Episode 30: John Petrolino

John Petrolino is a United States Merchant Marine Officer, writer, firearms instructor, and author of Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on Basic Gun Safety & Use.  He matriculated at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he received a BS in Marine Engineering.  John's call to write developed towards the end of high school and he has continued to develop both his style and the scope of content he covers.His exposure to the shooting world occurred when he was a youth, learning the fundamentals with a pellet gun in his back yard.  Hunting and shooting became activities that John and his father began to do regularly starting around the age of eight.  John's involvement in shooting sports grew further through the Boy Scouts and he spent some time as a shotgun shooting, rifle shooting, and archery instructor at a Boy Scout camp when he was 16.  While attending Massachusetts Maritime Academy, he spent a season on the varsity Rifle Team.With literary interests deeply rooted in the Beat Generation, through the 2000's, John buried himself in literature and writing exploring the concepts behind that turbulent time in American history.  Through the 2010's his work primarily focused on the actual rights surrounding the literature he loves and freedom represented in those works.  Taking a closer look at what American rights are and the true and earnest preservation of them became part of his creative process.  His work on the Second Amendment has appeared in The Truth About Guns, AmmoLand, Bearing Arms, Save New Jersey, the JM4 Tactical blog, and The Shore News Network.John has been a National Rifle Association certified firearms instructor in Basic Pistol, Shotgun, Rifle, Personal Protection Inside the Home, and Refuse to be a Victim for several years and recently became a United States Concealed Carry Association instructor.  He believes that learning is a life-long journey and an important part of leading an enriched life.Send us Fan MailWalk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conversations possible and would like to highlight our top two partner tiers below! Platinum Tier:RugerArmscorBleeker Street PublicationsGold Tier:NASGWLipsey'sDavidson's