That was a Barkley type like foul. My bad. That is what can happen when a lysdexic reads fast.
LOL - (liberal pansies)
According to Biden, we are a huge target now.
Posted on 01/15/2009 6:56:58 PM PST by neverdem
Reloading ammunition in Pennsylvania may become a thing of the past if a bill currently in state legislature is passed.
According to the National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), “in the last year, so-called “encoded” or “serialized” ammunition bills have been introduced in 13 states — Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Washington.”
The bills, if passed, would require all bullets and cartridge cases to be marked with a code and registered to the owners in a computerized database, therefore, reloading would be outlawed.
“It (the bill) would eliminate reloading because there would be no way to serial it (the ammunition),” Rollin Anderson of Anderson’s Gun Shop in Watsontown said. “A lot of guys that handload (reload) are not happy about it.”
Anderson sells a lot of materials for ammunition reloading or handloading, which is when you reuse the cartridges to make your own ammunition.
“It would hurt a lot of industries,” he explained. There are so many components involved with reloading that would no longer be needed if the bill is passed, he said.
“Reloading is cost effective and is more accurate,” he added. “It (the bullet) holds a better pattern.”
Ammunition you already own could also be at risk as many of the bills state that people would be required to forfeit all personally owned “non-encoded” ammunition after a certain date. Therefore, reloading would actually be deemed illegal.
“I think it’s ridiculous!” commented State Rep. Merle Phillips. “They’d take away reloading which a lot of gun owners do to save money. It makes no sense.”
Along with encoding and registering ammunition, there would also be a five cent tax on each bullet sold, therefore, a minimum $2.50 increase per box would be enforced.
“People would still buy the loaded ammo, but it’s a lot more expensive (than reloading),” Anderson said.
According to the Ammunition Accountability Web site, the legislation was prompted by a “newly forming group” that includes “gun crime victims, industry representatives, law enforcement, public officials, public policy experts and more.”
However, Angus McClellan of the NRA-ILA Grassroots said, “this is a proposal by a commercial enterprise that has a patent on technology to imprint the codes. They are trying to create a demand for their product by making it mandatory. The owner of the company admitted on NRA News that his lobbying firm put up the whole thing.”
Sample legislation obtained from the Ammunition Accountability Web site states, “Bullet coding is a new and effective way for law enforcement to quickly identify persons on interest in gun crime investigations.”
State Rep. Merle Phillips disagrees.
“Criminals can still steal guns and ammunition,” he said.
Trooper Matt Burrows of the state police agrees with Phillips and said, “It (the encoding) would help, but I don’t know to what degree or how it would be implemented.”
According to McClellan, the NRA-ILA has been successfully fighting the passage of this legislation so far.
He said, “These bills are pending and will likely die at the end of the sessions, however, they will likely be reintroduced next session and sessions thereafter and will certainly pose significant threats.”
For more information on the Ammunition Accountability Act, visit www.ammunitionaccountability.com. You can also visit www.nraila.org for additional information and to find out what you can do to prevent this bill from being passed.
Coni Marie Sheridan:
570-742-9671
coni@standard-journal.com
Are they going to outlaw revolvers? Not every gun spits out incriminating brass.
I am not counting on Sarah making it on to the ticket in 2012. I HOPE she does though. I think she is such a genuine American conservative, and so few are out there running for offices.
There are good conservatives out there. Maybe Paul Ryan, from my state, I have only heard good things about him and his politics. He’s not well known outside of WI though.
I saw Fred Thompson on Fox recently and he looks pretty good to me. I really liked him best until he was out of the race.
I LOVE Cheney. He’s such a tough old guy, and has a very strong and steady demeanor. I wish he were a lot younger so he could have run this time or next. I loved it when he told Old Leaky Leahey to go f himself! Cheney is a great guy.
I also like your idea of Petraeus! That would make the libs go totally insane!
With the pleasant surprise of Sarah this year, who knows what other Reaganesque person might be on the national scene by 2012.
I am waiting for Joe the Plumber to announce any candidacy for any office, so I can send him campaign money. He is like Sarah, a real regular American conservative.
How about Sarah/Joe 2012. I’d vote for that in a second.
I will stop reloading when they pry the handle of my RCBS Rock Chucker reloading press from my cold, dead hands.
