Our guest today is Michael Infanzon. Michael is the Chief Lobbyist for the Arizona Citizens Defense League and Managing Partner at EPIC Policy Group, where he covers a multitude of policy areas, focused on firearms rights and firearms related businesses, veterans issues, motorcycle rights and economic development/small business. 1) What’s a nice guy like you doing being a lobbyist? 2) Why do lobbyists get a bad reputation? 3) In your experience what is the hardest type of bill to get passed? And the easiest? 4) Is there a key piece of legislation that you are particularly proud to have worked on? 5) For several years Arizona has had Governors who have been friendly to the Second Amendment, but currently Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed every good gun Bill that has crossed her desk. These Bills have gone through rigorous debate and survived many layers of votes, only to die with the stroke of a politically-driven pen. How do we un-politicize our God-given rights and stop allowing politicians to use them as a political football? 6) You were recently meeting with elected officials in Washington DC. Was that a fruitful trip and why?

GunFreedomRadio EP408 The Liberty Lobby with Michael Infanzon

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Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) and Managing Partner of EPIC Policy Group, where he also directs government affairs for the Arizona Firearms Industry Trade Association (AZFITA) and represents the Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association (ASRPA). Through EPIC Policy Group, he advocates for law-abiding citizens and Arizona’s firearms industry before city councils, state legislatures and on Capitol Hill.

AzCDL’s legislative work prioritizes addressing criminal misuse of firearms while protecting the rights of responsible gun owners. Their efforts include restoring and expanding the right to carry firearms openly or discreetly, reducing restrictions on carrying in public spaces, protecting the right to carry in restaurants, preserving the presumption of innocence in self-defense cases, ensuring consistent firearms laws statewide, holding property owners accountable when banning firearms, and strengthening Arizona’s concealed carry framework.

Raised in Miami, Florida, by a single mother, Michael served two enlistments in the United States Marine Corps, deploying to combat and receiving an honorable discharge as a service-connected disabled veteran. He earned his undergraduate degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, his graduate degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, and his J.D. from Arizona State University. He is also the author of three published books on public policy, which reflect his experience and scholarship in legislative affairs.

As Managing Partner of EPIC Policy Group, headquartered in Phoenix with satellite offices in Missouri and Virginia, Michael oversees a portfolio spanning 14 states and maintains federal lobbying capability in Washington, D.C. While EPIC’s associates cover a wide range of policy areas, his personal focus remains on motorcycle rights, firearms rights and firearms-related businesses, veterans’ issues, and economic development and small business policy.


GunFreedomRadio EP408 The Liberty Lobby with Michael Infanzon – Originally Aired 5.29.23

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Our guest today is Michael Infanzon. Michael is the Chief Lobbyist for the Arizona Citizens Defense League and Managing Partner at EPIC Policy Group, where he covers a multitude of policy areas, focused on firearms rights and firearms related businesses, veterans issues, motorcycle rights and economic development/small business.

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