March 4, 2024

Navigating Legal Defense After Self-Defense: Inside the Right to Bear Protection Program with Lana Bryan

Navigating Legal Defense After Self-Defense: Inside the Right to Bear Protection Program with Lana Bryan

Ever wondered how to navigate the treacherous waters of legal defense after a self-defense incident? Look no further, as Lana Bryan from Right to Bear joins Brian and Crystal for an eye-opening discussion on our Armed Guardian podcast. Lana, with her robust background in competitive shooting and advocacy for the Second Amendment, unravels the complexities behind the legal protection program designed for responsible gun owners. Our conversation dips into Lana’s personal journey and the founding ethos of Right to Bear, revealing why preparation extends beyond the trigger to the courtroom.

As we peel back the layers of what it means to be a protector in society, we share insights on the often overlooked challenges that law enforcement and security personnel face. The episode spotlights the gaps in support systems for these brave individuals and how Right to Bear fills this void with much-needed coverage. From gripping real-life stories to the intrinsic value of safeguarding those who serve, we underscore the necessity of legal defense for private security guards and off-duty officers who find themselves acting in the line of duty.

Closing out, we discuss the standout benefits of the Right to Bear program, bringing forward compelling case studies where the legal team's expertise significantly impacted the lives of their clients. Listeners will be treated to a conversation that shifts from high-stakes legalities to the shared human experiences of adapting to diverse environments like those in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado. This episode isn't just a resource for gun owners seeking peace of mind; it's a testament to the power of skilled legal defense and the community of support that stands behind it.

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Chapters

00:02 - Right to Bear Legal Protection Program

14:37 - Law Enforcement and Security Insurance Coverage

19:53 - Benefits of Bear Right Program

32:21 - Legal Defense Membership and Benefits

Transcript
Speaker 1:

Hi, welcome to the Arm Guardian podcast, season two, episode six. I'm your host, brian, and today Crystal and I will be talking with Lana Brian about right to bear legal self-protection. Lana will explain what right to bear is and how they can help keep you and your family safe in a self-defense encounter from all the legal aspects. So sit back and enjoy today's episode. Hi, welcome to the Arm Guardian podcast. I'm your host, brian. We're here with Crystal, our co-host, and Lana Brian from Right to Bear. We're going to talk today about the Right to Bear legal protection program and get some good information to help you safeguard yourself and your family. So, without further ado, hey, lana, how are you doing today?

Speaker 2:

I'm good. Thank you so much, you, crystal, for having me.

Speaker 1:

Thank you. How are you doing today, Crystal?

Speaker 3:

I'm doing absolutely wonderful, thank you.

Speaker 1:

That's great, great. So, lana, I've met you, or haven't met you, but you communicated with me a couple years ago and tried to get me to come over to work with you and things just didn't work out at the time. But now we are here and I like the Right to Bear program and I wanted to have you on to kind of talk about it and spread the word of what is Right to Bear, since it is a fairly new legal protection plan and membership and it's something that I felt that I wanted to get people out there aware of it and have you on to answer some questions That'd be great, I'm so excited. So let's give us a brief bio of who Lana Bryan is.

Speaker 2:

