It’s been another busy week of news, so Weer’d and Erin (Breyers’ Snickers Vanilla) once again call upon the help of David (Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter) and Oddball (Vanilla ice cream sandwich) to help cover it all in another Round Table episode!

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Show Notes

• NRA Election Results In Order
• Trump Admin Swaps Acting ATF Directors, Nobody Can Say When it Happened
• Colorado Governor Signs Semi-Auto Permit-to-Purchase Scheme into Law
• SCOTUS denies Antonyuk v. James
• SCOTUS Blog Antonyuk v. James
• NFA Prosecution Shows ATF Still Determined to Imprison Americans for Braced Pistols
• Report on Covant School Shooter (PDF)
• Giffords on Police Shooting
• Video shows Idaho police shoot knife-wielding autistic teenager
• A lawsuit has been filed against Glock that claims the company is liable for the 2022 Brooklyn subway shooting
• Momentum for this Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill
• Ammo Deals & Tariff On Import Ammunition Opinion As Of Today @ SGAmmo
• KnifeRights working hard to make switchblades legal in Vermont
• Bill to allow free travel with knives

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • the DOJ reversing the ATF’s zero tolerance policy towards revoking FFLs;
  • Oliver North’s lawsuit against the NRA for malicious prosecution;
  • the coalition of State Attorneys General urging SCOTUS to grant cert for  the case against Washington, DC’s assault weapons ban;
  • an Illinois judge’s ruling that Smith & Wesson can be sued for manufacturing the rifle used by a mass shooter;
• Lara Smith of the Liberal Gun Club talks about a trend in the 2A community to block out left-of-center gun owners;
• and David talks about how to keep your body clean and healthy after a trip to the shooting range.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• ATF’s War on Gun Stores Ends, Zero-Tolerance Policy Repealed
• Ollie North To Sue NRA For Malicious Prosecution
• W.Va. AG leads coalition challenging Washington, D.C.’s assault weapons ban
• Amicus Brief Against DC Assault Weapons Ban (PDF)
• State Judge Allows Highland Park Victims’ Case Against Smith and Wesson to Move Forward

Lara Smith

• The Liberal Gun Club
• The NRA Supported Gun Control When the Black Panthers Had the Weapons
• Donate to Operation Blazing Sword, a tax-deductible 501c3 charity

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• D-Lead Hand Soap
• Tactical Grit
• Loved This at SHOT Show… Single-Serving Sized Goods
• Zep
• Ballistol
• Nitrile Gloves
• Brownells: Surface Decon & All Purpose Cleaner
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

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A round table usually only happens when we don’t have enough segments for the weekly show, but that’s not the case for this episode. Too much has happened over the past week, and so Erin and Weer’d are joined by David and Oddball to discuss it all.

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Show Notes

• VanDerStok ruling is out. It’s a loss, ATF rule upheld.
• Federal Judge Becomes First to Uphold a Stun Gun Ban Since 2016 Supreme Court Case
• D.A. Bragg Calls On 3D-Printing Companies To Address Proliferation Of Illegal Firearms
• Senator Marshall Reintroduces SHORT Act to Roll Back Biden-Era Anti-Gun Rule
• US Justice Department considers merging DEA, ATF in major shakeup, memo says
• U.S. Department of Justice Announces Second Amendment Pattern-or-Practice Investigation into California’s Los Angeles County
• Executive Order: MAKING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL
• Colorado lawmakers send Jared Polis bill that would ban manufacture, drastically limit sale of many semiautomatic guns
• Understanding Massachusetts Assault-Style Firearms Law
• Ninja Swords To Be Banned In The UK From August In Honour Of Murdered Teen Ronan Kanda
• Homeowner Fatally Shoots 3 Teens Who Fired At Him In Robbery Attempt
• (NSFW) Florida Cop Wins Gunfight Against Armored Suspect
• Everytown Labs Announces Launch of EveryShot, AI-Powered Tool to Track Gun Violence
• National Gun-Control Group Lays Off Most Staff
• Ordinance Lab is Done
• Off the Ranch End
• Last Episode of Demolition Ranch
• Diversity Hires
• The Sanders
• CMP to start production of new M1 Garands

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • Florida’s governor calling for the repeal of post-Parkland gun laws…
  • …but the Florida Supreme Court has upheld those laws’ ban on adults under 21 from buying firearms.
  • and Australia, unhappy with the results of their gun bans, is now seeking to ban machetes.
• David tells us the best way to police your brass;
• Myles continues the review of his Henry Lever Action Supreme Rifle.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• DeSantis wants Legislature to ‘reevaluate’ gun safety laws passed after Parkland
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Florida Under-21 Gun Sales Ban
• First Machete Ban In Australia
• Victorian government under fire over machete ban as search continues for killers | 9 News Australia

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Nut Wizzard
• Brass Catchers
• Brass Retriever – Brownells
• Tactical Brass Recovery
• Sunk Cost Fallacy
• Brownells – AR-15/M16 Brass-SAVR Brass Catcher
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

Southpaw Corner

• Henry Lever Action Supreme

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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