In the Press

Fourth confirmed appearance on The Morning Answer. Jeff is featured alongside California gubernatorial candidates Sheriff Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton.

Jeff Taverner appeared on The Firing Line Radio Show with CRPA Legislative Director Rick Travis. The segment covered the Valentine's Day auction catalog, consignment, and the firearms market.

Jeff Taverner joined Jennifer Horn live on AM870 during the annual Christmas toy drive, credited as a primary sponsor. The segment included live firearms advice and a demonstration of Jeff's auctioneer call.

NTD News filmed a segment at Gunslinger's Gun Shop covering Newsom's signing of AB 1127. Jeff provides expert commentary on the law's practical limitations and the consumer surge that followed.

Third confirmed appearance on The Morning Answer. The segment closes with a full conversation on how Jeff became an auctioneer.

An independent collector documented a full Proxibid transaction with Gunslinger Auctions from bid to FFL delivery, covering two French military surplus rifles with honest feedback.

Joel Persinger of GunGuyTV visited Gunslinger Auctions and interviewed Jeff Taverner on-site, profiling the operation’s scope, inventory depth, and approach to firearms auctions in California. The piece describes Jeff as “a Second Amendment hero in California.

Joel Persinger of GunGuyTV visited Gunslinger Auctions and interviewed Jeff Taverner on-site, profiling the operation and describing Jeff as "a Second Amendment hero in California."

Second confirmed appearance on The Morning Answer. Jeff is introduced as host of the Gunslingers Radio Show and owner of Gunslingers Gun Shop, alongside coverage of Hunter Biden’s indictment and a live toy drive broadcast.

A full-production television pitch reel produced in the style of Pawn Stars, featuring Jeff Taverner at the Gunslinger auction house in Orange, California. The episode covers a John Wayne revolver obtained from Patrick Wayne, a Civil War-era Henry rifle, and the live auction of a 1941 Johnson battle rifle. Produced as a pitch to television networks; the search for a network home continues.

The Daily News covered The Gunslinger Hour’s move to KRLA AM870, profiling Jeff Taverner as the owner-operator of Gunslinger Auctions and Gunslinger’s Gun Shop and the show’s approach to firearms education and the Second Amendment.

First confirmed appearance on The Morning Answer, the flagship morning program of the AM870 The Answer network hosted by Jennifer Horn. Jeff is introduced as owner of Gunslinger Auctions alongside LAPD guests and coverage of the California recall election.

Jeff Taverner was among the firearms industry experts cited in Fox News’ national coverage of the pandemic-era surge in gun sales, offering frontline perspective from a licensed dealer with over two decades in the California market.

LAist, the NPR-affiliated public radio outlet for Los Angeles, included Gunslinger in coverage of proposed California legislation on age limits for firearms purchases, representing the dealer perspective in a policy-focused piece.

Jeff Taverner was quoted by the San Bernardino Sun following the Orlando nightclub shooting, offering a grounded, data-backed perspective on how mass casualty events do or do not affect actual gun sales among established dealers.

Gunslinger Auctions owner and firearms/militaria appraiser Jeff Taverner was parodied on America’s longest-running animated series The Simpsons. In the Season 24 episode “Gorgeous Grampa,” which originally aired March 3, 2013, the show-within-a-show Storage Battles (a parody of Storage Wars) features a “Pro Bayonet Appraiser” character that closely resembles Taverner. The character’s appearance and role as a militaria specialist mirror Taverner, who appeared as an on-screen appraiser in Storage Wars Season 2, Episode 29 (“Hook, Line and Sucker,” aired January 17, 2012), where a storage unit find is brought to him for evaluation. The Simpsons scene directly mirrors that sequence.

The SGV Tribune cited Jeff Taverner for expert commentary on firearms market trends following the Aurora, Colorado shooting, one of several regional press appearances establishing him as a go-to voice on California gun retail.

Jeff Taverner appeared as the on-camera firearms expert in Season 3, Episode 14 of Auction Hunters on Spike TV, appraising a rare early 19th-century European cemetery alarm gun (a trip-wire device used to deter grave robbers) found by hosts Allen Haff and Ton Jones. Jeff identified its origin, explained its mechanism, estimated its value at $800–$1,200, and offered to fire it on camera. He is not credited by name in the episode listing. The episode is not currently available for free streaming. Jeff’s credits have been submitted to IMDB for formal recognition.

Jeff Taverner appeared as the on-camera firearms expert in Season 2, Episode 29 of Storage Wars on A&E, appraising a Hy Hunter, reproduction flintlock-style pistol that was found in a storage unit by cast member Nabila Haniss. Jeff identified it as a 1960s reproduction, not a genuine 1600s antique, and valued it accordingly. He is not credited by name in the episode listing. The episode is documented on IMDB. Jeff’s credits have been submitted to IMDB for formal recognition.