So I'll tell you me, and Annette Shell right, I'm the proud grandmother of eight grandkids. My husband's Mike Bryan, retired Coast Guard in the Coast Guard. We live in Savannah, georgia, right outside of Savannah in Georgia, and I'll tell you I have been blessed during my career. Started out in radio, I was in radio. I went to school for broadcast journalism. So I was in radio, was on air for a while and then after that I got into publishing. But I always had that love for guns and started out shooting with my daddy when I was very, very little and did it as a hobby, did it as a competitive. I was a competitive shooter. I did just loving the shooting aspect and then became an instructor. And then, once I became an instructor, I started teaching friends and family and loved it even more. So I always had that in the background. And then I started as I was getting more and more involved in the political spectrum. Because that's what tends to happen when you're in the Second Amendment and you're an advocate for the Second Amendment, you tend to go political. So I did. I ran for office in Colorado, where I had lived for 30 years. I served as the state party a secretary for the Republican party there in Colorado watched the blueprint take over the entire state in California, just moved to Colorado, which was pretty scary to watch the state go from completely red to completely blue in less than one election cycle. So when I see it happening I can kind of tell what's going to happen across the country as I watch bills get pushed and passed. Some dear friends of mine owned Whistling Pines Gun Club in Colorado Springs. They had two locations so they had an Eastern West location and at the time I was working at Centennial Gun Club so and that's in Centennial Colorado, so I was doing that commute and it's a rough commute, it's from Colorado Springs to Denver. So they asked me to come back and kind of run Whistling Pines and I said absolutely, came back over there. And as an instructor I started seeing it's more important that I teach people how to get their groupings at half dollar size at seven yards, teach them the laws of where to carry, where not to carry, but also teach them what happens after you've had to use force, especially to stop the threat. So I got into the space of legal defense because that's probably the most important part. I said you train every day or you should. You should train to defend yourself and your family with the best equipment, with the best instructors. Now, what happens after you've had to use force? Most people would go I don't know. I don't know what to do, I don't have a plan in place. So I started incorporating that into my classes and I started saying it's important that you understand. I want you walking out this door a well-rounded, educated, responsible gun owner, and in order to do that, I have to teach you the full 360 or I suck as an instructor. And that's why I got into this space with Right to Bear. Right to Bear, we love all the companies that are sharing the space with us because they've just paved the way. However, right2bear took all of what they offer and made it better, and we're so proud of what we provide, the benefits we give our members, the partnerships that we have with our partner facilities. We're just so proud of what we have done. Okay, all right.

Speaker 1:

That's great to hear. Really, I got a dog whimpering over here, oh. Oh wait yeah. So how was Right2Bear started? How were they birthed?

Speaker 2:

So they were birthed by two guys, frank Cannon and Perry Orth. They're insurance guys by trade. Okay, wonderful salt to the earth, just wonderful guys. And they saw this like big void because a lot of people were saying, oh, you know, my homeowners will cover the umbrella policy and you know all the insurance lingo. And they said there's this whole area that's missing and how can we do this? And so it was started by Frank and Perry and they want to protect every American and it's, and their motto is God, family, country, in that order. And I mean, I think that's why I respect them so much and that's what they did. So they started it. So it's all Frank and Perry's fault.

Speaker 1:

Okay, all right. Well, with all the competitors that are out there that have been before Right2Bear, what did the founder see that missing that was, there, was or is out there. So, nish, were they looking to try to capture in what's already been partially paved out there?

Speaker 2:

So I guess the big thing is what they wanted to do is make a more inclusive package for a member. When a member signs, they shouldn't have to worry about expert witness, right, because expert witness is kind of part of core coverage. So they included that Another part was they asked, they said you know, hey, they asked instructors, they asked people all around. What else is important? Well, an instructor says psychological supports and very, very important. If you've had to use force to stop the threat, you're going to need to talk to somebody, right, if that, being a therapist, a psychologist, a pastor, it's up to you, but you need to see somebody. So they take care of that. One replacement, because Right to Bear covers all weapons in a use of force situation. Guns are one of those things. That average person, that EDC, might be all they have. They used that. The cops take it, it goes into evidence, it stays there through the whole process. Now you've left that member completely defenseless.

Speaker 3:

Right.

Speaker 2:

So Right to Bear gives them a gun. It's gun replacement, which is huge. That was a big missing part. Negligent discharge unlimited criminal and civil attorney fees, criminally and civilly. You know it's funny and I know if I tell you and Crystal this you both are going to laugh, because my students over the years would always say Lana, how in the heck do you see somebody In civil court when you want in criminal right? You hear that Easily, easily, let's call OJ. Find out what OJ says about that, because it doesn't matter, it's a few happy society and you're going to be sued civilly behind every criminal charge. It just doesn't matter.

Speaker 3:

I tell my friend, it doesn't matter what happens on the criminal side. It justifies the different. You can and will be sued civilly and they can win.

