In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • another stabbing on the Charlotte, NC light rail;
  • a decline in firearm sales this past Black Friday;
  • and the addition of a “Second Amendment Rights Section” to the DOJ.
• Weer’d interviews James Fodor of The Science Of Everything Podcast on defensive gun use data;
• and Xander talks about many issues with AI.

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Main Topic

• Suspect named after man stabbed in chest on light rail train in north Charlotte
• Black Friday Gun Sales Slump
• President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is adding a “Second Amendment Rights Section” to its Civil Rights Division.

The Science of Everything

• The Science of Everything: Gun Control
• James Fodor Youtube
• James Fodor: Patreon
• At Townhall: Why National Concealed Carry Reciprocity will make Americans safer

Independent Thoughts with Xander Opal

• Microsoft’s head of AI doesn’t understand why people don’t like AI, and I don’t understand why he doesn’t understand because it’s pretty obvious
• OpenAI sued by parents of teen who died by suicide after ChatGPT allegedly encouraged him and provided instructions
• Paranoia RPG

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In this Round Table episode, Weer’d, Erin, and David discuss:

• Thanksgiving activities;
• the shooting of National Guard troops in DC;
• a Virginia Assistant Principal arrest for plotting to kill ICE agents;
• how Stand Your Ground is discussed between pro-gun and gun-prohibitionist circuits;
• California crossing a major line with requiring ID for gun accessories, tools, and 3D Printers;
• New York requiring background checks for 3D printers;
• a UK man who was arrested for posting pictures of him shooting guns while in another country on another continent;
• the Fifth Circuit dismissing a case against a gun-owning marijuana user;
• and the ATF’s streamlining of the system for gaining permission to take your NFA items across state lines.

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Show Notes:

• Legendary Green Bean Casserole
• What we know about the 2 National Guard members shot near White House
• Suspect who shot National Guard soldiers in DC worked with CIA in Afghanistan 
• Operation Terror Welcome
• Virginia High School Assistant Principal and brother ARRESTED for alleged plot to kill ICE agents
• How “Stand Your Ground” Can Send You to Jail
• California Need ID for a Barrel Wrench
• AB 1263 – CNC Milling Machines & Digital Firearm Files (PDF)
• New York Assembly Bill A02228 – Background Check for 3D Printers
• Bizarre reason man in UK has just been arrested for holding firearm more than 4,000 miles away in US
• GUN PIC FURY IT boss ‘arrested for posing with gun on Florida holiday and posting picture on LinkedIn’ 
• Fifth Circuit Tosses Another Weed and Guns Conviction as Supreme Court Weighs Issue
• ATF Streamlines Process for Moving Machineguns, SBRs Across State Lines

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • a friend of the show is in a legal jam and wishes he had concealed carry insurance;
  • a woman working nights at 7-11 had to defend herself with a pistol, and was fired because of it;
  • a doorman in New York City also defended himself with a pistol, but because it wasn’t registered that means jail time;
  • Trump nominated an ATF Director…  but is he any good?
  • and the Trump DOJ has decided to fight to keep the NFA.
• Weer’d talks to Tony Simon about his life as a Locksmith

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Main Topic

• Pam Bondi DOJ Reframes Case Challenging Constitutionality of NFA as Tax Issue, Not 2A Issue
• Trump Nominates Deputy Director to Top ATF Role
• ‘You have a right to defend yourself’: 7-Eleven clerk fired after shooting attacker
• An Elderly Man Stopped a Mugger and Saved His Own Life – New York Rewards Him with 4 Years in Prison

Tony Simon

• Diversity Shoot
• Gun & Gear Review
• Firearms Insider
• Second is For Everyone
• Covert Industries-Covert Companion Pro
• Sparrows Tuxedo Set
• The Stainless Steel Rat (8 book series)

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • a Utah law where K-12 students get lessons in firearm safety;
  • Giffords pushing gun control laws on Veterans Day in the most insensitive way possible;
  • Giffords’ campaign against concealed carry reciprocity, and it’s as laughable as you’d think;
  • a former SIG Sauer machinist has been arrested for selling guns he bought with his company discount.
• Weer’d talks to Tony Simon about the Diversity Shoot;
• and David talks about using non-guns for low-pressure training, and how to handle people who are apprehensive about guns.

