Explosive Materials Background Check Act Revealed

The Truth About Guns ^ | May 7, 2013 | Nick Leghorn

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Yep. Napolitano has a lock on all available ammo, and this ‘background check’ nails down the reloaders. That about covers it. National database complete.

[ConservativeInPA]

All of these bills are fueling the hoarding out there. I haven't seen a brick of small rifle primers in months. I occasionally find small pistol primers. No luck with 8 lb containers of powder and I haven't been able to find jacketed bullets in bulk for two months. (Note: I buy primers and powder locally since I don't want to pay Hazmat fee associating shipping on purchases over the Internet - another f'n government regulation.)

If there was any powder available there would be a run on it.

Maybe it is time to learn how to make gun powder. Swaging bullets is definitely feasible, but setup costs are a bit high. Making primers is tedious but doable. I'm not worried about brass, if I shot my brass to failure, I would wear out the barrels on all my weapons.

[Inyo-Mono]

Yeah, this will screw innocent reloaders and those of us that have been shooting black powder antique muzzle loaders (without killing anyone) for decades.

[Monitor]

Mildy on-topic, Powder Valley has 500 count 69 grain and 77 grain .223 Sierra Match Kings in stock.

[null and void]

Every Boy Scout will now be classified as a terrorist...

That's homophobic terrorist to you, bub!

[Inyo-Mono]

This nation has turned into one giant classroom where if one student farts, the entire class is punished.

[TLI]

Requires those who want to use black or smokeless powder to obtain a “limited” explosives license.

Been there, done that, got the flag...

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[TurboZamboni]

Liberalism can be summed up thusly: someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers.

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[Myrddin]

Availability of reloading components has been screwed since Obama's election. The big stores once carried every imaginable bullet caliber, weight and style from multiple manufacturers. Ditto for brass, powders and primers. That stuff is nearly impossible to get anymore.

Before I left San Diego for Idaho, my wife and I would each shoot 300 rds a week. The brass would get "laundered" in the vibratory cleaner on Saturday night. I would reload 600 to 1000 rds on Sunday night while listening to Drudge. A box of 1,000 primers and two 500 count boxes of bullets would be consumed. It was revolver brass, so it all came home. A 1 lb can of powder cost $20. Ditto for 1,000 primers. At a nominal 5 gr powder per round, I could reload 1400 rounds with that single can. A box of 148 gr DEWC in .357 caliber set me back $27 for 250. The gun shop loved the business. I had a great hobby. That's pretty much eliminated by a meddling government...for no good reason at all. The indoor range collected the spent bullets and sold the lead to a bullet casting company. Everything but the powder and primers was carefully recycled.

[Blood of Tyrants]

And the damnedest thing about is that the Marathon bombers didn’t even use black powder from a reloading supply shop! They used powder taken from fireworks!

[bunkerhill7]

Aluminum powder and rust are explosives [thermite]-

Aluminum cans, foil and tin cans now will be confiscated after usage by your local ATF recycling plant.

[TurboZamboni]

BATF may want to stay clear of my backblast area

[OneWingedShark]

You might find this article an interesting read.
(I only skimmed it, but the parts I did read seemed good.)

[OneWingedShark]

You bring up a good point.
I didn’t hear anything about the raid, did it turn up NRA and firearm paraphernalia? (But up until that point everything seemed to follow that prediction.)

[1010RD]

There oughta be a law!

[familyop]

Like the other prongs in the effort, it’s a class war against the Second Amendment for the rabble. And at the other end of the default process, we’ll all be members of the rabble.

[familyop]

After analysis, it’s an attempt to register reloaders, and more immediately, to cut off supplies for even longer. If consumers are wise enough, for the mere presentation of such a threat, the political/regulator class won’t get their hunting tourism season and revenues. Besides, save what you have, folks, and avoid expending it. There might not be any more.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Being insane doesn’t mean that you can’t be elected to the Senate or the White House.

America, what a place!

[Chode]

the terrorists took apart fireworks for the powder so NOW the RATS will try and screw over hand loaders...

[RedHeeler]

Well, at least, this latest statist legalist action, is in well within the bonded legalism of the NDAA. Oh Joy! Vote Lt.Col. Allen West, what ever he runs for and however. Just remember- He runs for your emoted wonderfulness.