Episode 57: Ammo shortages, gun shortages, new gun owners, and the importance of the First Amendment
Mar 06, 2021
Show notes
Itās been four years. This is the first new episode in all that time. Itās good to be back. And weāve got a lot to discuss, because a lot has happened in that time.
There is no such thing as too much ammo!
There is a grave disturbance in the availability of guns and especially ammunition. Thatās because, in light of what went on last year (2020), there are now a lot of new gun ownersāsome estimates say about 8 million. And I donāt blame them. You always, ALWAYS have the right to defend yourself and your loved ones!
Weāre also going to tell you one way to help deal with the ammo shortage of 2020 and 2021. I have a preferred way of dealing with it, which Iāve been advocating for years. Weāll talk about that, too.
And finally, just as the Second Amendment is so importantā¦so is the First Amendment. We talked about this way back in Episode 3, about eight and a half years ago. Itās a funny thing about rights. Very often, we seem to have no problem limiting themā¦so long as weāre not the ones affected at that moment. That makes it a privilege, not a right, and we can never let that happen here in the United States of America.
Episode 56: Lobby Day, āThe Russians Are Hacking!ā, and getting cozy with Mr. Weatherby for cheap (re-upload)
Feb 23, 2021
Show notes
This is Episode 56, first published four years ago in January 2017. Four years later, in February 2021, it seems frighteningly relevant today in several ways. This is the other episode I was able to recover from the catastrophic Web site failure.
The now-late Rep. John Lewisās opposition to the RKBA, in light of what happened to pro-Civil Rights activists like him and MLK Jr, never ceases to baffle me, as the son of a Black man myself. As the Charlottesville, VA racists showed us yet again, we have the right to defend ourselves from attack, and that most definitely includes with guns. Even MLK Jr. agreed with this notion! Yes, you read that right. We discuss that in this episode.
Russia! Russia! Russia!
We also discussed the whole āRussia, Russia, Russia!ā thing, from a cybersecurity engineerās point of view. Since Mr. Trump is no longer President, some people might think this is moot. Well, no, itās not, but not because of Mr. Trumpā¦but rather because of biased media coverage. And thatās true no matter who does it. Biased media coverage is not the Liberal way. Thatās the way of Communists and Fascists, not us Liberals. To my amazement, not just Mrs. Clinton and her allies ran with this business, but Rep. John Lewisāone of my heroesāalso did. That was really disappointing to me, since Rep. Lewis himself, as a Civil Rights Activist, was himself a victim of media propaganda in the 1960ās.
Hello, Mr. Weatherby! Even Archie would like you.
We also discuss a really slick rifle, and one that Iām surprised doesnāt get more love in the used gun market. This is the Weatherby Mark V. Itās basically the Mercedes-Benz S-Class of rifles. And like luxury German CarsāMercedes, BMW, and Audiāthis rifle doesnāt hold its value in thye used market. But theyāre excellent rifles! Theyāre basically semi-custom. Weāre going to talk about it, its benefits, and how inexpensively one can get one of these fine rifles.
Episode 55: Armed self-defense, on a shoestring budget (re-upload)
Feb 23, 2021
Show notes
This was originally written and published in December 2016, but itās just as relevant now with what happened last year in 2020. I was able to recover this and Episode 56, the next one, just recently, from the catastrophic Web site failure.
People want to arm themselves, and I donāt blame them one bit. But unlike our politicians, not everyone is made of money. Therefore, weāre going to talk about how to do just that, but on a shoestring budget.
Examples of guns to consider!
Today in early 2021, guns are of course harder to come by. Why? Because so many people are shopping for, and buying, guns! Now, thatās a Very Good Thing in my view, but it does mean that prices are going to be a bit higher now. So, saving money is even more important now.
I also realize that ammo is tough to come by. Weāll be dealing with that in the very next brand-new episode. For now, basically get what you can, and get set up to handload.
In this episode, we give you some examples of why doing all this is important, including from my own life.
Episode 54: M1 Garand vs. Mosin Nagant; and *why* Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in 2016
Nov 11, 2016
Show notesToday is Veteranās Day
Today is November 11th, Veteranās Day in the USA.
By now, World+Dog knows about Donald Trumpās āsurpriseā win over Hillary Clinton in the US Presidential Election. āThe Donaldā is now our President-Elect and will become the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. All sorts of people, especially the ātalking headsā, are wonderingā¦āhow did he do it??ā
I think I know how.