Speaker 2:

So you're, right Pompadre, right Pompadre.

Speaker 1:

It's like what I tell my students that, especially with the gun replacement, I said what are you going to? Do if you are involved and police investigate and they take into evidence your gun. I don't think I hadn't thought about that and they a lot of things that they don't process whenever they start caring for their protection. But there's avenues and that's where good training comes into play, Telling them about the things that are going to happen. That will happen, Just like the civil suit. You know you get involved in a self-defense situation and heaven help the person, the attacker you are involved with, that passes. Baby mama with the four kids is you took my boyfriend, my baby's daddies, he was my only soul, support and everything and I can't live without his support and she's going to definitely file a suit against you. A lot of people don't think like you say, crystal. They think that they win the criminal case, it's over with. No, you're just starting and you've been at about two, three years after the criminal trial ends before the civil suit comes in. So that's a big thing that a lot of people whenever I tell them that they don't, it's like I see their eyes get big as half dollars. That comes into play. You want to ask the next question. Crystal, that was one of yours.

Speaker 3:

I know you answered one of the questions you already asked, so let me. Let me get my glasses so I can't sit here. I'm going to look 20 per minute. So, as far as attorneys go, I know you have network of attorneys, but are we able to use outside attorneys that we choose to like? We have a friend or family member that we would prefer to use. How does that work?

Speaker 2:

Yes. So great question, crystal, because we get that a lot right. I guess I was in class one day and this lady goes I want Johnny Cochran. She said, well, I do think that that wonderful man did pass away. And I said, however, if you could get him to come back for you, I mean, hey, it's all on you. So, yes, we will absolutely allow our members to select their own attorneys or use our network. We just have to make sure that our general counsel gets to vet them and that they kind of go through our process, because we don't want. You know, well, uncle Fred is an attorney. Well, uncle Fred might be a real estate lawyer. So does Uncle Fred understand that, the criminal side of the house, that there's an immunity hearing before the bond hearing, before the immunity hearing? You know, all of this happens. You have to make sure the right attorney is in place. So we would absolutely do that, but we do need to have them vetted through our system.

Speaker 3:

All right, and how many attorneys do we have in the network?

Speaker 2:

Well, we have so many being added every day that I promise you I can't even keep up, but I will tell you that it's over a hundred right now. But we have so many across the United States that are literally working with the CK Keller law firm. That is, can we come on board, Can we come on board? So it's been really great to see this explosion on the attorney side of the house and you know, some of these attorneys wow their, you know, their backgrounds are just like they're two A like I. Just I'm so impressed. So, yes, it's great.

Speaker 3:

That's very important to have somebody that's going to support us. Yeah.

Speaker 1:

Okay, right to bear cover some professions that others would exclude from coverage in a self defense as incident. What are some of the professions and why did right to bear decide to extend coverage where others wouldn't? I think this is a big. This is one of my favorite and the law enforcement. It's, it's very, very good, so why?

Speaker 2:

did they?

Speaker 1:

decide to do that.

Speaker 2:

You know, I'll tell you, brian Crystal, this was something that was so passionate to me and I, because I love our brothers and sisters in blue and and I mean for what they do for us. And then even security guards, probably armed or unarmed, they're probably the most thankless job in the entire world because they're the ones dealing with the riffraff on a daily basis and they go hands on but they're holding all the liability. Cops have things called the FOP right, the paternal order. They have the PBA, the police protection association. There's a lot of different programs for law enforcement. However, it covers them in jurisdiction or on the clock. And then it doesn't cover their family.

Speaker 1:

Yeah.

Speaker 2:

Then there's a step further. Will they look out for the department and throw a good cop under the bus on something that could very well be just a gray area, right? So we, we cover our law enforcement officers, security guards, armed unarmed church safety team members. We cover you in a working capacity. That's the language you need to see. So every other program out there I'm not sure what their reading word wording reads I tell everybody do your own research. But as for us, at right to bear, we will cover you in that working capacity.

