In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss a Stop the Bleed event held by the Atlanta Pink Pistols chapter and funded by Operation Blazing Sword;
• Xander was hacked recently, and he brings us his Independent Thoughts on the aftermath and some of the things he could have done better;
• David's segment on optics covers electronic sights;
• Oddball explains his love of expensive knives;
• and finally, Weer'd fisks Joe Biden's speech at the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence.

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Main Topic:

• Molon Labe, Oedipus swag:
  • T-shirt
  • Sticker
  • Mug

Independent Thoughts With Xander:

• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Virus Alert

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• Red Dot vs Reflex Sights
• M3 Infrared Sniper Carbine at RIA
• T3 Carbine
• Armson OEG
• Son Tay CAR-15
• “Both Eyes Open” Shooting
• Red dot sight
• Collimator sight
• Reflector sight
• Nydar Reflex Sight
• Reflex Sight: Past, Present, and Future

Oddball’s Corner pocket:

• CRKT Van Hoy Snap Lock
• CRKT Provoke
• Knifecenter’s exclusive line
• Sante Fe Stoneworks
• SOG Terminus SJ
• Spyderco Spydiechef
• REVOLT KNIVES S.U.L.U. (SLIDING ULTIMATE LOCKING UTILITY)

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• Biden speaks at National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence
• Some Uvalde, Sandy Hook families join Biden, Pelosi at vigil for victims of gun violence
• Pro-Gun Parkland Student and Victim's Father Offer Perfect Solution to Gun Debate
• Suzanna Hupp
• From Luby's to the Legislature: One Woman's Fight Against Gun Control
• CDC 10 Leading Causes of Death, United States 
• FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration’s 21 Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
• Hunter Biden’s Mother: How Did Neilia Hunter Biden Die?
• 'SICK TO MY STOMACH' Joe Biden lied about my dad being drunk in crash that killed his wife and daughter
• NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
• Fix NICS Act of 2017
• Brady II: The Objectives of the Gun Control Lobby
• Studies Find No Evidence That Assault Weapon Bans Reduce Homicide Rates
• Darryl Glenn's statement about increasing violence is mostly false: RNC 2016 Fact-Check
• How Columbine became a blueprint for school shooters

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • Shannon Watts playing both the sides of a self-defense shooting;
  • Oregon starting to regret the consequences of passing Measure 114;
  • a San Diego Sheriff's Captain is in trouble for running a corruption racket which included accepting bribes in exchange for concealed carry permits;
  • several other bribery stories which show that corruption is common in may issue states.
• David continues his series on sights by explaining the parts of a scope;
• Weer'd interviews Stephen Gutowski of The Reload about his new gig with CNN;
• and finally, Weer'd fisks the Brady Campaign again, this time about "the right time to discuss gun control."

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Main Topic:

• Shannon Watts- A reminder that Texas’ lax gun laws only apply to white people.
• Shannon Watts- This is What the NRA Tells you to do
• Shannon -Against Kyle Rittenhouse
• Oregon Admits All Gun Sales Will Stop on Thursday, Asks Judge to Temporarily Block New Law
• Oregon DOJ seeks delay of Measure 114 permit requirement
• Man Sentenced for Role in Former Sheriff’s Captain’s Corruption Scheme
• Former Police Officers, Ex-Brooklyn Assistant DA Arrested In NYPD Gun License Bribery Scandal
• The story behind the L.A. sheriff gun permit investigation
• Ex-NYPD Officers and Former Prosecutor Charged in Guns for Bribes Scandal
• Corruption case casts harsh light on NYPD handgun permits
• Only in New York: Bribing cops for a gun license
• Former Police Officers, Ex-Brooklyn Assistant DA Arrested In NYPD Gun License Bribery Scandal
• Former New York City Police Department Official Sentenced To 18 Months For Conspiring To Bribe Fellow Officers In Connection With Gun License Bribery Scheme
• Ex-cop: NYPD gun license division was a bribery machine

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• Bullet Drop Compensation Scopes
• First Focal Plane Vs. Second Focal Plane
• First Focal Plane or Second Focal Plane?
• The Basics of Riflescopes
• Telescopic Sight
• Reticle
• Minute of Angle 1
• Minute of Angle 2
• Deck the Halls but it's War Pigs
• Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful (Live)

Interview Stephen Gutowski:

• The Reload
• CNN Slammed for Hiring NRA-Approved ‘Gun Nut’ Stephen Gutowski as Firearms Reporter: ‘Paychecks for the Price of Innocent Lives’

