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I'm curious as to what you guys think-   Since last Friday, I've not seen or heard anything from the NRA, and very little from any pro-gun congressmen(women) or Senators.   I've seen several news outlets who have aired gun control advocates en masse, but they can't seem to find any pro-gun people to interview-  they all seem to be declining.   What's up with this?  Why the silence?  It's weirldly conspicuous.   Do you think they are trying to be more 'classy' by not jumping on the topic while the tragedy is still so fresh and on-going, or is there another reason?   Someone has to say something at some point-  can't just get beat up in absentia, right?   I just find it curious.......

"Just because it was done in the past, does not make it right today." Exactly the same argument anti-2a people have.

Everywhere I've looked has been out of stock for a while.

The 'gun issue' notwithstanding,   Speaking as a parent of two little kids, I can't even describe how furious and heartbroken I am about this.

Stones river battlefield

[quote name='xRUSTYx' timestamp='1354587778' post='854586'] You're right ... I misspoke. My intent (on words) was to the 90% of college students that go there to party and rack up debt taking useless degree programs I apologize if I offended you This is correct [/quote] No sweat Rusty. Just making a counterpoint to your point. Here's the way I see higher education- and this pertains to both the loan issue as the point of the original poster, as well as my sidebar- Education is what you make of it. I think we can probably agree that there are many graduates of Harvard or Yale who got through on Daddy's purse strings, and who are total meatheads. Capitol Hill is evidence of that, regardless of which side of the aisle one sits. The same can be said of kids who go to any other college who party their way through, only to get a degree and then wait for their handout- which may never come, because they didn't actually bother to learn anything. For those, maybe you are right- maybe another direction is better. Lots of skilled trades/vocations I'd be happy to learn as well. On the other hand, there are people who go to school and really understand the ramifications of the education they are getting- regardless of their field of study (It took me a while to get over the 'having fun' and get to the 'learning', I confess). Some people are OK with assuming the student loan debt, because most are hard pressed to pay for college up front, but also because they are learning something that 1) they care about, or 2) they imagine will provide for them in the future. Again, you get out of it what you put into it. Back to the OP, student loan rates - and college tuitions- are next to criminal at this point. Fewer and fewer of our nations youth will be able to afford higher education, which will in turn widen the gap between the US and countries like China, Korea, Japan, etc.

"Idiots that go to school for nothing other than the useless paper their degree is printed on amazes me. I understand going to school for a specialty area (Accounting, Law, Med, etc...) --But going to school for sociology, philosophy, and other BS so called "Degree" programs, is just outright dumb." Well, I guess in your eyes, my wife and I are both idiots. Big ones, apparrently, because we each have Masters degrees in a 'stupid' field like what you list. Speak for yourself. We're doing quite nicely, thanks.

As soon as I heard him say that, I sent an email to the network via their 'contact us' link. Absolutely irresponsible comments. I can only hope that they were flooded with complaints. 'Ridiculous' is about the only word I can think of that is fit for me to post.

I was at the Nashville gun show this morning, and several of the vendors were essentially out of .223/5.56. One told me it's generally due to the election, etc and that if everyone would calm down, there would be enough for everyone. He also said the day after the election, he had 4 guys waiting at his door first thing in the morning who bought his entire stock of 18,000 rds. of .223/5.56.

Interesting links above. Some thoughts I've been mulling over recently concerning possible bans, the other post regarding confiscation, etc... Since the election (or, since the first election, it could be argued) there has been an enormous run on guns of all types and calibers, as well as the ammo that feeds them. Sales have been brisk, and are moreso since the recent election. [i]A lot[/i] of people are buying guns- and a large number of them are these types of weapons that would be banned- [i]precisely[/i] out of the concern that there [i]will[/i] be some type of restriction / ban coming from DC in the near future. I think that, in many respects, the current administration has achieved in making this an even more heavily armed nation that it already was, though I'm sure that was not their intent. That said, if a ban comes down, at least in the extreme form the Dems would like for it to read- I'm curious as to how many people- recent purchasers [u]or[/u] long time owners- would actually surrender their weapons. I guess I have an internal struggle with the 'no grandfathering' clause. Again, a lot of people bought these guns/weapons for this very reason. Some would surrender them, of course, but I would be inclined to believe that an enormous amount (or maybe 'a large number' would be a better way to say it) of owners would not- at least, not voluntarily. One example- some are owned as a result of private party sales. The feds don't have a way to know how many, or where they might be. The flip side of that is, especially in states like ours, you can sell a gun you own in a private party sale, and not be required by law to report it or document it. So for all those who have bought one and have the purchase recorded by an FFL or a LGS, who's to say it hasn't been sold by the purchaser? Even if there were a threat of imprisonment for those who didnt surrender their weapons, I'm pretty sure our correctional facilities are already stretched to the max, and would not be able to accomodate 1 million (or wayyy more) fresh arrivals, statewide or nationally. Barring a thorough house-to-house search of every residence in the country by military, law enforcement, or the UN, if you wish... I don't think there would be a 'do-able' way for a thorough accounting to take place. No one has the resources to do a complete grid search of the US and all the land and property therein. Add to that that even if something like that began to occur, word of such activity would probably spread like wildfire, leading to 1) massive hiding of property by owners, or 2) possibly something more confrontational on a widespread basis. Not to mention the financial effect all this would have on businesses nationwide, but that's a whole different story.... I'm not sure how high my tin foil hat goes when it comes to a widespread 'seizure' for folks who are owners, but these are some thoughts I've been pondering since the topic is high on the minds of 2A people accross the country. Just throwing some thoughts out there- Maybe I'm totally off base.

Just look at the Brits, and their advice at the end of the vid...... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkS2BRoCd2I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkS2BRoCd2I[/url]

[quote name='RobertNashville' timestamp='1352754407' post='844429'] People who wantonly mistreat any animal deserve exactly the same treatment in return. [/quote] I couldn't agree more.

I'm curious about how all this would work in a state like TN, where private party sales are legal, you don't have to follow the serial number around forever, etc. What if you owned an 'assault rifle', and sold it in a private party sale? People buy/ sell/ swap guns all day long. You don't know the address or full legal name of the person it went to. As of now, you don't have to. What then? What would/could they do? You dont have it. What do you guys think?

Sadly, I'll be unable to make it tonight. I'd enjoy meeting some of you next time, though!

"If we knew what really went on in Washington, we'd storm the castle, with pitchforks and torches if necessary." Boy, aint that the truth.

I voted for the 8th- I'll be away the following week. Hopefully the remainder of my schedule will allow me to make it once a date is finalized.

What about pet food?

Have you guys been able to meet up at Haffner's any more than when this thread was started last year? I'd be interested in meeting up if this get-together / conversation is still going on.

Hi folks- I've got a Savage 64 .22lr that I bought for my son for Christmas last year, that I'm having some issues with. Regardless of brand of ammo I fire through it, I randomly have jams caused my a magazine misfeed. Sometimes it feeds great, other times I'll have a misfeed and jam every other round. I've read here and there that this seems to be an issue with a lot of the mags that Savage uses/manufactures for this model rifle- does anyone here know any more about it, and how I might modify the magazine to improve the matter? I think some guys are sanding or honing down parts of the top of the magazine, but I cant seem to get any more clear info than that. I've not called Savage to discuss the issue with them yet, thinking that if there's a quick fix, I'll be happy anyway. It's a great little rifle thats fun for my son to shoot, but it gets frustrating for both of us when I have to clear out the firing chamber every few rounds. Thanks!