Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 336: New Mexico, Old Mexico, Same Shenanigans

  

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • Massachusetts taking its sweet time in renewing Weer'ds gun permit renewed, and it's well over the promised 60 days;
  • The best new gun publication in 2025 is … The New York Times?
  • SCOTUS hearing petitions regarding (the nation of) Mexico's lawsuit against Smith & Wesson;
  • and (the US state) New Mexico's Supreme Court decision about the governor's carry ban.
• John Richardson returns to talk about permitless carry returning to North Carolina;
• David explains the difference between Snap Caps and dummy rounds.

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Show Notes 

Main Topic

• How to Apply for a Massachusetts Firearms License 
• The best new gun publication in 2025 is … The New York Times
• Supreme Court seems likely to block Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against US gun makers
• More Anti-Math
• Fast and Furious Scandal: New Details Emerge on How the U.S. Government Armed Mexican Drug Cartels
• New Mexico Supreme Court makes ruling on governor’s ban on guns in some Albuquerque areas

John Richardson

• No Lawyers, Only Guns and Money
• Elect a new NRA
• Washington Gun Law: North Carolina's Dangerous Constitutional Carry Bill

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Iliza Shlesinger: Plunge That Search Claw 
• The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
• A-Zoom
• A-Zoom Centerfire Snap Caps
• A-Zoom Orange Value Pack Snap Caps
• A-Zoom Rimfire Dummy Rounds
• Tipton Snap Caps
• 9mm Action Proving Dummy Round
• Fiocchi 12 Gauge Dummies
• Brass Wool Snap Caps 12 GA
• Pachmayr 22 LR Plastic Snap Caps
• Carlson's Rimfire Snap Caps .22 Long Rifle, Aluminum
• Chamber Swage
• Brownells Product Spotlight: Carlson's Rimfire Snap Caps
• Commercial Snap Caps
• DIY Snap Caps
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 335: More 2A, Any Way We Can

  

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • an attempted mass stabbing in Boston;
  • transgender people embracing the Second Amendment;
  • KE Arms winning their lawsuit against GWACS.
• Xander gives us his thoughts on red flag laws;
• and Myles tells us how spent the weekend training new shooters.

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Show Notes 

Main Topic

• The Pros and Cons of Using Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19
• Reading a Truly Cringey Tinder Profile - Zach Noe Towers - Stand-Up Featuring
• Off-duty Boston police officer shoots and kills armed man inside Chick-fil-A in Copley Square
• The trans Americans turning to guns for protection
• GWACS Loses Again In Lawsuit Versus KE Arms

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 334: Beatings Will Continue Until the Second Amendment is Observed

  

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • Operation Blazing Sword has joined with other 2A orgs to file a Petition for Certiorari in Antonyuk v. James;
  • Democrats expressing regret for electing David Hogg toe the DNC;
  • Kash Patel has been sworn in as FBI Director... and is also ATF Acting Director?
  • Maine's new firearm waiting period law being blocked by a Federal judge.
• Xander talks about how many guns you should have to support the Second Amendment;
• and David explains "rim jam" and how to avoid it.

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Show Notes 

Main Topic

• Operation Blazing Sword Petition for Certiorari Filed in Antonyuk v. James
• Dems Having Major Buyer's Remorse After David Hogg Starts Texting Them Outrageous Messages
• FBI Director Kash Patel to be named ATF chief
  • Video: Why We SHOULDN’T Abolish the ATF (…Yet)
• Federal judge blocks Maine's firearm waiting period

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Ram Jam - Black Betty
• The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
• Rim (Firearms)
• 45 ACP
• 308 Winchester
• 25 ACP
• 32 ACP
• 38 Super
• 6.5 Japanese
• 22 Long Rifle
• 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
• 8 millimeter Lebel
• 7.62 by 54 R
• 303 British
• Lee Enfield
• Bloke on the Range: Why Lee-Enfield Rimjams Are Not A Big Deal
• Bloke on the Range: Some Modern .303 Rimjams
• Smith & Wesson Model 52
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

Petition for Certiorari Filed in Antonyuk v. James

 

A Case for Second Amendment Rights in Public Spaces

Operation Blazing Sword - Pink Pistols is proud to announce the filing of an Amicus Curiae brief in Antonyuk v. James, a petition for certiorari which asks the Supreme Court to examine the Second Circuit’s ruling in the case, which mostly upheld New York’s new “sensitive places” laws that ban carry in public places. We are joined in the brief by the Second Amendment Law Center, the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, the Hawaii Rifle Association, Gun Owners of California, the Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, and the California Rifle & Pistol Association.

Our AC brief recounts the massive resistance to Bruen that has arisen in a handful of anti-gun states and compares New York’s law to similar efforts in other states, including California. The brief also uses places that serve alcohol, one of the law's designated “sensitive places,” as a case study to show how the Second Circuit botched the Bruen analysis in at least four different ways. Finally, we argue that the Second Circuit’s reasoning is flawed because it ignores the reality that everyone who carries in modern-day New York is extensively vetted before getting a permit. Before 1900, open carry was generally allowed for anyone, even former criminals, and so any comparison to historical “sensitive places” laws that does not account for this difference presents a skewed analysis. Having already made those with carry permits undergo an extensive vetting process to ensure they are not dangerous, New York shouldn't claim that it needs to ban carrying in most places for safety reasons.

