Posted on 01/20/2020 5:30:37 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
A New Yorker toting a massive, military-grade sniper rifle may have been the biggest star of Monday’s pro-gun rally in Richmond, Va.
The enthusiast — identified by The Washington Post as Brandon Lewis, the owner of a shooting range in upstate Bergen, NY — drew stares and compliments with his .50-caliber Barrett M82A1 rifle, a semiautomatic piece that saw use by the American military beginning in the Gulf War.
“This sends a strong visual message,” Lewis told the paper, cradling the firearm and decked out in a helmet and bulletproof vest. “The government is not above us. They are us.”
Lewis said he made the drive down to The Old Dominion from the Empire State with his wife to show their support for the rights of gun owners.
“It’s a reminder to our politicians that the government is by the people and for the people,” he said, referring to the weapon, estimated to be about 5 feet in length. “It’s to draw attention.”
And draw attention it did, with many rally attendees and journalists tweeting out photos of Lewis and his long-gun.
“This range owner brought a whole ass Barrett 50. cal, amazing,” wrote user @alec_sears.
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Huh?
Stupid reporters.
Got a new one in 1996 for $2700...
It’s the same round as far as I know.
Or he was a hustler.
“Bullets the size of bananas!!!” he shrieked.
= = =
Maybe the size of his banana.
Wow. I don’t remember the make or model, only that this one looked like the one in the picture. You should check the value of yours now...you probably have a nice return on that investment!
I like the 20mm lahti.
A real booger to haul around though. But you can reach out and touch someone a LOOOOONG way off.
All of you would NOT believe how many are out there.
Hell, there’s a few flak 88’s out there.
I fired that 50 cal. machine gun over 60 years ago.
As I remember you could switch from automatic to individual rounds.
When shooting individual rounds, you didn't pull a trigger you used both thumbs to depress a butterfly mechanism to fire the single shot.
It was very accurate. - Tom
aw shucks, I’m from Appalachia it’s just a jed Clampett model squirrel..
Was it loaded?
I would wager that as owner of a shooting range he probably has an FFL.
“This range owner brought a whole ass Barrett 50. cal, amazing,” wrote user @alec_sears.”
I am so glad he didn’t bring a half-added Barrett “50. cal.” How the hell would he get a battleship into Richmond?
I wish you would have asked us for help. I would have donated!
I’m sure he avoided New Jersey and stuck with transit through Pennsylvania. After that???
I-81 only crosses through a bit of Maryland.
Hubbys boom stick blew my hair back. Funniest thing I ever experienced shootin. In the army I shot rh. I am truly cross dom left eyed right hander, so I was experimenting that day by trying to get my left eye lined up in his scope.
I quit and went straight iron sights.
That guy has some physical endurance if he can hump that around all day.
How did he legally get through Maryland???
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Could have gone around the Peoples’ Republic of Maryland by going through PA and WV.
“Around 20 years ago, I had the chance to buy a Barrett, serial number 2 for $2000. Even back then that was a steal.”
Same time frame had a chance to buy a Barrett and 1000 rounds of .50 for $3000. Same thing, no dough.
Kick my self sometimes for not figuring out a way to buy it.
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