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Ammo cannot be sent through the Post Office.  UPS and Fedex both have some rules you need to follow.  Only a few states have restrictions on ammo.  You cannot ship any steel-core ammo including 62gr 5.56mm to Massachusetts.  Some cities have restrictions.  Unless you are shipping to Chicago, Boston, or NYC, you are probably OK. 

Not much there that will do much.  I do note that he seems to be willing to violate HIPAA and wants Federal Agencies to share information about mental illness   1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.  2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system.  3. Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.  4. Direct the Attorney General to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks.  5. Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.  6. Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.  7. Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.  8. Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).  9. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.  10. Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.  11. Nominate an ATF director.  12. Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.  13. Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.  14. Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.  15. Direct the Attorney General to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies.  16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.  17. Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.  18. Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.  19. Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.  20. Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.  21. Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.  22. Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.  23. Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/16/list-executive-actions-obama-plans-to-take-as-part-anti-gun-violence-plan/#ixzz2IA7XOJkt

I'll be there.   Just as a note:  Dress neatly and leave the cammo at home. 

Absurd.  An Executive Order cannot stop manufacture and sale of magazines.  Magazines are not regulated.  There is no law to enforce on them.   Granted, His Highness has never really cared about the law.  But I fail to see how this could be done.

No, no, and no.  Since when do you need Federal permission to sell your own property?  This proposal would have absolutely no effect on crime, except to create new criminals when fol;ks get busted for violating a stupid law.   There is no law against private sales on FFL property.  Most FFLs have a policy of this as they want first crack at making any deals.  It's their property, they can make the rules. 

Go to a range that rents and try them all.  Then buy whatever you like the best.  Or, if you have friends with those guns, get a couple of boxes of ammo and invite them to a range session.   My personal preference is in this order; CZ75, Browning HP, Beretta.  My CZ has been deadly accurate, absolutely reliable, and has excellent ergonomics and balance.  The Browning is an excellent pistol but single-action only, and I sometimes get hammer bite because I have large hands.  The Beretta won the military tests, but I sold mine as it was ammo sensitive and I never felt comfortable with the feel of it.    All three guns have excellent reputations.  Get the one you like best.

Already been proven to be total BS.  WalMart is NOT stopping ammo sales! https://twitter.com/bob_owens/status/290971238665428994

It sounds like your load is too light and is not ejecting properly.  Lighter projectiles need more (or faster) powder to achieve the same amount of recoil energy in order to properly operate the action. Reloading .25acp is a PITA for me.  Everything is too small for my clumsy fingers.  But, considering how much you have to pay for so little brass and lead in a box of .25acp, I can sure understand why you want to reload it!

CZ-75 for 9mm.  Mine has over 40,000rds and still going strong.  All I've replaced are the springs, three magazine springs, and one magazine body with a broken floorplate tab. For .45, just get a decent 1911.  At the cheap end, I have a Rock Island made in the Philippines that only has a couple of thousand rounds through it, but has been reliable so far.

Not really worried.  This is basic supply and demand. On the supply side:  At the NRA convention, all of the AR manufacturers were working at 100% capacity trying to catch up with existing orders.  They also knew that the election would cause a large demand, so they were prepared to continue producing at high levels for a long time.  So, production of ARs has never been higher.  Well over a million per year.  Because of that, and possible legislation, nobody really wants to spend a lot of capital to expand capacity. On the demand side.  At some point, everyone who wants an AR and has any money will have one.  Demand will start to slacken off.  When inventories start to rise, price will drop.   Frankly, I figure it will take a year for inventories and prices to normalize.  Prices will NEVER get back down to where they were a year ago because of inflation.  Contrary to the claims of the Feds, inflation is currently running somewhere between 6-10% per year. that means that next October, that $100 AR lower you could have bought before the election will cost $110 just because the dollars are worth less.   Ammo takes longer to normalize due to the way it is produced.  To keep costs down, most manufacturers only make one batch of a particular load each year.  So if you are a big fan of Remington Golden Saber 124gr 9mm, it may take a year before Remington makes any more.  Typically, the sales on ammo you used to see were stocks that were a year old and trying to be sold before new stocks hit the inventory.  I would imagine that manufacturers will be making longer runs of popular loads like 9mm 115gr ball, and 5.56mm 55 and 62gr. http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts

The school in CT had electronic locks and security doors on all exterior entrances.  It didn't even slow him down.  The best solution is juut to end all of the stupid 'Gun-Free Zones', and allow CCW.

I need to see some specifics on HOW an EO will change our gun laws.  About the only thing that I can think of is requiring the ATF to compile information on the actual firearm being approved by NICS.  That is against the law.  Remember, an EO only applies to the Federal government.  He can require the Feds to do things, but an EO has no ability to require the citizens to do anything.   As far as treating normal firearms like NFA weapons, good luck with that!  :rofl:   The NFA Registry is a total mess!  If the Feds can't keep track of just a bit over 200,000 machineguns, how do they expect to keep track of 300 million! :down:   Canada gave up on it's registry.

