In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • the Federal Bump Stock Ban going before SCOTUS;
  • Illinois' new Assault Weapons Ban and how it applies to... lightsabers?
• Myles tells us what to do when a new shooter wants help buying a first gun;
• and David talks about the different kinds of muzzle devices.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• Supreme Court Accepts Bump Stock Ban Case
• Garland v. Cargill
• Illinois assault-style weapons registration is open, but questions remain about enforcement, other issues
• Todd V has to register his Lightsaber

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• ACP 263
• ACP 267
• Wikipedia Flash Hiders
• Brownells Flash Hiders
• Wikipedia Muzzle Break
• Brownells Muzzle Break
• Brownells Thread Protector
• Forgotten Weapons: The Rico Special
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More
• The Loudener by Snake Hound Machine

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss a busy week in the news:
  • The Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the ATF when it comes to "ghost guns";
  • The FBI Director doesn't acknowledge that the Second Amendment exists;
  • A New York City Councilwoman is arrested for carrying a gun at a protest;
  • NYC's gun laws didn't stop a teenage fare-dodger from carrying a gun onto the subway;
  • The Albuquergue gun store which confiscated a customer's legal Polymer80 pistol has been raided by the BATFE for illegal gun sales;
  • Pro-gun states have "troubling" habits in an alleged study;
  • New York is calling for background checks with 3D printers, because of guns;
  • and Massachusetts tries once again to pass its "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act".
• Finally, David talks about range ammunition vs target ammunition, and which one you shouldn't reload.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• Supreme Court tells Fifth Circuit to stop its defiance in ghost gun case
• FBI Director Warns of Terrorist Threats; Leaves Out 2A Defense
• Jewish NYC Councilwoman Inna Vernikov arrested for carrying gun at pro-Palestinian rally
• Police recover loaded semi-automatic weapon from teen inside Brooklyn subway station
• Study claims to find "troubling" habits in pro-gun states
• New Mexico Gun Shop Seizes Polymer80 Pistol For Not Having A Serial Number
• Federal agents raid Albuquerque gun store
• NY Assembly Bill A8132: "Relates to criminal history background checks for the purchase of three-dimensional printers capable of creating firearms"
• Gun Owners Action League Breakdown of Massachusetts Bill HD4607
• ‘This bill does not make Massachusetts safe’: Gun rights group tells state House panel
• Mass. police chiefs group come out against House’s gun bill

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• ACP: Bullet Design
• Full metal jacket
• Hollow-point
• Hornady XTP
• Berry's Bullets
• Gilding metal
• Electroplating
• Monolithic Solid
• Corbin
• BT Sniper on Facebook
• Rocky Mountain Reloading
• Lucky Gunner Labs
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More

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In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • Wayne LaPierre cementing his position within the NRA and its pending demise;
  • an Assault Weapons Ban that passed in Washington state and failed in Colorado, and what that means to the residents of these blue states;
  • and the Louisville, KY bank shooter and his ties to gun control.
• Finally, Weer'd fisks Dan Savage of Savage Lovecast over the Nashville shooting.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• Libertarian Dad Jokes
• The Reload: Analysis: The NRA’s Internal Fight is Over. Wayne LaPierre Won.
• Washington Is Banning Assault Rifles and Left-Wing Gun Owners Are Scared
• Colorado lawmakers fail to pass ban of assault weapons
• Cops Seize Louisville Bank Shooter’s 13-page ‘Manifesto’ Detailing ‘Reasons For Rampage’
• Louisville Bank Shooter Full Body Cam and Witness Footage

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• Savage Lovecast Ep #859 
• 2023 Nashville school shooting
• How Many Mass Shootings Have Been Carried Out by Transgender People?
• Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories
• Surveillance video shows Nashville school shooter enter campus
• Nashville School Shooting Body Camera Footage
• Mugshot of Colorado gay club shooting suspect shows injuries sustained during confrontation with 'heroic people'
• Analysis: Why ‘Mass Shooting’ Counts Vary So Wildly and Why it Matters
• Why is anti-trans violence on the rise in America?
• Violent Crime Rate By Country
• Police "strongly believe" Nashville school shooter had other targets, including a local mall
• CDC 2018 Cause of Death by Age (PDF)
• Suicide Rate by Country
• Covenant School employee said staff members carried guns
• Impacts of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban: 1994–96 (PDF)
• What are zombie knives and how could the law on them change?
• That Time The CDC Asked About Defensive Gun Uses
• Safest States in America
• Ben Shapiro says trans people should be banned from owning firearms
• Canaries in the Gun Rights Coal Mine
• Kinky History

