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This Week in Guns 460 – Ruger 10/22 Myths, Force Reset Trigger Legalities, and Hawaii’s Assault Weapon Ban Defeat

Author
Matthew Larosiere
Published
Fri 23 May 2025
Episode Link
https://firearmsradio.net/twig-460/

Hello everyone and welcome back to This Week in Guns, brought to you by Patriot Patch Company, FFLPayments, and MAF Corporation. This show offers commentary on the latest firearms industry news, information and buzz. I’m your host Matthew Larosiere and I’m joined by the ratman.



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Matt Larosiere and Ivan T. Troll dive into the Ruger 10/22 controversy, exploring its reliability and quality, and discuss modifications and a .22 self-loading guns project. They analyze the force reset trigger settlement, examining legal challenges, public reactions, and historical court rulings. The episode critiques the Cargill decision's impact and the settlement's legal significance, while questioning the credibility of organizations like NAGR. They address the White House's press release and ATF policies, and discuss homemade firearms and the Supreme Court's stance. The episode also covers HR 1 implications, Silencer Central's lobbying controversy, and the NRA's historical influence on gun rights.





Timestamps:

0:00 Episode introduction and sponsor mentions

1:01 Ruger 10/22 controversy: reliability and quality

10:33 Ruger 10/22 modifications and .22 self-loading guns project

14:44 Force reset trigger settlement: analysis and legal challenges

27:15 Force reset trigger settlement: public reactions and historical court rulings

31:08 Legal strategies, implications, and potential outcomes of the settlement

38:32 Impact of the Cargill decision and critique of settlement's legal significance

45:17 Credibility and intentions of NAGR and national organizations' mistakes

53:10 White House press release and ATF policies critique

55:47 Homemade firearms, the Supreme Court's stance, and '65 Ford analogy

1:02:22 Potential settlement scenarios under different administrations

1:04:16 Sponsor: Traditional Arms

1:05:20 HR 1 implications and the Byrd rule's impact on gun laws

1:17:09 Silencer Central lobbying controversy and misinformation in gun rights

1:27:06 NRA's historical impact and Supreme Court decisions on gun rights

1:32:45 Media sensationalism, audience fatigue, and repetitive content critique

1:34:33 Permit to purchase law and magazine ban ruling in Washington

1:40:10 Sponsor: FFLpaymentprocessing.com

1:40:23 Hawaii's assault weapon ban defeat and Patriot Patch Company mention

1:43:26 Apologies, upcoming content, and community engagement

1:44:45 Closing remarks

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