▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁as ▁a ▁S par ks ▁Little ▁League ▁coach , ▁a ▁S par ks ▁Pop ▁Warner ▁coach ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Sc out master ▁for ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁third ▁generation ▁E agle ▁Sc out ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁four ▁sons ▁are ▁E agle ▁Sc outs . ▁ ▁Hans en ▁was ▁an ▁opinion ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁S par ks ▁Trib une ▁and ▁was ▁previously ▁a ▁talk ▁radio ▁host ▁on ▁station ▁K K OH ▁in ▁Ren o ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁later ▁for ▁ 9 9 . 1 ▁K K FT . ▁ ▁Hans en ▁is ▁a ▁lifetime ▁member ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁B igh orn s ▁Un limited , ▁the ▁N RA ▁and ▁other ▁sports men ▁and ▁gun ▁rights ▁groups . ▁His ▁website ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁" const itution ally ▁limited ▁government , ▁lower ▁tax es , ▁and ▁individual ▁responsibility ". ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁states ▁rights ▁and ▁has ▁opposed ▁what ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁is ▁over re ach ▁by ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Land ▁Management ▁and ▁other ▁federal ▁ag encies . ▁Hans en ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁industry ▁by ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁reform ▁to ▁Nev ada ' s ▁construction ▁defect ▁laws ▁which ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁hurt ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁construction ▁industry ▁and ▁are ▁only ▁benef iting ▁att or ne ys ▁who ▁" have ▁bo asted ▁that ▁they ▁have