Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

[LRRPF52]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

I never buy AR15's off the shelf anymore. I prefer to be my own QC department, while staying on a budget.

I buy as many components as possible throughout the year so my family members will have something for me to pass onto them down the road.

 

[tylerw02]

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A guy can probably build better than RRA, DPMS, and other lower quality ARs, but the top tier stuff is going to be much better CC than Frankenguns.

 

[FALex]

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whoever believes the shit cannot hit the fan due to a republican controlled house has not heard of executive orders. I believe Obama has signed 139 of them at this juncture (might be a few more). Furthermore, this is where the UN back-door treaty applies too.

Lastly, it may be mere "coincidence" that Reuters reports, only "hours after winning the presidential election, "the United States backed a U.N. committee's call on Wednesday to renew debate over a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade..."
found here:
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-arms-treaty-un-idUSBRE8A627J20121107>

According to this same report, the current Admin dropped the issue in July (so as to not be brought into the campaign), but picked it up immediately after winning the election.

Tis' only food to chew (maybe choke) on...

 

[gunman_7]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: FALex</div><div class="ubbcode-body">whoever believes the shit cannot hit the fan due to a republican controlled house has not heard of executive orders. I believe Obama has signed 139 of them at this juncture (might be a few more). Furthermore, this is where the UN back-door treaty applies too.

Lastly, it may be mere "coincidence" that Reuters reports, only "hours after winning the presidential election, "the United States backed a U.N. committee's call on Wednesday to renew debate over a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade..."
found here:
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-arms-treaty-un-idUSBRE8A627J20121107>

According to this same report, the current Admin dropped the issue in July (so as to not be brought into the campaign), but picked it up immediately after winning the election.

Tis' only food to chew (maybe choke) on... </div></div>

Everyone of your topics have been not only brought to light, but also discussed thoroughly in this thread already. Please read the threads that you want to comment on.

 

[Indypendent]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

I've always been in a state of "stocking up", the political winds never shift me any more towards or away from this...it's a disease actually and screw you guys for judging me!

j/k

The hoarding is in full affect and it's killing me!

Does anyone know of any companies that forecasted this situation and deliberately upped production in an attempt to keep up with demand?

 

[Tough Guy]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Indypendent</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've always been in a state of "stocking up", the political winds never shift me any more towards or away from this...it's a disease actually and screw you guys for judging me!

j/k

The hoarding is in full affect and it's killing me!

<span style="font-weight: bold">Does anyone know of any companies that forecasted this situation and deliberately upped production in an attempt to keep up with demand? </span></div></div>

Corporations are not that bright. In typical normal times they can lose millions/billions a year just being out of stock. The only thing they can accurately predict is when they need to go to the bathroom.

 

[smschulz]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

[mini-rant] First, I hate the term 'assault weapons' used in a general term.
It gives the anti's (the same mass dumbasses that reelected BHO) ammunition to denigrate firearms.
We all know ANY weapon can be used to assault (fill-in-the-blank) and assigning that term just hurts the cause, IMO.
I could go on but this only a mini-rant. [/mini-rant]

Second, WHY do you have to wait for bad circumstances to be prepared?
Kinda stupid ~ isn't it?
Shouldn't you be buying your 'stash' before the SHTF?
I say buy everything you can all the time every time you can ~ but what do I know?
YMMV

 

[JoshcBoucher]

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Buy Buy Buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just my thoughts! The Ban's back! just a matter of when! Buy now!

 

[Yama Arashi]

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[cobaltbomb]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

i austria, where i live, the gun laws are for european standarts pretty ok.

we have a very high taxrate and a lot ofwealth transfer from hard working to poor/lazy people to the extend that its not paying off to work hard any more
regarding the gunlaws things have turned worse every decade.
the nomenclatura is afraid of armed citizens.
the socialists and greens hate guns and take every family tragedy shooting as a reason to ask for even stricter laws.
since this year a centralised digital gun registration database is in place in all european countries due to EU legislation

in the US socialist and green ideas are clearly taking over the mayority.
as the population distribution changes from middelclass hard working people (classical GOP voters) to other types

it may not be this term, or the next one but i clearly see gun legislation in the US get tighther on the longer run for that reason.

i would stock up fore sure

 

[5hans5]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

I'll chime in. Use your money to support the parts of the US economy you like. The gun industry is in a major boom now for many good reasons, let's keep 'em going as it'll only encourage them to make more good stuff. Then let it be upon the government to convince us that we don't want a strong industry in our economy to keep going, that'll be fun to hear. Check out those Black Friday deals- Dick's with the 700's, etc. Should be fun.

I think the lower comment stands well. Go get some future regulated parts and they'll likely keep value if not increase. Hi-cap mags should be good valuewise. Ammo is good, especially if they go to a tax by the round that's being suggested. Expect new gun taxes like in Chicago (I'm sure those gangbangers are saving up right now to pay those extra $25 fees). Heck, it can't be bad to buy things if you can afford them and would want them anyway.

Lastly, I'd say the best thing to do is get as many people you know whom don't shoot out to the range for a day and get them addicted/interested. If we spread the gun enthusiast virus enough it'll make it just that much harder to stop.

