Anyone else stocking up on ammo or firearms?

[Shakey]

I'm in North Alabama and the places that sell Guns and Ammo are having good days right now. On a steady incline since a good bit BEFORE the election.

I think the people taht are buying guns right now are the intelligent ones. That's ALL I'm going to say about it. 

If they are really intelligent, wouldn't they already have guns?

[Big Lebowski]

I'm in North Alabama and the places that sell Guns and Ammo are having good days right now. On a steady incline since a good bit BEFORE the election.

I think the people taht are buying guns right now are the intelligent ones. That's ALL I'm going to say about it. 

If they are really intelligent, wouldn't they already have guns?

  Good point, I bought my first gas mask during the first Gulf war.

[TK73]

Anybody got a link to a RELIABLE news source concerning pending tax legislation where this is coming from??   

PS: "reliable" does not mean the "wingnuts" on the radio such as that hypocrite Limp-bag...

[AKcharger]

They'll get my guns when they pry 'em out of my cold dead hands  

...I have all these for zombies

[Drache]

What pisses me off is the guns that Canada say are prohibited or restricted! I can buy a Remington 700 XCR Long Tactical (same rifle as the M700 used by military forces) yet other weapons like a Dragunov SVD is prohibited! A semi-auto only AR-15 (all full auto is prohibited in Canada) is restricted meaning I can ONLY own one if I have the PROPER license and I HAVE to be a long standing member of a gun club (if you move to a town that doesn't have a gun club you are supposed to sell them right away). Yet at the same time I can buy the civilian version of the H&K SL-8 which is not even restricted meaning I can even hunt with it (can only hunt with non-restricted and non-prohibited weapons). Handguns even have tougher laws (no CCW here either)!

The laws in Canada are fucked up! You can't ALTER a gun's length to make the entire gun under 26" yet you can BUY a factory made pistol grip pump shotgun with an overall length of 22" and that's ok! But if you ADD a folding stock to that shotgun, it is then classified as a prohibited weapon until you take the folding stock off!

[last426]

I love all these pollyannas daisy-tripping around in their flowery, flowing caftans thinking all is right with the world, that their neighborhood (no "u", thanks very much) is the safest around, and that we NRA folks and gun-rights advocates are all off our rockers. What the f%#k ever. You come into MY house at 1 a.m., or anytime, for that matter, without my permission, and I don't know you, I am going to shoot you, and if I've done it properly, I am most likely going to kill you. Come in my house, I got a l'il somethin' for you.

Funny, all the liberals who are forcing our hands into this stockpiling effort, are the same ones who either want to abolish the 2nd Amendment, or THEIR government has their noses planted so far up their collective asses, that they feel the United States should follow suit. Sorry. BigRed ain't a'gonna roll that way, brother. Eat lead, salute my Flag, here's your toe tag. The End

That's pretty simple for sure.  But keep in mind that we have the Presidency, the Senate, the House and soon the Supreme Court.  The Police and Armed Forces will be at our beck and call. Just a suggestion but if I were you, I would tone it down a notch -- I mean, it's not really a fair fight; or is it?  Remember guys (funny how it always seems to be only guys), the times have changed and your side lost.  And it is so much more satisfying to use words as the ammo and the courts as the weapons to gently remind you who is in charge.  Now go hug your gun or guns, depending on how insecure you happen to be.  Soon you might be kissing them goodbye.  I know, I know, it will hurt for a while but we all will be stronger for it.  Kim

[BB1]

 

[Chris G.]

I think the people taht are buying guns right now are the intelligent ones.

I always thought intelligent people knew how to spell "That"? 

[greenpigs]

Or at least use the spellcheck. 

  Back to the subject: I picked up a  Ruger 10\22 yesterday and while not Rambo material the three 30 round banana clips I ordered should make plinking a little more fun.

[rudyjrusa]

I love all these pollyannas daisy-tripping around in their flowery, flowing caftans thinking all is right with the world, that their neighborhood (no "u", thanks very much) is the safest around, and that we NRA folks and gun-rights advocates are all off our rockers. What the f%#k ever. You come into MY house at 1 a.m., or anytime, for that matter, without my permission, and I don't know you, I am going to shoot you, and if I've done it properly, I am most likely going to kill you. Come in my house, I got a l'il somethin' for you.

Funny, all the liberals who are forcing our hands into this stockpiling effort, are the same ones who either want to abolish the 2nd Amendment, or THEIR government has their noses planted so far up their collective asses, that they feel the United States should follow suit. Sorry. BigRed ain't a'gonna roll that way, brother. Eat lead, salute my Flag, here's your toe tag. The End

That's pretty simple for sure.  But keep in mind that we have the Presidency, the Senate, the House and soon the Supreme Court.  The Police and Armed Forces will be at our beck and call. Just a suggestion but if I were you, I would tone it down a notch -- I mean, it's not really a fair fight; or is it?  Remember guys (funny how it always seems to be only guys), the times have changed and your side lost.  And it is so much more satisfying to use words as the ammo and the courts as the weapons to gently remind you who is in charge.  Now go hug your gun or guns, depending on how insecure you happen to be.  Soon you might be kissing them goodbye.  I know, I know, it will hurt for a while but we all will be stronger for it.  Kim

the reason our founding fathers wanted us to have guns is to protect us against the government - once that is gone - our country is gone - welcome dictator barrack or barry!

[Ghoste]

I wonder though, what the founding fathers would have thought over two hundred years ago had they foreseen drive-by gang bangers, road rage, grocery clerk hold ups, rape at gunpoint, car jacking, school yard massacres, snipers for fun, and so on and so on.
Just asking the question as I wrote it though.  Trust me, I'm not anti gun, the Canadian gun registry is a huge money grab and a complete waste of time in my opinion.