Speaker 1:

So that's huge, yeah, and it's like I've told several law enforcement officers that I know and have have promoted or have talked about self protection liability coverage. No, ok, you're not on the clock. You're on your regular off duty time and switched around there. But you're on your off duty time and you witness a felony or something that maybe your state has a law, that you witness a crime that you have to step in and handle. At that point, is that legal plan going to cover you? Because you know you were off duty, ok, but you know you witness something by by law. You've got to act. Are you going to? Are they going to cover you now or the department's point of phrase? I heard Ken Scott say you know the department is going to cover there, but before you know if it's better for them to just write a check or whatever, they're going to do that and they're going to leave you hanging.

Speaker 2:

And I tell, I tell my, I tell every cop that I run into, I'm like, look, I'm not saying cancel anything that you already have set up, because the FOP. The one thing that's great about them in particular is they have bereavement packages. Right, you're shot in the line of duty. Your family is taken care of. I mean, let's be real. Right, we're going to have a real conversation. You want to make sure that your family is cared for because of what you sacrifice, right, we don't have a bereavement package, so don't cancel what you have. You add right to bear as a supplement. Right, it's definitely something just to cover your butt.

Speaker 1:

So, having been an insurance before you know, I see it like it's a rider policy to a already existing policy. Yeah, it's a win-win and know the thing is, I worked private security down in Fort Lauderdale, florida, after I got out of the military for a while and I there is no protection for the private security, armed or unarmed and I don't know. You know they could get coverage through one of these other places, but more than likely they're not going to cover you if you're involved in it while you're working your security and know what do you want to do, you're going to be hung out and hope that you can find a good attorney and hope that you get all the resources that you need. So this is another thing that I like about the right to bear program that they are very adamant about covering those people that in other areas or other coverage, other Companies would be lacking coverage.

Speaker 2:

So right, right, that's so. That's something very proud that we are. I mean, when we talk to people, I want you to be covered, I don't care if you're seven or ninety seven, I Want you covered and we cover that law-abiding citizen. We cover you while you're in a working capacity so we have your back. Know what? Steven Wellerford speaking of him earlier with you and crystal and dear friend of mine, and After Stevens incident in Sutherland Springs, texas, where 26 people died, 20 people were injured. When he tells the story, it's, it's absolutely. You just can't help but just cry, right, I mean, it's, it's terrible. He did a great thing. He's called the barefoot defender. I just I'm so proud of this guy. I just I love him so, so much, just as a friend. And he said after he was done he was interviewed by everybody but the alphabet soup. You know he was like it was this three letter agency and that three letter agency and that one and that one. He said, boy, I'll tell you. I mean, people have to understand you better have someone on your side right. Yeah.

Speaker 1:

And another thing that I like about the right to bear coverage that is missing in some of the others is the recuperation, the note non-recoup that they have where They'll protect the. We'll go to bat for you. But if you get charged that well, we might be coming back after you for what we've paid. So and that's something that I've I'm I really like seeing in the right to bear program. You want to expound on that, maybe a little?

Speaker 2:

yeah. So this is some cool stats, right. So 98% of every self-defense case across the United States 98%. They all end in a plea deal. Crazy People only see that 2%. That's not like we go to trial, you don't go to trial, you're taking a plea. It's 98%. Well, the minute you take that plea deal, what does that mean? You're admitting guilt, right, so with other companies out there, they have the right to recoup. There they can take, they can try to get back their attorney fees that they've already issued on your behalf or paid for on your behalf. That is not something we do at right to bear. We don't have any kind of recoup package or anything like that. What happens between you and your attorney is you and your attorney.

Speaker 1:

We don't we got, don't get in the middle of it and then something else too is the if after a self-defense incident, once you make that call to report it, you got legal protection there because they write to bear considers it your client attorney privilege. So it's not immediately discoverable when in other places you go through a call center and whatever you say on that call center on that recorded line is Can be used against you and if you say the wrong thing when you're calling in to report your incident, that can come back and bite you in the butt. And that's one thing I like. Another thing that I like about it it's that the attorney client privilege, that Right to bear has where they're close their income prices.

