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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d are slightly tipsy and get VERY silly;
• Erin ponders the concept of politics as generational warfare;
• Oddball gives us a discussion on general knife safety;
• David presents a primer on gun cleaning;
• Weer’d brings us another audio fisk, this time in Musical Theater format;
• and Steve talks about what snow days are like for a private detective.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• What Can You Drink When Stranded at Sea
• Castaway’s sea savvy could have helped him survive year adrift, says expert
• South Dakota governor signs law to allow concealed handguns without a permit

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• Brushes and Bore Snakes
• Cleaning Rods
• Patches and Mops
• Solvents and Degreasers
• Oils and Lubricants
• Bench Mats
• Cleaning Rod Guides
• Screwdrivers
• Punches
• Picks and Hooks
• Wheeler Bench Block

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• Birds and the BS Guns
• The Debunkers Response
• Jordan Roth
• UK Gun ban: Was it worth it?
• Police fail to record one in five of all crimes reported to them, says report
• FBI Crime Report
• Chicago Tylenol Murders

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d discuss a very interesting defensive gun use in Massachusetts, and then ooh and ahh over what we saw from social media coverage of SHOT Show;
• Egghead tells us about a nice little prepper tool for electronics, the Buck/Boost Converter;
• In Gun Lovers & Other Strangers, David explains the Jewish concept of tikkun olam and why we should practice it at the range;
• and much to Erin’s chagrin, Weer’d brings us part two of his fisk of the Vox anti-NRA Hit piece.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Massachusetts Gun owner stops rolling road-rage on Pike
• Tippmann Armory 9mm Gatling Gun
• Franklin Armory Providence
• In Range Coverage of Franklin Armory
• Seismic +M Ammo

General Purpose Egghead

• Buck/Boost converter
• Buck only converter
• Ferrite Toroid (FT140-43 type)
• Anderson Powerpole Connectors
• Powerpole Crimp Tool

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• How the NRA hijacks the Gun control debates
• Criminals Typically Acquire Guns Through Social Connections, Studies Find
• John Lott: Gun-free zones invite mass shootings
• Anti-Gunners Against Background Checks
• Gun control advocates shift attention, money to other issues ahead of midterms

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Moses Maimonides (Rambam)
• Charity (Tzedakah): Eight Levels of Charitable Giving
• Charity (Tzedakah): What is Tzedakah?

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d discuss some listener feedback and the re-introduced Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill;
• Oddball talks about knife prices, and when it’s a good time to spend the money and when too much is too much;
• Weer’d Fisks Vox news in a hit piece on the NRA;
• and the Egghead gives us part two in his series on the innovations and merits of the AR-10 rifle.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Snow Duck toy
• Massachusetts Governor Ignores Court Order To Reinstate Gun Permits
• HR 68: concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill
• Illinois gun owners losing concealed carry licenses at fault of instructors

Oddball’s Corner Pocket

• Emerson’s thoughts on “fit and finish”

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• How the NRA hijacks the Gun control debates
• Gun Blog Variety Cast Ep 81
• The racist origin of gun control laws
• The Racist Roots of Gun Control
• Josh Sugarmann: Assault Weapons

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d discuss the Universal Background Check and Assault Weapons Bills in the House and Senate;
• Oddball talks about how to deal with the inevitable rust on your knife;
• Weer’d explains what the Dickey Amendment is, what it does, and what it doesn’t do in a Patented Weer’d Audio fisk;
• Egghead starts a series on his favorite rifles, the AR-10 pattern, and gives some of the history and innovation of the gun;
• and David gives us another segment on carry, this time focusing on methods targeted for women.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• • No Lawyers, Only Guns and Money: Background Check Bill
  • Volokh Conspircacy: Background Check bill
  • HR 8 Text (PDF)
  • No Lawyers only Guns and Money Assault Weapons Ban
  • Gun University: Assault Weapons Ban Explained
  • Rep. Diana DeGette Doesn’t Understand High-Capacity Magazines Can Be Reloaded

  Weer’d Audio Fisk

  • CDC Now Has Authority To Research Gun Violence. What’s Next?
  • Funding bill won’t prompt new CDC gun research, experts say
  • Spending Bill Lets CDC Study Gun Violence; But Researchers Are Skeptical It Will Help
  • Task Force For Global Health
  • Gunfacts Myths
  • Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence

  Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

  • Flashbang Holsters
  • Gun Toten’ Mamas
  • Asfalia Designs
  • Patch Leather Concealment Crossbody Bag

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d discuss The Dumbness that is the Massachusetts License to Carry permit system;
• Weer’d interviews Jay Grazio of Shooting Illustrated about growing up as a gun nut in the gun-unfriendly state of Massachusetts;
• David continues his series on carry methods by talking about his favorite holsters;
• while it may be too late for Christmas, Oddball gives some knife recommendations that might help you to spend your holiday gift money;
• and the ACP House Dick tells a story about how easy a GPS retrieval can go…and how hard it can be.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Gun licensing process is slow in most Massachusetts communities, audit finds

