Wish We Were Here, Episode 11: Dragonman – Behind the Guns

Dragonman behind the counter before Christmas

Outside Dragon Arms, Dragonman's Gun Shop

One the guns Dragonman keep every 10 feet

The second of two Dragonman custom motorcycles

Some of the many uniforms on mannequins in Dragonman's military museum

Mannequins in the machine gun bunker

Concentration camp uniforms

Nazi-era armbands

Samurai sword and WWII-era Japanese flag

Flag room with vehicles and tank

Elvis mannequins in the Elvis room

Hot rods and motorcycles in the Elvis room

Mel on his original 1967 Dragonman motorcycle

Dragonman's "Attack Vehicle" Jeep

Inside the "Attack Vehicle"

Shrine to Dragonman's father, Kermit Bernstein, inside the military museum

Some of Dragonman's machine gun collection

With a national debate raging about the 2nd Amendment, we went to meet a man who epitomizes the right to bear arms: Dragonman. Born Mel Bernstein in Brooklyn, NY in 1945, Dragonman claims to be the most armed citizen in the state of Colorado. Among the five businesses he operates on his 240 acre property at the eastern edge of Colorado Springs, Dragonman is perhaps best known for his gunshop and the shooting range where he hosts an annual machine gun shoot. But there's more to Dragonman than guns and bluster.

Original music for this episode composed by Devin James Fry. Find more of his music HERE.

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