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • North Carolina on the verge of repealing their Jim Crow-era Pistol Purchase Permit law;
  • A federal judge's ruling that California's Handgun Safety Roster is unconstitutional;
  • Joe Biden's executive order that is a lot of words which are vaguely anti-gun.
• Next, Matt from Geeks, Gadgets and Guns gives us an overview of Nebraska gun laws, and how they leave much to be desired;
• David answers a question asked by Weer'd and only Weer'd: "What happens when an Altor Pistol shoots a squib?"
• And finally, Weer'd talks with Marty Hayes of the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network about a court battle between ACLDN and the state of Washington over their ability to do business there.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• Ali Spagnola’s Ar.T video
• Erin Palette, Ar.T
• North Carolina Legislature Passes Pistol-Purchase Permit Repeal With Veto-Proof Majority*
• Judge blocks California law requiring safety features for handguns
• Biden Issues New Executive Order on Guns, Grieves With Shooting Victims
• Executive Order on Reducing Gun Violence and Making Our Communities Safer
• Operation Blazing Sword - Pink Pistols' Letter to the North Carolina General Assembly

Matt from Geeks Gadgets and Guns:

• Geeks Gadgets and Guns Podcast

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• SAAMI Centerfire Pistol Cartridge Standards (PDF Warning, see page 33)
• Altor
• Squib load
• Gilding metal
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Altor Bullet Before
• Altor Bullet After
• Altor Case After
• Altor Chamber
• Altor Muzzle
• Recovered Bullet

Marty Hayes 

• Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network
• Judge Upholds Washington’s Orders Against Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network

In This Episode

It's an ACP Round Table! Erin, Weer'd, Oddball, David, and The Egghead all discuss:

• • the new credit card merchant code for firearms dealers and its potential outcomes;
  • an anti-gun politician who had her guns stolen in a very suspicious burglary;
  • New York's continued assault on the 2nd Amendment in the face of the NYSRPA v. Bruen ruling;
  • Washington, DC caving to Dick Heller's lawsuit against ammunition restrictions;
  • some "upbeat" anti-gun podcasts that seem to be mostly tears;
  • the untimely passing of Aaron Hogue;
  • and the KE Arms lawsuit, and how you can help them fight the good fight.

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Show Notes

• Senator Warren and Representative Dean Urge Bank CEOs to Adopt New Code for Gun and Ammunition Retailers
• Credit Card Companies Won’t Respond to Questions on New Gun Store Code as Republicans Demand Answers
• Credit Cards Merchant Codes
• Buy your guns with cash, firearms stores adding ATMs
• Muskets down! NY history buffs nix reenactments over new gun law
• Times Square Gun-Free Zone Plans Leave the Obvious Unmentioned
• DSI NYS Concealed Carry Permit Course Pre-Registration
• Jewish Group To Sue New York For Banning Guns In Houses Of Worship
• DC caves on ammunition limit for gun conceal carry permit holders
• L.A. Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass Home Robbed, Two Guns Taken
• The Karen Bass Gun Burglary Raises So Many Questions
• Karen Bass References Hate Crimes As Need For Extreme Risk Gun Laws
• CNN International: Rep Karen Bass talks about gun control
•  Pause (k) 0:05 / 4:31 MSNBC: Rep Karen Bass speaks about gun control
• Red Blue and Brady Podcast:202: A Look Back on 1994’s Assault Weapons Ban
• Red Blue and Brady Podcast: 203: Fighting Fear – and Assault Weapons – with Handgun Control Inc.
• Forgotten Weapons
• KE Arms Sued: What GWACS Armory Doesn't Want You To Know -- A Lawyer Explains
• KE Arms Shop
• DEFEND 2A Aluminum Goblin

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss --
  • The Good: there are new details about Eli Dicken and his defensive shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall;
  • The Bad: the House Assault Weapons bills made it through committee, so here's what we think will happen next;
  • The Stupid: California has passed a new gun control law that seems to violate the PLCAA and the First Amendment as well as the Second.
• Next, Xander brings us his independent thoughts on when to take a shot and when not;
• and finally, Weer'd fisks Joe Biden's blathering about "Ghost Guns".

