I'm kind of a 2nd amendment purist. The point of owning guns is for protection of person, property and country. Restricting magazine size is a slap in the face to people like me who still believe in the importance of the 2nd amendment. If you ever needed to use a weapon in such a circumstance having a 30 rd magazine could give you a decisive advantage over being limited to a 10 rd, any company that sees differently is no friend of mine. If I wanted to buy a carbine and had the choice between a Bushmaster, a company that certainly will produce hi-cap magazines if and when the AWB expires and a Ruger Mini-14 whose company will not, the choice is simple.

On theother hand, if I were to buy a revolver, I certainly would buy a Ruger, I think they make the finest revolvers for the money.


On the same note, I'm not that fond of Colt either since a few years ago when they decided to gear their sales away from civillian sales. I would certainly like a Colt Anaconda or H-BAR, a couple of examples of very high quality firearms that were leaders in their respective industries, but one is no longer made, and the other is rarer than a hen's tooth. Even their new 1911's are difficult to get your hands on. This maybe not a political move by the company as much as a business decision, but if they are going to turn their back on consumers, then I'm going to turn my back on them.

S&W- I still hold a little grudge for them, but when they announced the new .500 S&W I had to say "Hell Yeah" even though I won't ever have a use for one.