Post by: bearpaw on December 18, 2012, 04:40:43 PM
Thousands of Americans are rushing to their local gun stores to buy high-powered rifles and ammunition in a bid to thwart a potential assault weapons ban in the wake of last week’s Connecticut school massacre, Fox News reports.
At a Cincinnati gun show, "sales were through the roof on Saturday," Joe Eaton of Ohio’s Buckeye Firearms Association told the network.
"People were buying everything they could out of fear the president would try to ban certain guns and high-capacity magazines."
And in Colorado, an official at Colorado Bureau of Investigation told Fox the agency processed more than 4,200 background checks on Saturday, the day after the shootings.
The hot-selling model is the AR-15 – the same firearm used by gunman Adam Lanza — along with the powerful .223 ammunition it uses.
More than three million Americans own an AR-15, which gun store owners say buyers like because “it's the civilian version of the fearsome M-16 used by the U.S. military,’’ CBS News reports.
Read More: http://www.newsmax.com/US/gun-sales-skyrocket-shooting/2012/12/18/id/468176?s=al&promo_code=11244-1 (http://www.newsmax.com/US/gun-sales-skyrocket-shooting/2012/12/18/id/468176?s=al&promo_code=11244-1)
Post by: 10thmountainarcher on December 18, 2012, 04:55:39 PM
Post by: Huntbear on December 18, 2012, 05:01:13 PM
Why on gods green earth do these idiots keep referring to a .223 round as "high powered"... Fricken 300 win mags must be artillery to these idiots! :bash:
They want to take us back till we all are using Red Ryder BB guns...
Post by: Arnbo on December 18, 2012, 05:03:41 PM
:yike:
Post by: hoytem on December 18, 2012, 05:09:10 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 18, 2012, 05:15:24 PM
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on December 18, 2012, 11:50:21 PM
Why on gods green earth do these idiots keep referring to a .223 round as "high powered"... Fricken 300 win mags must be artillery to these idiots! :bash:
They want to take us back till we all are using Red Ryder BB guns...
You have to be careful with those too Ralphy you will shoot your eye out ;)
Post by: Dave8pt on December 19, 2012, 08:34:04 PM
Why on gods green earth do these idiots keep referring to a .223 round as "high powered"... Fricken 300 win mags must be artillery to these idiots! :bash:
Because these same morons have probably never fired or owned a firearm, nor do they truly understand what responsible, safe gun owernship is.
Post by: Ridgeratt on December 19, 2012, 08:36:45 PM
Post by: tony04 on December 19, 2012, 09:05:18 PM
Post by: Wenatcheejay on December 19, 2012, 09:08:47 PM
Post by: KFhunter on December 19, 2012, 09:09:30 PM
Well the gun folks are driving this hysteria!!! Buying up everything in sight. :twocents:
I think speculation is also driving the market.
I figure there are a lot of buyers picking up AR's and related stuff who do not intend to ever fire it, hold it for ahwile then double their profits.
Post by: Huntbear on December 19, 2012, 09:10:48 PM
Well the gun folks are driving this hysteria!!! Buying up everything in sight. :twocents:
:yeah: :yeah:
Well said!
Post by: Ridgeratt on December 19, 2012, 09:12:32 PM
Well the gun folks are driving this hysteria!!! Buying up everything in sight. :twocents:
I think speculation is also driving the market.
I figure there are a lot of buyers picking up AR's and related stuff who do not intend to ever fire it, hold it for awhile then double their profits.
the other side of the coin is if it's doesn't pan out they have bought high and will end up selling low!!
Gawd I love those folks!!!
Post by: silverdalesauer on December 19, 2012, 10:32:11 PM
Sunbirds in Chehalis were completey out of .40 and .45 ammo along with 223. Why would pistol ammo be selling out?
I believe that the reason why .40 and .45 ammo are gone is because of 2 things:
1. More people are purchasing concealable guns to protect themselves and are purchasing these types of pistols.
2. The proposed weapons ban that keeps getting talked about involves banning both AR type rifles and any semi-auto pistols that carry 9+ rounds.
