Posted on 12/31/2011 6:24:13 PM PST by CedarDave
No one knows exactly why, but a lot of people are interested in packing heat.
In fact, FBI data suggest that gun sales in New Mexico and nationally will hit record levels in 2011.
Will Hogsett, sales director at Calibers Shooter Sports Center said strong sales at his store may be due to an improving economy or lingering fears about stronger gun control before the 2012 elections.
Sales of handguns and shotguns continue to be the big sellers among people looking for protection in their homes, he said. The big thing people come to us for is home defense.
The FBI reports that the number of background checks required to buy a firearm hit a national one-month record of more than 1.5 million in November and remained strong this month, CNN has reported.
In New Mexico, the number of FBI National Instant Criminal Background checks totaled 10,011 in November, up 14 percent from about 8,800 in November 2010.
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>>> “We cant have more than a 10 round mag in CA.”
AGP makes 10-rounders for the Saiga 12. I’ve not gotten to shoot as often as I like, but I am very happy with that shotgun and its AGP mags.
I expect that very soon we will have a new federal law passed saying that anyone intending to carry out a criminal attack must notify the intended victim of his intentions and allow the victim at least five minutes to retrieve his weapon, remove the trigger lock (which will be required by the same law) and load the weapon with only approved non-lethal ammunition.
An interesting case; strictly speaking you do not need a CC permit as NM is an open carry state.
If your boss tries to tell you that legal action will be used against you for openly carrying, that would be a violation of NM's Barratry Law.
Furthermore, there is an interesting Art II, Sec. 4 aspect: because that section affirms the "rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, [...] and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness."
Yup. That there is just pretending, any fool knows exactly why.
I have begun to observe, in media and in casual conversation among folks, there is (usually in the interest of political correctness) a lot of pretending readily observable things are not there. And honestly I am becoming quite tired of it all.
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