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Main Topic

• Will gun safety instruction be required in Utah’s K-12 classrooms?
• Utah’s Firearm Safety in Schools Law is Smart, Ethical and Proven to Keep Kids Safe
• Veterans Day 2025: Giffords Pushes More Gun Control for Veterans
• WSJ Launches Another Attack on ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
• The Gun Lobby Wants to Pass a National Concealed Carry Mandate. It’s a Really Bad Idea.
• Former Sig Sauer employee indicted for reselling hundreds of guns bought with company discount 

Tony Simon

• Diversity Shoot
• Gun & Gear Review
• Firearms Insider
• Second is For Everyone

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• ACP Episode 368
• Mantis TitanX
• We The Female
• Washington Gun Law: How Can We Start Arming the Women
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More
• Renfield Blues: A Grunt’s First Grimoire

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • Bloomberg throwing a ton of gun prohibition money at the election, and its payoff;
  • Maine’s new red flag law, which has deep flaws;
  • a UK Man sent to prison just for possessing the recipe for gunpowder;
  • and predictably, Everytown is now pressuring Ruger to change their guns now that Glock’s new V-series are out.
• David reviews a Mantis X training pistol;
• and Tiny is making venison summer sausage.

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Main Topic

• Gun-Control Activists Swamped Money Race en Route to Election Sweep
• See how your community voted on Maine’s ‘red flag’ law referendum 
• UK Man Arrested for Possessing Gunpowder Recipe
• Breaking: New V Series Images Have Leaked!
• After Glock Redesign, Leading Gun-Control Group Calls on Ruger to Discontinue Popular Pistol

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Erin’s Laserlyte Targets
• Erin’s Laserlyte Emitters
• Mantis TitanX
• Laser Training Academy Kit
• ACP 325: It’ll Work This Time. Right?
• Laser Training Cartridge
• SIRT (Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger) Training Pistol
• Mantis TitanX Deep Dive
• NRAAM 2025 Mantis TitanX
• TitanX Detail 01
• TitanX Detail 02
• TitanX Detail 03
• TitanX Detail 04
• TitanX Detail 05
• TitanX Outer Box
• TitanX Case 01
• TitanX Case 02
• TitanX User manual (PDF)
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • the latest development in the story of the Wyoming Airman who killed his friend and blamed it on his SIG M18;
  • the Ad Council using tax money to push gun control;
  • the US Navy Sailor who was sentenced to 20 years for possessing demilled guns and legal-to-own parts, and why his appeal will affect all gun owners.
• There’s a big shake-up within the NRA, and Board Member John Richardson gives us the inside scoop;
• and David gives us his thoughts about a recently acquired Super Safety from Hoffman Tactical.

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Main Topic

• S.A.F.E. Pet Rescue
• Tillie, Erin’s good little pupper girl
• Ad Council Using Your Tax Dollars to Push Anti-Gun Rhetoric
• Gun Violence in the United States 2022 (PDF)
• Six Words Every Killer Should Know: ‘I Feared for My Life, Officer’
• Adamiak’s Attorney Strikes Back at his Criminal Charges

John Richardson

• No Lawyers, Only Guns and Money
• National Rifle Association Announces Massive Restructuring

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• National Firearms Act 1934 (PDF Warning)
• Forced Reset Trigger
• Hoffman Tactical
• Trigger-Man
• Super Safety v4.4
• AR Disconnector
• AR Disconnector Spring
• AR Selector Spring
• AR Hammer & Trigger Pin
• AR Selector Detent
• AR Trigger
• AR Bolt Carrier
• AR Recoil Buffer
• Hoffman Super Safety (YouTube Warning)
• Super Safety 01
• Super Safety 02
• Super Safety 03
• Super Safety 04
• Super Safety Position Forward
• Super Safety Position Rearward
• Super Safety Detents
• Bolt Comparison
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • David Hogg’s endorsement of a politician with a racist and literal, capital-N Nazi history;
  • the death of the Airman charged with the SIG M18 death;
  • the dubious legitimacy of Everytown’s Train Smart program.
• David talks about revolver cylinder gaps;
• and Weer’d tells you what to do when you get cut.

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Main Topic

• David Hogg Meets With Graham Platner
• Airman found dead at F.E. Warren was under investigation for M18 incident
• Everytown Now Offers “Training” On The Tools They Don’t Want You To Have
• I Took Everytown’s Training Class and It’s Everything You’d Expect it to Be

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• BBTI: Cylinder Gap
• Mind the Gap
• Cylinder Gap Photo
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 151
• Cylinder Bearings
• Paul Harrell: Injury Potential From Revolver Cylinder Gap
• Trigger Tribe: Fingers Vs. Cylinder Gap DESTRUCTION
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

Weer’d Segment

• 3M Vetbond
• Steri Strips
• Styptic Pencil 
• New Skin Liquid Bandage

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirming that background checks for ammunition purchases in New York state are constitutional;
  • SCOTUS taking up a case on marijuana use and gun ownership;
  • Chicago police arresting people for carrying guns without a permit (even though they did have valid permits), and they’ve all been black;
  • Glock discontinuing most of their guns for new “V Models”.
• Tiny went hunting, and learned some lessons about listening to his body;
• and David talks about barrel crowns.

