Now They go for The AMMO

[user203]

I have written in the past (1999) that there will be no need for the feds to continue to "go after" 'Guns" anylonger....they are now going after ammo.
This started with cabbelllas (s.i.c) when they refused to sell bullets to the NYC area...Now Middway (sic) is not selling to Massachusetts.

Now there is a move in California for SERIAL #'s to be put on INDIVIDUAL pieces of ammunition...taken from www.ussportsmen.org.

We will soon be a non gun owning/using society, both by arkane laws, and by attrition, because we sure as heck are not bringing enough 'kids" into this sport.

My 2 cents


A California ammunition bill would spike the cost of recreational and sport shooting and disrupt ammunition manufacturers.



Senate Bill 357, introduced by Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Santa Ana, would require manufacturers to put serial numbers on every piece of handgun ammunition sold in California. Each box of cartridges would have its own serial number and every bullet and casing in the box would be engraved with that number.



Under this legislation, the requirement for manufacturers to print and engrave the serial numbers would complicate ammunition production and increase costs. This added cost would be passed on to consumers in the state and would devastate hundreds of small business owners. The businesses that could still afford to sell ammunition would have no choice but to then pass the higher costs on to sportsmen.



“The provisions in this bill have nothing to do with crime control,†said Rob Sexton. “The bill does not target criminals, but it has a direct impact on law abiding citizens who enjoy target shooting and hunting.â€



Private citizens would not be the only ones hurt by this bill. Even the ammunition sold to the Department of Defense for use at California military bases would have to be properly marked, driving up costs.



The bill passed the Senate Committee on Public Safety on April 26 and awaits action in the Senate Finance Committee.



“In 2004, when California sportsmen and shooters faced proposed ammunition taxes to pay for the acts of criminals and legislation to require firearms owners to register, they put their foot down and picked up the phone to stop the nonsense,†said Rob Sexton, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance vice president for government affairs. “It’s again time for California sportsmen to take action to stop this bill.â€



Take Action! California sportsmen are urged to take action and ask their Senators to oppose SB 357. Explain that this bill would ruin many large and small businesses, increase the cost of our defense programs, and punish law abiding gun owners. To contact your Senator, call (916) 445-4311 or use the Legislative Action Center at www.ussportsmen.org.

 

[rick_reno]

Firearms – for many owners – have some emotional significance. They can be heirlooms, gifts, etc. Ammunition, for the majority of gun owners, lacks that emotional linkage and is a natural target for the anti-gun crowd. Frankly, I’m surprised we haven’t seen a much more concentrated effort to go after the ammo in past years.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

I think, this is actually one of those gun control laws that is written so badly and is so horribly impractical that the resulting mess it will create will help us more than the law itself will ultimately hurt us.

Notice California law enforcement is not excluded from this law either... what happens when manufacturers either opt not to produce the ammo or the one corporation that claims to have the technology is unable to deliver what it promised?

It will also serve as a good notice to all the gun owners in other states exactly what our opponents consider "reasonable gun control".

 

[Joejojoba111]

Would they later make it illegal to make your own bullets and load your own cartridges too, if they passed the first law? What's your take on the intention, the spirit of the legislation that way?

 

[Rockrivr1]

User203, It's not just Midway that won't sell ammo to Massachusetts. The MA AG went after everyone. Now no one will ship ammo to this state. We still have a few good gun stores that you can get most ammo at a decent price, but nothing compared to the online deals you get.

I think your exactly right about the ammo angle. The Government does a frontal attack to get our guns and I bet they know it's an uphill battle. So they do sneak attacks under the radar for the ammo used in the guns we cherish so. Very tricky.

I know that we lost a few good gun stores in MA when they closed and if we lose any more getting ammo will start to become a difficult and expensive thing in the upcoming years. Walmart might be the only place at that point and some towns already prohibit them from selling it.

Damn I really need to start reloading.

 

[user203]

Ammo

Good point on the loading of your own, I guess everyone has to buy a steel stamp set, and before going to the range, "Register" each round with Your LEO's....On a serious note, there is at LEAST ONE mfg. who will ship to MA..I just ordered from them Widners, they are shipping me some 165 gr. GK to me as we speak. Course that will most likely change when they get sued by our next gov. Reilly also.