Episode Details

Jeremy Dedmon of XTech Tactical joins hosts John and Kaylee for a conversation that starts personal and ends political. Jeremy didn't grow up around guns. His family came from public service, and his late grandfather, a former police chief and city manager, believed civilians didn't need modern firearms. Jeremy entered the industry almost by accident, taking over an injection-molding account for Ergo Grips that the customer had just fired, then turning that relationship around. The late Steve Hines, who owned Ergo, introduced him to the industry. The moment Jeremy's own beliefs shifted was becoming a father to a 15-month-old daughter, when protecting her stopped being theoretical. Kaylee and John tie that to a broader demographic shift toward more women and first-time owners, arguing the Second Amendment is a personal and individual right, not only a political one.

The heart of the episode is Jeremy's argument that magazine capacity bans are unconstitutional, and that the firearms industry shares blame for where things stand. He says companies that only sell neutered, non-convertible magazines to restricted states are broadening the reach of bad laws and signaling to lawmakers that the industry won't fight. He extends the same critique to companies that stop shipping legal products to states like California and New York, calling it a posture that wins nothing and invites copycat bans, including a high-capacity magazine ban recently supported by Arizona's attorney general. Kaylee adds a parallel to college campuses and the slow acceptance of tyranny, and both hosts dig into how anti-gun messaging weaponizes terms like 'assault weapon' and 'high capacity' that trace back to the 1994 assault weapons ban.

Jeremy then walks through XTech's response: the Freedom Series, a rebrand of the company's AK-47 magazine line (formerly the 'Comm-euphornia Special') plus a growing Glock magazine lineup. The magazines ship as 10-round mags to 49 states, with conversion kits and extensions that let owners legally adapt capacity if laws change or they relocate, and every feature is upgraded over factory. XTech donates $1.79 and one cent per magazine sold off its website, referencing the year the Second Amendment was ratified, to groups including GOA and select state-level organizations. Jeremy closes by revisiting the Firearms Innovation and Technology panel at GOALS, where he argued consumers see a lack of innovation even though plenty of people are innovating, because distribution, advertising restrictions, regulatory burden, and a reactive 'me too' industry keep new ideas from reaching shelves. Kaylee ties it back to personal responsibility and grassroots action to clear the red tape that limits smaller companies.

Questions this episode answers

How did Jeremy Dedmon get into the firearms industry without growing up around guns?

He came up entrepreneurial and worked in commercial real estate before taking an injection-molding role that put him in charge of Ergo Grips' account, which a customer had just fired. He turned that relationship around, and Ergo's owner, the late Steve Hines, introduced him to the industry.

What changed Jeremy's personal views on gun ownership and the Second Amendment?

Becoming a father to a 15-month-old daughter shifted his thinking, because protecting her stopped being theoretical. His family came from public service, and his late grandfather, a former police chief and city manager, had believed civilians did not need modern firearms.

Why does Jeremy argue magazine capacity bans are unconstitutional?

He believes any restriction on magazine capacity is unconstitutional at its core, treating the Second Amendment as a personal, individual right rather than only a political issue. He sees capacity limits as part of a slow erosion of that right.

How does Jeremy say the firearms industry itself has made restrictive laws worse?

He fault