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Main Topic

• Appeals Court Upholds New York Ammo Background Check Law
• Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
• Black gun owners in Chicago charged with felonies despite valid FOID cards, CCLs; say they’re traumatized
• Rumor Alert: GLOCK Discontinuing Vast Majority of Handguns, Introducing “V Models” to Combat Switch Conversions

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Crown – Rifle Muzzle
• Does a crown affect accuracy?
• Brownells Barrel Crown Tools
• F.W. Mann: The Bullet’s Flight From Powder To Target
• Brownells: Crowning and Chamfering a Muzzle\
• Standard Crown
• Target Crown
• Barrel Crown
• Flat Crown
• Recessed Crown 01
• Recessed Crown 02
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • a federal judge’s ruling that the ban on post office carry is unconstitutional — but not for everyone;
  • the DOJ declining to force gun rights groups to release membership information in the under-21 handgun case Reese v. ATF;
  • California banning the new sale of Glocks and Glock-compatible pistols;
  • Everytown quietly distancing themselves from Jay Jones after giving him $200K   now that his violent text messages have come to light;
  • the rumor that Colt Canada and its parent company CZ-USA are helping the Canadian government to dispose of bought-back guns — but Colt Canada denies it.
• Weer’d fisks gun prohibitionist interviews after the Minneapolis church shooting;
• and Xander hosts a fireside chat on fire safety.

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Main Topic

• 5 Gallon Immersion Heater
• Weer’d Beard bingo card
• Federal Judge Rules Post Office Gun Ban Unconstitutional — But Not for Everyone 
• ORDER DEMANDING PRODUCTION OF SAF MEMBERSHIP LIST VACATED
• California’s New Glock Ban Bill: What You Need to Know
• Everytown for Gun Safety Gave $200,000 to Jay Jones Who Texted He Wanted to Shoot GOP Lawmaker
• Colt Canada Denies Involvement in Confiscation Scheme

Weer’d Audio Fisk

• Mike Spies on MSNBC
• Illhan Omar On CNN
• Nearly half of all U.S. households own at least one firearm.
• Majority in U.S. Continues to Favor Stricter Gun Laws
• Stalled 2016 gun buyer measure heads to Nevada high court
• Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 
• Bloomberg nonprofit gives $3 million to Maine gun groups 
• 2016 California Proposition 63
• Tucker Carlson and the famous ‘Barrel shroud’ clip [2007]
• The Myth That Australia’s Gun Laws Reduced Gun Homicides

Independent Thoughts

• Clint Smith on Fire Extinguishers

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • the murder and arson at the LDS church in Michigan;
  • the Dallas ICE facility murderer and the media’s continued demonization of bolt action rifles;
  • the ATF’s ruling on the Franklin Armory Antithesis;
  • new information about the Everytown for Gun Safety’s firearms training program, and reactions from inside the gun control world.
• David discusses firearms markings and their meanings;
• and Oddball gives us a review of his new Microtech knife.

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Main Topic

• Michigan LDS church shooting
• Michigan CCW Prohibited Places
• Anti-ICE shooter used Nazi battle rifle in deadly Dallas attack
• Did Dallas ICE facility shooter Joshua Jahn use M1 Garand rifle? Full details on shooting incident, ammunition messages and suspect
• ATF Franklin Armory Letter (PDF)
• Everytown wants stricter laws on guns. Now, they’ll also teach you to use one

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• SAAMI
• NRA Museum: Proof Marks
• British Proof Marks
• Gun Control Act 1968 (PDF Warning)
• Standard Directory of Proof Marks
• Official Guide to Gunmarks
• Remington Barrel Marks
• Marlin Year of Manufacture
• ColtAutos.com
• NRA Museum Serial Number Charts (PDF Warning)
• Waffenamt
• Forgotten Weapons: Introduction to Proof marks
• Gun Proofing
• Barrell Markings 
• Maker’s Mark
• Frame Markings
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

Oddball’s Corner Pocket

• Microtech Out the Front Knives

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