Gun Owners Radio hosts `Cover Your Asp’ Week, third week in March

Gun Owners Radio, a weekly, two-hour Sunday afternoon radio show airing from 4 to 6 p.m. on KCBQ 1170-AM The Answer, is hosting four promotional events during the third week of March.

The four events, open to the public, are part of the radio show’s “Cover Your ASP Week” (“ASP” refers to a venomous snake that strikes only when threatened). The four events include:

-- “21 Lessons for Self Protection in a Defensive Encounter,” a live webinar from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, March 16, over the Zoom video-conferencing platform, cost to attend is $15 per person;

-- “Intro to the Armed Lifestyle,” a four-hour, live-fire training class for new gun owners from 1 to 5 p.m., Thursday, March 18, at Academi Southwest, 7685 Siempre Viva Road, San Diego, cost to attend is $150 per person;

-- Happy Hour Meet-and-Greet with John Correia, lead trainer at Active Self Protection, a Phoenix-based, firearms training company, from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 19, at Academi Southwest, cost to attend is $15 per person (food and beverages will be served);

-- Two-day Live-Fire Class for experienced pistol users, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21 at Academi Southwest, cost to attend is $450 per person.

The self-protection webinar, presented by Correia, will feature self-defense lessons based on 35,000 gun encounters involving private citizens.

“Intro to the Armed Lifestyle” is designed for new gun owners who need practical instruction on how to make guns as part of a daily lifestyle.

The two-day, live-fire training class is for proficient gun owners desiring to improve their shooting ability. Entrants should be familiar with pistol operation and safety.

“Our goal with our training is to keep the bad people from hurting the good and keeping families safe,” Correia said in a recent interview on Gun Owners Radio. “We all want our communities to be safe and to live our lives in liberty and peace without fear.”

Supporters of Cover Your ASP Week events also can purchase raffle tickets priced at $25 per ticket. Proceeds from the raffle will help cover the fee for a law enforcement officer from a San Diego-area agency to attend the two-day, life-fire training class at no cost. Also, one raffle prize winner will be awarded the grand prize consisting of a Glock pistol from the GlockStore.

“Even if you can’t attend the webinar or gun training classes or the social event, we’re inviting the public to purchase a raffle ticket to help us with the law enforcement training scholarship,” said Rich Yumul, producer, Gun Owners Radio. “Many local law enforcement officers serve in smaller agencies with smaller training budgets and might not have the opportunity to train with a world-class trainer like John Correia. Whether or not you love enforcement, anyone can back the blue and help an officer receive more training.”

To purchase tickets and for more registration information for Cover Your ASP Week events, visit www.gunownersradio.com, or send an e-mail to events@gunowersradio.com.

Major sponsors for Cover Your Asp Week include U.S. Law Shield, Academi Southwest, Active Self Protection and Gun Owners Radio.

U.S. Law Shield is a Houston-based firm offer access to legal advice, civil and criminal defense litigation coverage, coverage for weapons and state-specific educational videos, law updates and online resources.

Academi Southwest, opened in July 2008, is a 61,000-square-foot indoor training facility in Otay Mesa with a 12-station indoor firearms range, classrooms and training areas. The facility supports training solutions and secure logistical support and management for government and private security forces.

Gun Owners Radio, launched in 2016, recently exceeded its 250th locally produced show. The show, featuring information about gun accessories, firearms safety, shooting sports, gun rights and hunting, is closely aligned with San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), a political action committee promoting Second Amendment rights. Now in its sixth year, based on its membership total of about 2,500 individuals, SDCGO is believed to be San Diego’s largest registered PAC, as well as San Diego’s largest civil rights organization.