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Hysteria fuels sales of guns and ammo
Sun Sentinel ^ | 2/23/09 | Editors

Posted on 02/23/2009 9:57:45 AM PST by pissant

It is time for many South Floridians to get a grip. Not on their weapons, but on their senses.

First, there was the big run on guns, both locally and nationally, when it was feared the Obama administration would quickly enact tougher gun legislation that would make it difficult to own guns.

Didn't happen. And doesn't figure to happen, particularly since the Supreme Court has reinforced the right of an individual to bear arms.

But that hasn't deterred some South Floridians, who are storming gun shops for ammunition - particularly rounds for military-style assault weapons.

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KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; bho2009; colddeadhands; democratcongress; democrats; guns; larrysinclairslover; marxistquisling; obama; secondamendment; shallnotbeinfringed
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To: Reflex

What a foolish thing to say.

I have 2 carries. My 9mm carry can hold 14; my .45 carry can hold 7. I never put the max in the magazine so it is more like 12 vs. 5.

If you get into a bad situation, 5 or 6 shots may not cut it, especially since the best of them can miss a few shots in a life and death situation.


61 posted on 02/23/2009 10:53:47 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective.)
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To: pissant

Has this paper ever written about the hysteria about man-made global warming and the fad of buying carbon offset credits?


62 posted on 02/23/2009 10:59:31 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Mr. President, Why am I being punished with a bailout?)
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To: Slapshot68

Why, we are a month in already and despite all of the other leftist changes he’s run through, this hasn’t made the list yet...


63 posted on 02/23/2009 11:00:26 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Mr. President, Why am I being punished with a bailout?)
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To: Skenderbej

Arms qualify as loading up P-51 Mustangs and P-38 Lightnings to bear.

I don’t think the government would be willing to sell F-14 Tomcats...


64 posted on 02/23/2009 11:03:46 AM PST by wastedyears (April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
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To: pissant
particularly rounds for military-style assault weapons.

Yes, make it sound all the more evil and menacing...

65 posted on 02/23/2009 11:08:15 AM PST by DTogo (Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
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To: pissant

Leftist hoplophobes..


66 posted on 02/23/2009 11:10:31 AM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: pissant
Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"Everybody remain calm. All is well."
67 posted on 02/23/2009 11:10:45 AM PST by ResponseAbility (Government tends to never fix the problems it creates in the first place)
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To: Slapshot68

Somehow, I don’t think they understand the difference between weeks and years...

It’s been 4 WEEKS.


68 posted on 02/23/2009 11:11:58 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: Reflex; Red in Blue PA
.45 handguns are for emotionally troubled souls who feel a need to "compensate" for their undersized physiques.

< snicker >

69 posted on 02/23/2009 11:12:54 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: woollyone

About 6 yrs ago I happened on a gun dealer that was going out of business, and bought his whole stock of Wolf 7.62x39 at cost (then it was around $35/1000rd case). He even delivered it. It was cheaper than sending it all back to his supplier, so he came out on top and so did I. Except I had to rent a mini-warehouse to keep it in.


70 posted on 02/23/2009 11:13:20 AM PST by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: Hardastarboard
Semi-automatic weapons should be banned

I had a brother-in-law make this flat statement, and I looked at him and asked him what "semi-automatic" meant.

He knew there was no way to bluff me, so he said "I don't know."

71 posted on 02/23/2009 11:14:41 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: Skenderbej

Banning ammunition is a de facto gun ban, and in a sane world, any court in the land would rule that it was in violation of the recent USSC decision.


72 posted on 02/23/2009 11:16:08 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: ArrogantBustard

This 6’2” 250lb former LEO packs a .45 every day.


73 posted on 02/23/2009 11:16:18 AM PST by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: pissant
Jeepers, the editors at the Sun Sentinel sure are hyperventilating here!!!

Of course they are a bunch of Obama kneepadders!

74 posted on 02/23/2009 11:16:25 AM PST by betty boop
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To: unkus

definitely FUBO.

I’d put it on my car if I didn’t think my wife would figure out what it meant... :)


75 posted on 02/23/2009 11:17:23 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: P8riot

One.


76 posted on 02/23/2009 11:19:49 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: pissant

Its not just concern about what action the administration might take to ban or control guns or to enact prohibitive taxes and fees.

There is real concern (read fear) that Obama and his administration have and are creating conditions that will lead to heavy increases in crime, minority riots and even roving hordes of malcontents invading neighborhoods and homes.

Obama has raised expectations to unrealistic heights - his supporters expect him to find homes for them, pay their mortgages, fill their gas tanks, increase handouts across the boards.
There isn’t enough wealth in the contry to meet the expectations Obama has created, and when they don’t get the handouts they expect they aren’t going to be pleased.

But when they show up at the homes of the Bitter Bible and Gun Clingers they will find them well supplied to protect themselves and their families.


77 posted on 02/23/2009 11:20:39 AM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
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To: MrB

I told my wife about FUBO ... she was ROFL after she “got” it.


78 posted on 02/23/2009 11:22:20 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

in each pocket


79 posted on 02/23/2009 11:22:38 AM PST by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead
Instead of guns, they’ll go after the ammo

Ammunition Accountability

80 posted on 02/23/2009 11:24:51 AM PST by Sarajevo (You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.)
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