Ahh, but the final conclusion is that the steel-cased ammo is still cheaper to shoot, even if you replace the barrel and extractor every 5000rds.  And most reliability problems with the Brown Bear were traced to carbon build-up in the gas system.  At the bottom of the article, you can see that the main problem with the steel-cased ammo was not the steel cases, but the different type of powder used.  The Russian ammo had a different pressure curve which caused accelerated wear on the 16" barrel carbines used.  And the bi-metal bullet jackets did cause the barrels to wear out much faster compared to normal copper jackets.

ND was totally outclassed. They didn't even score a single point until Alabama started rotating their best players out.  I mean really, Alabama had TWO running backs that each had over 100 yards rushing! :rofl:     Actually my favorite aspect of the game was the talking heads who were all excited about ND before the game and during the first quarter.  But during the second half, they were discussing every subject under the sun EXCEPT Notre Dame.  Oops.

Most government policies actually cause an effect that is opposite of their stated goal. 1)  War on Drugs - before that, illegal drugs and pushers were small-time crooks.  Now, it's a huge business that helps fuel terrorists and large gang operations in the US.  Just like Prohibition before it.  It has also caused an enormous increase in police powers as well as asset forfeiture. 2)  War on Poverty - created massive fraud and waste, destroyed families, increased single-parent households, created multi-generational welfare homes.  Definition of 'poverty' keeps changing so that bureaucrats can justify their jobs. 3)  Economic Stimulus - Pure pork, stimulated nothing except donations to Obama's campaign. 4)  Farm subsidies - Originally supposed to keep food prices low and balance production.  Actually artificially keeps prices high as a form of corporate welfare.  Led to the most absurd legal opinion ever - Wickard v Filburn, stating that if you grow wheat for your own use, it's interstate commerce. 5)  1934 National Firearms Act - A response to the use of automatic weapons by bank robbers and gangs in Prohibition.  Most of those machine guns were actually stolen from the police and from National Guard armories.  It has never stopped criminals from getting whatever weapons they wanted.   I could go on for hours on this subject.  The examples are too numerous to mention.  Any new 'gun control' will be exactly the same; useless, expensive, and just another excuse to hire more bureaucrats and waste our money.

There is a split, for certain.  But it's not North v South.  The split is between those who actually provide for their own food, shelter, healthcare, etc, and those who take those things from government.  If you are dependent on government assistance, then you are on the side of Obama and the Democrats.  Protest all you like that you are not supporting them, but if you vote for ANY kind of entitlements, then you are their creature.   That is mostly what the whole Tea Party movement is about.  Unfortunately, we are already at the point where too many people will vote to continue to get entitlements.  That's why Obama won.

It is again time to make sure that EVERY legislator who represents you knows exactly what your position is.  Don't just send off an email to a congresscritter and sit back thinking you've done your part.  you need to send one to your State Congressman, State senator, Federal Congresscritter and also to both Corker and Alexander.  Be polite, firm, and keep it short.  Nobody will read more than a paragraph.   Once you have done that, CALL the office of every one of those people as well.  Again, be polite, and know what you want to say before you call.  Keep it short as the staffers will hopefully be swamped and you want them to hear all of the other folks as well.   Finally, if you can do it, make an appointment to see each of the above folks.  If you can't get an appointment, visit their local office and let a staffer know what you want.  Again, be polite, don't argue, and try to clean up a bit.  If you can get some of your friends to join you for the visit, that will make a much greater impact.  Again, do not allow tempers to get heated and start an argument.  If a staffer or congresscritter disagrees with you, thank them for that information and inform them that you will be sure to pass that opinion around so that voters will know who to vote against next time.  Then leave.  And spread the word about that person.   A personal visit is worth a hundred phone calls.  A phone call is worth a hundred emails.  But even an email is worth something!  Biden has promised to get a bill through Congress and on Obama's desk by the end of the month. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/white-house-nra-gun-victory.php   Make sure they know that we will not accept ANY new restrictions on our freedom.   If we get to the point where we need to bury our guns, then we may as well turn them in.  We need to stand firm and make sure that EVERY legislator knows that if they pass gun control, they will lose their jobs. 

Quoted mostly anti-gun folks as usual.  Mentioned Mt Juliet as offering free Concealed-Carry training for teachers.  Quoted Haslam and Harwell as saying they would prefer a government program to provide new police officers for schools.  Gee, who would have thought they would want a huge government program with lots of additional spending and new government employees!   They did mention three bills that would provide school security.  Campfield's bill to provide three options is obviously the best, so it's a sure bet that it will be tabled.  His options are: 1)  school provides an armed resource officer.  2)  School allows teachers with CCW to carry.  or, 3)  School accepts all liability.

