{"id":133897,"date":"2020-10-18T09:23:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T13:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=133897"},"modified":"2020-10-18T09:23:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:38:58","slug":"gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maricopa County, located in the heart of Arizona, is one of the largest counties in the country when measured by size, or population. And its population is growing very fast. Many people move there for a variety of reasons like economic opportunity, weather, and political climate. But a good number move there because Arizona is perhaps the most gun owner friendly state in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerry Sheridan wants to keep it that way. He\u2019s running for Sheriff of Maricopa County<\/a>, and he is different than many who hold elected office. Sheridan is a gun guy. A real gun guy who understands the culture, guns, and other gun owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Gun
Sheridan doesn\u2019t just talk about being a gun guy. He actually shoots them. Here he fires his Colt 1921 Thompson Sub-machinegun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sheridan\u2019s father and two of his uncles were police officers in New York City. When his father retired from police work in 1976, he moved his family to Arizona because it was a good place to own guns. Even then, Arizona was considered a very gun friendly place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A year later when Sheridan turned 18, he joined the Maricopa County Sheriff\u2019s Office (MCSO) as a volunteer reserve deputy. Two years later he was hired as a full time deputy and stayed there for 38 years serving as a Deputy Sheriff and working his way up through law enforcement assignments to the position of Chief Deputy. He retired in December of 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the time he was five years old and his father taught him to shoot using a Colt 1911 chambered in .45 ACP, he has loved guns. And this love of guns has remained with him his whole life, with the Colt 1911 still being his favorite gun to shoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheridan says, \u201che has a lot of very neat weapons.\u201d He particularly likes old Colts and Winchesters but owns guns including old cowboy guns, modern semi-automatics, suppressors, and full autos. He has managed to collect a number of guns over the years including an H&K MP5 and a Colt 1921 Thompson sub-machinegun. But he shoots them all and they don\u2019t just sit around looking good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Gun
Sheridan owns a number of guns and doesn\u2019t just say he does.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He’s not an elitist though. When asked what he will do as Sheriff to help the average gun owner, he said, \u201cI want people to exercise their second amendment rights. But they need to do it with responsibility and with the knowledge and the confidence that they can protect themselves, and use it in the right way.\u201d And he understands what the Second Amendment is all about. He says, \u201cIt is there to protect the citizens from the tyranny of government.\u201d That\u2019s not the usual drivel from politicians who say they support the Second Amendment and are hunters. Sheridan says his Deputies will never enforce unconstitutional laws like red flag laws, and he supports the right of citizens to own AR-15 style firearms. Clearly this guy is not a politician. According to Sheridan, MCSO employees asked him to run for Sheriff. He never thought he would do it and says it is the hardest thing he has ever done. But, he says, when pushed into a corner he fights back. That\u2019s what he says Deputies are taught to do as part of their job. And that job is to keep people safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/sheridan4sheriff2020.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many people move to Arizona for a variety of reasons like economic opportunity, weather, and political climate. But a good number move there because Arizona is perhaps the most gun owner friendly state in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":133898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1111],"tags":[1854,132],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-133897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-doug-larson","8":"tag-2nd-amendment","9":"tag-buzz"},"yoast_head":"\nGun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff - Doug Larson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many people move to Arizona for a variety of reasons like economic opportunity, weather, and political climate. But a good number move there because Arizona is perhaps the most gun owner friendly state in the country.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-10-18T13:23:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-07T00:38:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1072\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Doug Larson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Doug Larson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Doug Larson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3703ce39bc1ddd62601a2297c0357f83\"},\"headline\":\"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-18T13:23:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-07T00:38:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":576,\"commentCount\":8,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2nd Amendment\",\"Buzz\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Doug Larson\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-18T13:23:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-07T00:38:58+00:00\",\"description\":\"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff - Doug Larson\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg\",\"width\":1072,\"height\":1200,\"caption\":\"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\\\/Digest\",\"description\":\"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America's premier destination for buying and selling firearms.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GunsAmerica\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"width\":286,\"height\":156,\"caption\":\"GunsAmerica\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/gunsamerica_official\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/GunsAmerica\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3703ce39bc1ddd62601a2297c0357f83\",\"name\":\"Doug Larson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fc4e64af19fd6b326aedc907c46344908cf5f0d3b83dbe83849651045a899e5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fc4e64af19fd6b326aedc907c46344908cf5f0d3b83dbe83849651045a899e5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fc4e64af19fd6b326aedc907c46344908cf5f0d3b83dbe83849651045a899e5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Doug Larson\"},\"description\":\"Doug Larson is a former Contributing and Field Editor for Guns & Ammo magazine, Doug Larson's articles have appeared in many top firearm publications. He has completed hundreds of hours of firearm and self-defense training provided by some of the finest world class gun fighting instructors and schools. He has experience with handguns, rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, machine guns and other crew served weapons. He reports on the tactics, techniques and procedures developed by real life gunfighters and taught at the best martial arts schools. This information is passed on to the reader to stimulate thought and a desire to get the best training possible.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/author\\\/doug-larson\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff","description":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff - Doug Larson","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff","og_description":"Many people move to Arizona for a variety of reasons like economic opportunity, weather, and political climate. But a good number move there because Arizona is perhaps the most gun owner friendly state in the country.","og_url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/","og_site_name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","article_published_time":"2020-10-18T13:23:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-07T00:38:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1072,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Doug Larson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gunsamerica","twitter_site":"@gunsamerica","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Doug Larson","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/"},"author":{"name":"Doug Larson","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/3703ce39bc1ddd62601a2297c0357f83"},"headline":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff","datePublished":"2020-10-18T13:23:12+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-07T00:38:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/"},"wordCount":576,"commentCount":8,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg","keywords":["2nd Amendment","Buzz"],"articleSection":["Doug Larson"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/","name":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg","datePublished":"2020-10-18T13:23:12+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-07T00:38:58+00:00","description":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff - Doug Larson","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01-Sheridan-shooting.jpg","width":1072,"height":1200,"caption":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-friendly-guy-for-sheriff-sheridan-makes-run-for-sheriff\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gun Friendly Guy for Sheriff: Sheridan Makes Run for Sheriff"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","description":"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America's premier destination for buying and selling firearms.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization","name":"GunsAmerica","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","width":286,"height":156,"caption":"GunsAmerica"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/x.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/instagram.com\/gunsamerica_official\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GunsAmerica"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/3703ce39bc1ddd62601a2297c0357f83","name":"Doug Larson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc4e64af19fd6b326aedc907c46344908cf5f0d3b83dbe83849651045a899e5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc4e64af19fd6b326aedc907c46344908cf5f0d3b83dbe83849651045a899e5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc4e64af19fd6b326aedc907c46344908cf5f0d3b83dbe83849651045a899e5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Doug Larson"},"description":"Doug Larson is a former Contributing and Field Editor for Guns & Ammo magazine, Doug Larson's articles have appeared in many top firearm publications. He has completed hundreds of hours of firearm and self-defense training provided by some of the finest world class gun fighting instructors and schools. He has experience with handguns, rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, machine guns and other crew served weapons. He reports on the tactics, techniques and procedures developed by real life gunfighters and taught at the best martial arts schools. This information is passed on to the reader to stimulate thought and a desire to get the best training possible.","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/author\/doug-larson\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01-Sheridan-shooting-134x150.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133897"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187058,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133897\/revisions\/187058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133897"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=133897"},{"taxonomy":"hunt365","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hunt365?post=133897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}