Thatās what weāre going to discuss here. Not whether or not I personally agree or disagree with his win, but rather why he *did* win. Itās important to understand why he won. And no, itās not just something we can dismiss by shouting, āRACISM!!ā There are much deeper reasons beyond that. *MUCH* deeper. And we do ourselves a disservice by not understanding them.
All-American, Righteous M1 Garand!
After that, weāll go into a range trip where the Upstanding, Virtuous, All-American M1
Garand, the Hero of World War II, goes up against that Pinko-Commie Mosin-Nagant! And weāre going to tell you who wins. You mayā¦or may
Evil Pinko-Communist Vintovka Mosina!
notā¦be surprised when you hear the results.
Admission here: in reality, I actually do like Mosins quite a lot and own several. But hey, gotta have some post-Cold-War fun, right?
Episode 53: Why, as a Liberal, I *cannot* vote for Hillary Clinton for President; and thoughts on the police shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge
Sep 29, 2016
Show notes
The Oval Office
Thereās a Presidential election coming up, folks.
As a Liberal, Iāve had to think long and hard about who I might vote for. As you might expect, Iām not a particular fan of the Republican candidate, Donald Trump.
What you might not expect is this: under no circumstances can I in good conscience vote for the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton.
What?? A Liberal not voting for the Democrat? Whatās up here?
Turns out I have some very good reasons for this view, and Iām going to share them with you. You may or may not agree with them. But they are my reasons, and I consider them 100% valid, given my own life experience.
Some of you might say, āCowboy T, you just donāt want to vote for a WOMMMAANNN!!ā Well, if you think that, then youāre as poor a judge of character as you clearly are in logical discussion. I have no problem voting for a female candidateā¦just not that particular one. And Iām hardly alone.
Weāll also discuss the reasons for those terrible shootings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge a couple of months ago. When discussing something terrible like that, I donāt need to ābe firstā to cover it. Iād rather think carefully about it, and weāre going to talk about what we can do to address the root causes of the mindset that would commit such a horrible act.
Episode 52: Americaās 240th birthday, why reloading is necessary, and the danger of Gun-Free Zones
Jul 04, 2016
Show notes
Todayās the Fourth of July, 2016. Thatās right, the day we declared independence from Britain. It is our 240th birthday as a free nation.
On that note, I think itās important to consider the freedoms and liberties that we have here in the United States of America. As both a patriot and a veteran, I have no choice but to think about this stuff a lot.
One of those rights is the right to keep and bear arms. And that includes having ammunition to feed those arms. One way to ensure you have ammo is to handload, or reload, your own. A gun is useless without ammunition with which to feed it.
Weāre going to give you a real-world example of why the right to keep and bear arms is so important. And it happened to a member of āthe eliteā, or rather, an elite-in-training. Yep. Having a privileged life is no protection against attack, folks. You still need to be able to defend yourself. Just ask Katie Couric. She knows.
Included among our rights is the right to defend ourselves from just that sort of thing. Thatās America, and weāre supposed to be able to do that ANYWHERE, HERE in this countryā¦well, ideally, anywhere in the world or beyond.
Happy 240th Birthday, America. Youāre a labour of love, always a work in progress. And itās our job to make sure that work to preserve our liberties never, ever stops. And if we ever do stopā¦that is when we will have failed you.
I WILL NOT FAIL YOU.
Episode 51: A case for GAYS to be armed! (this episode rated PG-13)
Jun 27, 2016
Show notes
I am a Pink Pistol.
Yep, weāve done the case for Blacks to be armed, and the case for Muslims to be armed.
In light of two recent events, now we make the case for gays to be armed.
By now everyoneās heard of that horrific act of terrorism in Orlando, FL by a madman who swore allegiance to the terror group ISIL. If there is a Hell, then may he rot there forevermore.
We address actress (and as it happens, also gay) Kelly McGillisās recent decision to get her conceal and carry permit. And given what sheās had to endure in her lifetime, Iām surprised it hasnāt happened sooner. Iām sure glad itās happened now, though.
