Posted on 02/22/2009 10:09:04 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
TAMPA - After President Barack Obama won the election, people flooded gun stores because of speculation that he may limit gun ownership or raise taxes on them. Even though neither has happened, the amount of people wanting to get their hands on a gun hasn't gone down. Scott Patrick is the General Manager of the Shoot Straight gun range in Tampa. He says the number of people coming into his store is still going up. "For whatever reason, whether it's the economy or crime, people don't feel safe," he said. Patrick is having serious trouble keeping all kinds of fire arms in stock, even holsters are often backordered. However, he says ammunition is what is really flying off store shelves. Ammo that sells for personal protection is as good as gold these days, and it's costing 30 to 40 percent more than it used to.
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Dood! He’s been to the woodshed.
Leave him a little dignity, please.
Maybe the g36 is what I want since I don’t want to shoot it.
It would be strictly for concealed carry and I want something that will fit close and be light enough to forget.
You obviously never met Travis, or learned the “bloat” acronym ;o)
Right on both counts...
The supply chain seems to be filling up again
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Can you give us some names please. All I see is sold out most place. Links or names would be helpful to many.
That sounds pretty reasonable if you can prevent yourself from "learning" a flinch when firing it. The last time I shot my old g30 was after a two year hiatus. I was able to comfortably hit a 4x4 steel at ten yards from the first shot.
Unless you're an adequate shot.
I've done a significant amount of large game hunting with a pistol, successfully, and never felt I was underequipped.
Admittedly, quail are tough, though.
<grin>
Those that don't understand the stocking up on firearms don't seem to recall the prices on ARs and such back when the Clintons were befouling the White House.
Lead trumps gold everytime.
a .22 can get you something else, which can get you something else . . .
You know those jeans make your ass look fat, right? (hiss) ;o)
BTW rumor has it that Cabela’s scored a GIANT load of 223.
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It’s pretty much gone already.
bump
northisander, don’t let the aholes get you down. You can buy as much or as little ordinance as you want. If you feel safe with a few boxes, thats your decision alone. It impacts no one but you and your family. By the response in this thread you’d think you were trying to take stuff away from people.
Yeah,
Well they cashed my check in about 7 days and I still haven’t gotten it.
Kid sent a check in a week before me and just finally got his last week.
Cashed his check real quick too.
4 months is not acceptable.
Govt. ineptness as usual.
That's true of slugs and buckshot only - any other game or sporting loads are available almost exclusively in boxes of 25, as (almost) everyone knows...
Are you sure about that? Check my profile page.
Just kidding. I know what you mean.
No, I mean it’s mandated by law. They used to have to have it to you in 90 days or issue you a reason for denial. Has that changed?
Oh, I've been convinced for awhile now that the feds will force local municipalities to buy foreclosed housing and turn it into "Section 8" or low-income housing.
Watch. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
Lost all mine in a boating accident
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Same here, those damn tippy canoes, knew we shouldn’t have taken them with us.
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