Again, we see the phrase 'gun violence'.  Which is the problem they want to solve, guns or violence?  If you want to reduce violence, gun control does not work.  Never has.  If you want disarm the people, then gun control is exactly what they want.  But the two goals are counter-productive.  More guns in private hands leads to less violent crime.   Fewer guns in private hands leads to more violent crime.

Proper answer to this line of cr@p:  "If you won't even protect your own children, why do you expect others to do it?"   Seriously, this woman thinks that she is protecting her children from 'guns'.  But she will not take any steps whatsoever to protect them from someone who intends to do them harm.  I cannot think of a more flawed logic than that.   When our son was young, I had a woman in our church ask us whether we had guns before a church group outing.  I answered "Yes, we think that our son is too precious to be left without someone to defend him against evil.  How about you?"  The conversation turned ugly after that.  Liberals hate logic, you know.

The fact that he sees 'gun violence' as a problem is all you really need to know.  He is a liberal.  I have yet to find one liberal who can answer the question of why 'gun violence' is worse than 'knife, baseball bat, or tire iron violence'.  Isn't the real problem just violent crime?  And if you want to address the problem of violent crime, then you will quickly see that gun control offers no solutions.   When Newtown first happened on the news, I imagine that at least 2 million carry permit holders had the thought that if they had been there, they may have been able to stop the killer.  Of course, the next thought would have been to remember that it's illegal to carry on school grounds.  How ironic.  There are at least ten million carry permit holders, and we will never know if one of them MIGHT have stopped a school shooting because they are prohibited by law from even trying.

Numbers 1 and 2 will not work.   For 1, you have not considered a situation where the family member ALREADY works for the government.  What about a family member serving in the military?  Or as a civilian contractor for the government?  Do you really want to take away someone's livelihood?  I believe it would be enough to make it illegal to use their influence to help a family member receive a government contract.  But that is already covered as a 'conflict of interest'.  It's just not enforced.   For 2, I have a serious problem with that.  We already have too much government sizing and freezing of assets going on.  Do you really want to allow them MORE power to do that?  And what's to stop them from expanding that to others?  You are setting a very bad precedent!   The main problem we have right now is that the group responsible for upholding the law, The Justice Department, is instead the organization that gets to choose WHO to prosecute and who to ignore.  In fact, the Justice Department can be said to be the biggest crooks of all.  After all, they gave us Fast&Furious, have not prosecuted Jon Corzine (remember MF Global and the 'lost' $1.6Billion), allow Democrats to get away with pretty much anything, and ignored all instances of Democrat voter fraud from 2008 through 2012.   We have a classic case of the Wolf guarding the Sheep.  Or, you might view it as the old 'protection racket'.  As long as we allow ourselves to get fleeced and don't cause government any problems, then they will make sure that nothing bad happens like an IRS investigation, criminal prosecution for violating environmental laws, accidental SWAT raid based on a confidential informant, etc.   I fear that we are beyond having the ability to muzzle the Federal wolf by voting.  I believe that our last hope for reducing Federal power is through the power of the states.    If our state governments stand up to the Feds, then we have a chance.

Oooh, classic Beretta 1934!  A shame to lose such a nice pistol!    Perfectly safe to carry on half-cock with a round in the chamber.  The half-cock is very strong and it will not fire if dropped like that.  The safety is a joke, so you should not carry it cocked and locked.   I can't help but think that something like this can happen to anyone.  We are all human and subject to making mistakes.  In this case, praise should go to the two kids who acted properly, and to their parents who got them into Boy Scouts for good training.

Excellent!  A few VERY telling statistics there. 1)  Violent crime and murder rates in the US are HALF what they were 20 years ago! 2)  The vast majority of violent crime in the US are in cities over 250,000 population, and concentrated in specific neighborhoods. 3)  Violent crime in England and Wales is twice as high as in the US.  But the murder rate is lower.  And also concentrated in specific neighborhoods in cities over 250,000. 4)  Rifles of all varieties account for less than 3% of the firearms used in crimes in the US.  And the AR-15 is only ONE type of rifle among all types that account for that 3%.   If that doesn't show that gun control is not about crime, I don't know what will!

The 'waffenampt' mark should be 'waa140'.  The serial number puts it right towards the end of the war.  The rough finish would be in keeping with that.  Towards the end of the war, stamps became worn and were not replaced.  So the markings can be hard to read.   You should be aware that late-war FN products should be treated as collector's items and fired with caution.  As the war progressed, the workers at FN became more bold and capable of sabotage by poor heat-treating, machining in defects, and causing other problems. I have a Nazi-marked HP with a tiny slot cut into the slide on the inside under the ejection port at the breech.  Brilliant work of sabotage as you REALLY have to look to see it even if you know it is there!