As we Pink Pistols say, āpick on someone your own caliber.ā
Finally, we bring you a liāl surprise, a nice ānā juicy nugget from Katie Couricās āUnder The Gunā interview with the VCDL. Katie apparently thinks itās somehowāoh, I dunnoāāmore OKā, I supposeāto face an attacker with a knife vs. a gun. Apparently sheās never heard the old policemanās adage:
āIf youāre facing a gun, you might get shot. If youāre facing a knife, you WILL get cut.ā
I think Kelly McGillis would disagree with her, too. I think weāre also starting to perhaps see why Katie got fired from CBS back in 2011. Shoddy journalism can have that effect.
NOTE: This episode is āRated PG-13ā for a small amount of āstrongā language during the discussion of Ms. McGillisās ordeal.
Episode 50: Katie Couricās lies, the M1D Garand Sniper Edition, and visiting an anti-gun country
May 27, 2016
Show notesJust before the panel discussion, at Mason Government Center in Annandale, VA, June 2015
Some of you may have learned by now about Katie Couricās, shall we say, ācreative editingā to make the VCDL look bad for her āUnder The Gunā so-called ādocumentaryā. She invited us for a panel discussion about why weāre pro-2A. She then deceptively edited some footage to make it look like we were āstumpedā by one of her āgotchaā questions. But it didnāt actually happen that way.
I know, because I WAS THERE. You will get a first-hand account of it, from me.
Turns out she pulled a hack-job worthy of a Soviet-era ānewsā channel. I really thought sheād be more ethical than this.
Folks, I know we donāt always agree with each other as people. But fraudulent editing and lying should be off-limits, and Katie stepped over that line here. Iām going to show you, and it should make every one of you mad when you canāt trust the press to at least be honest. Disagree, fine, but at least be honest! She crossed that line.
Thanks to SniperCentral for this image
We also continue our discussion of M1 Garands, this time, specifically the M1D Sniper Rifle. Shooting it takes you back a few years, and it got me to thinking about a few things.
Iām writing this two days, almost to the hour, after getting back from a trip to Thailand. Iāll give you some thoughts on visiting there, from a 2A perspective. And yes, jet lag is somethinā else!
Episode 49: A very recent example of why the 2A existsā¦and finally getting to shoot Dadās guns!
May 03, 2016
Show notesYes, our Black lives *DO* matter! And we *will* defend ourselves.
Today is Monday, May 2nd, 2016. What you see in the picture, though, looks straight out of the 1960ās, doesnāt it? We promised weād talk about this, and now, right here in Episode 49, we will do so.
A month ago today, there was a beautiful example of why the Second Amendment exists and why itās still needed. Seems some bigots calling themselves the Bureau of Islamic American Relations (BAIR) decided to do an armed protest in front of a mosque, located in a mostly-Black neighborhood. Yep, these protestors were White. And yes, they did have the right to do their protest, as Texas is an open-carry state.
What the residents of this neighborhood did in response was just beautiful. I laughed my can off when I found out about this. Hereās a hint: not a single shot was fired.
The instrument of my Dadās self-defense
Also, this evening, I finally got a chance to take Dadās guns to the range. These are the very same guns that protected him for decades; one of āemās probably close to my age. Iāll tell you about them and how they were to shoot, from a shooterās perspective. Oneās a Taurus, the otherās a Smith & Wesson. Both are revolvers.
And finally, Iād like to recommend a Facebook page by a fellow Liberal named Anne Weber. She added some important information regarding that whole Journal-News fiasco with the gun-owner-permit holders in New York City. Folks, *this* is why the government shouldnāt know who and where privately-owned firearms are. Anne, thank you for calling this to our attention; I hadnāt been aware of this until you posted it.
Episode 48: Shooting M1 Garands, and why Iām now āfeeling the Bernā
Apr 18, 2016
Show notes
Two things of note here. First, New York Stateās Democratic Primary election is tomorrow. There are two candidates for President, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secāy of State Hillary Clinton. Until pretty recently, I hadnāt taken a favourable position on either of the Democrats. But this last debate in New York, on Friday, April 15th, 2016, finally got me to, as they say on Twitter, ā#FeelTheBernā.
I will explain to you how and why, as a Liberal, I came to this conclusion, and why you might consider doing likewise.
On the M1 Garand front, you know already that I went to the CMPās Alabama facilities and
If only they were still this price!
built my own rifle. You will now hear what itās like to actually shoot one of these. I brought two women with me to enjoy the rifleās inaugurationā¦along with its brother rifle I picked up while at the CMP Store. Hey, gotta do your part for the economy, right? You will hear about their experiences, tooā¦and you may be surprised at how easy a .30-06 rifle can be to shoot.
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