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Dragon Leatherworks
• Fury Carry Solutions

Oddball’s Corner Pocket

• Traditional folders:
  • Opinel number 6
  • Case Trapper
  • Spyderco Roadie
  • Victorinox Classic

• Modern folders:
  • Ontario Rat 1
  • Spyderco Endura
  • Benchmade Contego

• Dress knives:
  • Kershaw Leek
  • BladeHQ exclusive edition Boker Kwaiken
  • Chris Reeve Mnandi
  • Sante Fe Stoneworks

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d discuss the recent Bumpstock ban;
• Oddball explains why he hates the term “Sheepdog” to explain gun owners;
• David continues his series on Holsters, this time with carry methods that don’t utilize belts;
• and the General Purpose Egghead returns, this time to explain headspacing of firearms.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Bumpstock Ruling
• Pro-gun group challenges Trump administration move banning bump stocks
• Adverse ruling in ‘bump stocks’ lawsuit would render Matt Whitaker a mere figurehead
• Firearm Policy Coalition Legal Action page

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Galco Belly Band
• Thunderwear
• CanCan Concealment
• Dene Adams
• Silver State Apparel
• 5.11 Tactical Raven Range Tight

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d Talk about some recent political drama with a certain hosting site;
• Oddball gives us some of his observations on Cold Steel Knives, as well as the company behind them;
• Weer’d Fisks an interesting series from Viceland about guns called “Maybe I’m Wrong”;
• and David begins a series on concealed carry options, starting with belt carry.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• [Site] BANNED Sargon And Now Everyone is Canceling
• You Cannot Trust [Site]

Oddball’s Corner Pocket

• Lynn Thompson Questionable Range Behavior

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• Maybe I’m Wrong: On Mental Health and Gun Ownership
• Maybe I’m Wrong: Gun Bans Don’t Work
• Maybe I’m Wrong: Regulating Guns like Cars
• Maybe I’m Wrong: Media Coverage of Mass Shootings
• Maybe I’m wrong, but guns might do more to harm than protect
• Weapon types used in mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and November 2018
• Lawdog: We License cars
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 029

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Can Appendix Carry Work for Big Dudes?

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d Talk about home defense and guns they want for Christmas;
• They also discuss the story of a Harvard student who was asked to move out of her apartment by her landlord because of her legally owned guns;
• Weer’d fisks Cory Booker as he talks gun control with Jordan Klepper;
• Oddball talks about the different types of locking mechanisms folding knives have;
• and Steve takes a day off to talk about what the future has in store for his Private Investigator business.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• • Landlord Tells Harvard Student to Move Out Over Legally Owned Guns.
  • Gun Safety PSA | Andi Mack | Disney Channel

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• • Jordan Klepper Solves Guns – Senator Cory Booker on Guns and Bacon
  • 12 Leading Causes of Death in the US
  • What does it take to repeal a constitutional amendment?
  • The Eighteenth Amendment

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d talk about the recent Massachusetts appellate court ruling that firearm license restrictions are constitutional;
• Oddball gives us a primer on the various knife laws around the country;
• Weer’d gives us part two of the Young Turks losing their mind over guns;
• David discusses the basics of metallic cartridge reloading;
• and Steve takes a break from doing paperwork at the local Tire Center to discuss tailing and pursuit techniques.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Wolfenoot
• Firearms Restrictions in Boston are Constitutional
• Court Rules Gun License Restrictions Are “Constitutional”

Oddball’s Corner Pocket

• KnifeUp state laws page
• KnifeRights

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• NRA Cartoon Markets Guns to Kids
• Texas church shooting not the first time a good guy with gun takes down mass shooter
• New Jersey Childproof Handgun Law
• Criminals Typically Acquire Guns Through Social Connections, Studies Find

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Basics of Reloading Playlist

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d talk about HR 7115, or what we call the “Ban Everything Bill”;
• Oddball talks about blade grinds and gives us a drinking game that will probably get you killed;
• Weer’d brings us an audio fisk of the Young Turks complaining about a short-lived NRA program that retold classic fairy tales;
• In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, David gives us some of the things he is thankful for;
• and Steve recorded a segment while he was in the field pursuing a target, so we get enjoy a ride-along with the House Dick.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• HR 7115 text
• Libertydoll on HR 7115
• Oppose H.R.7115 – Gun Parts Ban
• Royal Nonesuch Full 30

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• NRA Cartoon Markets Guns to Kids
• Disarming Kids’ Curiosity
• 12 Leading Causes of Death in the US
• Vox: Mass Shootings are Rare

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