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The Global Freedom Report, May 24, 2026

The Global Freedom Report, May 24, 2026

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The Global Freedom Report with Brent Johnson The Second Amendment, Digital Currency, and the Fight to Preserve Liberty Guest, Alan Gottlieb, Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation Brent Johnson Opens with the Right to Keep and Bear Arms In this episode of The Global Freedom Report, host Brent Johnson frames the show around truth, justice, liberty, and the question of whether Americans will live as free people or as subjects of government control. He announces that the episode will focus heavily on the Second Amendment, describing the right to keep and bear arms as a God-given protection against government tyranny. Brent also invites listeners to call in on the question of the week: whether people who move out of the United States should be considered unpatriotic. Defensive Gun Use and the Case for Armed Self-Defense Before introducing his guest, Brent reads statistics and definitions concerning defensive gun use in the United States. He discusses the wide range of estimates for annual defensive gun uses, from narrow crime-based reports to broader self-reported surveys involving brandishing, warning, displaying, or firing a firearm. Brent argues that public discussion often emphasizes shootings and gun deaths while ignoring cases in which armed citizens deter or stop crimes. He uses this material to support his view that the right to keep and bear arms remains essential for self-defense and resistance to tyranny. Alan Gottlieb Discusses the Second Amendment Foundation Brent then welcomes Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation and leader connected with the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Brent introduces the Second Amendment Foundation’s history, including its founding in 1974, its legal-scholar conferences, its Gun Rights Policy Conference, educational publications, and its participation in many legal actions defending and expanding gun rights. Alan discusses the foundation’s current litigation work and explains that the organization is involved in dozens of active cases challenging state and federal gun restrictions. Machine Guns, AR-15 Bans, Sensitive Places, and 3D-Printed Firearms The interview covers several specific gun-rights disputes. Brent asks about a proposed West Virginia approach involving machine guns, while Alan cautions that federal restrictions on newly manufactured fully automatic firearms remain a major obstacle. They then discuss Virginia’s ban on certain semi-automatic firearms and magazines, which Alan says has already become law and is being challenged in federal court. Alan also describes litigation over so-called “sensitive places,” including the Hawaii case concerning whether firearms can be carried on private property open to the public. Brent raises California’s efforts against companies and individuals distributing computer code for 3D-printed firearms, and Alan explains that those cases implicate both the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, because publishing code is also a speech issue. Warrantless Searches, Pistol Braces, and the Pace of Gun Litigation Brent asks Alan about court rulings involving warrantless police entry and searches, especially when authorities claim they believed someone needed help. Alan says he does not support warrantless searches and expresses concern that some gun-control laws could lead to police knocking on doors because people previously purchased firearms that later became restricted. They also discuss the federal pistol-brace rule, with Alan saying his information is that the Trump administration is moving away from enforcement of certain Biden-era gun policies and has taken several pro-Second Amendment actions. Alan emphasizes that court victories are slow, expensive, and often delayed by procedural tactics, urging listeners to support the Second Amendment Foundation through saf.org and the Citizens Committee through ccrkba.org. Callers, Patriotism, and the Risk of Digital Currency Control After Alan leaves for another radio appearance, Brent opens the phone lines. Callers respond to the question of whether leaving the United States is unpatriotic, with one caller arguing that those who threaten to leave but stay only to attack the country are more unpatriotic than those who actually leave. Brent then shifts into his concern about digital currencies, warning that if money becomes primarily digital, government could potentially control people’s bank accounts and purchasing ability. He proposes an educational and activist effort encouraging businesses in states where gold and silver are legal tender to accept precious metals, so that people have alternatives if digital systems are ever used to restrict buying and selling. Propaganda 101 and Brent’s Warning About Technology In the later portion, Brent continues warning that every technology can be used for good or evil, and he says he evaluates technology by how it might be abused by government. During Propaganda 101, he ...
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