Handy With Handguns

Elise returns to the podcast and we discuss the history and lasting affects of the 1969-1971 Occupation of Alcatraz by Native peoples. We talk about the lasting effects of major organizational movements, the history of oppression against Native and Indigenous peoples, and the ways mutual aid can help all of our communities. We discuss cultural appropriation and exploitative use of Native American imagery, the movement to rename Squaw Valley, and how understanding community organization and the history of liberation movements is critical to community armament. 

In connection to this episode, check out the PBS documentary "Alcatraz is not an Island"

Also: The American Indian Child Resource Center, MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement), AIM (American Indian Movement), Indigenous Nations, and the Intertribal Friendship House. 

This week we discuss Shot-Spotter technology and it's introduction in East Oakland. We discuss living in a community effected by firearm violence, and the systemic issues that exacerbate those effects like misogyny and economic inequality. We discuss hundreds of firearms that have been "lost" by police in the Bay area since 2010, and we discuss the effects of gentrification on Oakland California. All of that and so much more this week, on Handy with Handguns.

Content Warning: descriptions of violence, descriptions of violence against women, and descriptions of long lasting trauma responses. 

In connection to this episode please check out these Oakland California organizations: The Intertribal Friendship House, Hintil Kuu Ca Child Development Center, and The American Indian Child Resource Center. 

This week we discuss more about rural community issues, specifically in the wake of infrastructure collapses in Oklahoma and Texas. We talk about issues in the firearm community in how it responds to marginalized communities seeking to enter firearm ownership spaces. We talk about what rural poverty looks like, and how the structures of power exacerbate and maintain that systemic poverty. We discuss how systems of campaign finance and income barriers to public service create governments in rural communities that don't reflect the makeup of those communities.  All of this and much more in this weeks episode. 

In connection to this episode, check out Springfield Tenants Unite and The Connecting Grounds. 

Continuing our discussion of concealed carry methods, we look at shoulder holsters, ankle holsters, and thigh holsters. Also, have you ever heard of a kydex holster? Let's talk about that. 

This week we discuss the experience of living in three different countries with vastly different firearm cultures, as well as the social structures that fuel all of those cultures and their respective elements. Then, we dive into discussing the shared experience of economic mobility across generations, and how a lack of access to transportation coupled with the necessity of chasing opportunity creates divided and isolated families in America. 

Furthermore, we discuss how to better build power among leftist communities and organizations, and the importance of talking about issues that affect marginalized communities when discussing firearm ownership. All of these topics, and much more in this enlightening and intense episode of Handy With Handguns. 

In connection with this episode, check out Southwest Missouri Solidarity Network, and Springfield Tenants Unite.

I've mentioned quick-access safes a multitude of times on this podcast. It's time we take a brief but detailed look at how to shop for the best and safest safes on the market. It's a safe bet you'll learn something new. 

In this episode we discuss experiences at protest movements in St. Louis and firearm presences at those movements, as well as discussing current events surrounding the city and Workhouse jails. We dive down some unexpected topics, such as racism among white rural hip hop communities, and some long standing topics of the podcast, such as militia mindsets and basic recommendations for first time gun owners.  

In connection with this episode, check out Expect Us on Facebook and Twitter, a St. Louis local hotspot for community organization and information. Also, check out The Good Chad on Facebook and Instagram, for left-leaning commissioned art. 

How do you want to carry a concealed firearm? Inside the waistband at the small of your back? Inside of a pocket? Tucked into a tuxedo like James Bond? Join me for a short journey discussing the advantages and disadvantage around all of the most common forms of concealed carry. 

In this episode we discuss how the firearm community is vastly dominated by white male voices, and how it fails to address domestic violence committed by armed white men. We also discuss the commodification of women in the marketing of personal defense devices, and the structure that exists because of male gaze. All of these issues, and much more in this episode of Handy With Handguns. 

Content Warning: Discussions of sexual assault, discussions of violence against protesters, and discussions of gun related violence. 

There is a nearly complete lack of consumer protection in the firearm industry. In this episode we discuss why that is, a few companies to outright avoid, and some tips for researching any firearm you're considering purchasing.