Monday, October 14, 2024

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 317: What If Scaramanga Used a Golden Retro AR-15?

  

In This Episode

  • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
    • Gov. Maura Healey signing the emergency preamble to the new Massachusetts gun law, and its details are insane;
    • SCOTUS hearing a case on "Ghost Guns" in Garland v. VanDerStok;
    • 2023's FBI Crime Statistics,  and surprise (not actually a surprise), states with Permitless and Constitutional Carry are safer!
  • David finishes his interview series with Anthony Battaglia of Accurate Mag;
  • and Weer'd sits down with Caleb Daniels to talk about his new book, "Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond".


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Monday, October 7, 2024

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 316: Sinister Segments

  

In This Episode

  • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
    • a declaration that suspended the 2nd Amendment in a Florida city during Hurricane Helene;
    • a police chief in Massachusetts who was reprimanded for speaking out against an unconstitutional law;
    • Brandon Herrera's re-creation of the would-be Trump assassin's SKS and the surprising results of its performance;
    • Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's motion to dismiss has been denied;
    • the NRA and Firearms Policy Coalition teaming up on a court case;
    • and President Biden's Executive Order on gun control, and how it could be nothing, or it could be terrible.
  • Myles talks about concealed carry holsters for lefties;
  • and David continues his interview with Anthony Battaglia of Accurate Mag.


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Main Topic
Southpaw Corner
Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

          Friday, October 4, 2024

          Traveller Actual Play: R.A.V.E.N. ep 1, "Combat Lawyer"


          I joined a Traveller RPG group that plays on Mondays. If you're interested in listening, this is our first episode.

          I play Chrome the Droyne, a weird little guy who is the ship's pilot.  For reasons which may never be revealed, Chrome likes wearing Hawaiian-print shirts.



          Monday, September 30, 2024

          Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 315: We Have Show Notes For a Reason

            

          In This Episode

          • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
            • a minor but important change to Massachusetts' new training requirements;
            • the goofiness of the SKS used by the would-be Trump assassin;
            • the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals being petitioned to stop treating the Second Amendment as a second-class Right.
          • Sean comes on to discuss "Slung Shot" and how it's a totally different thing than "Slingshots";
          • and David talks with Anthony Battaglia about the origin of his company Accurate Mag.


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          Monday, September 23, 2024

          Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 314: Shots, Lies, and Tongue Suppressors

          (The title is meant to be a riff on the movie title Sex, Lies, and Videotape.)

            

          In This Episode

          • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
            • bodycam video of the Georgia shooter and his father being interviewed last year, and it might surprise you;
            • a defensive shooting at a pro-Israel demonstration in Newton, MA where the defender was arrested and charged;
            • the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump's life this year, and the strangeness of it.
          • Weer'd heard the one statement about guns in Harris-Trump debate, and it was worth a fisk;
          • Xander tells a cautionary tale of why you shouldn't operate heavy machinery while listening to an ACP blooper reel;
          • and DODD (David and Oddball) interview the owners of Tennessee Silencers.


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          Main Topic
          Weer'd Audio Fisk
          Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

                  Monday, September 16, 2024

                  Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 313: We Need to Address Mental Health

                    

                  In This Episode

                  • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                    • the journal of the Covenant school shooter;
                    • a school shooting in Georgia, and not only was the shooter arrested, but so was his father;
                    • the Ninth Circuit has stuck down some, but not all, of the areas where you can't carry a concealed pistol in California and Hawaii.
                  • Oddball gives an overview of Massachusetts knife laws, and some recommendations of what automatic knives to buy;
                  • and David reviews the Gun Nutz Bullet Loader Tray (BLT).


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                  Monday, September 9, 2024

                  Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 312: Knives are also Arms

                    

                  In This Episode

                  • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                    • a 5th Circuit ruling that marijuana use can't preclude gun ownership;
                    • switchblades now being legal in Massachusetts;
                    • Hawaii relaxing their laws on blade and impact weapons;
                    • a Hawaiian gun buyback with some dubious PR;
                    • and Illinois' ban on carry on public transit being ruled unconstitutional (but narrowly).
                  • David's GOAL Convention interviews continue with Mountain Billy Gun Lab and their mini AR-15;
                  • and Tiny used to work as a mailman, so he gives us some insight on how a post office works.


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                  Monday, September 2, 2024

                  Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 311: Machine Guns For Every Owl

                    

                  In This Episode

                  • Erin and Weer’d discuss court cases involving:
                    • machine guns being ruled as bearable arms;
                    • California required to issue Non-Resident Carry permits;
                    • another challenge to the Maryland assault weapons ban.
                  • David brings us an interview with Jan Wolbrecht of Incognito IX;
                  • and Tiny reviews his new Ruger Super Wrangler revolver.


