Unknown Armies Episode 7

This is a "building" episode. I've realized that my PCs simply aren't proactive and need to be told "This way towards the adventure", so I have accommodated them by having their reward from last week being "Here's the adventure, go do it, you'll learn stuff."

I also added a new player to the group:  my podcast co-host Weer'd Beard. He's been enjoying listening to these episodes (in fact, I think he might be the ONLY person who listens to them) and wondering why the players didn't ask X or do Y, so I just asked him straight up if he wanted to join the game. As you can see, he said yes.

So now the players are investigating strange going-on at the campus of University of Texas, Austin. Again, I worry that I'm not properly capturing the feel of the Texas Gothic aesthetic and/or the mood of Unknown Armies. I know how those things ought to be in my head, but I'm not sure how to express them properly.

Advice is welcome from my listeners -- but does anyone else listen to this? Or am I just shouting into the void?

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Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 053: Rights of the Round Table

The crew decided to do the show in a slightly different format. Think of this as a cross between the regular show,  the "on location" shows we do from the road, and an ACP Mag Dump with the potty talk scraped off.

In This Episode:

• David and Oddball talk about the changes to the Tennessee Carry permits and the political process that got them there;
• Erin showcases the Pink Pistols Amicus Curae writ on behalf of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association in their case against New York City's firearm transport ban;
• Oddball explains some new Developments in the New York City case against the "Gravity Knife" ban;
• Erin discusses the new changes to Florida's Lobbying laws;
• Steve talks about Rick Ector's Women Shoot in Detroit;
• and we all spend a little time talking about the NRA and its turmoil.

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Show Notes

• Bill introduced to create 'enhanced' handgun carry permits
• Pink Pistols Amicus Curae writ on behalf of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association in their case against New York City's firearm transport ban.
• NY Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Stop Arrests in NYC – But, Will Gov Sign it?
• Polite Society Podcast: Jeff Knox Interview
• Inside Track Podcast: Trade with China and Willis Lee Interview
• Detroit Firearms Instructor Plans Free Class For 900 Women
• Florida Bill HB5 (makes it harder to astroturf support for state Constitutional Amendments)

Erin on GunGals Live

Armintha, aka That Guy's Wife, the lady whose interview of me I posted on Wednesday,  invited me to be a guest on her live hangout with her co-hostesses Gunpowder Beauty and Gun Snob's Wife.

This has some stuff you haven't heard before, such as how I struggled with suicidal thoughts as a teenager, as it's 1 hour 13 minutes of us just chatting rather than a structured interview.

I had a great time with these gals and I know they felt the same, as they asked if I'd be willing to come back. My answer "Yes! I'll come back any day you like!"

That Guy's Wife Media

I'm in a video! You've probably heard all of this stuff before (I get asked the same questions so I end up repeating myself), but it was taken right after the Concealed Carry Fashion Show by my friend Armintha Caldwell Dover. Please  give her channel (That Guy's Wife Media) some love!

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 052: Touch the Bit

In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d have some  random thoughts but no main topic;
• Weer'd Brings us the third and final fisk of the New Zealand gun ban;
• Oddball teaches us how to tell if the store you're in caters to Mall Ninjas;
• David gives us some tips on how to become knowledgeable on classic firearms;
• and Weer'd's daughter gives us a review of the drawing instructional site Art for Kids Hub.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Zulily 
• No Lawyers Only Guns and Money

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• New Zealand shooting: Jacinda Ardern announces ban on all semi-automatic and assault rifles
• New Zealand Massacres
• New Zealand Gun Laws
• NZ Police: Changes to Firearms Laws
• New Zealand firearm buyback cost could reach $300 million
• Florida Concealed Carry Numbers (PDF)
• Firearms Act: Twenty years on, has it made a difference?
• The Australia Model for Gun Control Is Useless

Oddball's Corner Pocket

• Gas mask bongs
• Mermaid knife
• Scorpion fantasy dagger
• Cheap katana fail
• Z-Hunter ZB-138GN

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• CHASSEPOT TO FAMAS: FRENCH MILITARY RIFLES, 1866 – 2016 BY IAN MCCOLLUM
• C&Rsenal-Youtube
• Forgotten Weapons Youtube
• Hatcher's Notebook: A Standard Reference Book for Shooters, Gunsmiths, Ballisticians, Historians, Hunters, and Collectors
• The Gun and Its Development 9th edition by Greener, W. W. (2013) Paperback
• The Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson
• The Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms
• Colt Automatic Pistols
• The Black Rifle: M16 Retrospective (Modern US Military Small Arms Series- Volume Three)
• 40th Edition Blue Book of Gun Values
• Sixguns by Keith: The Standard Reference Work
• Small Arms of the World: 12th Edition
• Handguns of the World: Military Revolvers and self-loaders from 1870 to 1945
• Books by Ian Hogg