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• 186: Brady in Brief: We Respond to Common Arguments Against Gun Violence Prevention
• Brady Bio: Liz Dunning
• Charles Severance (serial killer)
• Massachusetts Assault Weapons Debacle: Schrödinger’s Gun!
• Colorado Nightclub Shooter Suspect's Grandfather Identified As MAGA Republican Lawmaker Who Celebrated January 6 Capitol Riots
• Tucker Carlson hits back at liberal TV reporters who blamed HIM for Colorado shooting they said was a rightwing gunman
• Degrees of Murder
• Pro-Gun Parkland Student and Victim's Father Offer Perfect Solution to Gun Debate
• Parkland shooting families reach $127.5m settlement over FBI inaction

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • an article from The Atlantic about rethinking "Run, Hide, Fight" in a manner that shows some minds are being changed;
  • the Chesapeake, VA Walmart shooting;
  • and Biden's declaration that semi-automatic weapons "have no redeeming features."
• Next, Savage1R returns to the show to give us a breakdown of the FTX Cryptocurrency Scandal;
• and finally, Weer'd sits down with Ian McCollum to discuss his upcoming book, Clockwork Basilisk.

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Main Topic:

• Rethinking ‘Run, Hide, Fight’
• Lurking Rhythmically: Unwelcome Defender
• Sources identify the Walmart manager who shot and killed 6 people at his store in Virginia
• Biden Calls for Ban on Semi Autos

Savage1R Segment:

• Never seen 'such a complete failure' of corporate controls, says new FTX CEO who also oversaw Enron bankruptcy
• Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried's downfall could deprive Democrats of key donor

Ian MacCollum:

• Forgotten Weapons
• Clockwork Basilisk

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • the shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs;
  • the racist remarks of a New Jersey assemblyman, and the racist roots of gun control;
  • and the unintended consequences of passing Oregon Ballot Initiative 114.
• Next, Weer'd sits down with Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons and Headstamp Publishing to discuss all the difficulties of getting Pistols of the Warlords published;
• and finally, Weer'd brings us part 4 of his fisk of Brady Campaign talking points, this  time on the "culture of gun violence".

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Main Topic:

• Operation Blazing Sword's Press Release on the Club Q Shooting
• The latest on the Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub shooting
• Army veteran Richard Fierro describes the moment he took down the Colorado nightclub gunman
• OSD 195: Majority rules
• Attorney Breaks Down Issues With Oregon’s Measure 114
• Democrat NJ Assemblyman McKeon makes racist remarks during carry bill meeting

Ian McCollum Interview:

• Forgotten Weapons
• Head Stamp Publishing
• Kickstarter for Clockwork Basilisk

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• 186: Brady in Brief: We Respond to Common Arguments Against Gun Violence Prevention
• NRA calls out violence in video games, cites ‘Kindergarten Killers’
• Project Unloaded Goes after Video Games
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 223: Round Table News Round-Up
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 215: Anti-Gun Insanity

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss Second Amendment news pertaining to the mid-term elections:
  • In races where gun control was in issue, things didn't go well for the gun prohibitionists;
  • Iowa has a Constitutional Amendment protecting the individual right to keep and bear arms;
  • Oregon has magazine capacity limits and requires a permit to buy guns and ammunition;
  • and many Oregon sheriffs have said they won't enforce that law.
• Tiny returns to the podcast, this time talking about how the Dunning-Kruger effect might also tie to your regional experiences;
• David brings us part two of his history of gun sights;
• and finally, in part 4 of his Virtual Reality series, Matt talks about where you can play your VR games.

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Main Topic:

• Anti-gun messages didn't help in Georgia voting
• Voters overwhelmingly add gun rights to Iowa Constitution
• When will Oregon Measure 114′s gun limits start: Uncertainty reigns
• Some Oregon sheriffs vow not to enforce parts of gun control measure

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• FN Browning Model 1910
• Paris Theodore
• Guttersnipe Sight Patent
• Forgotten Weapons: ASP
• DEFCAD Guttersnipe
• Graham Combat FAST Sight
• Vanishing Point
• Pyramid Sight System
• Brightsights Gun Sight Coating
• Kg Products - Site Kote
• Brownells - Front Sight Insert Kit
• Optical fiber
• Tritium
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Isotopes of Hydrogen

Matt’s VR Segment:

• Oculus Quest Referral Code

In This Episode

It's an ACP Round Table! Join Weer'd, Erin, David, and Oddball as they discuss:

• Oregon's anti-gun ballot initiative and their insane, racially-charged promotion of it;
• Iowa's desire to codify the right to keep and bear arms in their State Constitution;
• a federal judge trying his hardest to ignore the NYSRPA v. Bruen ruling;
• a joint story between The Trace and The New Yorker attacking the work of Dr. John Lott;
• more news from New York courts on the Concealed Carry "Improvement" Act;
• and an anti-gun group is targeting video games for "encouraging violence". What is this, 1999?

