Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: North Carolina
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Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
I was browsing a few websites that sell guns and have seen more and more ads saying: "Buy this now before Hillary gets into office!"
I don't want to make this a political thread, I was more curious to how realistic it is that our new President will re-sign the Assault Weapons ban?
I also understand that this is a marketing tool too, seen prices of many assault rifles go up since the ban was lifted.
Any takers?
I don't want to make this a political thread, I was more curious to how realistic it is that our new President will re-sign the Assault Weapons ban?
I also understand that this is a marketing tool too, seen prices of many assault rifles go up since the ban was lifted.
Any takers?
#2
RE: Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
I was browsing a few websites that sell guns and have seen more and more ads saying: "Buy this now before Hillary gets into office!"
I don't want to make this a political thread, I was more curious to how realistic it is that our new President will re-sign the Assault Weapons ban?
I also understand that this is a marketing tool too, seen prices of many assault rifles go up since the ban was lifted.
Any takers?
I don't want to make this a political thread, I was more curious to how realistic it is that our new President will re-sign the Assault Weapons ban?
I also understand that this is a marketing tool too, seen prices of many assault rifles go up since the ban was lifted.
Any takers?
The political fallout would be interesting if a new AWB were pushed through. Black guns with most of the cool evil features were off limits for a decade, since the AWB expired, EBRs have become the most interesting and top selling guns-countless people have bought them and continue to buy them if for the only reason is that they can.
Taking that freedom that is new to a lot of people away could cause serious unemployment problems for people in power.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: WY
Posts: 2,056
RE: Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
"EBRs"?
Briman - youmay want to copyright that term/acronym, the media will be climbing over each other to use it!
The way I see it, we have two issues facing us as hunters (and in this order): 1) Loss of access, 2) Politicization of the 2nd Amendment.
2nd amendment wasn't intended to allow us to hunt, it was intended to allow us control over government.
Briman - youmay want to copyright that term/acronym, the media will be climbing over each other to use it!
The way I see it, we have two issues facing us as hunters (and in this order): 1) Loss of access, 2) Politicization of the 2nd Amendment.
2nd amendment wasn't intended to allow us to hunt, it was intended to allow us control over government.
#4
RE: Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
Briman - youmay want to copyright that term/acronym, the media will be climbing over each other to use it!
#5
RE: Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
1) Loss of access,
A lot of suburban landscpe is becoming of limits to hunting, but there is no shortage of hunting land once you get 50 miles away from any metropolitan area. The major loss of hunting opportunities is limiting motor vehicle access to national forests- closing off ATV/snowmobile/logging trails makes it very difficult for sportsment to utilize much of the areas. On the other hand, I hunt public land of which there is no shortage of in my state. The biggest thing I have observed is that 99% (maybe even a greater percentage than that) won't hunt more than 200 yards from a road or logging trail where they have access to a vehicle. Despite the fact that we have 700,000+ deer hunters in the woods on opening weekend, I rarely see another hunter anywhere near where I hunt, though its because I hike in nearly a mile from the roads, I have a successful hunt nearly every year, though its a lot more work to get in and out of the woods.
2) Politicization of the 2nd Amendment.
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RE: Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
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I was browsing a few websites that sell guns and have seen more and more ads saying: "Buy this now before Hillary gets into office!"
I don't want to make this a political thread, I was more curious to how realistic it is that our new President will re-sign the Assault Weapons ban?
I also understand that this is a marketing tool too, seen prices of many assault rifles go up since the ban was lifted.
Any takers?
I was browsing a few websites that sell guns and have seen more and more ads saying: "Buy this now before Hillary gets into office!"
I don't want to make this a political thread, I was more curious to how realistic it is that our new President will re-sign the Assault Weapons ban?
I also understand that this is a marketing tool too, seen prices of many assault rifles go up since the ban was lifted.
Any takers?
#7
RE: Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
George Bush said, back when the assault weapons law expired, that if Congress renewed the law, he WOULD sign it.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Rivesville, WV
Posts: 3,192
RE: Question about Assault rifles and the elections...
IMO they are just "Marketing" their product. FEAR is a great motivator.
IMO if a Democrat is elected then prices at a minimum will go even higher. I also believe the ban will eventually be reenacted also. Tom.
IMO if a Democrat is elected then prices at a minimum will go even higher. I also believe the ban will eventually be reenacted also. Tom.