Post by: leed on December 20, 2012, 03:12:38 PM
Did you know........this is from the FBI crime stas.........more people were killed last year with a hammer or other blunt instrument than rifles!
Expanded Homicide Data Table 8
Murder Victims
by Weapon, 2007–2011
Weapons 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total 14,916 14,224 13,752 13,164 12,664
Total firearms: 10,129 9,528 9,199 8,874 8,583
Handguns 7,398 6,800 6,501 6,115 6,220
Rifles 453 380 351 367 323
Shotguns 457 442 423 366 356
Other guns 116 81 96 93 97
Firearms, type not stated 1,705 1,825 1,828 1,933 1,587
Knives or cutting instruments 1,817 1,888 1,836 1,732 1,694
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.) 647 603 623 549 496
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)1 869 875 817 769 728
Poison 10 9 7 11 5
Explosives 1 11 2 4 12
Fire 131 85 98 78 75
Narcotics 52 34 52 45 29
Drowning 12 16 8 10 15
Strangulation 134 89 122 122 85
Asphyxiation 109 87 84 98 89
Other weapons or weapons not stated 1,005 999 904 872 853
1 Pushed is included in personal weapons.
Post by: Arnbo on December 20, 2012, 06:07:12 PM
Damn near fighting over ammo.All the AR type 22LR rifles were either sold or pending NICS
Seen one lady buying a pink single shot 22 LR telling the clerk she will sleep better now.
Unbelievable that it is coming to this so quickly.
I am so glad I have been adding ammo and arsenal to my family fund.
Over the years could not imagine going through it now.For a lot of reasons.
Post by: quadrafire on December 20, 2012, 06:33:12 PM
Folks are going crazy :chuckle:
Post by: RifleRidge on December 20, 2012, 06:37:32 PM
Why on gods green earth do these idiots keep referring to a .223 round as "high powered"... Fricken 300 win mags must be artillery to these idiots! :bash:
They want to take us back till we all are using Red Ryder BB guns...
Post by: Caseyd on December 20, 2012, 06:37:36 PM
$35 pmags selling by the hand fulls.
Even heard the sales guy calling a valued customer to let them know they had 1 scar sitting in the back and if he wanted it it would be $6k.
This place is over priced to begin with but almost every "assult weapon" on the wall was gone (50+ weapons) not to mention however many they had in the back
Post by: quadrafire on December 20, 2012, 06:40:28 PM
Buy High, sell Low :dunno:
Post by: Caseyd on December 20, 2012, 06:43:18 PM
Sorry, but is this just NUTS?????
Buy High, sell Low :dunno:
Oh I agree
Just watched and couldnt believe the madness :chuckle:
Post by: Caseyd on December 20, 2012, 06:48:19 PM
I know of some billet lowers that are 10 days out and the manufacturer said he isnt going to price goug.
Post by: saylean on December 20, 2012, 06:50:01 PM
See, government can cause an economic turnaround. :tup: :chuckle:
:bash: :bash: :'( :'( :'( :'(
Post by: crazysccrmd on December 20, 2012, 06:59:07 PM
$35 pmags selling by the hand fulls.
So funny. Pmags are nice but not that much better than a standard gi mag. Even more so since 95% of people who buy them don't go to combat with them.
Post by: mkcj on December 20, 2012, 07:07:32 PM
Post by: jaymark6655 on December 21, 2012, 07:54:17 AM
Yeah. Never owned one, but I heard its the plastic lips. When they first came out, when you loaded a mag, put it in your LBV, left it for awhile, when it came time to use it the lips had deformed and the rounds just started falling out.$35 pmags selling by the hand fulls.
So funny. Pmags are nice but not that much better than a standard gi mag. Even more so since 95% of people who buy them don't go to combat with them.
I have a plastic mag that is re-enforce with metal in the lip area. I think pmag just uses a stupid cap thing to push the rounds down and releave the pressure on the lips. But, like I said that is just what I have heard. :dunno: