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Americans Buy Enough Guns in Last Two Months to Outfit the Entire Chinese and Indian Armies
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| 1-14-2013
| Jim Hoft
Posted on 01/14/2013 6:28:42 AM PST by servo1969
The Obama Administration is the number one threat to the nations gun rights advocates. In the four years since Barack Obama was first elected president in November 2008, an estimated 67 million firearms have been purchased in the United States. In November a record 2 million guns were sold in America. This was followed up by another record in December. 2.7 million guns were sold in America in the last month of 2012.
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, January 14, 2013, 6:42 AM
Honest Americans Bought Enough Guns in November and December to Outfit the Entire Chinese and Indian Armies
The Obama Administration is the number one threat to the nations gun rights advocates. In the four years since Barack Obama was first elected president in November 2008, an estimated 67 million firearms have been purchased in the United States. In November a record 2 million guns were sold in America. This was followed up by another record in December. 2.7 million guns were sold in America in the last month of 2012.
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To put this in perspective. Chinese and Indian Standing Army Numbers:
China
- There are 2.29 active members in the Chinese Army.
India
- There are 1.13 active members in the Indian Army.
There were enough guns sold in the US in November and December to outfit each active member of the Chinese and Indian armies with a brand new gun.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: armsbuildup; ban; banglist; chinesemilitary; donttreadonme; guncontrol; nocompromise; obama; secondamendment; shallnotbeinfringed; tyranny; youwillnotdisarmus
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Damn straight!
And two of them were mine!
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:28:56 AM PST
by
servo1969
To: servo1969
This is the grand irony,
the libs endlessly complain about gun manufacturers profits, yet they made them skyrocket by successfully electing Obama twice.
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:35:17 AM PST
by
sickoflibs
(Losing to O is NO principle!)
To: servo1969
Just scanning the linked article, it looks like those are just the ones requiring background checks. I wonder what the total is.
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:35:17 AM PST
by
DocRock
(All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
To: servo1969
“There are 2.29 active members in the Chinese Army.
India
- There are 1.13 active members in the Indian Army. “
wow, that’s not very many
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:35:59 AM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: servo1969
It’s not the Indian or Chinese Army we fear.
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:35:59 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: servo1969
Every where I look there’s a number of about 300 million firearms in the possession of US citizens. My gut says that number is low. Articles like this suggest that the number must be higher. Guns don’t age like cars.
To: servo1969
Tell me about it. I’ve been looking for a 9mm handgun, and the places are picked over. Given that I’m a fiscal conservative, I’m also frugal, which is slowing down the purchase. (Supply and demand causing prices to rise).
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:38:16 AM PST
by
brownsfan
(Behold, the power of government cheese.)
To: servo1969
I added the numbers. November and December purchases totaled 1.28 million more than the combined Indian and Chinease armies, meaning he probably could have included the U.S. Army and Marines with a few guns still left over.
To: servo1969
Tonight I’m headed over to a real small place a couple towns over to see if I can get a little 7.62x39 ammo for my rifle that I lost due to an unfortunate boating accident. 8^| Just for target practice. Should be interesting to see what he does/doesn’t have in stock.
To: NewHampshireDuo
‘A friend of mine’ who went 55 years of his life without one just bought two guns this month.
[And then lost them in a tragic boating accident]
The store owner was happy he was making a ton of money- even expanded his store open hours temporarily.. but he said he was worried about what would happen to his business AFTER
Does anyone here shoot a 410? Is reloading those shells much cheaper? (I know they are very expensive to begin with, for some reason)
How do 410 shotgun shells compare with .45 bullets? (cost wise) the one gun ‘my friend’ bought is made to shoot both.) [I mean if he hadn’t lost them in the tragic boating accident]
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:44:57 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
To: brownsfan
me, too.
was waiting for a more opportune time to add more / (replace the one in the boating accident) ...
doesn't look like the price is EVER going to go down.
if I am any more cynical, we should check the firearm/ammo manufactures’ link to politicians who want to post more gun laws. Every time some thing like this in the air, there is a run on both. Never fails.
