Day late and a dollar short

[Intercooler]

    Guess I should have bought the AK before the shotgun. Didn't think this would be coming so quick and now I can't find one in stock. If you see one let me know!

     The other piece I wanted was a 10/22. Will that be in the cross-hairs with the detachable and high capacity magazines? Guess I could jump on that. Wonder what other mags I should get before this stuff is passed?

[sqlbullet]

This will blow over.  I wouldn't loose any sleep over this.  In a few months the panic buying will die out, Christmas credit cards will come due, and a bunch of AR's and AK's will be available at 20% discounts via private party sales....

Except of course for you poor guys who live in states that don't allow that kinda thing.

Even there though, the reduced buying pressure will have wholesalers running deals to move inventory, so I will get some cheap AK's in the paper here, and you can benefit from some incentives back there.

[pacapcop]

You have HI Hopes.Not this go around.

[sqlbullet]

You have HI Hopes.Not this go around.

There are 246 NRA "A" rated housemembers, and another 30 "B" rated.  All the "B"s and over 10% of the "A"'s would have to vote yea to pass the house.  I just don't see it happeneing.

The Senate might get something passed.  46 "A" in the senate, with another 13 "B-C".  It is possible in the Senate.  I would say maybe 50/50. 

But the house....I just don't think it will happen.

Source:  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/19/us/politics/nra.html

[The_Shadow]

Will the President try an end around and use executive powers to prove a point?
Then the U.N. Treaty is another venue to disarm the citizens of the US.

This country is in a serious finacial situation, New businesses are not springing up, due to all the strangling restrictions and regulations.  The arms industry is going to suffer first and then the local and state agencies dependant on percurments firearms related goods will see higher pricing to strain their budgets even more.

To impose even more taxes on the peoples' already strained budges, will be a death sentence, to spiral this country down the toilet!  We will be in for a difficult period of uncertainty for the next 4 years!

[sqlbullet]

I expect the ATF to climb up into every FFL holders business.  Makes me glad I haven't gotten my C&R.  And, I expect Obama to continue to push limits on executive powers much as he has for the last four years.

The UN treaty first must get out of it's initial committee, then once approved in the General Assemble must be ratified by our Senate.  Even then the treaty has no force of law in our country. Signatories agree to enact legislation to regulate that which the treaty requires.  That would again necessitate laws to make it through the house where there is presently almost no chance.

Add to that long reaching memories of political advisors.  When congress passed the 1994 AWB they had far more public support than they have even right now.  And lots of politicians lost their seats.  Any savvy political advisor is telling anti-gun congressmen to rattle their sabers, but stay away from actual legislation, at least unless they are ready to retire.

Don't get me wrong.  We need to be vigilant and share our vision of free America.  This is actually good for us.  It has a bunch of fence sitters without strong opinions suddenly involved in the debate.  These are people that are capable of rational thought about guns, and therefore easy to enlighten about what the realities of violence, how guns actually reduce crime in America, and what the Second Amendment is actually about.

[s0nspark]

What we really need is to clean out the Senate in the next election.

[REDLINE]

What we really need is to clean out the Senate in the next election.

Couldn't agree more.

[sqlbullet]

At least 1/3 of it.

[pacapcop]

Sqlbullet,
In regards to politicos losing seats,i can attest first hand,they will always land on their feet,either in lobbying or private sector.I witness it first hand everyday.This go around i feel will be draconian.

[sqlbullet]

I agree pacapcop.  I was merely commenting that we really need an enema in Washington to clear a bunch of the cr...ud out.

And we need to get citizens motivated to get these scoundrels completely out of Washinton, not just out of office.

[pacapcop]

I know,and im not being cynical or a party pooper,it's just a revolving door.Sicking.