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Gun sales going ballistic
The Post Star (Glenns Falls, NY) ^
| Friday, March 20, 2009
| Don Lehman
Posted on 04/22/2009 1:21:02 PM PDT by kitchen
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To: doodad
VoPo = Volkspolizei = national police
DDR = Deutche Democratische Republik = East Germany
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:43:08 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(One battle rifle for each person, and a spare for each pair.)
To: kitchen
Ok, that is what I was kind of thinking.
I kept turning DDR into Department of Dangerous Republicans, LOL.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:45:48 PM PDT
by
doodad
To: Beelzebubba
How dare you try to inject critical thinking and reason into this discussion when the more appropriate response is to run around screaming that the sky is falling...
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:47:29 PM PDT
by
The Electrician
("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
To: kitchen
Democratische = Demokratische
German a bit rusty. :)
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:47:31 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(One battle rifle for each person, and a spare for each pair.)
To: kitchen
2 Points:
West said a customer of his recently stocked up on .223-caliber rounds, a caliber often used in assault-style weapons. The customer bought 1,000 rounds a few months ago through a mail order company. Shortly after the purchase, he received a visit from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, whose interest was apparently piqued by a large-scale purchase of that caliber.
Bloat - with CASH (If you can find Ammo in a retail store)West said his business hasn't seen a big rise in gun sales, but it has seen a rise in people wishing to sell guns to his store for economic reasons. He said one man recently brought in an 80-year-old antique rifle to sell because he needed money. "We've had guys come in with three or four guns to sell," he said.
There A LOT of that going around these days for some odd reason, Ahem.....
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:47:48 PM PDT
by
HammerT
(Buy them before they BAN them!!!!!!)
To: bamahead
"The customer bought 1,000 rounds a few months ago through a mail order company.Shortly after the purchase, he received a visit from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, whose interest was apparently piqued by a large-scale purchase of that caliber.Wow! 1,000rnds is nothing! That used to be a fun day out at the range plinking(back when you could shoot all you wanted and not give a thought to ammo prices and scarcity).
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:48:49 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: kitchen
Show us your paperz! I heard that first-hand from the VoPos in the DDR. Not fun. So did I. Ironically, he was shaking down a communist hippie peacenik from San Francisco. We could not contain our laughter, once he was done with him and we were back underway.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:56:28 PM PDT
by
Migraine
(Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
To: kitchen
I believe you’re faking ‘rusty’.
Papieren, bitte!
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:58:20 PM PDT
by
Madistan
((This space for rent))
To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; Shooter 2.5; wku man; SLB; ..
"the government is paying attention to such ammunition sales" I feel safer already.
And now it's no longer "assault weapons", but "assault-style weapons". To better enable future bans, no doubt.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:58:38 PM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
To: SJSAMPLE
“I know a “right-wing extremist” when I see one. Burn it down, boys.”
“Oh, and one more thing...don’t forget to shoot the family dog and then stomp their kitten to death on the way out.”
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:00:17 PM PDT
by
Towed_Jumper
(Stephen Hopkins: Founding Father who had Cerebral Palsy.."My hand trembles, my heart does not.")
To: kitchen; Beelzebubba
"Shortly after the purchase, he received a visit from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, whose interest was apparently piqued by a large-scale purchase of that caliber. " B.S. story fast becoming an urban myth.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:03:39 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: KoRn
I can run that much .223 through my AR in about 2 hours if I’m having a good day groupin’ em up :)
If DHS is really visiting folks for that small of a purchase, they will need to hire more agents.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:10:33 PM PDT
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: Madistan
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:10:57 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(One battle rifle for each person, and a spare for each pair.)
To: kitchen; Beelzebubba
IAC, IMHO, if anything is going to happen it would be subsequent to the major gun shows (probably most with at least one or two ATF personnel in attendance). However, I've seen (and experienced) multiple-case buys going out the door with no subsequent problems.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:12:40 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: Joe Brower
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:14:12 PM PDT
by
Noumenon
(Time for Atlas to shrug - and to pick up a gun)
To: kitchen
Back around the time of the election, I went out and got my CCW and bought a Glock27 for carry. I'd seen what happened to guns under Clinton, and I knew there would be a major rush on guns under Obama.
I also bought Smith and Wesson stock in late October @ $1.91 per share. Over the past six months it's increased to $6.70 per share, and shows no sign of stopping. It's incredible, I've never seen anything like it. That's about 350% growth in this market.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:19:42 PM PDT
by
Kenton
(BUCK OFAMA!)
To: Travis McGee; Joe Brower
If they are sending federal agents out to explore 1,000 round purchases, they have WAY to many marginally-employed feds on the payroll. As many here are pointing out, the statement in the article sounds like one of those tall tales that some gun store clerks can be prone to telling.
They can't be getting this stupid. Heck, there are thousand round packs on sale a sportsman retail outlets. Some defense/security training courses (like Blackwater et al) require that you show up with 2,500 rounds just to take the dang course.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:30:49 PM PDT
by
AAABEST
(And the light shineth in darkness: and the darkness did not comprehend it)
To: doodad
Communist East German police (East Germany no longer exists as a nation) DDR was the official abreviation for that country.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:41:06 PM PDT
by
Nebr FAL owner
(.308 reach out & thump someone .50 cal.Browning Machine gun reach out & crush someone)
To: wk4bush2004
Shortly after the purchase, he received a visit from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, whose interest was apparently piqued by a large-scale purchase of that caliber.My response. None of your business.
Think the government doesn't know who has guns of what caliber? Those sons of bitches are illegally watching everything they can to gather data on who has what.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:48:38 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Socialism is the belief that most people are better off if everyone was equally poor and miserable.)
To: Travis McGee; kitchen; Joe Brower; Squantos; hiredhand; Jack Black
The CMP recently instituted a limit of 25 “cans” per year, where a “can” contains either 240 rounds boxed or 192 rounds in clips.
If you go with the “boxed” variety, that’s 6000 rounds potentially in one order.
And that’s .30-06, not .223.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:58:56 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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