Posted on 12/22/2006 10:15:46 AM PST by neverdem
What a bunch of losers...
In our town, a suburb of Milwaukee, police cars have two (two!!) rifle-holders. One's for the AR-15; the other's for a 12-ga shotgun.
Doesn't this rinkydink town have the $$ to purchase weapons for its officers?
Since the vast majority of M-16 rounds are pointed in the direction of the enemy, that's a good thing, no?
Precisely.
That doctrine was first suggested in the mid-1950's. It's one of the reasons that BCT 'rifle training' now uses popup man-silhouette targets rather than bullseyes.
But the doctrine is coming under question as the Afghanistan battles are usually conducted at >400 yards--requiring the .308 Rem 700 rifles to kill the enemy...
Okay... let's ban them all... I can go along with that... as long as there is a mandatory rider on the bill that eliminates ALL LE, Government and military exemptions for ALL gun bans.
If that isn't in it, then no dice. Any gun grabbers want to volunteer to come to my house and take my guns? Somehow, the silence in the room is telling.
Mike
Of course, semi-auto ownership will continue.
Some of us will have forgotten where we put them.
Hint: look under the grass, about 4' down, wrapped in the oilite-skin...
My tricked-out 10/22 can put 5 rounds through a .35 inch hole at 25 yards, supported.
Moving target (the paper was swinging back and forth at the time.)
Good enough to find an eye-socket.
Unfortunately, she was never arrested and prosecuted for her strawman-purchase of a rifle (a gift for her son...)
...a very controversial decision, because the defense basically "gave up" before appearing at the SCOTUS.
The gun banners realize this; they first need to register guns, then make it a crime to sell, give or lose a weapon without contacting the gov.
Then after the amnesty period passes, anyone still possessing an unregistered item can never use or show it without fear of felony arrest.
Finally, after some big fracas, it's time to protect all of us from our evil guns. Now they really have us; ones we registered must be surrendered or else. Ones we didn't register can never be found or else. Then just to make sure, outlaw or track all military caliber ammo sales.
Yeah, that was pretty pessimistic. But I would not put any of it past the current Democratic Congress unless conservatives can block them.
Yup. When I got hit, it was a sniper. We were working around a bunch of ARVAN's (South Viet Army regulars) during the day. We were told that at night a some of them were probably VC. So, the guy who fired on us right at dark the night I got hit, was probably one of those VC posing as an ARVAN and had an M16.
Personally, I am more afraid of facing a 12 gauge shotgun than a Bushmaster, which would be legal even under the most stringent gun-control.
Here in NH we are one of the States that the article refers to as having "weak gun laws". I carry a handgun almost daily... there is little crime here in NH compared to MA.
You know you're not supposed to shoot them in the eye!
That's against the Geneva Conventions for something like
that! /s
Easy enough to do.
http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/m1garand.htm
Eligibility requirements: http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/eligibility_requirements.htm
For a first time buyer, I sould suggest that you wait until Service Grades are available and get one.
Now if you are an experienced gunsmith, I would suggest you get a Service Grade barrelled receiver and a kit from http://www.northridgeinc.com/m1_garand.htm (never mnd the description, the kits are $200 minus barrel) and put them together. No special tools needed at all.
Unfortunately, they know exactly what they are doing. The NRA just announced it was rolling over on the gunshow "loophole" and screwing us again. I sent my mone to the SAF because they are going on the offensive and suing the government saying the "sporting use" laws are unconstitutional.
There are countless ways to play the game, if necessary.
But if one's going to be "a criminal" for having a weapon, then one may as well take a few liberties with other stupid laws--such as those protecting the gun-grabbers from mayhem...
Sorry.
Ear.
Nostril.
Adam's Apple.
Dick.
I mean, if you're going to be a felon for owning an ordinary rifle, heck you might as well own something that rocks and rolls.
The gub'mint should be happy that they have mandated us to own only common small arms. I can live with that. They should leave well enough alone.
You got that order reversed.
Gotta see their package get hit first. When the head jerks back - adams apple....then the eye so they can see it coming and then the ear --last thing they ever hear....
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