What would you do??

I have a credit card or two I can max out. I would probably focus more on handguns, but another AR and AK never hurt anyone. Maybe a solid AR-10 would round me off nicely. Lots of ammo and reloading components as well.

For me, any actions would depend on whether or not carry permits would still be valid and renewable. I feel pretty well squared away for home defense, but at some point will be contemplating an upgrade in the CCW department. Beyond that, I might look at rifles with a bit more "umph" than my current sole caliber choice of 5.56, taking into consideration what the ramifications would be on ammo prices and availability.

Otherwise, I guess it'd be less about adding more guns than parts availability for the ones I have.

I don't believe an answer to that question is possible, due to the circumstances that would precipitate that hypothetical event. A sudden appearance of "no more gun transfers" implies some other event or events already affected the status quo. People's decisions would be affected by those other events, and not knowing what they are makes it difficult to provide a hypothetical answer to a hypothetical question.

To answer your question though, no, I wouldn't be happy with what I already have. I'm not happy with what I have now

Firearm related purchases I make are predicated on this (outlandish) assumption. I buy mags, spare parts, reload, and consolidate.

You never know

Think about this. After SH prices of AR's went through the roof. $600 MP15 Sports were SELLING for $1500. Stripped $75 lowers were SELLING for between $300-500. IF an announcement like that was ever made, if rumor ever got out, supply would dry up and prices would skyrocket over night. You would be unable to react fast enough.
Prudent thought is ACT NOW. Look at your belongings and adjust according. In the past several years I've moved along some long unused guns and replaced with more practical or spares of more used guns. Stack ammo and components high and deep. I shoot several thousand rounds of .22 per year. Use to be I'd have a working brick of several flavors, when I'd hit 1/2 brick I'd order more. Now I won't let my overall level of .22 fall below 10,000 rounds. At some point I can always stop buying and over a 2 to 3 year period shoot it all up.
The people questioning 'when's the right time' will be the same ones complaining when it all gone ... again

At my ripe old age I have been in the gun world for some time. My collection has evolved into a few favorites. I am happy with what I have. I might want to get a back up for my regular carry pistol however.

If the gov't goes that far, however, they will try to collect some of our guns - sorry to say.

deadin said:

Here’s a little exercise that might prove interesting…..

Let’s assume that somehow the government manages pass a new law that says after a certain date (say, six months?) there will be no more gun transfers of any type.

There will be no “confiscation” or “buy-back”, you can keep what you have, and that’s it. (Keep it simple for now. Let’s not worry about estates. ….)

What do you do? Buy whatever your budget can handle? Sell to raise money to buy what you really want? Sell some to recoup a part of your investment?

Or, just be happy with what you already have?

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What I would do, and what this would naturally lead to, isn't something we are allowed to discuss on THR.

deadin said:

What do you do? Buy whatever your budget can handle? Sell to raise money to buy what you really want? Sell some to recoup a part of your investment?

Or, just be happy with what you already have?

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I certainly would be happy with what I already have. No reason to dig a big hole financially to get more. 'Ell, my two boys and their kids could get by with what I have after I die.

We have been shown many times that the scenario you describe is not going to happen in our lifetime at a Federal level. It has also been shown it ain't gonna happen at my state level. Even if it did, the Black Market it would create would probably give us access to just as many guns as we have now. Look at illegal drugs. Look at prostitution. Get real.

To elaborate on what I wrote earlier, it doesn't matter what the future brings. The only things that matter is what exists right now. A disaster that changes everyone's frames of reference forever could occur this afternoon, and whether that disaster is precipitated by man or nature doesn't matter.

If you live in an area prone to snowstorms or hurricanes all you need to do is to examine your supermarket shelves in the days or hours leading up to that forecast event. Typically, they're picked clean of bread, milk, eggs etc. I always find that amusing... as if people are going to consume five gallons of milk or six loaves of bread over the next couple of days.

Picture what would occur in the sort of hypothetical event that's being contemplated, and it's not so amusing.

Warp said:

What I would do, and what this would naturally lead to, isn't something we are allowed to discuss on THR.

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Sort of what I was thinking.

If guns are outlawed, I'll be an outlaw. I've come to terms with that.

I would not comply; come and get me.

I just read an article that said February 2016 was the 3rd biggest month ever for firearms sales based on NICS checks. Also stopped by my favorite LGS and saw that many of their shelves were looking quite bare with almost NO Glocks on hand and only a couple used firearms rather than the shelves full they normally have. Kid that waited on me said sales were double what they were last year at this time. I did see a good selection of ammo and reloading supplies, so my plan is to top off ammo & loading supplies, spare magazines and spare parts. I've slowly been accumulating some good quality basic gunsmithing tools and am looking just to be able to do simple repairs & mods on the weapons I own. There's only so many guns you can shoot, and none are useful without ammo, so that's where I'm focusing my efforts.

The FFLs would hate it.

And quit giving "them" ideas. ("Them" =/= FFLs.)

Although, I guess it could be said it's already sort of happened with the machinegun registry.

Terry, 230RN

Fire up the forge and get to work on any plowshares I happen to have.

^
Can't resist: "Those who beat their swords into plowshares will soon be doing the plowing for those who didn't"

Heinlein?

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Compare:

Joel 3:10
10
Beat your plowshares into swords
And your pruning hooks into spears;
Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’”

Isiah 2:4
4
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

deadin said:

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Never intended to imply this was anything "real".....
One thing, I never mentioned that there would be any restrictions on ammo, so as long as the guns exist, let's assume that ammo would be available.
As for transfers to heirs, let's say in one scenario that your guns die with you and can't be inherited. (Puts a whole different light on the "investment" angle.)

My take on the idea that prices would skyrocket would be offset by a glut of guns being sold by folks that want to recoup their investment.

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That ammo would get put to good use

I would transfer some of my stash in my childrens name with the help of a lawyer. Prices would be too high for anything else. That would be a pretty severe banic senario

deadin said:

Let’s assume that somehow the government manages pass a new law that says after a certain date (say, six months?) there will be no more gun transfers of any type.

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I'd say long before this happened, the word would get out about this and there would be panic buying and I'm sure it would include stuff like ammo, whether or not it was included in the actual law when passed. If I managed to order stuff before the panic, it would probably include a lot of ammo and reloading equipment/supplies, perhaps some spare parts for all my existing firearms. I wouldn't buy all that much in the way of new firearms, maybe 1 or 2 duplicates of my current favorites to ensure the best ones fire for a long time

While y'all were at the gunshop, I'd be stocking up on additional foodstuff and antibiotics.

I would sell and profit from the madness. I'm already thinking of selling off a few calibers to simplify the collection today.

Keep stocking up on ammo, mags and spare parts. I would finally get into reloading. I'm pretty happy with what I've got. Just need to keep them running.

"Irish democracy"...