Posted on 05/07/2013 8:40:33 AM PDT by Zakeet
A few interesting points from the article ... reading between the lines:
Considering past actions of the government, like sending armanents to a now-hostile Egypt, is it possible that the US government is now arming Islamic insurgents with bullets?
They can’t really store the number of bullets they intend to buy.
No way gun ownership is going down — maybe, in the Northeast, but not in the South. I personally know 10 people at work who have bought their first gun/s in the last year.
I went to the Nation’s Gun Show (been going for more than a decade) right after Newtown. .45 and 9mm prices were UNCHANGED from a few months earlier.
Can anybody tell me what to expect when I go again in early June?
How could prices and supplies be going crazy with no bullet bans out there, and even meek and weak gun laws are shot down?
I think what has changed is people’s willingness to tell a pollster that they have guns in their homes.
Meaning that one third of those who used to admit ownership of firearms now consider that an imprudent action. Ask yourself what percentage of those who admit to owning firearms would actively resits tyranny and what percentage of gun owners who will not admit ownership would resist. Almost regardless of the fractions chosen for each, the total numbers are quite reassuring.
This isn’t a society stocking up on certain guns because they fear they may be banned. This is a society preparing for war. -Bob Owens
People are wising up. You think people are going to announce what they have? To the government, pollsters, or to their media partners in crime?
I'd say that disclosure of concealed carry holders by the NY newspaper taught people a valuable lesson, namely, they ARE out to get you!
Even in here in NJ. People who never seemed interested in guns are now asking me what they should buy.I know at least 10 people who are buying their first.
The stores are out of inventory.The police depts are swamped with permit applications.
Many people's eyes were opened.
Then add the terrorists running around in Boston, "shelter in place" martial-law and the Gestapo doing house to house searches is definitely opening people's eyes.
Walmart here had a shipment( 1 case) of Winchester .22lr 555 boxes come in and they were gone in 30 minutes.
no doubt about it... hell, I won’t even tell my neighbors if or how many guns I have. Most of my family doesn’t even have any idea, I sure as hell wouldn’t tell anyone connected to government, pollsters or media in some way.
Any US made ammo will be $1 a round and up. Although the news is winding down on gun stuff, the ammo shortage is getting worse. Barring any new events this summer, this shortage is expected to last through the upcoming winter. And prices will rise along with the increased demand for the hard to find food for those new guns folks have bought.
FID cards in The People’s Republic of New Jersey (which were issued for LIFE) will all be voided if the new law passes and is signed by the fat man and all information will be on a mag. strip on your driver’s license. It is by LAW supposed to get an FID card or handgun permit but I’ve never seen it take less than 4 months.
I won't talk to the bastards at all.
Whatever they want to know, it's none of their bloody business.
I have read that Homeland Security is buying up as much .45 Long Colt and 30-30 Winchester as they can get.
Since when does Homeland Security use Colt Single Action revolvers or lever action rifles?
Unfortunately, I believe it will pass and will be signed.
It’s all about making the process as inconvenient and expensive as possible.
The libs are lying to themselves.
“..gun ownership is going down maybe, in the Northeast...”
Quite the contrary, my FRiend.
ALL gun sales are up, pistol permits applications have gone ballistic. Those who didn’t plan ahead for ammo shortages are paying through the nose, but still scrambling to buy.
One shop had an ad in last week’s paper, bricks of .22 (500) for $125.00. SOLD OUT first day!
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