I saw that and it did not surprise me. Democrats have a way of inspiring gun sales. I know that after Obama was elected I immediately purchased my first AR. That purchase was followed by the purchase of a butt load of ammunition in various calibers. I still do not believe that one can have too many firearms and too much ammunition.

Sometimes hard-hearted friends are good to have around too. :cool:

I did the same. Between then and now 3 of 4 members of my household have been through several thousand rounds of various calibers in practice and in shooting leagues. I don't worry much about the outcome of bad guys knocking in the middle of the night.

Sadly, this was before that horrible boating accident where all those guns sank to the bottom of the lake...

As conversations on "Militia" continue and the government of the Commonwealth of Virginia takes a hard left turn... I thought this interesting.


“It is most certain that men may be smartly dressed, keep their arms bright, be called [British] regulars, be expert in all the antics of a review and yet be unfit for real action. It is equally certain, that a militia [in America], by confining themselves to essentials, by a simplification of the necessary maneuvers, may become, in a very few months, a most formidable infantry. The yeomanry of America have, besides, infinite advantages over the peasantry of other countries; they are accustomed from their infancy to fire arms; they are expert in the use of them; whereas the lower and middle people of England are, by the tyranny of certain laws, almost as ignorant in the use of a musket as they are of the ancient Catapulta.”


Major General Charles Lee,“Strictures on a Pamphlet . . . Addressed to the People of America” (Philadelphia, 1774)

Stated nearly 250 years ago but relevant to our times. History does indeed repeat itself.

Excellent! It's almost as if those guys back then had a clue...

An armed civilization and moral civilization...is potentially a great civilization.

Cherish and protect the Second Amendment...it has protected many as well as this nation.

New Mexico Sheriff's Association Statement
 

Upon the filing of a proposed "red flag law" in Santa Fe, the NMSA speaks up, and not ambiguously. (29 of 33, Acevedo and a couple of others are lib's useful idiots, acolytes, choir boys, whatever). Excerpt:

Worth reading the whole thing.

https://www.hobbsnews.com/2020/02/13..._DVVKX2H7do8zw

No, you are going to be the ones who STARTED the gunfight and acted criminally FIRST.

Dude is just protecting his life and liberty and was attacked while sitting in his living room minding his own business.

Wednesday night our County Sheriff, speaking at the 2A sanctuary informational meeting*, also expressed his and his deputies vehement dislike for "red-flag" laws as currently being promulgated by the tyrants. The County DA said the same thing and noted that every dollar spent doing stupid krap like this is a dollar that doesn't go to real mental-health resources.




* County board votes on it 26 Feb.

Disconnected BS political rhetoric is NOT the answer

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser should look into the statistics of the number of LEGAL gun owners that are part of this conspiracy of "Everyone else is against me"

Your (Mayor Muriel Bowser) failed economic and jobs programs have created a culture that uses gun violence as "Business-as-Usual" operations. If it were not guns it would be knives, rocks, cars, fists, chicken wings....whatever...

Look at the geography... Your murders are happening in slums and projects created by the District (as with other liberal metro areas)

Stop it.. .Just Stop..

The NRA is not your enemy. The enemy is your advisors, policy makers and predecessors that perpetuate and enable the state of things within your District

Don't blame someone else for your failures.

When folks feel that the government - might not be able to protect them - and then authorities simultaneously release criminals onto the streets...the people predictably vote with their pocketbook.

NICS Firearm Background Checks:
Month/Year
November 30, 1998 - March 31, 2020

March 2020

3,740,688 background checks

https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/...month_year.pdf

ETA: another economic impact of the China Virus - the industry was stagnant and then the world changed.

I'm not much into that stat EXCEPT for the effect it has on the ones it terrifies. Especially when they think about the freeman to freeman exchanges of goods & property that don't get NICS checks.
:D

One can hope that home invasions decline. Everyone seems to be at home with enough guns & bleach & paper towels to take care of the WHOLE job.

Lol, THAT “stat” is potentially big. Potentially very big - from a number of potential perspectives - if properly leveraged.

The most obvious is the sheer volume. Realize, that’s the largest month EVAH...nearly 4 million and yes...there are probably more freeman to freeman.

Moreover, many obtaining firearms this late in the game are most likely first time firearm owners (who else is paying top dollar and standing in line for shit they were practically giving away 2 months ago...first timers). First timers, who are now truly aware that sometimes big-daddy Gov might not be there when you dial 911...they truly realized that they and their family just might be alone if first responders go down in a pandemic...with politicians letting even more bad guys loose on the street. This might be the very first time in their lives that the Second Amendment actually had some real meaning to them.

I hope that they remember that moment of realization - even if brief - come November 2020 and beyond.

Oh, I’ll bet that there’s also a lot of first time folks who’ll need a friend to take them to a range and show them the ropes.

That’s a lot of the precious middle we say we need/want to cultivate come election time...folks previously undecided or at least agnostic on an issue...who just made a decision.

We sure can reinforce the wisdom of that decision.

ETA: OH, and when this pandemic runs its course...there may be a huge opportunity to pick up some very lightly used weapons at discount prices. ;)