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:45:04 AM PST
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: servo1969
"Honest Americans Bought Enough Guns in November and December to Outfit the Entire Chinese and Indian Armies"I truly hope this is accurate because not a one was purchased so that a gun owner would have something to turn in.
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:46:44 AM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
To: servo1969
Good to know that if it comes to Revolution-II, we won’t have to be in debt to the French (Navy) or Dutch ($’s).
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:47:14 AM PST
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: servo1969
Couldn’t move in the Berea, Ohio Gun Show yesterday. Shoulder to shoulder attendance.
My son and I both joined the NRA last Thursday.
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:47:21 AM PST
by
laweeks
To: PGR88
Excellent news then.
This should put some fear into “the Indian or Chinese (or any one else’) Army”.
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:48:31 AM PST
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: TheRhinelander
Locally I’ve seen a pretty good supply of 7.62 x 39, .308 and most handgun stuff (.9mm and .40) NO .223 / 5.56 to be found anywhere.
To: NewHampshireDuo
Every where I look theres a number of about 300 million firearms in the possession of US citizens. My gut says that number is low. Articles like this suggest that the number must be higher. Guns dont age like cars. That's funny you should mention it. A relative of mine recently found his cache of weapons. They are hand-me-downs. Some of them are VERY VERY old. 1873 Winchester for instance. There is an M1 Garand in the mix. They are in pretty good condition for the most part. But we are taking them to a gun smith to have them tuned up and ready to shoot. We suspect most have not been fired since at least the 1960s.
To get to your point, however, in a demanding position, I'd run a cloth or two down that M1, jam that loaded steel clip in it and give it a try.
Add a dozen or so weapons to those previously lost in statistics to old age. We are bringing these weapons back up to specs (just for fun and family treasures of course). They will be battle ready...er... I mean ready for the range in about a month. I'll keep these family heirlooms in tip top shape from now until I pass them on.
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:50:46 AM PST
by
Tenacious 1
("The Brittish are Comming (to confiscate weapons)" - Paul Revere (We know how that ended))
To: technically right
That’s encouraging. I have 1k rounds waiting for me in a secure location, which I will pick up later this winter. Until then I need small amounts. I’m conserving as much as possible. I heard Wal-Fart is NOT restocking ammo. Not sure if this is true or not. I’m tempted to go find out.
To: servo1969
It is the homes without guns I would be worried about. Easy enough to check addresses on streets to see if they were gun owners.Me, too!
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:52:33 AM PST
by
TexasRedeye
(Eschew obfuscation.)
To: servo1969
The United States Citizens KNOW that they're going to have to fight TYRANTS in their own government.
You cannot protect life, without the ability to take life.
While you are WAITING for the police to respond, someone could be losing their life.
All people of a responsible age should be armed.
As
EternalVigilance reminded us:
The Second Amendment IS Pro-Life.
"Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life;
Secondly, to liberty;
Thirdly, to property;together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can.
These are evident branches of, rather than deductions from, the duty of self-preservation,commonly called the first law of nature...In short, it is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or any number of men, at the entering into society,
to renounce their essential natural rights, or the means of preserving those rights; when the grand end of civil government, from the very nature of its institution, is for the support, protection, and defence of those very rights;
the principal of which, as is before observed, are Life, Liberty, and Property.
If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand end of society would absolutely vacate such renunciation.
The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty,it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift
and voluntarily become a slave."
Click here to read the 12 page pamphlet.
Let us NEVER FORGET THAT !
Let's subjugate them to OUR end game, DUST!
"COMPROMISE" is
a DIRTY word!
People who study the Bible know that
COMPROMISE almost always leads to destruction.
It's time to mock the "Gun Control" Zombies!
"Gun Control" is
a firm grip, steady breathing, accurate aim (developed by lots of practice), and a slow trigger pull.
The Swiss have got it CORRECT !
We need to learn
from the Swiss and implement their
"gun control measures" here in the United States right now, today!
