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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d discuss some of the crazy news in the 2nd Amendment;
• Weer’d brings us Part 2 of his 60 Minutes audio fisk, wherein they claim that the AR-15 is “the Choice of Spree Killers”;
• and Egghead teaches us how to convert an AM radio into a shortwave receiver on the cheap.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:  

• Robert A. Heinlein’s Crazy Years
• San Francisco Declares the N.R.A. a ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’
• NRA should be declared ‘terrorist group’ say 23% of voters: Poll
• 2020 Democrats Warm to Mandatory Buybacks of Assault Weapons
• Beto O’Rourke’s Presidential Campaign Suddenly Has A Purpose
• Walmart to Limit Ammo Sales
• Why Hornady Stopped Selling Ammunition to Walmart 12 Years Ago
• Kroger joins Walmart in asking customers to ‘no longer openly carry firearms’ in stores
• CVS and Walgreens announce changes to firearms policies, ask shoppers to not bring guns in
• New Ads Highlight Alarming Contrast in Kroger’s Policies Permitting Open Carry of Loaded Firearms, But Prohibiting Skateboards, Food, Shirtless Shoppers

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• U.S. Wants Students to Learn Bleeding-Control Methods to Prepare for School Shootings
• Protect Minnesota doesn’t want students to learn first aid

General Purpose Egghead:

• Shortwave Conversion for AM Radio

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In This Episode:

• Erin prepares for Hurricane Dorian while Weer’d talks violence in the news;
• David tells you how to turn melted lead into bullets;
• and Weer’d fisks 60 Minutes‘ breathless take on the 5.56mm cartridge.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:  

• Shooter killed in West Texas after 5 people died, at least 21 injured, police say
• 28 people were killed this week in an arson attack in Mexico
• Walsh focused on ‘police misconduct’ after protester violence
• The Straight Pride Parade Was A Joke, But Antifa Took It Seriously And Injured Several Cops

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook
• Cast Boolit Website
• From Ingot to Target (PDF WARNING)
• Castpics
• MeWe – Bullet Casting and Reloading Page
• MeWe – Cast Bullets & Bullet Casting
• Facebook – Cast Boolets Forum
• Facebook – Lead Casting & Reloading Discussion

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• What makes the AR-15 style rifle the weapon of choice for mass shooters?
• Mass Shootings in the United States
• Are Mass Shootings On The Rise

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In This Episode:

Erin, David, Oddball, and Weer’d discuss the currently proposed anti-gun laws and why they are so stupid, why you shouldn’t trust the media, and a number of other digressions.

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Show Notes

• A Florida school’s answer to campus shootings? Combat veterans with semiautomatic rifles and Glocks.
• Copland
• Making a CA Compliant AR
• Loundener Mk2 Muzzle Break
• Tacticool Remington Mosin
• The Modern Obrez
• TSA: Transporting Firearms and Ammunition
• Stop Showing the Viral Photos of the Amazon Fires
• NASA on the Amazon fires
• Turkey Travel Advisory
• Young Americans Against Socialism

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In This Episode:

• Weer’d is back from vacation! Hear where he went and what he did, and the various problems Erin had with editing the podcast in his absence;
• Egghead explains why financial prepping is necessary despite being unsexy;
• David tells us how to cast your own bullets;
• and guest Sean Sorrentino details why you’re making the wrong argument against red flag laws.

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Show Notes

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Lead Alloy Calculator
• Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook
• Cast Boolit Website
• From Ingot to Target (PDF WARNING)

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Hello Internet!

In This Episode:

Weer’d is on vacation again, this time in New England, so Erin is once again in charge of the episode, this time with co-host Oddball. Erin also cut all the audio to make it sound pretty despite some significant hurdles, so please tell her what a good job she did.

• Erin and Oddball contemplate why the media overplays tragedies to the point of dancing in the blood of the dead;
• Weer’d fisks David Hogg’s attempts to increase gun control laws in Maine, of all places;
• In Gun Lovers and Other Strangers, our David (no relation) details the etiquette for selling a gun from his perspective as a gun shop employee;
• and Oddball talks about a pet peeve of his: when gun owners “flex on the poors.”

