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It's a quaint notion, but a fiscal disaster.

As others have said, the basic rule of supply and demand would have used firearms increasing in price at an exponential rate.

While you, my friend, might have all you require for the rest of your days. I, at age 24, making not-so-much money, have lots to purchase. Cancelling the firearms manufacturing industry would destroy my chances of obtaining the tools I desire.
 
Plus, while he might describe the jobs at those stores as "retail-jail", a lot of people are happy to have those, and might be on welfare without them. Don't tell me you've never worked a minimum wage job?
 
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^^That a well reasoned response ^^ I'm willing to give someone with over 3,000 posts the benefit of the doubt and assume he is playing Devil's advocate and just spouting a typical fud line. I hope that is it.
 
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Shawnee
I agree with your thoughts as far as you,me,and any others reading this.What if our grandparents had thought this way though?
 
Shawnee
I agree with your thoughts as far as you,me,and any others reading this.What if our grandparents had thought this way though?

Who cares? This is the world according to Shawnee, he'll preach down to us mere mortals in some rambling self aggrandizing post, whilst doing the exact opposite of what he says we should do all the while the less than 300 post newbies will think he's some kind of prophet

We're supposed to quit buying guns so prices will drop back to a level Shawnee deems worthy. I'm sorry but as far as that goes he can ride a

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Some more stuff I somehow didn't comment on at first.
Even if all the "private" guns in the U.S. were collected and turned to scrap, one could still get a gun and ammo by simply finding an officer or solder and taking theirs away from them.
Now even if that doesn't get this locked, there's a problem with this method: the cops and soldiers are the ones with guns. (And training).

Like many, many hunters/shooters, I already have enough cartridges and handloading components stockpiled to shoot/hunt for the rest of my life without ever spending another cent on factory cartridges or components
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I don't. Many other people don't.

So do we really need gun compaines today with their overpriced merchandise that really offers nothing we can't have from models of 50 or 100years ago?
Yes. I'll wager we can build guns more reliable, more accurate, than 50 years ago. We can also get them in better calibers. What did they have in the way of hunting autoloading handguns 50 years ago? Also, if you want to compete, using guns from 50 years ago puts you at a disadvantage.

And for duck hunters: What about steel shot? It might damage the bbls of guns more than 50 years old.

U.S.-hating foreigners
Like remington, ruger, and marlin? :rolleyes:
 
If we all had all the guns and ammo we needed, the demand would be zero thus the price of new would be zero.

And who said anything about murdering :what:cops and soldiers - besides jerkface that is ????????????

Krochus my fine Amigo - you are so volatile and negative at times.:confused: I guess still a virgin at your age might explain it - but that's the only thing that could! You have my sympathies about that. :(

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The population of the U.S. is about 300,000,000. I can remember when it was 250,000,000. That's 50,000,000 new people who need guns.

I expect this trend will continue.

Besides, I don't consider new guns to be overpriced generally. Trendy stuff will always cost extra but bread and butter firearms are a great bargain right now.
 
Oh so you're going to walk up to soldiers and just take the gun away from them. I assume they won't put up a fight? We both know you were talking about killing them and taking their guns.
 
Just take a vacation to Cuba

if you want to see the US 50+ years ago stopped in a time warp.
Electricity and water shut off daily, so we can "save".

End of Economics 101.

Next session in 30 minutes. Economics 102.
 
If we all had all the guns and ammo we needed, the demand would be zero thus the price of new would be zero.
Most of us are FAR from having all the guns and ammo we need (or want).

And every day more babies are born ... more children reach adult hood and more adults discover that they want or need a gun.
 
Let me see....

Last new gun the wife bought was a Kimber CDP II for about $900. This is about the same as the going rate for a quality vintage 1911. Except the 1911 most likely won't hit a 1L water bottle at 150 yards like the Kimber will and is not as easy to carry concealed like she likes it.

The last new gun I bought NIB was a HiPoint Carbine. It was $175. For that I got a great running little Carbine that there really are no substitutes for at that price. I don't feel the people that make the HiPoint are greedy for selling me a great running accurate carbine for cheaper than just about everything else on the market.

So I guess I don't like Shawnee's conversion to communism plan and am glad he is not important enough for anyone to care about. I don't bear him any hard feelings though and hope he gets cured of his STD that he acquried from his youthful excesses.
 
If we all had all the guns and ammo we needed, the demand would be zero thus the price of new would be zero.

It has nothing to do with "need". To be honest I don't need any firearms. I live in a fairly safe city and I do not hunt to feed my family. I do not compete though I want to shoot Heavy Metal in 3 gun, but that is not a need. It has everything in the world to do with want. I love firearms, I love to shoot and I love the friends I have made through both. I was able to meet a wonderful couple and help with the repair of an old John Deer tractor because of firearms. I have a close friend that all we do is talk firearms and how to make our skills and our weapons better. So I want new firearms oh and the Constitution says I have the right to them. It has nothing to do with need. I can and that is enough.
 
"less than 300 post newbies"
Is there a magic number? One that could quantify us as knowing the right answer , believing what we're saying, or having an opinion !!!
 
Agreeing with shawnee is pretty much proof you don't know what you're saying. No matter how many posts you have.
 
Even if all the "private" guns in the U.S. were collected and turned to scrap, one could still get a gun and ammo by simply finding an officer or solder and taking theirs away from them.

And who said anything about murdering cops and soldiers - besides jerkface that is ????????????

Yeah cause real life happens just like on the A-Team :rolleyes: What do you think happens to the average insurgent in Iraq who tries to take GI weapons, even if done in the most friendly manner. You'd fare no better

Or are you really that naive?
 
I bought five new guns in 2008. I will continue to buy new and used guns plus loading componants. I have no desire to hurt the trade that goes on at any retail outlet.

Where do people get these type of ideas from?
 
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