Good point!
> In the first year I intend to work with congress on a national no carry law...
That kinda runs afoul of the “...and bear arms” part of the Second Amendment, doesn’t it? How does he propose to achieve this without such legislation being deemed unconstitutional?
Your constitution is not there merely for decoration. One day, eventually, somebody somewhere in the US is going to need to have the courage to defend the Constitution if it is to remain relevant. It ought to be as easy as asking Obama for his birth certificate please. But it may become as difficult as insisting that the Second Amendment isn’t merely a suggestion, but rather a Force of Nature.
I went to the Bill Goodman Gun Show in Nashville yesterday. There was ammo available from a number of vendors in almost all calibers except for .380. I saw NO .380. One vendor had a 1,000 round case of 9 mm for $300.
Ammo is available but it is expensive.
For ammunition re-loaders, the news on primers is not good. Primers are back-ordered by the millions. Manufacturers of primers, such as Winchester and Federal, are not shipping separate primers right now. They are using every primer they make to manufacture their own loaded factory ammunition.
I bought two boxes of Federal Large Rifle primers last week. They used to sell for about $16 per thousand. I paid $40 per thousand. They were the last boxes available from the retailer. They said they won't be getting any more, perhaps for many months.
It is interesting there are people now buying brand new pistols who cannot find ammunition for their new pistols.
If you go to a gun show to buy a pistol, check to make sure you can buy the ammo before you buy the pistol.
Individuals stockpiling ammunition are not going to keep America free. Your personal stash makes you feel good — and complacent — but it won’t stop the gradualist dictatorship.
It does make you feel good, though, when you keep on jumping those hoops, obtaining registrations, permits, licenses. Someday you will need a government coupon to flush your #$@*&! toilet, and you will obediently fill out the form for that too.
Meanwhile, buy all the ammo you can. It comes in cardboard, and someday you might need that.
The US has plenty of gun owners. We need more gun owners who are also active in speaking up and guiding legislation. NRA etc. probably only have a couple percent of the gun owning populace.
FREE ONE YEAR NRA MEMBERSHIP
Pass this on to your friends and relatives.
https://www.nrahq.org/nrabonus/accept-membership.asp
Last sentence:
“The NRA [National Rifle Association] has signed up more members since January than in all of 2008 and 2007 combined.”
 “It’s not a good time, not a good time,” he said
Ummm... OK
Before his election, President Barack Obama said, “My first priority will be to reinstate the assault weapons bans as soon as I take office. Within 90 days, we will go back after kitchen table dealers and work to end the gun show and internet sales loopholes. In the first year I intend to work with congress on a national no carry law, a one gun a month purchase limit and bans on all semi-automatic guns.”
I googled some key phrases, and found that it is from an alarmist email that is entirely unverified. Essentially debunked.
Makes me distrust the quote about the NRA membership growth, too.
Disreputable journalism is annoying, even dangerous, even when it’s on our side.
In my area, the shortage started on Nov 5, 2008. Not very many here are very happy about NObama as President.
I bought a Glock 19 yesterday from a local dealer. I was able to pick up plenty of Speer Lawman 124 gr. TMJ CF ammunition for range practice at $14.99 per box of 50. But that’s about all they had on the shelf. The had no 9mm ammo specifically for personal defense.
I had a conversation Friday with a liberal pal who (humorously) said he’s joined our ranks. He’s bought a Glock and secured a CCW permit
And yeah, he too mentioned the difficulty in finding ammunition.
(BTW he’s one of the last guys I’d expect to have done this)
I looked into taking a shooting class sponsored by a local gun range. To take it you need 800 rounds of .223. The class is expensive on its own, but now you have to tack on an additional $350.00 for the ammo. It can put the class out of most people’s reach.
I just bought a bunch of .40 cal brass and some 180 CMJ bullets. Anyone know how many grains of powder I could need to reload these?
“almost impossible to find automatic pistol cartridges, including semi automatic”..... Freaking Morons.
Molan Labe.
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