Posted November 4, 2019 5:38 pm by Comments

By John Crump

Washington, DC-(Ammoland.com)- I had a chance to film and chat with many of the speakers at the 2A Rally held on November 2nd in Washington DC. Over the next few weeks, AmmoLand will be releasing profiles of the speeches along with the speeches themselves.

Eric Blandford – IV8888, Combat Veteran

Eric Blandford is the star of the YouTube Channel iraqveteran8888.

He is a combat veteran who saw action in Iraq. The 8888 comes from his favorite race driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. He started recording videos about guns with his friend Chad just for fun, but his YouTube channel started to grow quickly.

Eric started working in gun sales at Moss Pawn and Gun, where he met Barry. The two would begin producing a segment for the IV8888 YouTube channel called Gun Gripes. This series would make the channel skyrocket. Barry and Eric had specific chemistry that fans loved. The two would continue making videos until Barry’s unexpected passing in April 2014.

Chad and Eric would carry on in making videos in Barry’s honor. The video would take up more and more time. The pair would leave their jobs at Moss Pawn and Gun to …Read the Rest

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