WTAG Segment with Danny Ferrantino from 4.3.2026 in Worcester, MA

In a fiery segment on WTAG's 'Riding Shotgun With Charlie,' host Charlie Cook and co-host Danny Ferentino dissect a wave of overreach in gun policy across North America, starting with Canada’s failed firearm buyback program and the government’s threat to conduct door-to-door confiscations—echoing chilling parallels to Nazi Germany’s registration-to-confiscation playbook. Cook argues that Massachusetts’ Chapter 135 ballot question is a masterclass in misleading language, framing gun rights as a choice between 'ghost guns and assault weapons' versus 'common sense regulation,' when in reality, the 'no' vote would simply repeal a law that already restricts access to firearms police can legally own. He condemns the federal government’s targeting of pistol braces, calling it a legal farce that punishes law-abiding citizens while ignoring the intent behind the tool—originally designed for disabled veterans. The segment then pivots to a historic shift: the U.S. military, long disarmed on base, can now carry firearms for self-defense after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s announcement. Cook calls the prior ban absurd, questioning why trained soldiers are trusted in combat zones but not on their own bases. He also lambasts Massachusetts’ new training mandates, which require instructors to set up accounts, log locations, and report every class—creating a surveillance-like system that threatens privacy and inflates costs.