Speaker 2:

They do it's, it's one of the other programs out there. It's a really fancy term and I'm not gonna say it, but when you call this number you get you get a hold of this really fancy term and I always say when I'm in a class and somebody says I have that program, I'm like you know, it's awesome, because I'm glad you have a program. I mean, at least you have something. But it sounds like you know it's Jason Bourne, right, and they're gonna fast-robe out of a helicopter and and they're there right when the incident happens and and I just go, you're talking to a call center. So all that's admissible in court. You need to understand that you need to have that privilege right. You need to have the client attorney privilege and that is the most important part of Right after a use of force incident.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, so you want to ask the next question there, crystal, think kind of got a couple of them answered right in line.

Speaker 3:

Yeah, you did. You took some of my questions. One of the question I had we were talking about firearm replacement. What is the process for that? How long does it normally take?

Speaker 2:

a few days. We literally have a security guard. Actually, this just happened. That's why it's kind of fresh on my mind a security guard. He actually is in a undisclosed state I'm not gonna say which one, but it's a different state and law enforcement took his gun, it went into evidence and so his gun was gone and Within I think it was three days. Within three days the new gun was set to an FFL near him and he went and picked up his gun. So it was three days. So you want to make sure you don't use a family heirloom, right? Don't use a gun that you can't replace, right? I tell everybody. You say when I'm in class I use it as a joke, I'm like, hey, guys, make sure you pick up a throwaway and Everybody goes. You want me to get a gun on the black market? And I'm like he said I want you to go get a sig, a glock, a walter. I want you to get something you can just buy tomorrow. That's what I mean. Don't be so attached to it. You know it's just a tool, but you get those fancy sights put on there, your Sarah coat job and all of that. We're not doing all that for you. We're putting back in gun in a box in your hand. So that's how that works.

Speaker 3:

You, it's not. They don't give you like a check and you go buy it replacement.

Speaker 2:

So they actually it's gun for gun. Okay, literally that one. Because they're gonna have the make model, of course, because the law enforcement has taken that gun, it's in evidence, so they're gonna know what gun that is and we're just gonna send you back a gun Exactly the same type of gun, if we can't I mean, if it's my dad Western, you know um, we're like whoa, wait a second, what was it?

Speaker 1:

Yeah, I tell my students, no, and this is something else they don't think about. They'll go buy a gun. They'll get it Spat, dressed up and everything Sarah coated, a gun skin and all this and, and then they treat it like all this is a precious stone here. I'm glad that you like your gun, but I I said in the end I just want something that is I can depend on to Defend myself in a situation, because I carry a standard blue Semi-auto. I don't do any of the colors or anything like that and I've had people why don't you get yours? No, with the American flag or the Punisher skull on the back of the striker, the semi-auto and stuff like. Well, one the gun might, I don't. If I spend the money to get one dressed up, I don't want to carry that in a daily situation because who's gonna see it? No, if I want to, if I'm proud of it and want to display it, put it in a gun case above the mantle or something and know, keep it there. But also they should be careful the accessories that they put on the gun, skins, the plates and everything, because that gun is gonna be presented if you're charged or brought up on charges. That's gonna be visible to the jury, to the court, and if you got this, something that's could be seen as Uh, what's the word I'm looking for? Uh, no, negative, I guess anything that could be seen in a negative light. Uh, that's going to look bad on you and we don't want that, and that's going to make your climb a lot harder. You're fired a lot harder in the criminal and civil court.

Speaker 2:

So there's an entire class, Brian, that teaches that. Okay, you know not to put, not even to put. You know your, your, your, your map, before you walk you through your front door, that says this house is protected by Smith and Wesson, right, or we don't. We don't use warning shots, or you know all of that, boy, that is used against you in a court of law. You know how long you've been a member of the NRA? Okay, Well, for 10 long, cold, dark years of that heart of yours, you've been wanting to take the life of another person. No, but it's how the media portrays and how you get the 12 people on that journey that are like minded.