Cheney is the man. I love him. I wish he would take .... I was going to start a list of who Cheney should take hunting. But I am not going to do that. It just aint right. So, I will just play a little music to calm me nerves. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=tqJUn8vJg1c . There, I feel better.
Yea, Joe the Plumber would be worth a shot. "He is not a Lawyer. He is not a Politician. He is just a common man. Are you tired of fork tongued politicians? Vote for Joe the Plumber. Bring some common sense back to DC." With a picture of Thomas Paine and the book Common Sense in the background. I am just dreaming here. Sorry. But yea, Sarah Joe would be fun in 12.
I was thinking though Petraeus/Palin would be strong. If Obama does not respond properly to a terrorist attack here in the States, a guy like Petraeus may be favored. I would hate to see that happen, but I think the terrorist will test Obama. How he responds will be significant.
Just in case you misread my previous post, I listed Paul RYAN as a good conservative, not Ron Paul, who has his good qualities (I like his vast knowledge of history and The Constitution for example). But Ron Paul is a bit too, oh I don’t know, too Ron Paulish.
LOL there are several persons Cheney should take hunting, but they’re all liberal pansies who are afraid of guns.
You are right, esp if we are attacked again, and I do think we are a huge target now with Wimpy as pres, I think Palin and Petraeus would be marvelous in 2012.
The gun grabbing begins.
My sentiments exactly!
I shall mark Black Tuesday with a trip to buy more ammo and a look at the fine guns room to see if there are more gems there I can afford. That made me feel better in November. I do think Zero will go after the 2nd Amendment with a vengeance.
I will have a total media black out Tueday. I will consider the next 4 years to be the time in which the White House was occupied by someone too dishonest to show he even is a US natural citizen. Gee, really don’t think it’s a lot to ask that a president be native born and prove it, but for The One, we dare not ask such a thing.
I despise him and his crooked way of life. He is slicker than Willie. Sheeple think Zero is a man god, clean as the driven snow, when he is a dirty Chicago Thug! At least Clinton was born here and we knew it for sure. Arg...how will we ever get through this....prayer I guess.
That was a Barkley type like foul. My bad. That is what can happen when a lysdexic reads fast.
LOL - (liberal pansies)
According to Biden, we are a huge target now.
I wonder what that archaic phrase “shall not be infringed” means.
Oh. That style must have been unpopular in the 18th century.
A surprising number of laws get started this way, often stupid ones.
Wasn’t sure if you were just talking about Ron Paul.
He has ardent supporters, as you know.
Although he came across as a bit loony at the early debates, I do think he has a vast amount of knowledge packed in his brain. I like how he clings to The Constitution. I find myself figuratively doing so, since Nov.4th. It is our last hope, now that the rest of gov’t seems to be corrupt beyond repair.
I like your picture of the foul. I have not yet tried to post pictures. I found a thread on how to post pics and saved it for later use. I have a funny picture of my horse sticking his tongue out that I’d like to post when appropriate.
I like some of the thing Paul said, but he went the wrong way with Iraq. I'll hold that against a candidate.
Our Constitution is and has been under attack. Now, the bad guys have the high ground. We gotta fight uphill and retake ground we once owned, because we let a bunch of RINOs run the show. We must purge ourselves of the dreaded RINO
I call this one: Too Many RINOs on my turf
We need some Rino-B-Gone.
In the NRA mag I got in the mail today, LaPierre had a hopeful thought about the election. He said that if you look at the reaction of gun owners to the election, regarding the huge surge in sales of all kinds of gun items, he thinks this indicates an awakening of sorts by the electorate (not the libtards of course) that may bring forth more elected conservatives in 2010 and 2012.
He says last time any surge like this happened was in the 1990’s. I think the surge in sales is much higher now. My gun shop has been crazy busy since Nov.4th. Those guys are working their tails off. Going to see them on Tuesday. I can be with ‘my peeps’ there for a while and make the day better.
I think ammo is the key though.
www.bigdogammo.com
check that site out for some hard hitting stuff (see 12G specialty ammo and more). I think like this: if you must, leave a mark.
Some of this stuff will make any muzzy fighter hide behind his woman and his children while he leave skid marks in his draws.
Also, I am satisfied with all purchases from this site.
Read this gem on FR recently, “Lead trumps gold every time.”
It’s better than money. Thanks for the tip on the .com!
lol
that is good. I will remember that one.
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