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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
Gun sales going ballistic
Fears of regulation, crime spur sales of firearms and ammo
The Post Star (Glenns Falls, NY)
By Don Lehman
dlehman@poststar.com
Updated: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:32 AM EDT
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Everyone interviewed by The Post-Star for this story agreed ammunition of all calibers has gotten tougher to find, as gun owners stock up. Prices skyrocketed in recent years as metal prices went up, which caused many gun owners to stock up in anticipation of rising ammunition prices.
There are also concerns that some larger calibers, or those used by military-type weapons, could be banned, restricted or taxed more heavily.
One northern Warren County resident found out recently the government is paying attention to such ammunition sales.
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.
"His wife was home. He was at church," West said.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: ammo; banglist; bho44; bhobanglist; bhofascism; dhs; dhsbrownshirts; dhsfascism; dhsgestappo; dhsjackboots; donttreadonme; fascism; first100days; guns; homelandsecurity; jbt; policestate; shallnotbeinfringed; tyranny
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Now that everybody loves us DHS can turn their attention to the real threats.
I'm wondering how the sales information from a rather small transaction got into their hands.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:21:03 PM PDT
by
kitchen
To: kitchen
Well, they do say that Obama IS the nation’s #1 Gun Salesman....
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:22:08 PM PDT
by
wk4bush2004
(PALIN-BACHMANN, 2012......."GIVE ESTROGEN A CHANCE!!!!")
To: kitchen
I bought a wrought iron sign this weekend that says, I dont call 911 and has a revolver hanging down from it. It has replaced my Beware of Dog sign.
I guess I will be getting my visit soon as well. Weird
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:23:48 PM PDT
by
GoCards
To: kitchen
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:26:05 PM PDT
by
ironwill
(Member of the 3 Percenters - Molon Labe)
To: kitchen
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:26:30 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: kitchen
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:27:37 PM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Typical "Rightwing Extremist")
To: kitchen
The unanticipated stimulus plan.
I’m happy with the firearms I have. Good to go. I am however stocking up on all ammo as funds allow.
To: kitchen
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. 1000 rounds of .223 is NOT a "large-scale purchase".
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:28:03 PM PDT
by
ctdonath2
(John Galt was exiled.)
To: kitchen; Joe Brower; Squantos; hiredhand; Jack Black
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.Oh jeez. You can shoot 1,000 rounds in a day easily. It's 33 loaded magazines full shot downrange, and the ammo would fill about 2 shoeboxes.
If they are sending federal agents out to explore 1,000 round purchases, they have WAY to many marginally-employed feds on the payroll.
If they are so hard up for domestic "right wing extremists" to fulfill Janet's fantasies, some of them might even figure out a way to boost their domestic right wing extremist "business."
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:28:57 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
("Foreign Enemies And Traitors" will be ready the first week of May.)
To: ironwill
Show us your paperz! I heard that first-hand from the VoPos in the DDR. Not fun.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:30:27 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(One battle rifle for each person, and a spare for each pair.)
To: kitchen
"His wife was home. He was at church," West said.
"Traditional" heterosexual marriage. Check.
Church-going Christian. Check.
Gun owner. Check.
I know a "right-wing extremist" when I see one. Burn it down, boys.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:30:30 PM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: Abathar
LOL! Truth in advertising.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:31:15 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
To: ctdonath2
1000 rounds of .223 is NOT a "large-scale purchase". I call that getting by till the next gun show.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:32:11 PM PDT
by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution - 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
To: Beelzebubba; Admin Moderator
That's odd. I did a full and partial title search with no results.
Admin Mod - Toast this at your decision.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:34:06 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(One battle rifle for each person, and a spare for each pair.)
To: GoCards
Cabela’s has 1000 round boxes of .223 just sitting out for sale (or at least, they used to before the shortage). Doesn’t make any sense that DHS would visit somebody for just 1000 rounds.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:34:28 PM PDT
by
MarkeyD
(OBAMA. Chains we can believe in!)
To: kitchen
"His wife was home. He was at church," West said. Owns guns AND at church?
Waterboard him.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:37:29 PM PDT
by
Fido969
("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
To: MarkeyD
10,000... maybe,
but 1,000 is about par for the course when ordering that type of ammo.
Buying in lesser quantities doesn’t make sense.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:37:48 PM PDT
by
MrB
(Go Galt now, Bowman later)
To: kitchen
What are VoPos and what is the DDR?
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:38:37 PM PDT
by
doodad
To: kitchen
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. 1000 rounds attracts DHS? This one of the more frightening things I have heard from this administration.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:39:13 PM PDT
by
Jeff Gordon
(I don't trust Obama with my country. Do you?)
To: kitchen
It has begun. May God favor the patriots.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:40:40 PM PDT
by
Sender
(It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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