Speaker 3:

Well, I don't know, so, yeah, like they look at your social media posts to see what you posted. They look at all that and even like, if you change your, change your trigger, like oh, you have a lighter trigger, you know they say it'll kill somebody a much easier, much faster. So they do look at all that.

Speaker 2:

Oh yeah, yeah it's crazy out there.

Speaker 1:

No, no, no attorney's going to try to prosecutor is going to try to our civil attorney going to try to use anything to persuade you or not persuade, but to put you in that negative light, even even something that is not meant to be negative or defamatory or anything. If they can make that twist, no, just a little bit to question that then no, they're, they're considered that a win because, no, it's used against you.

Speaker 2:

So, um, I was watching a case um the other day on. You know I'm one of those junkies and so I was watching this uh case on on TV was? It was a self-defense case and the prosecution, literally on the stand, asked the um person that I actually had to use force um, did you use a cop killer bullet? And I had gone. What did he just say? And I said, well, no, in my head right away. No, it's because he's a responsible gun owner. Is why he used a jacket at hollow point. But that's why. But to those 12 jurors, I can only imagine their faces because they have no idea what you're talking about. So they're thinking jacket at hollow point? What? Yeah, um, why would you use that? Well, cause I'm not a gang banger that's going to use a full metal jacket and kill some people. Yeah, right so.

Speaker 1:

I tell people whenever they go through my concealed class to you know the defense self-defense ammo. There's a plethora of it out there. A lot of different companies, a lot of different styles and everything. Uh, now do your research. One, you don't want to have this fancy uh ammo that does uh, I'm not going to go into the different names, but no, you want to verify that it's got a proven track record. It's not something that's just came out on the market and somebody's pitching it good and uh, you happen to use it in a self defense. That may look uh, come to a negative light to you, but I tell them, no, check with their local law enforcement. No, ask them, no, what bullet they carry. If they're uh able to carry that style bullet and that's what you decide to carry, uh, it's going to look more favorable for you because you're following what local law enforcement does. Uh, as far as you know the ammo type and it's not not going to be something that's uh no, could be seen in a negative light. Correct, absolutely. Uh, I know you shared um uh, did you? Can you share some stories of some individuals that had you had to use right to bear and what the outcome was? uh, no in a in a chat with that, without violating any.

Speaker 2:

Right, I was going to say, yes, we, I mean there there are many right to talk about Um. However, we don't discuss, you know, that kind of stuff at all. Um, it again it's between the attorney and and and the client, so we don't get in the middle of it. You know, like other programs out there, you know they're going to answer to to those people. Um, we, we don't, because, again, we just kind of stay out of that. Um, I will tell you, there was, you know, the one where the, where the girlfriend, um was in a domestic abuse, a domestic violent situation, and um had to defend herself with her drunk boyfriend Um, which we actually went to trial on that, and one. So, um, there's and and she was the one charged Um, so that was, that was an amazing one, um, one that happened where it was even way after the fact. It was probably six months after the incident occurred, um, which happened to just be a road rage type incident, um, it went six months before charges were filed, um, and once charges were filed, we handled that, went to the grand jury, was a no bill Um, that was remarkable because that story in itself, um, I think we're actually coming out with a testimonial on that. So we'll allow the the um member to discuss it themselves. But that one was just amazing because of what transpired. It had happened six months before it was all done. Everything was, it was over and you know she happened to be at work and you know the police show up and say you're being arrested. What was that?

Speaker 3:

I said that's just terrible.

Speaker 2:

Six months later. But it was because the other party went to court on whatever charges that they had and brought to light a complete lie. And if you do that, then it's being pulled. So it was unreal. And I think that's what shocked us, because when we heard it we were like, how can that be? I mean, it had been six months and the police all have body cams on every part of their orifice, you know, I mean every. I don't blame police officers for doing it, but it's there. So why don't they just review the tapes? Well, it's because you can see anyone anytime, any place, for anything. And now you have to go backwards, and so we've had several of those and or several cases like that. But I'll tell you, I'm just so proud of our legal team. They're just they're, they're brilliant, they're amazing.