[Orange_Crush]

I've always been pro-second amendment.  When you consider the fact that the FF intended the population to be the "check and balance" for the government, it makes perfect sense.

I, however, refuse to live in fear.  The bulk of posts I've seen on this subject tell me that you guys live every day of your lives in abject terror.  Its like you're holed up in bunkers waiting for the apocalypse to come or the gang of roving hippies to break down your doors and smother you with daisies while they hammer your guns into plowshares.

Life is too short.

[greenpigs]

Nope Orange, I just like to shoot clays and hit what I am aiming at. The are no military rations or a bathtub full of water at my house. Not everyone that's owns a couple firearms is an extremist. I got a feeling this thread is going to be locked soon.

[Orange_Crush]

Nope Orange, I just like to shoot clays and hit what I am aiming at. The are no military rations or a bathtub full of water at my house. Not everyone that's owns a couple firearms is an extremist. I got a feeling this thread is going to be locked soon.

And I never said they were.  I do not own a firearm.  I know many people who do and would not qualify any of them as extremists.
As I said, my comments are directed at the "chicken littles" on the board.

[BMOTOXSTAR]

I've always been pro-second amendment.  When you consider the fact that the FF intended the population to be the "check and balance" for the government, it makes perfect sense.

I, however, refuse to live in fear.  The bulk of posts I've seen on this subject tell me that you guys live every day of your lives in abject terror.  Its like you're holed up in bunkers waiting for the apocalypse to come or the gang of roving hippies to break down your doors and smother you with daisies while they hammer your guns into plowshares.

Life is too short.

Never said I live in fear. I am a realist. I could care less if you want to be prepared to defend yourself.

[PocketThunder]

What is the shelf life of a shot gun shell?  I have some 12 guage shells that are several years old and was wondering how long i can still use them?

Paul

[BMOTOXSTAR]

My friend just fired off some shells that were from the 1970's.
I asked him the same thing, said the shelf life is years as long as they do not get damp.

[moparguy01]

I wonder though, what the founding fathers would have thought over two hundred years ago had they foreseen drive-by gang bangers, road rage, grocery clerk hold ups, rape at gunpoint, car jacking, school yard massacres, snipers for fun, and so on and so on.
Just asking the question as I wrote it though.  Trust me, I'm not anti gun, the Canadian gun registry is a huge money grab and a complete waste of time in my opinion.

how many rapes have been commited by knife point? quite a few i'm sure. The point is that if you ban firearms, A. the black market will explode and it'll be worse than before because nobody can defend themselves, and the 10 cops per 1500 people in each town will be overwhelmed and can't protect everybody, or B. people will start throwing pointy sticks, or rocks at people. Firearms aren't the only weapons available for use to injure somebody. I've heard of a guy getting killed by a piece of steel plate. So you tell me, will outlawing firearms take care of your problem? I sincerely doubt it.

The bottom line is that no matter how much we want it to happen, the police cannot always be there to babysit every person. Sometime you might be put into a extra ordinary situation where you might need to defend yourself as well as your family. Maybe your family doesn't mean enough for you to step up and defend them, but mine sure does to me. If it comes down to defending my family I'd do whatever it takes to keep them safe. This is what makes the difference between a citizen and a subject. Your a subject. The Government should fear its people, its people shouldn't fear the government.

[dodgecharger-fan]

the Canadian gun registry is a huge money grab and a complete waste of time in my opinion.

I agree.

How many criminals registered their guns?

Zero.

So, what did it accomplish other than to fill the government coffers with honest folks' money.

[Big Lebowski]

I love all these pollyannas daisy-tripping around in their flowery, flowing caftans thinking all is right with the world, that their neighborhood (no "u", thanks very much) is the safest around, and that we NRA folks and gun-rights advocates are all off our rockers. What the f%#k ever. You come into MY house at 1 a.m., or anytime, for that matter, without my permission, and I don't know you, I am going to shoot you, and if I've done it properly, I am most likely going to kill you. Come in my house, I got a l'il somethin' for you.

Funny, all the liberals who are forcing our hands into this stockpiling effort, are the same ones who either want to abolish the 2nd Amendment, or THEIR government has their noses planted so far up their collective asses, that they feel the United States should follow suit. Sorry. BigRed ain't a'gonna roll that way, brother. Eat lead, salute my Flag, here's your toe tag. The End

That's pretty simple for sure.  But keep in mind that we have the Presidency, the Senate, the House and soon the Supreme Court.  The Police and Armed Forces will be at our beck and call. Just a suggestion but if I were you, I would tone it down a notch -- I mean, it's not really a fair fight; or is it?  Remember guys (funny how it always seems to be only guys), the times have changed and your side lost.  And it is so much more satisfying to use words as the ammo and the courts as the weapons to gently remind you who is in charge.  Now go hug your gun or guns, depending on how insecure you happen to be.  Soon you might be kissing them goodbye.  I know, I know, it will hurt for a while but we all will be stronger for it.  Kim

  I knew it, I just knew it. That didn't take long. Comrade Kim seems to be gloatingly joyfull about crushing Americas 2nd amendment....While at the same time...having a tizzy about what Calif. said about marriage...another American tradition shoved down the crapper.
     Yes you guys must be so happy...you're foaming at the mouths.

[TK73]

The point is that if you ban firearms,

Who's talking about banning guns??

Still waiting on information concerning pending tax legislation on ammo... now I'd like to see the link to legislation on banning guns... 

Bueller?
Bueller??

[Drache]

wow this is actually STILL going and hasn't been locked yet!

[superduperbee]

 



Most of those people rushed into the stores on the 3rd because they really wondered if ammo taxes would go up before Thanksgiving.

He doesn't get inaugurated till January, how can he impose a tax before Thanksgiving??? We were stocking up in case Obama lost and the riots come back.