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Buy Before Banned: guns, ammo, lightbulbs, wood stoves, cars
Posted on 02/17/2014 12:29:27 PM PST by AdamBomb
Over the past 6 years, our oppressive government has essentially forced me to buy numerous items prior to them being banned.
1) Increased CAFE standards lead to one of my vehicles being discontinued 2) Closing of lead smelting company 3) EPA about to put the hammer down on wood stoves by introducing particulate filters and other ridiculous controls. 4) Lightbulbs....well, you know the story
So, I've invested in gas cans, lightbulbs, ammo, a new wood stove (1990 regs), guns, etc.
What items have you purchased simply because you fear they will be phased out of existence?
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Politics
KEYWORDS: banglist; environment; epa; prepper; shtf
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:29:27 PM PST
by
AdamBomb
To: AdamBomb
Another...
Trisodium Phosphate
Not banned, but I buy and add to laundry and dishwashing detergent.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:31:09 PM PST
by
AdamBomb
To: AdamBomb
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:31:12 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: AdamBomb
Woodstoves can easily be made from plans available all over the place, and if built right, can be quite stealthy. The EPA is going to make a laughingstock of itself, like the government did in Prohibition days.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:33:15 PM PST
by
coydog
(Time to feed the pigs!)
To: AdamBomb
I have 12 different kinds of light bulbs in my home. We have about a 10 year supply of incandescent bulbs for all 12. We have a 6 month supply of dried foods and a 2 week supply of bottled water. (I buy more all the time) 20 bags of Match Light charcoal. Some canned goods. Liquor.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:33:32 PM PST
by
albie
To: AdamBomb
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:34:33 PM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: AdamBomb
My diesel car is the one they say is easiest to convert to burning waste grease, biodiesel and etc.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:34:47 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
To: AdamBomb
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:35:34 PM PST
by
AdamBomb
To: AdamBomb
guns, ammo, and light bulbs
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:35:48 PM PST
by
digger48
To: AdamBomb
Is it too late for “toilets that flush the first time”?
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:36:43 PM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: MrB
Is it too late for toilets that flush the first time?
I got mine in Canada (legal to drive into the country, oddly). So, my Kohlers were made in the U.S., exported to Canada, and then purchased and brought right back again.
That said, I wish I could have hunted more and gotten the Eljer. The Kohlers have a sticky flapper.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:40:47 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("We are not sluts."--Sandra Fluke)
To: AdamBomb
So, I've invested in gas cans, lightbulbs, ammo, a new wood stove (1990 regs), guns, etc.
The price of plastic gas cans has skyrocketed. Dome bottom-feeding lawyers found someone who self immolated, and now we all have to pay the price.
I'm going to bite the bullet and sock away a few more jugs for hurricane season.
Harbor Freight is putting their large generator on sale in March, so I'll get one of those even though I already have a few generators. I'm building a collection before they're regulated out of existance or outright banned.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:42:09 PM PST
by
Spirochete
(Does the FedGov have the attributes of a legitimate government?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I’d imagine a wood smoke signature is good drone bait.
Hopefully they fire warning shots first.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:42:48 PM PST
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
To: AdamBomb
Vendors...crooks...and lefties invested in firearms markets. Here's a peek at the truth.
Its the end of the primary lead smelter in Herculaneum (and I feel fine)
November 8, 2013 at 9:10 am
by Bob Owens
In recent days various news outlets, blogs, and forums have gotten very worked up over the closure of the nations last primary lead smelter in Herculaneum, Missouri. Many are claiming that this is an attempt of the Obama Administration to implement backdoor gun control by destroying the lead used as the primary metal in most bullets and shot used by the ammunition industry.
This is simply untrue.
Despite the hysteria to the contrary, the primary smelter in Herculaneum has almost no direct impact on the U.S. ammunition market. Pure lead, in fact, is not desirable for the creation of ammunition as it is too soft. Pure lead is primarily used in the creation of low-contamination specialty products.
Where does all the lead in the U.S. go? The eggheads at the
US. Geological Survey state:
By the early 2000s, the total demand for lead in all types of lead-acid storage batteries represented 88% of apparent U.S. lead consumption. Other significant uses included ammunition (3%), oxides in glass and ceramics (3%), casting metals (2%), and sheet lead (1%). The remainder was consumed in solders, bearing metals, brass and bronze billets, covering for cable, caulking lead, and extruded products.
According to Daniel Hill, Operations Manager at Mayco Industriesthe largest fabricator of lead based products, other than batteries, in the United States including lead shot and the lead wire used by many bullet manufacturers roughly validates these numbers. Hill said that least 80% of lead used in the United States secondary market comes from recycled batteries and another 7%-9% of lead on the market comes from other scrap sources. Only 10% of the lead in the U.S. comes from mining.
Translated into plain English, ammunition isnt a primary lead consumer (3%) in the United States, and the majority of the lead used by ammunition manufacturers comes from secondary smelters that recycle lead from car batteries.
Sierra Bullets confirmed earlier this week that they have never used lead from a primary smelter.
Tim Brandt of ATK (Federal Premium, CCI, and Speer ammunition), noted that they had just
added this to the top of their frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Q: Does the recent news regarding a major U.S. lead smelter shutting down mean youll have trouble obtaining lead for manufacturing conventional ammunition?
A: At this time we do not anticipate any additional strain on our ability to obtain lead.
Brad Alpert, President and Operations Manager of
Missouri Bullet Company, was even more blunt, calling fears of a shortage a tempest in a teapot, stating that the closure of the primary smelter have no impact on their production.
David Hargett, CEO of new North Carolina-based ammunition manufacturer
Cape Fear Arsenal considers the closure of the primary smelter a non-issue.
In summary, the closure of the Doe Run primary smelter will have little to no impact on the ability of ammunition companies to produce bullets, because they have no direct interest in the consumption of pure lead produced by a primary smelter.
The ammunition companies we were able to speak with obtain the lead wire they use in the creation of bullets from secondary smelters and foundries that create lead alloys made from recycled lead from batteries and other scrap sources.
Its the end of the nations last operating primary lead smelter, but not close to seeing the end of lead ammunition manufactured in the United States, nor are we seeing an attempt at backdoor gun control.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:43:00 PM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: digger48
Back when we were free, before the Progressives took control, the markets settled the issues. We needed fewer prisons and fewer mental institutions. I just wonder.....
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:46:53 PM PST
by
Rapscallion
(Had enough? Let me know.)
To: AdamBomb
I bought a Bible this past weekend, paid cash. Before those get banned, or get you on a Mein Kamphf watchlist.
To: Spirochete
I’ve got two dead ones that I need to see about.
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:50:05 PM PST
by
wally_bert
(There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
To: Spirochete; AdamBomb
Unless you buy Ethanol Free gas, put a stabilizer in it if you are going to store it over a month
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posted on
02/17/2014 12:51:23 PM PST
by
digger48
To: AdamBomb
Too late.
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