Speaker 1:

So OK, all right. You have any other questions, Crystal?

Speaker 3:

No, I don't think so, but if I do, I'll send her email.

Speaker 2:

Yes. Yes, I love your background. I want to kind of sit right where you're at right now.

Speaker 3:

You've got to come to Florida so you can just come out here and relax, but you've got to come before it gets too hot.

Speaker 2:

Yes, exactly this is the time. This is the time I say in my job, because I'm the National Director for Strategic Goat, so I have to travel all over, all, all 50 states, right, and yeah, that's my job. And so I'm always like can I schedule my trips to where? In the winter? I'm in the south and I want to be a snowbird, right, so doesn't work out that way right now because I'm in the northeast.

Speaker 1:

So At least it's not snowing up there right now.

Speaker 2:

No, not right now. It's actually beautiful right now.

Speaker 1:

I think they're actually having a heat wave up through that area right now. If I were, really weather channel earlier. It's just things like everything's reversed, because I woke up this morning to our got off work this morning to 31 degree temperatures over here in In Alba. So, yeah, it's Georgia, yes, georgia, it's supposed to be cold. No, no, it's not. And you definitely get to see all four seasons in Georgia.

Speaker 2:

Yes, you do. People don't believe it, but it's true, yeah, and I love Florida. So, yeah, if you look at the map right, florida is always just that nice, even mild. Yes, love it.

Speaker 1:

Yep, I call whenever I live down there. I lived in Port Lauderdale for a while and you walk outside and it'd be raining across the street and sun shining and you're on your yard and I used to call it always. Look at the liquid sunshine out there.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, yeah, you know, and one thing I lived in Colorado for 30 years and and I'll tell you, people think Colorado, they think snow, right right away. So that's the mountains, right, that's the western slope, it's everything on the. You've got the front range and then everything on that western slope. Yes, the snow stays up there until June. Yeah, however, if you're, if you're not, if you're over in Colorado Springs, denver, we had 300 days of sunshine a year. Blue, the bluest skies you'll ever see, yeah. And so a lot of people think, oh, it's just terribly cold, it's not. It was a beautiful place to live.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, yeah, I got a cousin that lives up in Denver and I told her I was talking to her the other day. I said I hadn't been out in Denver in a while. Last time I was I was driving a truck over the road and didn't have time to stop and visit and all that stuff. But I said I need to make a trip out to Denver to see her and she said need to come.

Speaker 2:

It is beautiful, it's beautiful, yeah, yeah, bring some oxygen, but it's beautiful.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 2:

Hard to breathe.

Speaker 1:

OK, so how would somebody, if anybody, is interested in right to bear, how would they reach out, get their questions answered? What avenues or what ways can they contact to get their questions answered or to even join?

Speaker 2:

So our website is protectwithbearcom. Again, it's protectwithbearcom. Use the blueberry promo code to get the specials. And what was that?

Speaker 1:

BTT.

Speaker 2:

Oh, that's right, Is it BTT? It's BTT. Yes, use BTT as the promo code to get the special and the discount, because online it is a little pricier than it would be if you use the BTT promo code and then you'll get that locked in range. We want members to be members. I will tell you, we don't want people to be forced into a contract. We don't hold you to. Oh, you better pay this or we're going to take your firstborn. I promise you we don't want your firstborn. So what we will do is, if you want to not be a member, then cancel. I mean, we're just like that. If you want to be a member and we defend you, god forbid you have to use any type of weapon. We're there for you. So we have the monthly option, which is so inexpensive You're talking less than a coffee and a sandwich a month and then you've got the annual, which is very inexpensive if you go that route, and then you're covered. It's one less thing you have to worry about. It's just that piece that you'll have in your heart that, no matter where you go, you are protected by the bear and we will have your back. So it's very important that people go to the website, check it out If they have any questions too, which is awesome. If you have, like legal questions, if you're a member and you have legal questions, just email us and in the subject line, say hey, I have a question about traveling through the communist state of Illinois. What do I do when I'm traveling through there? How do I transport my firearm? Whatever it may be, the attorneys will get right back to you, so it's really nice to have that at your fingertips. But yeah, we're Rich. Protectwithbearcom.