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• Eli Dicken's Concealed Carry permit
• Hero armed citizen landed 8 of 10 shots at 40 yards to stop mass shooting in 15 seconds
• Assault Weapons ban of 2021
• House committee approves first assault weapons ban bill in decades
• Video: Nadler admits ‘assault weapons’ ban intends to ban ‘common use’ guns
• Democrat ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Sponsor: Stabilizing Braces Make an AR-Pistol an ‘Automatic Weapon’
• M1 “Assault Weapon”
• Analysis: Examining the California Gun Litigation Trap Few Have Noticed
• California invites court fight with gun law that mimics Texas on abortion

Independent Thoughts:

• Art of the Rifle
• Principals of Personal Defense

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

• Biden announces ATF nominee, new regulation to prevent gun crimes
• Fabulism: ATF is Unable to Verify Its Own ‘Ghost Gun’ Claims That Got the Regulatory Ball Rolling
• Where do criminals really get their guns?
• Untraceable, but legal, DIY "ghost gun" used in Saugus school shooting, police say
• Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 197: ATF “Clarification” Through Absurdity
• ATF Trace Data:  New York 
• ATF Trace Data: Illinois
• History of Tobacco Lawsuits
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Supreme Court Ruling on Guns

In This Episode

It’s another ACP Round Table! Join Weer’d, Erin, Oddball, and David as they talk about:

• The passage of the Bipartisan Gun Bill, and how it probably isn't as bad as you've heard.
• A Pride Day attack in Oslo, Norway, and how spree killings do happen in other countries.
• There are also some more grim facts regarding the police response in the Uvalde School massacre.
• But the point of this show is to celebrate the victory of NYSRPA vs. Bruen!

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Show Notes

• Biden Signs New Federal Gun Restrictions Into Law
• S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
• "Gun Rights Cake" Analogy
• Pride Day Shooting in Norway
• Constitutional Carry in Louisiana (PDF)
• Uvalde Timeline
• Uvalde police continue to harass Angeli Gomez
• Uvalde Classroom Door Wasn’t Locked
• In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York’s concealed-carry law
• NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. BRUEN (PDF)
• Maura Healy Response
• AG Healey Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Strike Down New York's Concealed-Carry Gun Licensing Law
• Governor Hochcul Response
• Keith Olbermann Response
• Toobin: SCOTUS wants 2nd 
• Amendment to be a "first class right" without any restrictions
• Murphy says that the state has few gun-free zones because it had a may-issue law, and thanks to Bruen, that "is no longer tenable."
• California working on denying gun permits based on "ideological viewpoints"
• Matt Larosiere: FuddBusters NYSRPA vs Bruen Decision (Video)
• NYC proposes 'sensitive areas' after SCOTUS guns ruling
• Mayor Adams and City Council poised to use ‘sensitive places’ designation to limit firearms in NYC
• White house response to NYSRPA case
• Pink Pistols History
• Activist Equates Being Pro-2a With Being Pro-Slavery
• As more people get guns and carry permits, Philly sees a sharp rise in homicides ruled justified
• Remington Ammunition Introduces 10MM Golden Saber Rounds
• Hessney Auction Company

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss the pending Senate gun bill,  and how the details will make all the difference.
• There was nearly a Mass Killing at a March For Our Lives event! Where are the calls for common sense regulations?
• Weer'd sits down with Mickey Schuch to discuss some medical emergencies that changed his life.
• David talks about the best ways to clean your brass for reloading.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• What the Senate's bipartisan gun deal would change
• Sen John Cornyn: What was rejected from the gun bill
• Mitch McConnel Comfortable with Framework
• Eric Swallwell Threatens Ben Shapiro with Red Flag Law
• Gun Reforms Are Popular. Why Don’t Our Laws Reflect That?
• What Is an AR-15 Rifle, Exactly?
• Brooks: Gun Control Has an ‘Underwhelming’ Impact on Violence and Crime
• Man Panics crowd at March For Our Lives event
• Aftermath of Crowd panic 
•  Photo: Christian Bertrand/Shutterstock 11 of the Deadliest Concert Disasters in Recent History
• Blue Collar Prepping: Surviving Crowd Crush

Mickey Schuch Interview:

