Yeah I’d say so.
Also, in the bigger picture, this isn’t 1930s nazi Germany, where Jews didn’t have much in the way of firearms, before the 30s when I assume it would have been much harder to get one.
There’s already Hundreds of Millions of guns out there.
There’s some folks i know with COMPLETELY LEGAL stockpiles of guns and ammo that would make a Rambo movie seem tame.
I DONT KNOW enough about the life span of guns to know the turnover rate. Why lie about what I don’t know?
But it seems they can last a long time if taken care of (what I gather from FReepers).
This is BAD what salesforce is doing, but in the big picture, the numbers of places where guns still can be bought and the SHEER number of firearms out there make it seem that the cat is WAY THE #### out of the bag on this one.
In the most EXTREME case, (dems controlling everything) the black market would be YUGE (see ANY tribe or group in conflict with a major power. They ALWAYS seem to be able to get guns).
That plus what’s already out there could take down a small country. Or maybe a big one with a less sophisticated military than the U.S or China.
You gun guys can feel free to critique and even destroy anything I said :) It would be interesting to see how far off a non gun expert is in his assessment :)
A properly cared for firearm can last through many generations.
Guns / weapons / firearms are inanimate objects typically made of steel and wood and plastic. They don’t have a shelf life like bread and go bad after sitting on a nightstand like a ham sandwich.
Its all in the maintenance and storage when owning firearms.
I have a Sig P226 that is almost 35 years old and is still rocking it out to 25 yards with tight groups.
I also have an FN49; Egyptian. Took a little work; it will head shot ya at 400 yards with iron sites with no problems.
My Henry 30-30 was given to me by my father in law who was dropping coyotes on his Pap’s farm when he was a youngin at 350+ yards. It’s become my favorite. My Father in Law is 72 to give you an indication of the rifles age.
Take care of anything and it will take care of you.