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Show Notes:

• History of Massachusetts Rifle Association
• Oregon Yes on 114 Ad
• Oregon Ballot Question 114
• In Iowa, Voters Set Their Sights on Gun Rights
• WHAT!?! Federal Judge Casts Doubt On Supreme Court's Bruen Decision
• The Shoddy Conclusions of the Man Shaping the Gun-Rights Debate
  • Dickey Amendment
  • Dick Act (aka Militia Act of 1903)
• NYS Jewish Gun Club’s scathing response to non-action of court
• Judge Suddaby's response to NYS permit "improvements"
• Judge Suddaby’s TRO in Antonyuk v. Hochul (PDF Warning)
• Project Unloaded Goes after Video Games

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • the attack at the Pelosi mansion;
  • the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police sabotaging an investigation in order to promote gun-ban propaganda;
  •  and Giffords suing over a gun control law they previously supported.
• Next, David discusses historical sights;
• Matt from Geeks Gadgets and Guns talks about tracking and image generation in VR;
• and finally, Weer'd fisks the Brady Campaign as they attempt to refute the "More Guns, Less Crime" adage.

Main Topic:

• Nancy Pelosi's husband severely beaten with a hammer during an early-morning break-in
• Paul Pelosi Attacked by Man with Hammer During Home Break-In
• Recordings show RCMP commissioner didn’t ‘promise’ to release info about N.S. gunman’s firearms
• The Tapes The Handgun Freeze Is Supposed To Bury -- They Sabotaged An Investigation For Propaganda
• Giffords Suing Over a Law They Lobbied For

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• Iron Sights
• Tang sight
• Old Gunsights: A Collectors Guide
• Old Gunsights And Rifle Scopes
• Bullet Drop Compensation Scopes
• Minute of Angle 1
• Minute of Angle 2
• How To Adjust A Rifle Scope
• Telescopic Sight

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• 186: Brady in Brief: We Respond to Common Arguments Against Gun Violence Prevention
• Dr. John Lott: More Guns, Less Crime
• Dickey Amendment
• In 2019, Congress Pledged Millions to Study Gun Violence. The Results Are Nearly Here.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Appoints Josh Horwitz New Professor of the Practice in Gun Violence Prevention and Advocacy
• Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Wiki
• CSGV reads Mean Tweets
• Safest States to Live in
• Gun Death by Country
• Violent Crime By Country
• Most Dangerous Countries in the World

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • a school shooting in St. Louis and the value of rapid police response;
  • Canada banning handgun purchase, sale, and transfer;
  • the bizarre way a California Judge denied a temporary restraining order in a 2A case.
• Next, Xander brings us his Independent Thoughts on his VR Setup;
• Matt from Geeks Gadgets and Guns talks about current VR systems and their pros and cons;
• and finally, Weer'd brings us part two of his fisk series on the Brady Campaign attempting to rebut pro-gun talking points.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• The Mind Killer Podcast
• School Shooting in St. Louis
• Canada Bans Handguns
• BAD NEWS! Judge Contorts Bruen Decision To Work For Gun Controllers (& Banning Ghost Guns)
• Defense Distributed v. Robert Bonta, et al (PDF)

Independent Thoughts:

• VR Rifle
• DYI VR Rifle

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• 186: Brady in Brief: We Respond to Common Arguments Against Gun Violence Prevention
• Gun Deaths by Country 2022
• Gun Deaths Hit an All-Time High (Again) in 2021
• CDC Suicide Data
• Brazil — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law
• Safest States in America
• Guns and Violence: The English Experience- Joyce Lee Malcom
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 122
• Source and Use of Firearms Involved in Crimes: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss several court cases against New York's carry restrictions, and the FBI's grave misreporting on active shooters stopped by citizen defenders;
• David conducts some experiments on Oddball's Altor;
• Matt from Geeks Gadgets and Guns gives an introduction to his series on Virtual Reality;
• and finally, The Egghead explains the different formats of Night Vision Goggles.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• FBI undercounts number of times armed citizens have thwarted active shooting incidents
• Federal judge halts key parts of New York’s new gun law
• Document #27 in Antonyuk v. Hochul
• Churches in New York say concealed carry gun laws are 'too strict'
• SAF Sues New York Over Church Gun Carry Prohibition
• Jewish Group To Sue New York For Banning Guns In Houses Of Worship

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• Altor Corp
• Marlin Firearms
• Microgrove Patent
• Rifling
• Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
• CCI Shot Shells
• B-29 Qualification Target
• Geeks Gadgets and Guns
• Difference Between Screwing Around and Science
• Altor Target 1
• Altor Target 2
• Fired Cartridge

General Purpose Egghead:

• NVG formats
  • Monocular
  • Articulating binocular
  • Non-articulating binocular
  • Bi-Ocular (PVS-7)
  • Quad Panos
  • Panobridge
  • Pano Binos
• The Blue Force Gear Tactical Velociraptor

Due to vacation activities all around, your regularly scheduled Assorted Calibers Podcast will be postponed until next week!