TTAG’s been railing against gun buybacks since we first hit the ‘net. The programs are expensive and ineffective. Unless, of course, you’re a politician looking to be seen to be “doing something” about “gun violence.” Then it’s someone else’s money and your kudos. By the same token it’s no surprise that anti-gun agitators love gun buybacks. They provide a platform for their relentless campaign of firearms vilification and disarmament. And then there’s the media, delighted to show viewers images of guns—GUNS—while patting themselves on the back for providing a “community service.” So, even though gun buybacks are to crime control what schnauzers are to MENSA, the practice continues. And continues to spread. What a waste, on every level.
Please no more pics of the hag.
I’ll never understand why people turn stuff in at these events. I wish I lived somewhere near one I’d stand out side and offer $10 more then the buy back was and see what I could get for a steal.
I’ve got a DB380 that is so unreliable that I have permanently shelved it in my safe. I have replaced it with a Bodyguard .380 for warm weather carry. If I could get a couple hundred bucks from a buyback, I’d totally turn it in.
Knowing how bad the gun is, I couldn’t bring myself sell/give it to anyone who would actually use it.
I shot the Model 1928, and was shocked at the amount of muzzle-flip. I could only keep it on target with short bursts.
I have considered doing a featureless build with my AR. If I do, this is definitely the stock I would use. All the other ones I’ve seen are fugly pieces of kydex. Not that this stock is gorgeous, but it looks better aesthetically, appears to be of higher quality, and also may not be bad in the ergonomics department.
(Cue the “just pack up and move your whole effing life to a free state so you don’t have to build a featureless rifle in order to use the mag release like everybody else” comments)
Someone involved in the program says, “Getting an automatic weapon off the streets is really a great thing” as they show an SKS. I’m shocked…shocked! that a gun grabber doesn’t know the first thing about firearms.
I’m looking forward to the next buyback in Seattle. I’ve got a broken Kel-Tec PF9, and I would come out ahead turning it in compared to paying for shipping and having it repaired back at the factory, then selling it. Sad, but I’ll never make that mistake again.
Is it possible that sniper is using one of the 10/22’s?
stupid,stupid,stupid……..why not send a firefighter to a fire without turnouts or a fire truck! same kind of thing! stupid!!!! a cop is a cop 24/7 if a crime is committed its their job to enforce the law! whether on duty or off duty!!! period!!! most of the sheriff’s deputies I know carry handcuffs and a handgun! whether there on duty or off duty!
my nephew who is a sacramento county sheriff deputy is always prepared to enforce the law. with deadly force if needed! its his job that he must do! He a is sworn deputy and he must uphold the law and protect the public, whether he is at a NFL game, NASCAR………..
Are these the guys that kill all the terrorists and all the hostages?
I wouldn’t disparage the Maxim, it was far more influential that the BAR could ever have been, it was however quite immobile. The BAR was perhaps the first practical SAW and it served the role better than anything else on the battlefield until after WWII. It was however heavily outclassed be the MG36 which would have been a devastating SAW had it been employed as such, a matter of tactics rather than functionality.
As for that charging handle, I believe the technique calls for hammering an empty casing over the knob to allow a full hand purchase for such sticky situations.
So, what’s his point?
First up, please steal my car, the insurance company sure thinks it’s worth more than I could possibly sell it for. It’s pure macho crap to go out hunting your stolen ride. It’s generally a financial boon to have it stolen, why would you want it back?
Second, packing a rifle around looking for a stolen car and then actually shooting someone is apt to be tried as murder, definitely not worth it.
Third, a gun fight over property is a bad call in general. Lose and you’re dead, win and you might go to prison. Definitely not a wise idea to get that involved in a property crime.
Fourth, this is sort of a loony situation, 3 original suspects, 2 of which return to the scene to fight for the release of the third and then they’re joined by a second car load, all in the course of a single incident? Move out of that neighborhood, it’s insane there! That is Hollywood level gangland stuff going on, the likelihood of that happening has to be in the billions to one. It’s not a reason to carry more weapon or more ammo, it’s an avoidable situation that is also so rare as to be statistically insignificant. If you’re thinking you need an AR-15 for a given situation you have identified a situation that you need to avoid. Two carloads of armed guys are more dangerous than a single rifle, every day, all day.
Lastly the reason for carrying a spare mag is that the single most likely cause of failure in a pistol is mag related feed problems. A spare mag corrects this and lack of one may leave the pistol useless. It’s not because you might stumble into an ally with 27 ninjas all armed with Uzis. Mean while back in the real world. . .
They are not all nuggets, but when they are…..oy vey!
Why not just buy a Mini-14? Surely it’s a better option than this and probably doesn’t cost much more than the process of turning an AR into some tortured abomination that won’t scare the fudds and antis (on paper anyway).
The problem comes down to basic mindset: LiberalProgressiveSelfRightousPiousKnowItAlls think they know best, and therefore have the right to say who can have what, and how. If they don’t personally feel they NEED it, NO ONE should be allowed to have it. Think of vegetarians: Do you know of any meat eater who would tell a vegetarian they MUST eat meat? Environmentalists: know any oilfield worker who would DEMAND everyone own an SUV? Different facets of the same mentality.
Robert, the sad part is I’ve been trying to get a Sporter (from my LGS) for my grandson for the last year and a half.
no lie, i almost started to cry when i saw the sks on its way for destruction.
i put gun buy backs about on the same sadness level as dog fights.
Working for or appearing on MSNBC should be automatic disqualification for gun ownership.
Thompson
Colt 1911
M1 Garand
Stoner M16
AK-47
I wonder if the “doctor” was actually a shrink. I have yet to meet one with their head screwed on tight. Maybe dealing with the insane daily rubs off – I don’t know.
SE Arkansas: cci, rem, and fed .22 very plentiful. Fed. .223 .49cents/rnd for 500, 1000, and2000 rnd cases. no problems finding any ammo at decent prices throughout all this. i guess its the perks of living in a sparsely populated area. don’t tell the gov’t.
I didn’t think anything about the display until you pointed out the legalities involved. Now I hate Feinstein and her sheep even more.
Making jokes about Feinstein’s looks isn’t going to win any credibility with anyone but the choir.
Having said that, I realize that you are only mocking her looks because of her actions (similar to M. Moore), and would not do so otherwise. I know that you have more of a right to insult her than she has the right to support legislation which takes your guns (and endangers children), but choose carefully when to be impolite and when to keep quiet.
My $.02
Gang bangers at the party? Check
Party attenders charged a cover fee? Check
Shooting in the the air to disperse said attendee’s? Check
Random stabbing? Check
Nothing good happening after 2AM? Check, check, and check.
“The preamble to the assault weapons law states that each assault weapon ‘has such a high rate of fire and capacity for firepower that its function as a legitimate sports or recreational firearm is substantially outweighed by the danger that it can be used to kill and injure human beings'”. — CA District Attorney Jeff Rosen
So the California government claims that they can ban semi-automatic firearms because a criminal can use them to kill and injure many people in a short period of time? I assure you that a criminal can kill and injure a lot more people much faster with a pickup truck than any semi-automatic or even full automatic firearm. A pickup truck traveling at 60 mph (that’s 88 feet per second for you physics buffs) and plowing into a crowd at a festival or exiting a stadium could easily kill and/or injure 100 people in 1 second. Why hasn’t California banned pickup trucks?
Again, the NRA or Second Amendment Foundation have to call this law to task in the courts.