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                  Monday, August 26, 2024

                  Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 310: GOALS & Geofencing

                    

                  In This Episode

                  • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                    • a factual clarification about the procedure to get a Massachusetts Non-Resident License to Carry;
                    • a 4th Amendment case that went in the favor of liberty;
                    • a vehicular assault that was stopped by a private citizen with a shotgun;
                    • the aftermath of the Wieambilla shooting in Australia.
                  • David was at the GOA GOALS Convention and gives us his Range Day observations;
                  • and Weer'd has an audio fisk of Senator Chris Murphy dancing in the blood of the Uvalde victims and ignoring a good FBI report on the shooting.


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                  Main Topic
                  Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

                    Weer’d Audio Fisk

                          Monday, August 12, 2024

                          Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 309: Blue Skies in the Courts

                            

                          In This Episode

                          • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                            • Operation Blazing Sword - Pink Pistols joining an Amicus Brief for the plaintiffs in the case of Commonwealth v. Donnell, and how that may affect gun owners traveling through Massachusetts;
                            • two court wins for concealed carry in New York and Maryland;
                            • a win against New Jersey's assault weapons bans and a similar pending case in New York.
                          • Xander talks about the benefits of training, both for cyber security and for firearm ownership;
                          • and David continues his series on zeroing guns, this time for red dots and pistols.


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                          Show Notes
                           
                          Main Topic
                          Independent Thoughts with Xander
                          Gun Lovers and Other Strangers


                                Tuesday, August 6, 2024

                                Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 308: Maybe Weer'd Should Stop Traveling

                                  

                                In This Episode

                                • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                                  • Massachusetts' new sweeping gun laws, and they are not good;
                                  • SIG Sauer's military M17 & M18 pistols, and the civilian P320, discharging while safetied and holstered;
                                  • a Texas Federal court blocking the ATF's Forced Reset Triggers (FRT) ban;
                                  • a Pennsylvania judge declaring the requirement for having a carry permit while carrying in your car is unconstitutional.
                                • Oddball gives a recap on the CrowdStrike computer brick-a-thon;
                                • and Amanda Suffecool returns to talk about women in engineering.


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                                Monday, July 22, 2024

                                Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 307: Malfeasance or Incompetence?

                                  

                                In This Episode

                                • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                                  • the attempted assassination of Donald Trump;
                                  • the Republican Party removing of all mention of gun rights from their 2024 platform;
                                  • Alec Baldwin's manslaughter case being dismissed with prejudice;
                                  • the passing at age 96 of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist and... former Israeli Defense Force sniper?
                                • David teaches us the precision method of zeroing a scope;
                                • and Weer'd talks with David Yamane about his time studying religion.


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                                Show Notes
                                 
                                Main Topic
                                Gun Lovers and Other Strangers
                                David Yamane

                                 

                                      Monday, July 15, 2024

                                      Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 306: Come for the Gun News, Stay for the Memes

                                        

                                      In This Episode

                                      • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                                        • SCOTUS' fantastic overturn of Chevron Deference, and also their disappointing decision to grant, vacate, and remand (GVR) several other firearm cases;
                                        • Louisiana becoming the 29th Permitless Concealed Carry state;
                                        • a man who defended himself from home invaders with a muzzle-loading rifle, just like the Founding Fathers intended!
                                      • Amanda Suffecool returns to talk about the DC Project and name change to Women For Gun Rights;
                                      • Xander's pest control air rifle doesn't have iron sights and needs to be sighted in.


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                                      Monday, July 1, 2024

                                      Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 305: The Return From LibertyCon Round Table

                                        

                                      In This Episode

                                      David and Oddball are back from LibertyCon, but Erin is still on the road. Join Dodd, Weer'd and Xander for another ACP Round Table! In this episode we discuss:
                                      • all the excitement of LibertyCon;
                                      • a massive 911 outage in Massachusetts;
                                      • the 8-1 SCOTUS decision in Rahimi, upholding the law that bans domestic abusers from owning guns;
                                      • the Second Amendment Foundation filing a lawsuit against the prohibition of guns in post offices;
                                      • a jury finding SIG Sauer liable in SIG P320 accidental discharges;
                                      • and a member of Biden's Secret Service team was robbed at gunpoint in California.

                                      Friday, June 28, 2024

                                      Ding, Dong, Chevron Deference is Gone


                                      SCOTUS' overturn of "Chevron Deference" is  a wonderful way to start my weekend!  This decision reaffirms a separation between the Judicial and Executive branches, and removes from federal agencies like the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) the legal authority to create the regulations they enforce. 

                                      It is the purpose of the Legislative Branch to write the laws, the Executive Branch to enforce those laws, and the Judicial Branch to interpret those laws. We do not allow police officers to write and interpret the laws they enforce, but that is exactly what the precedent of Chevron Deference has done over the past 40 years.