Speaker 1:

OK, and one more, some of the other than just the basic plan. What are some of the extras that they can get with that, I know, like with the minor child, sure?

Speaker 2:

Sure. So in the core coverage you're covered with unlimited attorney fees, criminally, civilly no caps, no limits. Then we have the expert witness, psychological support, gun replacement, negligent discharge. Those are all included in your core coverage. Your add-ons we only have three, and the reason why we love our add-ons is not everybody travels. So the multi-state coverage is so nice because you're covered in all 50 states still have to follow state law in that state. So if you go to New Jersey I don't know why, but if you did, you just want to make sure that you have less than 10 rounds and you better not have hollow points. So it's 50 state protection. The next add-on we have is the bail bond coverage. I tell folks, if you have your own house, your own boat, your own cars and you have assets, then you probably don't need bail bond coverage. But if you don't get it, it's important. You don't want to sit in jail until your immunity hearing. It sucks, and then during COVID people were sitting in jail for a year.

Speaker 1:

It was horrible.

Speaker 2:

And then our last add-on would be minor child, and we do that because not everybody has kids, but we cover the kids 17 and under in the home and it's the whole household, it's not just per child. So you pay one $4 fee, or $35 a year, and all your kids are covered in your home. So it's really nice.

Speaker 1:

All right, all right. Well, I appreciate you discussing that, so I've got the contact information for right to bear, how to sign up and everything. Last question have and I didn't put this in your question there list, so it's gonna be. It's an easy one. I consider it an easy one. What do you do to de stress or relax from your normal Daily activities? What's your, your go-to to de stress or relax?

Speaker 2:

You are good, you a crystal. Don't think I'm crazy Because most people say, oh, I read a book or I drink a glass of wine. My thing is chocolate milk and Court TV. I'm like weird, right, my husband swears to God that he says you are plotting the perfect murder or something, because All I do is watch those forensic file shows and all your CSI stuff and my husband's like are you Trump? What you scare me, but that is my de stress, like I love it. I watch it like Faithfully, and I drink chocolate milk. So that's my, it's the best drink in the world.

Speaker 1:

Talking about the crime shows. My wife's a big client, loves those crime documentaries and and stuff. Lieutenant Kendra from the outing yes, colorado, she loves all those. And a little small story on me Whenever I hit that golden age of 50, we have the after 50. You have that one certain backdoor Exam that you have to go through. Yes, sir, should go through yes, sir so I was in for my To get preparing for the exam and waiting for it to know. Go back for him to put the scope in and my wife's watching TV and I look up. I said what are you watching? She says this is crime show. I said, okay, what's the name of it? But I caught part of it while I was talking to the doctor and everything, and it's how to. It was a show talking about husband and wives and how the wives were covering or getting rid of their spouses. Yeah, without them knowing it. I said are you really watching that? Yeah, so so you need to be careful. Yes, ma'am.

Speaker 2:

Says that to me all the time and it is so funny that I I'm just like Kelly Siegler. She's a prosecutor out of Houston, out of Harris County, texas, and she's got a new show called prosecuting evil and I tell you what I am so addicted to that show and I'm like and I watch it like faithfully and my husband is just like that's just morbid and I go, it's not, it's like so interesting. I think in my next you know career I might want to get into forensics. I just think I think it's really cool, I love it so.

Speaker 1:

Okay, well, we thank you for being a guest on our podcast and Maybe we've looked to have you back on for follow-up, or no. The thing that right to bear does and no well, we appreciate you coming on and encourage people to. If you get legal protection, Consider right to bear, but have some sort of protection for yourself. So with that we will sign off here. Thank you for listening and enjoy your day.

Speaker 2:

Thanks for buying about crystal.

Speaker 4:

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