• Carry Trainer
• Higher Line Podcast

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• Reloading
• Gunshot Residue
• Vibratory Case Tumbler
• Case Tumbler Master Kit
• Rotary Media Separator
• Standard Media Separator
• Corn Cob Media
• Blast Media
• Walnut Hull Media
• Zilla Ground English Walnut Shells Desert Blend
• Brass Case Polish
• Rotary Case Tumbler
• Stainless Steel Pins
• Media Transfer Magnet
• 5-Gallon Bucket
• Gamma Seal
• Home Made Tumbler
• Ultrasonic Cleaning
• Harbor Freight Ultrasonic Cleaner
• Simple Green

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • the grim facts of Uvalde;
  • what a fool Beto O'Rourke made of himself;
  • and the breathless reporting of the Boston Police shutting down a "ghost gun ring".
• Weer’d then interviews Mickey Schuch to talk about combat mindset;
• and finally, Xander brings us his independent thoughts on gaslighting in the gun control debate.

Show Notes:

• DPS offers timeline, admits on-scene commander got it wrong
• Uvalde Police Officer Admits Cops Saved Their Own Kids From Robb Elementary Before Stopping Shooter
• A timeline of 911 calls during the Texas school shooting
• Mass shootings are difficult to prevent with mental health resources alone, experts say
• Police: Woman with pistol killed man who shot at crowd of people in Charleston
• Beto O'Rourke Escorted Out Of Uvalde Press Conference After Confronting Gov. Greg Abbott
• Ghost gun mill’ uncovered in Boston — including a 3-D printer

Mickey Schuch Interview:

• Carry Trainer
• Higher Line Podcast

In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss the tragic shootings that happened last week.
• Benjamin Blatt, firearms lawyer, analyzes ATF Rule 2021R-05F: Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms and gives us his thoughts on the ruling.

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• Timeline of New York Subway Shooting
• Police seek suspects in Pittsburgh party shooting where over 90 rounds were fired, 2 teens killed
• South Carolina Mall Shooting

Benjamin Blatt Interview:

• Summary of Final Rule 2021R-05F Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms
• Slam Fire Shotgun

In This Episode:

• Erin and Weer’d talk about why you shouldn't mix partisan politics with Second Amendment activism;
• Xander brings us his Independent Thoughts on dealing with emotion-filled holidays;
• and superfan Nyssa tells us a story from work that is full of surprises!

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Show Notes

Main Topic:

• Rob Pincus Screenshots:
  • 2A Rally chat
  • Twitter exchange
  • Twitter Screenshots
• NRA: Border Patrol Agent Has PERFECT 2A Message In Response to Biden's Vaccine Mandate
• Brady: The Filibuster is Killing Us (video)
• Brady: The Filibuster is Killing Us (article)
• Unknown Armies

Independent Thoughts With Xander Opal:

• Life of Brian: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

On today's show, we talked with the safety expert Anthony Jr.

Welcome to the second episode of "A Step Forward" where we will talk about our new management system with Anke Colson and Matt Christie. Adrian Coman will speak about the newbuilds, while Mikkel Gleerup will touch upon the H1/2021 interim report, meeting the Board in Copenhagen and will answer the big question on whether we will move to a new office location or not. 

Guests in the studio: Mikkel Gleerup (CEO), Anke Colson (Interim Head of HSEQ), Matt Christie (Senior Chief Officer on Wind Osprey), Adrian Coman (Senior Naval Architect)

Host: Adina Usiewicz (Marketing & Communication Manager)

In This Episode:

• Erin and David get a jump on Talk Like a Pirate Day by having a mutiny!
• ... but Weer'd is allowed to return to talk about a 2A North Carolina Group demanding censure on a lying anti-gun politician.
• We observe the final installment of Chipman Watch!
• Xander brings us his Independent Thoughts on fear and politics;
• David discusses the lesser-known Dardick pistol and its strange Tround ammunition;
• and finally, Matt from Geeks Gadgets and Guns tells a story of an experienced gun owner who was complacent and paid the price.

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Show Notes

Main Topic: 

• Gun-rights group urges disciplinary action against Democratic N.C. senator
• Gun advocacy group calls for disciplinary action against Democratic state senator
• Statement from the President on Withdrawal of David Chipman’s Nomination to Lead ATF
• Face-Off:  I Am The King

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers:

• Dardick Pistol Patent
• Dardick Trounds Patent
• Forgotten Weapons: Dardick Model 1500
• Anvil 048: Dardick revolver total teardown and repair
• Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction #53
• Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction #64
• Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction #65
• Experimental Tround .50 Machine Gun firing Mk 211 Raufoss
• TROUND 50 Machine Gun How It Works