These laws are the ones we should shove into the
"2nd Amendment Haters" faces.
" Today, military service for Swiss males is universal. At about age 20, every Swiss male goes through 118 consecutive days of recruit training in the Rekrutenschule. ...
Even before required training begins, young men and women may take optional courses with the Swiss army's M57 assault rifle.
They keep that gun at home for three months and receive six half-day training sessions.
From age 21 to 32, a Swiss man serves as a "frontline" troop in the Auszug, and devotes three weeks a year (in eight of the 12 years) to continued training.
From age 33 to 42, he serves in the Landwehr (like America's National Guard); every few years, he reports for two-week training periods.
Finally, from ages 43, to 50, he serves in the Landsturm; in this period, he only spends 13 days total in "home guard courses."
Over a soldier's career he also spends scattered days on mandatory equipment inspections and required target practice.
Thus, in a 30-year mandatory military career, a Swiss man only spends about one year in direct military service.
Following discharge from the regular army, men serve on reserve status until age 50 (55 for officers).
By the Federal Constitution of 1874, military servicemen are given their first equipment, clothing and arms.
After the first training period, conscripts must keep gun, ammunition and equipment an ihrem Wohnort ("in their homes") until the end of their term of service.
Today, enlisted men are issued M57 AUTOMATIC assault rifles and officers are given pistol.
Each reservist is issued 24 rounds of ammunition in sealed packs for emergency use.(Contrary to Handgun Control's claim that "all ammunition must be accounted for," the emergency ammunition is the only ammo that requires accounting.)
After discharge from service, the man is given a bolt rifle free from registration or obligation.
Starting in the 1994, the government will GIVE ex-reservists assault rifles. Officers carry pistols rather than rifles and are given their pistols the end of their service.
When the government adopts a new infantry rifle, it sells the old ones to the public.
Reservists are encouraged to buy MILITARY ammunition(7.5 and 5.6mm-5.56 mm in other countries-for rifles and 9 and 7.65 mm Luger for pistols)
which is sold AT COST by the government, for target practice .
Non-military ammunition for long-gun hunting and .22 Long Rifle (LR) ammo are not subsidised, but are subiect to NO sales controls.
Non-military non-hunting ammunition more powerful than .22 LR (such as .38 Spl.) is registered at the time of sale.
Swiss military ammo must be registered IF bought at a private store, BUT NEED NOT BE REGISTERED IF bought at a range.
The nation's 3,000 shooting ranges sell the overwhelming majority of ammunition.
Technically, ammunition bought at the range must be used at the range, but the rule is barely known and almost never obeyed.
The army SELLS a variety of machine guns, submachine guns, anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft guns, howitzers and cannons.
Purchasers of these weapons require an EASILY OBTAINED cantonal license, and the weapons are registered.
In a nation of six million people, there are at least two million guns, including 600,000 FULLY AUTOMATIC assault rifles, half a million pistols, and numerous machine guns.
Virtually every home has a gun.
Besides SUBSIDIZED military surplus, the Swiss can buy other firearms easily too.
While long guns require NO special purchase procedures, handguns are sold only to those with a Waffenerwerbsschien (purchase certificate) issued by a cantonal authority.
A certificate is issued to every applicant over 18 who is not a criminal or mentally infirm.
There are NO restrictions on the carrying of long guns.
About half the cantons have strict permit procedures for carrying handguns, and the other half have NO rules at all.
There is NO discernible difference in the crime rate between the cantons as a result of the different policies.
Thanks to a lawsuit brought by the Swiss gun lobby, semi-automatic rifles require NO PURCHASE PERMIT and are NOT registered by the government.
Thus, the ONLY long guns registered by the government are FULL AUTOMATICS."
The Swiss have got it CORRECT !
Let's adopt THEIR LAWS !
Remember:
The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they TRY to take it.
Read
Second Amendment: Its Not About Hunting, IT'S ABOUT TYRANNY .
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posted on
01/14/2013 6:53:04 AM PST
by
Yosemitest
(It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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