                                      I am certain that the Federal Leviathan will be reluctant to give up this power and that change will not occur overnight. Indeed, it will take many years and many lawsuits to reduce the Regulatory State to a government closer to what the Founding Fathers envisioned. However, this was the critical first step along that path and I am eager to see what the future holds.

                                      Tuesday, June 25, 2024

                                      Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 304: The Supreme Court and the Round Table

                                        

                                      In This Episode

                                      Due to a massive number of Second Amendment news stories, we're having an ACP  Round Table to discuss them! Join Erin, Weer'd, David, and Oddball as we analyze:

                                      • SCOTUS' ruling against the Bump Stock Ban,  and not only is the decision amazing but so is the dissent (but for entirely different reasons);
                                      • North Texas' District Court vacating the Pistol Brace Ban;
                                      • YouTube's new and draconian gun policy;
                                      • Hunter Biden's conviction of lying on a Form 4473, and the ironic possibility that his appeal will make him a champion for gun rights;
                                      • President Biden speaking at the "Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund’s Gun Sense University Conference" while his son was being convicted (the speech was as boring as you'd expect);
                                      • and an alleged attack thwarted by law enforcement which Weer'd finds fishy.

                                      Monday, June 17, 2024

                                      Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 303: News Callbacks

                                        

                                      In This Episode

                                      • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                                        • the Uvalde families have issued another outlandish lawsuit,  this time against UPS and FedEx;
                                        • Bank of America walking back their ban on lending to gun manufacturers;
                                        • the McCloskeys of Missouri have had their convictions expunged, and now they are suing to get their guns back;
                                        • and a Maine "Gun Safety" group shows they don't understand the meaning of those words... or the word "unloaded", either.
                                      • David talks about shooting in low light with flashlights;
                                      • and Myles talks about raising pigs.


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                                        Monday, June 10, 2024

                                        Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 302: Proud to be Gun Curious

                                          

                                        In This Episode

                                        • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                                          • the Trump Conviction and how it might not be very significant for the Second Amendment;
                                          • families from Uvalde are suing Activision, blaming Call of Duty for the Robb Elementary School shooting rather than the people who were actually at fault;
                                          • Brandon Herrera losing his first Congressional Primary, but nevertheless it was a remarkable showing with close results;
                                          • the NRA winning a 9-0 SCOTUS Ruling on First Amendment grounds;
                                          • an interview with the new NRA Executive Vice President and what it means for the organization.
                                        • Weer'd sits down with Dr. David Yamane to talk about his new book, Gun Curious;
                                        • and David tells us the difference between Range Safety Officers and Firearms Instructors.


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                                        Monday, June 3, 2024

                                        Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 301: Walking and Talking and Reforming the NRA

                                          

                                        In This Episode

                                        • Erin and Weer’d discuss:
                                          • a gold heist in Canada with ties to gun smuggling;
                                          • proposed Federal legislation from New York Representatives to ban ownership of level III and IV body armor.
                                        • Weer'd sits down with NRA Board of Directors member Amanda Suffecool to talk about the NRA Board meeting;
                                        • and Weer'd also talks with Michael Sodini of Walk the Talk America about the educational programs they offer.


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                                        Monday, May 27, 2024

                                        Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 300: THIS! IS! ACP!!!

                                          

                                        In This Episode

                                        To celebrate our 300th episode, we're having an ACP Round Table!  (Sadly, no one is dressed as a Spartan.) Join Queen Erinidas alongside Weer'd Beard, Oddball, Xander, and David as they take a stroll to the Hot Gates of the NRA Annual Meeting and discuss:

                                        • signs at the NRA Annual Meeting that the corruption is still around, but the members are clearly wising up and taking the NRA to task for it;;
                                        • Donald Trump's speech at NRAAM, which was more of the usual and with minimal talk of gun rights;
                                        • the possibility of Ronnie Barrett of Barrett Firearms becoming the next NRA Executive Vice President (but the day after recording this we discovered that Barrett didn't win);
                                        • more tourists arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands for having a few pieces of ammunition in their luggage;.
                                        • the 9th Circuit Court striking down Hawaii's butterfly knife ban;
                                        • firearm prohibitionist politicians turning on the dubious Shot Spotter technology, citing racism;
                                        • a Federal court issuing a temporary restraining order against the ATF's change in the "Engaging in the Business of Selling Firearms" law;
                                        • legislation introduced in Congress to remove the $200 tax stamp requirement for SBRs, SBSs, and suppressors;
                                        • another NFA challenge regarding suppressors that are made in Texas and stay in Texas;
                                        • another surprising rule by the 9th Circuit, where one judge in three ruled that felons aren't part of "The People";
                                        • plus the usual silliness and side-tracking that happens with Round Tables.


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