According to this report, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has stopped hemming and hawing about whether or not he’ll sign the magazine capacity bill. TheĀ Hickster says he’s gonna do it to limit lawful gun owners’ ability to shoot deadly assailants. Or maybe it was something about criminals. Anyway, Mapgpul execs are busy packing both heat and boxes, ready to move to somewhere where their standard capacity mags and mag-making machinery are more welcome than Sandra Scholz at a Playboy crayfish festival. Hickenlooper understands the economic fallout but reckons the loss of 200 jobs won’t hurt his political career. So that’s that then.
The Fed Govt is most certainly playing some role in this ammo shortage. Its been more then 2 months already, supply and demand should have caught up with each other. It is completely unnatural that the distributors should be out of ammo. The ammo is either all going to one place (DHS) or manufacturers have been ordered to stop making it.
No, the shortage is completely natural.
Demand is through the roof. Manufacturers are making it as fast as they can but they can’t keep up.
If you can make X of a product per day and people want more than X per day there will be shortages until you can catch up.
The Crypto Commies believe that all future elections will be Single-Party, single outcome elections just like the Cuban Utopia
He starts off fine & then morphs into a feinswineske gun grabber. I was shocked that he was coming down on barak”i have a dream” obama, Randy
Oh, but this ain’t over yet.
http://wr2a.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/colorado-senate-starts-a-gun-control-fight-they-cannot-win/
That dumb governor is in for a shock next election.
Google onenewsnow and dhs ammo or obama administration buying up all ammo to keep it from citizens. Listen to the interview with a guy in the gun/ammo manufacturing business. Does anyone know what IDIQ means? Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity. That is what the government has over the ammo manufactureres. Listen to the interview it will answer a huge part of this question.
P.S. I posted the link in but not sure it will come through.
Well this sucks.. .what sucks worse is the price gougers are going to be way worse until July 1st… They totally have the right to make money, even at my expense, I just wish they didn’t! Anyways… how the hell can I start a recall?? And where the hell was the NRA at???????????
The liability bill there seems even more scary. The magazine limits aren’t new in the end, NY’s seven rounds being the exception, but the liability business would be a total disaster. Makes you wonder if that’s the bill Hick will kill, if it passes, in order to look a bit more “pro-gun”. Or will it be campus carry? Or maybe none of the above – as he says, he has nothing to fear.
God, I hope this sentiment continues nationally. I knew several shooters that had better things to do than vote in the 2012 elections.
“no appreciable breaking point”
Can anyone please give feedback how this compares with Ruger’s SR9 and the Sr9C? Do the two 9mm’s have the same issue with no appreciable breaking point?
BTW, the SR9C is one of the few Ruger’s not to dry fire. Without a mag in the pistol (assume it’s the same with the SR9) repetitive dry firing launches the striking pin into the drop down safety bar. This has caused a number of problems with light primer strikes occurring failing to ignite the powder when a magazine is inserted and a cartridge is later placed in the chamber.
I’ve been shooting my 7mm Mauser because at least I can get ammo for it. And wehave broke out the shottys as well, because 12 Gauge birdshot is cheaper than 9mm at the moment – and more available as well.
CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY!
This crap can’t happen with it.
So Missouri lawmakers passed a law some years ago to prevent state agencies from complying with portions of REAL ID, yet the plaintiff has to seek a restraining order to get the DMV to stop complying with a law that they are already prohibited from complying with? I LOVE state government.
MO license offices fall under the direction of DoR. But, here’s the fun part, they are run by private third-parties. Even better, up till like 3 years ago, offices were a patronage gig – now they bid them out.
Honestly though, this sounds like a typical bureaucratic fiasco. DC says jump, MO law says no, clerks are soulless drones who’s greatest joy in life is demanding data they aren’t legally able to have, then denying you licensing when you know the law. Been there, done that.
All citizens have rights. Those rights are constrained by the rights of other citizens. I have the right to travel. I don’ t have the right to drive on the sidewalk. I have the right to Kaba. I don’t have the right to fire indiscriminately into the air. Seems simple enough to me.
It may not do much, but why don’t we start boycotting businesses owned by CO elected officials who are supporting these ridiculous laws? Most of these folks own or are involved in some type of business. Let’s stop doing business with them. Last I knew Hickendufus owned/co-owned Wynkoop’s in downtown Denver. Let’s start there.
They should start by signing Helen(I know I would). & then get their ass in gear & do some saturization promotions on the various media, like a pop up ad on….wait for it…TTAG, thats what we need, Randy
Focus on the Mission. Stupid.
Donate money to the SAF?
FYI, google up an image of Dana Loesch. Kinda hot.
I listen to her every afternoon, and have met her on numerous occasions with all the tea party and grassroots get togethers, way hot in person..
I had to LOL at the thought that these guns are too big for EDC. I carry a Glock 20 Gen4 every day, inside the waistband in the appendix position.
Is it a big gun? Yes, it is a big gun but that is why I like it š Proper belt, holster and clothing make all the difference for carry.
like 28 seconds in her puts his finger on the trigger
I own several snub and 3 inch 357 revolvers, and with this rounds reputation I am more concerned with follow on targets than follow up shots.
