What one company is doing about the AWB and its possible Sunset

Armalite website ^ | unk | Mark A. Westrom

[Long Cut]

Hmm. I'll keep my eyes open when I get Stateside in February, then.

[Eastbound]

"Errr, this might be a stupid question . . . "

Well, actually, it was. But I think by now you should have enough good answers to prompt you to start your own armory. Try it. You'll enjoy it. Nothing like the smell of gunpowder in the crisp morning air down at the local range.

Welcome to FR, where men are men and women are glad of it.

[hopespringseternal]

You are probably just a hit and run troll, but I will deconstruct your assumptions just the same.

Errr, this might be a stupid question but why would anyone want to have such a weapon?

What do you mean by "such a weapon"? It is just a semiautomatic firearm of the kind used to hunt with for nearly 100 years.

Where does this stop?

What are you talking about? Modern military small arms are generally less powerful than their civilian counterparts. Except for the full auto weapons, which aren't very popular among civilian gun owners anyway.

Should we encourage selling outdated Army tanks to the general public?

YOU brought that up, no one else did. No one is seriously proposing to do that, either.

And please . . . don't say it's for hunting.

And how many people do you know who want to buy a tank for hunting?

[Long Cut]

Bump.

[El Laton Caliente]

The * is your friend...

[Jeff Head]

LOL! Outstanding!

[Eastbound]

Thanks for the link and the information, Long Cut. Yes, some of us are aware, and many more will be when this comes down to the wire. We all discussed this at length earlier this year and knew it going to be an eye-opener for a lot of people next year. Travis Mc Gee has written a book that presents a possible scenario the gun-control perps might use to finalize their ultimate agenda. T'ain't gonna work.

[Jeff Head]

Here's a more detailed version of my first answer.

To avoid any of these in the United States:

[Long Cut]

My bad. (LC smacks wrist with wooden ruler)

[StriperSniper]

Should we encourage selling outdated Army tanks to the general public?

No, they are a b!%&# to park. They should be reserved for surf fishermen, makes navigating beaches easier.

Silly question, silly answer.

[Long Cut]

Let's hope. The campaign the graboids will unleash with all the dough they're husbanding right now will be like nothing we've ever seen, though.

They'll spend millions (plus whatever Hollywood spends) to avoid being showed for the imbecilic hoplophobes they are.

[Eastbound]

I suspect there's going to be an unforseen major shift in politics in the next couple of years if this crap continues. I see the mother of all grassroot movements.

[556x45]

Great choice too! The only 'defect' is the plastic lower. Original Ar18/180s had a heavy sheet steel lower which, I think, was more substantial. At any rate youll have loads of fun w/ it.

[Kenton]

Well, it DID drive the price for all semiauto sporters through the roof, as well as the cost of mags.

Well, for pre-ban models anyway, but that's because they were made "special" by the ban. My postban M15A2 (Armalite's designation for their AR-15 model) cost around the same as prebans went for before the ban.

Don't get me wrong, I think you should be able to have an AR with a bayonet lug & a flash hider if that's what you want. I just don't see much utility in it for the average shooter. My point is, I guess, that the AW ban was a bust, it did little to nothing.

The Brady Bunch has figured that out, which is why they are trying to "close the loopholes" left in their silly cosmetic ban. Thankfully, most of American has gotten past their anti-"Matty Mattel Looking" Ugly Gun hysteria, and soon, God willing, this whole thing will be a past issue.

[glock rocks]

BUMP !!

[Long Cut]

I don't see it as a "defect". Polymer gun parts are more than proven at this point. Glock, Sig, HK, etc.

Armalite is also thinking about making a version with a Picatinny rail, and a .308 version.

[Eastbound]

With all the hype they are spreading about islamofascist terrorism about to happen in the country, you'd think they would open the armories and start distributing all those ugly guns instead of wanting to collect them. It just doesn't make sense that they think the gummint is going to be the protector of the people if terrorism gets a foothold here.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Errr, this might be a stupid question but why would anyone want to have such a weapon? Where does this stop? Should we encourage selling outdated Army tanks to the general public?

---

"The right of citizens to bear arms is just one more guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible."
-Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, D-Minn, 1960

[Long Cut]

Yeah, the whole thing was proof-positive that they didn't know what the Hell they were talking about. Problem is, after 10 years and all the letters and emails and counterefforts of our side, I STILL read editorials and VPC press releases that speak of "High-Powered Assault Rifles", "Weapons Of War", "Criminal Weapon-Of-Choice", etc.

We educate. They lie, lie, and they lie. And since they're appealing to emotional histeria, they sway voters.

[El Laton Caliente]

Should we encourage selling outdated Army tanks to the general public? Why not? It’s a popular hobby. http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/military_vehicles.htm