In This Episode

• Erin and Weer’d discuss:
  • a Bloomberg publication clutching their pearls over SHOT Show, and what it says about who's winning the culture war over guns.
  • a successful self-defense shooting with a legally-carried handgun... in New York City?
  • an anti-gun lawyer who thinks that "high capacity magazines" were invented in WW2.
  • reports from the January NRA Board Meeting are out,  and things look promising.
• Weer'd interviews John Richardson about running for NRA Board of Directors.
• and David looks at the new no-lock S&W revolvers.

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Show Notes

Main Topic

• SHOT Show 2025 Preview: More Assault Weapons and Silencers
• Brandon Herrerra: We Need to Talk About Keltec
• Keltec PR57 pistols
• Gunman claims self-defense in deadly clash at Brooklyn park, no charges likely: sources
• “Concealed carry is herd immunity against crime” t-shirt
• New Jersey argues in its brief that "the earliest [large capacity magazines] with magazine capacity beyond 10 rounds were designed specifically for use by soldiers during World War II."
• January 2025 NRA Board Meeting

John Richardson Interview

• No Lawyers, Only Guns and Money
• Elect a new NRA

Gun Lovers and Other Strangers

• Smith & Wesson
• Tompkins plc
• American Outdoor Brands
• Smith & Wesson Website
• 629 Mountain Gun
• 686 Plus Mountain Gun
• 432 and 632
• Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 5th Edition
• History and Future of the Smith & Wesson Internal Lock
• British owner sells Smith & Wesson to Arizona company
• The S&W Revolver Internal Lock
• Lipsey's Exclusive: S&W No Lock 686 and 629 Mountain Guns
• Brena Bock Author Page
• David Bock Author Page
• Team And More