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Yesterday, I felt that Magpul was doing the right thing by flooding CO with standard capacity magazines, and I still believe that…I guess. However, after following the “Go Magpul” thread over at AR15.com and reading Magpul’s responses about their policies, they just keep digging a deeper hole. I really don’t think they “get it.” They’re oblivious to the problem. Flood them with your calls and email. We’re all pretty good at that sort of thing these days. I have to believe they’ll come around.
Maybe this is all just cover for the inevitable crony kickbacks to “Big Lumber” and the “Replacement Door Cartels”…Nah. Joe’s an idiot.
Oh, and let’s not forget what happened in New Orleans post Katrina. There’s a couple of NRA videos that are embedded in the article that are worth watching showing gub’ment goon squads armed with assault weapons mounted with 30 round mags confiscating firearms in New Orleans.
http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/see-police-confiscate-guns-from-americans/
I am a NY ker with tons of guns. I HOPE this works. There is so much that can go wrong since this rediculousness is already in place. My Town clerk is already doing background checks for transfers, so it will be a real s%$t storm if the law gets over turned or ajdusted,until then I wont register or get rid of my giant box of 30 rd mags.
So by his advise, if we *THINK* there is a threat behind a door we should shoot at it. Wow. This can’t be serious.
I fire my shotgun at my door just to see who is there. That damned peeo hole is too small.
Every time I read the comment sections on posts like this I start to see why we are losing this battle. Lack of focus on the actual enemy and the instant vilification of anyone we feel is not 105% supportive of our version of the cause. If every person who claimed to now be anti-Magpul spend that time recruiting another pro-gun voters or contacting a politician we would all have been better off. How about we all climb aboard for the big win and focus on the actual enemies of the 2nd Amendment?
Do you think that all law enforcement agencies buy their Magpul magazines direct from Magpul. Nope, some do but most do not. They buy them from 2nd party LEO vendors who would have continue to sell to LEO’s and LEA’s as long as they can get a hold of product regardless of any feel good political statements. Ditto that for riflesm handguns, ammo, etc., etc. LEA’s buy lots of guns, mags & ammo and someone is always going to be willing to make that coin. Sure Magpul could make an empty and unfulfilled political promise to make everyone feel good with no actual or achievable result and in the process say screw you to a large part of their loyal customer base who had nothing to do with any stupid law being enacted… OR they could flood every place that has a pending ban with full capacity magazine and actually do some actual good. And when NY’s ban gets set aside by the court I am betting they will do the same for them. So let’s see here; symbolic gesture to appease angry people or tangible gesture to actually put magazines in the hands of those in need? Yep, you made the right choice. Good for your Magpul.
For those of you who disagree, which is your right, I wonder if you are going to stop buying (or owning) Glocks, Remingtons, S&W’s, Sigs, Colts and all the other brands of firearms, magazines and accessories that are still being sold to LEO’s and military personnel in ban states? Just because they did not come out like Armalite and Magpul and say they are still going to sell there, you can bet that they are. And if they don’t 2nd party distributors will. Like I said before, symbolic gestures are fine but now is the time for real action. Let’s not get so caught up in infighting and bickering within our own ranks and with the firearms industry that we let off the real fight and stop focusing on the real enemy.
It’s not always about mobile devices …
I read TTAG mostly through an RSS interface (Google Reader) and the videos don’t embed in the RSS feed. Without some associated text I have no idea if I want to open another page and watch the video or not.
I know, it seems nit-picky, but not everyone reads TTAG the same way. 🙂
I’ll be more interested in Magpul’s response (if any) to the competition of polymer 3D prining, as that technology advances.
Mr. Davis, do you have a link where we can find out more information on the other hearings? Date/Time/Location etc.
I hope we still go the route to issue a permit on request with the same training so our reciprocity and NICS bypass stay with us. AZ issues permits to carry in other states. I live near Charlotte and pass through NC everyday. Without a permit for reciprocity I can’t have a pistol in my glove box let alone on my person.
Having the option still would be nice. But if I lived in Columbia there’s no way I would need reciprocity on a daily basis.
Many of the firearms suppliers and manufacturers are considering moving to Texas, for its low taxes and business/firearm friendly attitude at the legislative level. It appears that Magpul is willing to sell to individual officers, which is far more difficult than selling to government agencies. They, do after all, have to stay in business. If you live in a ban state, I would strongly advise that you move and do it now!! Things are likely to get worse for you as a gun owner. LEO nearly always get special consideration from suppliers in the purchase of firearms and accessories. If you find that unusual, get into the LEO business yourself and see how many agencies only issue you a badge and credentials and expect the officer to furnish everything else and then pay squat. Some don’t even furnish a badge.
A guy like that is more than a few bricks shy of a full load. He was her neighber all dressed in black and had to know she was home. This could have been truly tragic if she had been disarmed.
What I took from this was the fact that the would-be burglar had the time to flee, write an apology and then drop it off before the police arrived.
You hit the nail on the head, Bruce. Yes, the lefties truly believe that if the guns are taken away, all the bad guys will turn into good guys. They truly believe that we are defined by things external to us. Change the surroundings, change the man. They’ve been pushing this line ever since the days of Rousseau, and they’re not going to let anything so petty as facts or logic stop them.