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Well....here in Dixie (Mississippi)the black guns and pistols still reign at shows but I went to a small one this weekend and did notice that the bushmonster ARs were priced around $1,000 to $1,100 for a basic model, which is $200-$300 lower than a month ago. Show was not very crowded for a Sunday afternoon which was a pleasant change to be able to peruse the overpriced wares the "Used Car Salesmen" had on their tables.


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Originally Posted By: Mike Covington
Well....here in Dixie (Mississippi)the black guns and pistols still reign at shows but I went to a small one this weekend and did notice that the bushmonster ARs were priced around $1,000 to $1,100 for a basic model, which is $200-$300 lower than a month ago. Show was not very crowded for a Sunday afternoon which was a pleasant change to be able to peruse the overpriced wares the "Used Car Salesmen" had on their tables.


At $1,000 to $1,100 this is still almost double what they were selling for last year. There's a LOT of money being made right now ripping off panic stricken buyers. As I pointed out earlier; the asking price for large pistol primers was $80 which is over four times what I paid the last time I bought them.
Hopefully some sensibility will eventually return to the market as it did after the gun ban in the 90s. I'm fortunate myself in that I well stocked up in just about every area and can afford to wait this out.
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The matter was even an item here on British t.v. yesterday about the run on ammunition and guns more for self protection than sporting purposes over in the U.S. Lagopus.....

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Watching the phenomena with interest, who are the panic-stricken buyers? I can't imagine members here being panic-stricken by anything. Are they first-time gun buyers? Why are tens, maybe hundreds of thousands, millions of Americans scared?

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No fear or panic, simply voting with our pocketbooks against the policy of Chicagoization.

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We're scared of becoming like Nova Scotians.

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Originally Posted By: King Brown
Watching the phenomena with interest, who are the panic-stricken buyers? I can't imagine members here being panic-stricken by anything. Are they first-time gun buyers? Why are tens, maybe hundreds of thousands, millions of Americans scared?

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That's my loose description of buyers,many of whom are first time firearms purchasers, who fear that they won't be able to buy firearms in the future. There is also pending legislation to either severly restrict the types and quantities of ammunition being sold or to raise the price to unaffordable levels. This is the primary reason(IMO) for the run on ammunition and reloading components.
I personally don't think there's much to fear on either front as the Democrats got a harsh lesson in reality after they enacted the "feel good but worthless" Assault weapons ban in 1994. I don't think they're likely to repeat that fiasco again.
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Originally Posted By: GregSY
We're scared of becoming like Nova Scotians.


Gregsy, I expect you meant that in jest, but that tone seems to be standard in reply to King's observations about the USA. I think he asks questions we should be asking ourselves. Nobody likes having an 'outsider' criticise our Country, but often they can see from their angle what we can't.

Why the heck ARE we arming ourselves with combat style weaponry? Surely nobody's stupid enough to think they are gonna be able to defy the government. I don't see any signs of riot or 'end-times' extinction of Law and Order. I'm not fond of our new government, but the Country voted to giv'em a chance and they're entitled to give Socialism their best shot. We'll run'em off if it doesn't work out.

As for myself, I carry a permitted pistol all the time, but I can't think of any need for infantry weapons...Geo

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Put on a helmet George. I think I hear incoming.


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The Achilles Heel of pure democracy is for 51% to enslave 49%. For a republic, it is the ability of leaders to defy the will of the people. The combination of democratic and republican government characteristics was intended to maximize the strengths while minimizing the weaknesses.

Reading the writings of the founders of this country and framers of our Constitution makes it crystal clear that they considered an armed citizenry an antidote to run-away government. While the vote was orders of magnitude to be prefered over armed interdiction, they recognized that humans are very suceptible to the Siren song of power.

There has been, since the founding of the country, a certain portion of the citizenry who stayed armed for the purpose of forced government change, if it became necessary. The proportion seems to be on the upswing at the moment as the leadership seems to be pointing toward socialism at the expense of individualism. There must be a large number of citizens who have become sufficiently alarmed over future gun and ammo availability to account for the current run. I know a number of first time gun owners who are neither paniced nor scared, but do consider their purchases to be prudent, current conditions considered

The concept that an armed and committed 1% can rule (as opposed to govern) an unarmed, law-abiding 99% may not be currently wasted on Americans. As for a citizen confrontation with the existing government, who would have supposed the Czech citizens could have ever faced down the Communist led Czech Army? You have to keep in mind that most soldiers are citizens first. There is a large gap between a riot and a popular uprising.

What do you suppose would happen if there was a move to eliminate the Presidental term limit within the next couple of years?

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