Assorted Calibers PodcastEp 016

Erin and Weer'd discuss The Truth About Guns and their recent article about Operation Blazing Sword; The General Purpose Egghead discusses what Ham Radio set to purchase; Weer'd fisks part one of a Brady Campaign video on Bad Apple Gun Dealers; David talks about being outed as a pro-gun guy in an anti-gun environment, and some of the side effects of that outing, in Gun Lovers and Other Strangers; and Steve brings us a Tales From the Trunk about doing wellness checks to someone he calls his Perpetual Polish Grandmother. Did you know that we have a Patreon? Join now for the low, low cost of $4/month (that's $1/podcast) and you'll get to listen to our podcast on Friday instead of Mondays, as well as patron-only content like blooper reels! Show Notes Main Topic: Operation Blazing Sword on The Truth About Guns General Purpose Egghead FT817 Elecraft KX3 uBITX multi-band radio for $129 BITX40 single band 40m radio for $60 MFJ 9440 (40m only commercial radio) CS-series (selectable single band radio - Assembled for $210, kit for $135) QCX transceiver (easy to build morse code only rig, extremely efficient and small, $50) Weer'd Audio Fisk: Brady Campaign Bad Apple Gun Dealers San Francisco's last gun shop gives up the fight Brady Campaign The Truth about Gun Dealers in America (PDF)