While this may be an uphill climb, we are hopeful that the Supreme Court will make an exception here given the Second Circuit’s repeated insistence on flouting Bruen. In addition, the Petitioners may be helped out by the circuit split that has now developed. In its ruling, the Second Circuit did at least strike down the private property default “vampire rule”, under which those carrying must have permission before entering a private business open to the public; even the Second Circuit felt that went too far! However, this was not the case for the Ninth Circuit, which upheld Hawaii’s similar law in Wolford v. Lopez. We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will grant cert to Antonyuk, Wolford, or both, and urge the Court to do so to vindicate the right to carry.

Unlike the forces of gun prohibition, Operation Blazing Sword – Pink Pistols isn't funded by a New York billionaire. Instead, we depend upon donations from people who believe in our mission to teach the gun curious how to shoot and then to tell the world that we have done so, because armed queers don't get bashed. Please visit our donation page to see how you can help. As we are a 501c3 charity, all donations given before January 1 2026 can be deducted from your 2025 tax returns.

   

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 333: the "2 Much 2A For 2 Hosts" Roundtable

  

There's so much 2A news that Erin and Weer'd can't handle it by themselves!

In This Episode

Erin, Weer'd, David, and Oddball discuss:

• a mass shooting in Sweden and the calls for yet more gun control (despite Sweden's gun laws being some of the strictest in Europe);
• a teenage gunman's attempt to steal a plane being thwarted by an armed pilot;
• a New York Times story about YouTube influencers and changing gun culture;
• the ruling by a District Court judge in Mississippi that the machine gun ban is unconstitutional post-Bruen;
• an Appeals Court in Louisiana ruling that suppressors aren't "arms"...  but is that good?
• an Illinois judge's ruling that FOID cards are unconstitutional;
• President Trump's Executive Order to "Protect the Second Amendment" and what it  may mean;
• Everytown admitting that gun control is an infringement;
• the DOGE Audit uncovering the web of taxpayer money funding gun control, including Bloomberg, the Brady Center, Giffords, and others.

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Show Notes 

• Gunman in Sweden school shooting 'shot himself dead after killing 10 people'
  • Browning BAR Rifle Review: Vintage Gentleman’s Hunting Semi-Auto
• Sweden to tighten gun control laws after deadly shooting
• Pilot stops teen who entered a regional airport with guns, demanding a plane
• How YouTube Is Changing American Gun Culture
  • Kentucky Ballistics & the Slow Mo Guys
• District Court Judge Rules Ban on Machinegun Ownership Unconstitutional Under Bruen
• Court Rules Suppressors are NOT Protected by the Second Amendment
• Judge Webb Finds Statutes in FOID Card Act Unconstitutional in People vs. Brown
• Protecting Second Amendment Rights EXECUTIVE ORDER
• Everytown right now: "If they get rid of Second Amendment infringements, we won't have any gun laws left!"
• EXPOSED: Taxpayer Dollars Laundered Through NGOs to Everytown, Other Anti-Gun Operations

Traveller Actual Play: R.A.V.E.N. ep 8, "No Time For Tolls"

In this episode:

• Chrome recaps the events of the previous episode in-character, and I hope it's amusing!
• I make a Fortunate Son joke that's completely appropriate, and then a horrible pun, and then a Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow reference that no one caught.🙁
• and there's an air/raft chase, and rampant disrespect for toll booths, and a space battle!

This episode and the one previous are my absolute favorite. There's action, there's humor, and of course there's the usual Player Character nonsense. 

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 332: Life Advice from Clint Smith and Elmer Keith

  

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • David Hogg election as Vice Chair of the Democrat National Committee;
  • Merrick Garland's gift of a Tommy Gun in Washington, DC, if that's even legal;
  • the UK still experiencing knife violence and passing yet more knife laws;
  • a home defense caught on camera in Michigan, and what can we learn from it;
  • Tom Knighton's article on mandatory storage laws.
• Weer'd unearthed a video of Dr. Arthur Kellermann talking about his favorite topic: gun control;
• and David talks about cartridge pressure.

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Show Notes 

Main Topic

• David Hogg wins election as vice chair of DNC
• “If you don’t support banning semi automatic rifles you should leave the Democratic Party and join the Guns Over People party.” - David Hogg, Oct 29 2023, on TwiX
• FOIA Request Issued on Merrick Garland’s ‘Tommy Gun’
• UK government plans stricter regulations for buying knives online
• This Is Why There Are No Reasonable Conversations on Mandatory Storage Laws

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• March 14, 2013: Speaking From Experience: Seasoned Leaders Offer Solutions to Gun Violence
• Gunblog Variety Cast Ep 160: The Kellermann Study
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 029: Fisk on Suicide
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 269: Always Be Prepared
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 222: Cranky Old Podcasters
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 039: Back on the Defense
• Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence
• 2016 Nice (France) truck attack
• Where did the Columbine Killers get their Guns?
• Gun Violence lowest since the 1960s

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
• All About The .38 Special +P and .38 Special +P+
• Elmer Keith
• .357 Magnum
• .44 Magnum
• Elmer Keith's ka-BOOM
• Ten-Finger Johnny
• Under Pressure - Queen
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More