will be sharing her first turkey hunt on this episode.   Nikki has also encouraged me to lead a group of Christians online called The Draw.  There is a page on Facebook and we have mottled through a Google Hangout or two.  I plan to have prayer meets or something whenever we gather.   I went to the post office this week, and sent out a few copies of my book, Kenn Blanchard no 47:29 http://kennblanchard.com/lets-talk-about-gun-control http://kennblanchard.com/lets-talk-about-gun-control#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:09:14 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9448 http://kennblanchard.com/lets-talk-about-gun-control/feed 0 http://kennblanchard.com/2nd-amendment-film-urban-shooter-podcast-319 http://kennblanchard.com/2nd-amendment-film-urban-shooter-podcast-319#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:17 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9412 http://kennblanchard.com/2nd-amendment-film-urban-shooter-podcast-319/feed 0 2nd amendment film,bbq,Charlene Israel,dancing in the dark,DEL Don Dywer,gun for hire,jungle boogie,Kenn Blanchard,lets dance,maryland,news,nj I have begun the rewriting and updating of my first book, published in 2000, Black Man With A Gun. This week, I was a part of a new documentary called 2nd Amendment Film hosted by a guy from Birmingham, England named James Dan. I have begun the rewriting and updating of my first book, published in 2000, Black Man With A Gun. This week, I was a part of a new documentary called 2nd Amendment Film hosted by a guy from Birmingham, England named James Dan. We killed a couple of few hours toiling around Washington, DC the other day and he is my featured guest of the week, this week.  https://www.facebook.com/2ndAmendmentFilm I have a review of a portable safe I bought. Going to buy another one without the electronics for my Mrs. who is doing better. Gun For Hire, Anthony Calandro has successfully opened a brand new range in Woodland Park, NJ and my hat is off to my Sicilian brother from another mother.  Check this out:  Gun For Hire Range 1267 McBride Ave, Woodland Park, NJ  07424    NEWS Also in our news segment I share a couple of similar articles about some positives that have happened in the gun movement across the country that you may not have heard. One from a new friend I met on twitter Charlene Israel http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2013/April/New-Gun-Laws-Spark-Debate-Nationwide   Thanking God for my friends, I have more than this but these guys I have on my blog: Friends Ammoland Armed Lutheran Blue Sheep Dog Derek Ward Gun Fighter Cast Mr. Colion Noir Only Guns And Money Blog Rick Ector Slow Facts The Truth About Guns Womens Outdoor News   NRA Annual Meeting is coming up and my friend Mark Wilson suggested we go upscale and have a meet up at a jazzy spot called Sambuca. I think it is a little pricer than McDonalds and you might have to wear a jacket but if you were going to the NRA dinner you might have bought suit anyway. Here is an alternative. SAMBUCA - 909 Texas Ave., Houston, TX 77002 abouy 1.1 mies from the convention center downtown. I hope you decide to come out with me. I can’t buy the beer like Michael Bane but I’d like to hang out with you just the same. COOL JAZZ PARTY EVITE  I got my trademark certificate in the mail for black man with a gun, and that is kinda cool, not quite sure what that means but I am 2 legit to quit at this point.     PRODUCT REVIEW:  Stack-On PC 650 safe Exterior Dimensions : 11” W x 8-1/4” D x 2-3/8” H Shipping Weight:7 lbs Interior Capacity: All Storage Locking Points:1-Steel Cam Master Carton Dimensions:12.75”W x 9”D x 2.75”H Color:Black   Del Don Dwyer's Firearms Freedom Barbecue $50  pp Just a reminder about a upcoming fundraiser on May 11th at Kurtzs Beach. This event will be alot of fun, good food and fellowship with other like minded citizens of Maryland. They will have music, silent auction, 50/50 raffles, beer and soda, playgrounds for the kids, horseshoes volleyball and a great view of the Chesapeake Bay.   There will be an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for the AK-47 and AR-15 ( Drawing to be held on July 6th) The O'Malley Gun Grab of the 2013 Legislative session has motivated all of us to become activists. You wrote letter, you sent emails, you made phone calls and you came to Annapolis in droves day after day to stand for your rights. The battle is not over, there is work to be done.  please consider joining Don Dwyer  at this event, and helping me continue to fight. The proceeds will benefit my re-election campaign, as well as a statewide effort to defeat the Legislators who voted for and supported SB 281. There will be good food, and good company and we will discuss strategy regarding the ongoing fight to retain our natural right to self defense against all aggressors.   Sponsorships $500       Bronze Sponsor  (10 admissions)  $1000    Silver Sponsor   (25 admissions)  $2500    Gold Sponsor (50 admissions) private VIP reception at noon with Delegate Dwyer  2A Silent Auction!  We will kick off a raffle of an AR-15 and an AK-47- Tickets are $10 Please call Louisa at 443-386-5191 to purchase sponsorships or individual tickets. "Register Now!"     HELP Kenn   Kenn Blanchard no 45:07 http://kennblanchard.com/daniel-shaw-gunfighercast-on-episode-318-of-the-urban-shooter-podcast http://kennblanchard.com/daniel-shaw-gunfighercast-on-episode-318-of-the-urban-shooter-podcast#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:50:06 +0000 kennblanchard http://kennblanchard.com/?p=9391 http://kennblanchard.com/daniel-shaw-gunfighercast-on-episode-318-of-the-urban-shooter-podcast/feed 0 daniel shaw,gun control,gun rights,gunfightcast,Kenn Blanchard In the shortest episode in years, the featured guest is the host and creator of Gunfightercast.com.   Can you believe all the compromising in the gun community (CCRKBA siding with NYC Senator Schumer?)  Say it isn't so.  Well it isn't now... In the shortest episode in years, the featured guest is the host and creator of Gunfightercast.com.   Can you believe all the compromising in the gun community (CCRKBA siding with NYC Senator Schumer?)  Say it isn't so.  Well it isn't now...  I am just glad that the Universal Background Check Bounced.   I got the chance to talk to the host of  Gunfightercast.com  and we talk briefly about  print vs digital media.Question of the Week.  When was the last time you bought a gun magazine to read?  If you did, what was it?  Why doesn't the firearms industry know, nobody is reading their stuff in print anymore?Tough Enough- Bones Hooks Cigar of the Week, Isla del Sol. Kudos to  contributor David Cole http://gunrightsmagazine.com/a-quick-end-zone-dance  I quit my church but not God.  After five years of pastoring, I had to leave some toxic folks.  I talk about it.Gun ControlNRA Meeting Meetup. Freedom Blues - i abused and ad libbed Johnny Cash's classic Folsom Prison Blues.   Launch of the American Gun Owner web series.  http://americangunowner.tv    Thank you for listening downloading and subscribing, welcome to The Urban Shooter Podcast    Kenn Blanchard no 33:13