"civilian marksmanship program"
3 episodes tagged with this keyword
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Mark Koernke and Donald Betcher hosted an evening broadcast covering the upcoming Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot (October 8-10) and solicited donations for Liberty Tree Radio's yearly operational costs. A caller from Michigan discussed three weapons-related resources: a 1949 Army training manual on basic military techniques, the value of .22 training rifles and the Appleseed program, and information about obtaining M1 rifles and ammunition through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). The hosts emphasized the importance of individual infantry skills, small unit tactics (fire teams, squads, platoons), and referenced the book Total Resistance as foundational reading for preparedness and homeland defense.
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Mark Koernke discussed militia preparedness, food production and storage, and conducted an extended segment on weapons systems suitable for patriot defense. A caller named Dave from New York reported on alleged British Crown intelligence operations, pedophilia rings, and connections to political figures including Obama and Warren Buffett. Koernke addressed currency circulation, particularly the Federal Reserve's push of Susan B. Anthony dollar coins into the money supply. The show featured detailed technical discussion of the PTR-32 rifle as a training alternative to expensive .308 battle rifles, followed by extensive caller questions about the M1 Garand as a militia weapon, covering maintenance, ammunition, spare parts, and load-bearing equipment configurations.
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Mark Koernke discussed the 2008 presidential race, analyzing why establishment candidates like Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee were being promoted and then abandoned by the controlled media, while Ron Paul emerged as a genuine constitutional alternative. The show featured extensive caller discussions on weapons and preparedness, including detailed technical advice on body armor configurations, SKS and AK-47 rifle reliability and ammunition compatibility, and information about the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Koernke emphasized 2008 as a critical year for the Patriot movement, warned about the Veterans Disarmament Bill targeting gun owners, and discussed the broader geopolitical consequences of the Iraq War, including rising oil prices and refugee crises.