Will Your CCW Handgun Change Once The AWB Ends ???

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I HIGHLY doubt that the sunsetting of the AWB will make my
Smitty 637 OR my Beretta 8040F Mini-Cougar hold any more rounds than it does currently...

but wouldn't that be a neat trick, wouldn't it?
 
For me the question is "Will I get CCW in my state before I decided to move?"

I already have my CCW guns and leather is on the way for them:

CZ 85 Compact
CZ 2075 RAMI

Both .40 S&W and can also use full size 12 rnd CZ 75 magazines, which I already have 2 of.

I'll get factory 75B .40 S&W magazines to by my carry spare magazines and use my existing EAA mags for the range.
 
No. What would be the point? If you really wanted a hi-cap mag for a hi-cap gun - you could get both all along. The AWB did nothing but allow a few enterprising individuals to get inflated prices for pre-ban mags they managed to hord before the ban went into effect. I've seen no decrease in the availability of hi-cap mags or the availability of guns to take them since the ban went into effect.

One apparent positive that came from the AWB (and judging from the responses so far on this tread), is that knowledgable people actually selected and learned to use adequate firearms - without all the false Hollywood, Gun Rag & Urban Myth hype about the need to carry something with an apparent unlimited supply of ammo stuffed into it.

I expect that the expiration of the AWB among knowledgable folks is going to occur with all the fan fare of sitting on a whoopie cushion. No doubt the anti-gunners will raise the customary stink associated with such a noise though. But here's another possible positive side effect. I heard a Republican "Blue State" governer on a news show say that personally he would support the continuation of the AWB for his state - in exchange for relaxed regulations regarding the purchace & possession of certian firearms by responsible citizens. Reading between the lines, this could mean continue the ban on high cap guns & mags - maybe even further restrict access to autoloading weapons (to passify the libs). But - let responsible folks buy and use as many revolvers, pump shotguns, bolt/lever action rifles and the like as they want (thus allowing previously "unauthorized" decent folks to possess adequate means to defend themselves without threat of government prosecution). So in the long run - the AWB may prove to have been a good thing after all - if right minded politicians play it right.
 
I'm in the 1911 camp, this stuff didn't really affect us insofar as that to begin with.

Hmm, wait, I think I hear the BHP calling out to me... maybe, just maybe.
 
Black Snowman,

I thought guys at least had a chance last year. I emailed every state Rep. and Sen. in KS. I go to KS. alot so it would benefit me. Maybe next year. If not then your not too far away from MO. you could just hop across the river.


clipse
 
gun will stay the same, but i'll be able to carry two more rounds in the mag. of course, HK will still charge $50 per magazine for the compacts. i'll probably buy two. not sure why, probably just because i can. i really don't think the extra two rounds will make or break me if i'm in a defensive situation but ya never know. i'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. and a few other cliche's as well. :)

Bobby
 
Not for me. My Berettas 15 round mags are just fine. I normally keep only 12 rounds in them anyway. If I get a Colt 1911 as I hope to do it won't make any difference at all. And I don't think I can get a high-cap cylinder for my S&W M29. (If Feinstein and Boxer heard there were hi-cap revolvers I bet they'd try to ban them)

Knowing how to use your weapon is much more important than having a lot of extra ammo that just weighs you down.
 
No change here, either. My CZ 2075 RAMI will still only hold 8 rounds of .40 and my CZ 75 P-01 and their 14 rounds mags should be sufficient as is.

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Mike
 
Ending the Assault Weapons Ban will have no measurable effect in making fat guns more concealable.

I will stick with my daily-carried, skinny Springfield Ultra-Compact but I am considering adding a bayonet lug, flash suppressor and collapsible stock.
 
Once the AWB expires I'll be picking up some extra 15 round magazines for my Glock 19, but that's about the only change I'll be making since Maryland doesn't issue permits. If they did, however, I'd be carrying my S&W model 642.
 
If I can figure out a way to carry the AR concealed, maybe.
 
No

I still plan on carring my Glock because the "Feds" :banghead: have decided my life was worth more then your life. I am a LE.
 
Nope....

My single stack 1911's .45's have served me well for nearly three decades and I am sure they will for the next three!
The only thing the ban did to me was to limit my purchase of a good folding stock for my saiga AK. A problem soon rectified!!
Jercamp45
 
nhhillbilly,

You indicated you were in LE. Just a question. Does the AWB cause you or any of your fellow officers any more or less concernd than before? I live in near a rather large metropolitian area - where gun laws are fairly liberal. In other words, large cap - large capacity handguns were fairly easy to obtain all along. As I recall, all of the LE shootings I've heard about over the past few years have involved fairly low tech, low capacity and in most cases smaller caliber handguns. I'd expect in your line of work it's the "Casper Milktoast" sort of character that's more likely to shouve a gun in your ribs than a hard core "Biker" type. Or maybe you just tend to be more on guard with the latter sorts.
 
But here's another possible positive side effect. I heard a Republican "Blue State" governer on a news show say that personally he would support the continuation of the AWB for his state - in exchange for relaxed regulations regarding the purchace & possession of certian firearms by responsible citizens. Reading between the lines, this could mean continue the ban on high cap guns & mags - maybe even further restrict access to autoloading weapons (to passify the libs). But - let responsible folks buy and use as many revolvers, pump shotguns, bolt/lever action rifles and the like as they want (thus allowing previously "unauthorized" decent folks to possess adequate means to defend themselves without threat of government prosecution). So in the long run - the AWB may prove to have been a good thing after all - if right minded politicians play it right.
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OH man, I hope you don't mean it like I'm reading it. Trading certain firearms for relaxed gunlaws on who can't or shouldn't be getting guns under current laws? I've filled out plenty of 4473 and if you answer NO to a question, there's something there. NOw I'm not saying they should not be able to get firearms period, but I certainly wouldn't trade my rights to "full capacity mags and semiauto guns" for the rights of those who chose to do whatever they did in their life! :fire:
 
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