Kid Review

• Art for Kids Hub
• Art For Kids Hub on Youtube

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 051: The Gang is Back in Town

In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d Talk about how we've decided to make our latest ACP Mag Dump FREE!  Check it out on our Patreon Page to get a taste of what the paying customers enjoy.
• The General Purpose Egghead returns to talk about stocking ammo for prepping, and he just might slaughter a few sacred cows while he's at it;
• Weer'd (finally) brings us Part 2 of his fisk of the New Zealand Gun Ban;
• Oddball's wife Panya steps in and tells us the story of how Oddball made a VERY bad life choice and bought a VERY terrible knife;
• and David answers Erin's request to talk about the differences of interpretation between Jewish laws and firearm laws.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Chocktaw Bingo  by James McMurtry

General Purpose Egghead

• Do You Need To Carry a Reload? John from Active Self Protection
• 15 Shootouts: Lessons From Ralph Friedman
• Pro-Arms Podcast: Officer Tim Gramins, Skokie Police Dept.
• Pro-Arms Podcast: Ohio Exotic Animal Incident

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• New Zealand shooting: Jacinda Ardern announces ban on all semi-automatic and assault rifles
• New Zealand Massacres
• New Zealand Gun Laws
• NZ Police: Changes to Firearms Laws
• New Zealand firearm buyback cost could reach $300 million
• Florida Concealed Carry Numbers (PDF)
• Firearms Act: Twenty years on, has it made a difference?
• The Australia Model for Gun Control Is Useless

Oddball’s Corner Pocket

• Z-Hunter disassembly

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• What is Halacha?
• Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit Laws
• Israel’s Passover goy
• Sabbath Appliances

Unknown Armies Episode 6

I know that Unknown Armies is supposed to be about "furious action and transcendental horror", but I really enjoy throwing in loads of Grand High Mystical Weird Shit at the PCs and seeing if they make any sense of it.

Unfortunately, it feels like in this case the PCs didn't have any interest in making sense of things. UA works best if the PCs are proactive, but I think I'll need to break out the Plot Whip (Hyaa! Git along, li'l PCs!) and drive them into "Do stuff or die" territory.

The really interesting thing about this session is that most of the background material is real. The Beto 2020 campaign really is ripping off the Whataburger asthetic, and there really is a profile portrait of him made in a farmer's field outside Austin. I just gave it some magickal significance.

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I'm really trying for a "Texas Gothic" aesthetic. Not sure if I'm succeeding.

ACP Mag Dump #12: NRAAM AAR

In This Episode:

• After consulting with Weer'd on this, we've decided to open this up to all our listeners so that all of you can hear our analysis of the goings-on at NRAAM. Also, if you're not an Ultimate Access subscriber you might not know what a Mag Dump is like. Here's a free taste so you can decide if you want to up your pledge!
• But be warned, Mag Dumps are NOT safe for work! We are unscripted and uncensored, so make sure you're listening in a location where f-bombs won't cause distress!
• Last Week we recorded Episode 50 on the first day of the NRA Annual Meeting, and as you might have heard, this year's meeting was very interesting.  Join Weer'd, Oddball, and Erin as they discuss what they saw, what they think is going on, and of course whatever else comes to mind in this After-Action Report Mag Dump.

Listen to the episode here.

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Show Notes

• Was the NRA’s Re-election of Wayne LaPierre Really Unanimous?
• Ad Firm Claims NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre Charged Them Over $240K in Travel Expenses

Concealed Carry Fashion Show

I'm a model
You know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk at 19:35





For those who'd like to get a better look at me, here are some pictures courtesy of  the talented Craig Fritz:

I've just finished crossing the stage and am about to do my first pose for the crowd.

Amanda told the crowd to "give it up" for me, so I did a little dance.

This is my favorite photo. 

At center stage, about to make my big reveal.

The big reveal!

The bag I modeled was the GTM (Gun Toten Mamas) 108 Sling Backpack.
It was VERY nifty and I wish I could have kept it!

All of us models together on the stage.

A different angle.