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Does the News Reflect What We Die From?
• Causes of Death in the US vs. Media Coverage
• Relative Share of Deaths in the US

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• Backpfeifengesicht – a face in need of slapping

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Blue Book of Gun Values
• Jim Supica Article – What’s My Firearm Worth
• Jim Supica Article – Evaluating Firearms Condition
• Jim Supica Article – Pieces of History

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In This Episode:

Weer’d is on vacation in Ireland, so Erin takes over the ship (“Look at me. LOOK AT ME. I’m the Captain now.”) and enlists ACP contributor Egghead to be her Cabin Boy for the show.

• Erin and Egghead discuss two very surprising Tweets that address mass shootings in unexpected ways;
• David tells us what gear we need to avoid doing the Hot Brass Dance;
• Egghead reviews the CountyComm GP-5 General Purpose Radio for both Ham operators and preppers;
• and Trunk Monkey Steve tells us how he keeps his Ninja Wagon up and running in Tales from the Trunk.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s Tweets
• “Media Contagion” Is Factor in Mass Shootings, Study Says
• Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Tweet
• Gary Slutkin: Let’s treat violence like a contagious disease

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Gun Noise Levels

General Purpose Egghead

• CountyComm GP-5 SSB ( GEN 3 ) General Purpose Radio

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d discuss the return of Cam & Company and some of the recent developments at the NRA, specifically the consolidation of power by Wayne La Pierre;
• Egghead reviews the Niteforce P12 flashlight;
• Oddball explains the pros and cons of different knife handle materials;
• and Weer’d brings us an interview with Jake Skillett of VonBernd K-9 Training.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Leaked Email Shows the NRA Is Punishing Wayne LaPierre’s Critics on the Board of Directors
• It’s Wayne’s World Now at the NRA
• The Debut of Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co.

General Purpose Egghead

• Niteforce P12

Oddball’s Corner Pocket

• Erin’s “Firehand” knife

Jake Skillett

• VonBernd K-9 Training Center

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d giggle a lot;
• David brings us some tales of humor and woe from his job as a firearms trainer;
• The Egghead reviews the Thyrm Switchback flashlight accessory;
• In part two of his interview with Logan Metesh of High Caliber History, Weer’d and Logan discuss the Pederson Device;
• and Steve brings us a little snapshot on what a Monday afternoon looks like for a private investigator.

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Show Notes

Egghead

• Thyrm Switchback 2.0
• Thrym, king of the Frost Giants

High Caliber History

• High Caliber History
• John Pedersen
• This “Caspian Sea Monster” Was a Giant Soviet Spruce Goose
• The Nuclear Warhead-Equipped Ekranoplan Soviet Invasion Machine
• LiveJournal with lots of close-up Ekranoplan pictures

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In This Episode:

• Weer’d and Erin have a geek-out session over nerd stuff, then reveal that the new editor of Bearing Arms is a friend of the show;
• Oddball picked up a new knife (surprise!) and gives us a review of the tungsten carbide Sandrin TCK;
• David discusses traveling with a firearm and explains the intricacies the Firearms Owner’s Protection Act;
• and Weer’d Interviews Logan Metesh of High Caliber History to discuss the career of a famous gun designer you’ve never heard of: John Pederson.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• A New Home at Bearing Arms

Oddball’s Corner Pocket

• Sandrin TCK
• Sandrin TCK 416
• Sandrin Nakiri Kitchen Knife
• Sandrin Platinum Mamba
• Endurance Testing Sandrin TCK

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Interstate Transportation of Firearms
• Handgun.us website
• TSA Regulations for Transporting Firearms
• Delta Firearms Transportation Policy

Logan Metesh Interview

• High Caliber History
• John Pederson

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In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d talk about the demise of Eric Swalwell’s presidential hopes;
• Weer’d interviews Dr. John Edeen of Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO);
• David lists some of the 2A pitfalls of living in Tennessee;
• and Egghead gives us Theremin Build Part 2: Oscillators.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• Eric Swalwell Ends White House Bid
• Gun Gals on Youtube

Dr. John Edeen

• DRGO: Suppressors and the Hearing Protection Act
• DRGO: The Gun Question
• 2A Docs

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Ammunition Tax (PDF)
• Shooting Range Protection (PDF)
• Firearm Definition (PDF)
• New Carry Permit (PDF)

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