In the words of Richard Pryor;
“I am reaching for into my wallet for my drivers license.” … said while moving very slowly and in an exaggerated manner…. “I ain’t gonna be no %$@*&%$^ accident, Jack!”
I respect and admire cops. That’s why I IMMEDIATELY do EXACTLY what they tell me to do, expecially on the side of the road or in the dark of night. If it was an improper instruction, my lawyer and I may get a judge to say he should not have done that at a later date. I will hire the lawyer, not my Executor.
Number one his finger is on the trigger. Number two he muzzle sweeps the cameraman twice. Number three he constructed an NFA item without pointing out the need to obtain the proper tax stamp. That is three strikes and he should be outta here.
I think that ads like this are important, and that the NRA should do as many as they can. Lobby public perceptions, as this is where ultimately the battle will be won–people who ar convinced that gun bans are good and guns evil will always press for more regulation at every turn.Hearts and minds. Leave the rest up to the federal courts.
Did this ad push buttons, stretch the boundary? Yes; but people considering banning guns must be aware of the uncomfortable consequences that such bans have had in the past and will have in the future. Instead of “it’s for the children,” this has to be a discussion of the consequences to each individual, what the loss of personal rights really means. People are complacent, and have become convinced that “that won’t happen to me” isn’t true.
There are over 10 million illegal aliens in the United States — too many to deport.
There are 45 million to 80 million gun owners in the United states — not too many to disarm.
I’m contacting Remington to tell them that I will sell all my Remingtons and never buy another if they stay in CT
I’m not sure gun banners need jobs, what with “everythings free” philanthropist in place. If you have ever been to an inner city Aldi’s you know the “those that don’t work don’t eat” rule just never quite carried through, Randy
Class act. Thank God there are a few patriots left in this country. I’m off to buy something at Midway.
I have no use for this. If I have a rifle in my hands already, what is the point of the handgun.
Now for something I can really use, when is the Ten-x rail mount 12 gauge going to be available? It was displayed at shot show. An undermounted single shot shotgun attached to an AR would be a sweet setup. Plus, only a five dollar AOW stamp.
After getting this email, I went on the site and swore I would find something to buy as a way of saying thanks.
As luck would have it, I stumbled on to some .224 heads that I haven’t been able to find in months!
Thanks Midway!
What a shame. Colorado used to be a great place, laid back, nobody bothering anyone else, or telling people what to do. The sort of life that liberals would lay claim to as if it was their own creation. But liberals aren’t as laid back as they claim, are they? No, they’re proving themselves to be monumentally uptight, intolerant busy-bodies.
This is the tyranny of tiny minds.
I know someone else has probably already said this, but this guy’s voice TOTALLY sounds like what I’d imagine Bobby Hill from King of the Hill would sound like as an adult. Don’t believe me? Listen again and just imagine it…
An open letter to the Senator
Senator Hudak,
I am not one of your constitutions nor do I live in Colorado, but I was disgusted by the comments you made to a rape victim at the hearings in the CO gun control proposals. How dare you say a person does not have the right to defend themselves with the most efficient means available in the event of an assault on their person. You said “The statistic are not in your favor.” let me tell you this, carrying a firearm is not a magic shield, it does not guarantee safety or survival. All it does is level the playing field and give you a chance. It does not matter if 99 out of 100 people who used a firearm to defend themselves in a rape incident had their weapon used against them. I would rather have a chance at being that 1 out of 100 who was not violated and killed rather than have a 100% chance of being raped and murdered.
In regards to the idea of banning people from protecting themselves because it makes you “feel uncomfortable” I would say your feelings of comfort leveled against an individual’s right (note that word… RIGHT) to be able to defend themselves holds no water what so ever. It makes me uncomfortable that a person such as yourself would be elected to public office but I don’t see you stepping down any time soon.
You and those like you who seek to destroy our natural right to self preservation seem to think that those opposed to your policies are small in numbers and won’t matter come election time, so I will leave you with this. we are not hundreds or thousands, we are millions. It doesn’t matter in which state you hold office, if you attempt to rob us and out future generations of our rights we will rally against you and see to it that you are voted out of office and never hold a public position again. Think about the implications of what you are proposing and reconsider for the sake of yourself and more importantly the law abiding firearms owners of Colorado who are more than capable of booting you out of office.
Any people that allow their rights to be taken away deserve the slavery and misery that result. I hope CT subjects suffer, and suffer horribly.
Start applying the same draconian legislation to all parents before they can breed at all, require special training and licences for people that want to raise autistic and other mentally deficient children, limit the number of children you can legally have, etc, etc…then maybe, just maybe we can talk about increased gun control. Though last I checked your right to breed isn’t even protected by any of the bill of rights.
JFC, is there like something in the food supply the last 30 years that is making these people dumber than a pile of shit? Hey, little miss jax down yonder in your hole, Im pissed, but it’s because of morons like you coming up absolute crap, if this the crap that DC is telling you to sell? And, I’am also ticked that I cant find any 9mm this week, at least locally…