 

[johnnyappleseed]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

after the election 4 years ago bullet parts disappeared around here for a while

i did buy a can of powder a couple of days ago but i'm not really worried about it

at least i live in a gun friendly state

 

[c1steve]

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When Bill Clinton and other pushed through the Assault Rifle ban years ago, they got what they wanted but at the next election lots of Democrats politicians were voted out. I expect that Obama and others are fully aware of this, and will not push gun legislation at all.

However, Hillary Clinton is lining up financial backers for 2016, and I am sure she will push for more gun control. If she is in the race, prices for anything firearm are going to go up, up, up.

-s

 

[clarkarchery]

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I am but I may be using it as an excuse to feed my addiction. LOL

 

[ValorsMinion]

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The day of the election I decided to build a 308 AR. I should have all the parts here for the build by early next week. Its not the most comfortable on the ol pocket book as I was not expecting to buy anything.

Before the election, I felt that even if obama won, I was all set as far as "assault rifles" go. I had a different feeling after the election. I'm justifying it (as an excuse to buy more guns) as a statement of solidarity with other gun owners exercising our god given rights. I also donated some money to the NRA-ILA, I think they are gonna need it.


On the bright side, I managed to sell an unconverted Saiga 223 that I had collecting dust in the back of my safe within an hour of posting it on another site.

 

[JoshcBoucher]

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Ya make your "move", or not. I invest. Before the last ban, I bought a gun. After the ban, I sold my $500 dollar gun for $2500, and bought a boat. Maybe the "boat thing" wasn't a good investment, but I had fun with it. My thoughts. If a ban comes back, prices will go up. Roll your Dice! You might double your investment. Ya might not. Don't think the world will end. It won't! Remember 2000, and the "computer thing!" Nothing happened. Calm down, but think about the "possibility" of making some money, off this. Some "crazy idiots" might buy your 1100 dollar Colt AR, for 2500. It happened to me.

 

[11B-B4]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

Why not you can always have more guns. I cant remember the last gun I bought and sold that I lost money on.

Also in a doomsday scenario you can either be a good Samaritan and give one to a loved one, or trade guns for other things... They will be worth more than gold.

 

[winterhorse290]

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guess i jumped the gun a little. bought 2 last year and enough ammo to just about wear them out. prices were good and ammo was cheap(er). now i,m thinking i might want to get one more just for an investment. gold? you can,t eaat it or use it for anything. better to buy lead, powder, primer ands beans. That will only go up in value along with a spare rifle or two.
the current whitehouse

 

[jcsparky]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: excaliber</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Or so Gov calls them. If your thinking about buying an Ar, Ak or anything they call an assault weapon, you might want to do it now. You should already have at least 1 of each with couple of thousand rounds of ammo for each. It seems like everybody says that their going to ban this and ban that. Since the street sweeper got banned, what about the Kel-Tec KSG? What about the Slidefire or DefendAR stocks? Guess we will see! </div></div>

I have been since 2008....

 

[jarhead_h]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

Panic buying is NEVER a good idea. Going into this election I hope everyone knew that we were gonna lose no matter which of the two lesser evils finally got the job. President Barry was so obvious that he didn't even need to to bring it up really, while Romneybot ultimately would have used gun control legislation as a bargaining chip for a tax break or something. The Reps in the House will have to close ranks just to keep their seats in 2010 so there won't be a single successful piece of legislation until at least then, but it is VERY possible that the Reps in the Senate will cave in on the UN treaty. And then that's gonna be challenged in court and existing precendent is that a treaty that violates the Constitution can be ignored.

None of that will stop gun grabbers. Ever. This is a fight that never ends. We all kinow this.

Our laws are designed around a tradional production -> retail model. I'm working on an idea that just might turn that on it's head if it can get enough traction. Change the model the laws become redundant.

 

[corey4]

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my wife usually gives me a bit of greif when i buy something, usually because it isn't cheap.

she says, how much was that?

oh, it was only $800 i say

jesus core, really?!?!?

what she doesn't know that i knocked of a few hundred, haha.

so after the election, she asked what we have. i opened the safe, explained what everything was. then she asked about ammo. i reluctantly showed her the quantity i had, and told her that i hid it from her. she asked how many thousands? i said 6.

DOUBLE EVERYTHING she said and walked away.

wooohooo!!!

so i went shopping!

 

[JoshcBoucher]

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I love that woman's attitude! Don't forget the "accesorise's'[spell check, cause I'm a guy}, Scopes,Clips, Handbags, in matching colors, etc. What about the Kevlar, in turqoise{ new, in the fall line, from Armani}

 

[Twisted .308]

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Well , I'm skeptical...but I did purchase ( a bunch lets say ) of these polymer lowers....that can be buried etc...with worry of being found by a metal detector...for a tad over $40 ea.. maybe be used as trading materials if needed

 

[Jacklulu]

Re: Should we stock up on "Assault Weapons"?

Buy low sell high !!!!!!!!!
This has always been the Traders rule
I have sold a lot of my under desirable rifles for a lot of $$$$ this week &#128525;&#128516;&#128515;
I have spent many years in politics and have no fear of loosening our 2nd amendments right!!!!!
There will be casualties along the way , as there has always been.
But I must admit there are always items that are put on the market that pushes the limits of a Sane society!
I love shooting and have taught my son, my boy scout troop, and other friends and family the basics of this wonderful sport and all the saftey requirements to participate in it.
Happy Thanksgiving to all
A full morning of skeet,trap and five stand for all the boys and girls that I will be having for dinner (24)
Be well
John