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We Asked, You Responded: Blaze Readers Passionately Defend Their Ownership of So-Called ‘Assault Weapons’

Feb. 27, 2013 3:55pm Jason Howerton

On Tuesday, TheBlaze asked readers who own one or more semi-automatic rifles, like the AR-15, to explain why they chose that particular firearm. The response was overwhelming as hundreds of emails came pouring in from gun owners across the country.

Many claimed they use a semi-automatic rifle for home defense, while others said they regularly go hunting and target shooting with their firearms. However, many bluntly stated that they own a semi-automatic rifle because the Constitution says they can. Several readers also slammed Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) assertion that so-called “assault weapons” are nothing but “personal pleasures.” Feinstein is leading the charge to ban “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines.

TheBlaze has compiled some of the responses from readers defending their ownership of semi-automatic rifles, which includes AR-15s (the most popular response), AK-47s and the World War II-era M1 Garand. Surprisingly, there were a lot of responses from Californians. We’ve edited some of the responses for grammar.

Kerry, retired law enforcement officer, from Washington

I am in a unique position in that I am a retired Law Enforcement Officer after 32 years of service. In 32 years, I have never had an so called “assault weapon” pulled on me. Pistols, bottles, knives, screwdrivers, yes — AR-15′s no.

My wife and I keep an AR-15 for many personal reasons. I fell in love with them in the military and she loves shooting hers. We use them now for target shooting, competition and personal protection. As far as personal protection, I don’t mean from someone breaking into my house, I find a pistol or shotgun much handier for limited close combat. I am speaking more in the way of a disaster such as Katrina. Living in the NW, we are overdue for an earthquake. Should we have one and due to the geographics of Washington, I don’t expect any help from the government for quite awhile, therefore I may be required to defend my family from gangs of looters or thieves. Until that day comes, my AR-15 sits quietly in my fireproof gun safe, well oiled and sighted in for a day I hope never comes.

Mike from California

I ordered an AR-15 as a birthday gift for myself years ago and shot it over several years. Never gave it much thought it was just a nice Colt.

When the Los Angeles riots broke out, I realized how lucky I was to have that gun. That Colt kept my block safe, despite the fact they burned down the mall just 100 feet from my house.

When things got real, I carried that AR with me and patrolled the street around my block for 3 days. I had a couple of close calls but when the rioters came back and saw that Colt, they wanted no part of it.

Myself and a few other people on my block received awards from the city of Los Angeles because of our actions during the riots, but I think my Colt deserved an award. After all it kept my entire block safe!

W. Garcia from Phoenix, Ariz.

My girlfriend owns an AR-15 style rifle. She owns it because it is light and easy to shoot. She is 5’1″ and 110 pounds. She cannot control our shotgun. She believes she can use the rifle to keep herself safe until the police arrive, which in my area can take a couple of minutes. She also uses it to compete, as she enjoys shooting sports. She asked me to include that she feels like the Democratic party doesn’t respect her right to protect her body.

Chris from Atlanta, Ga.

I am a competitive shooter. Currently I shoot USPSA pistol matches but I plan on shooting some three gun matches (rifle, shotgun, pistol) and to be competitive in that sport you need a semi-automatic rifle with over 10 round magazine capacity, a shotgun with over 8 round capacity and a pistol with over 15 round capacity. This is my sport. I played football in high school and college. I dislike playing golf but I like the shooting sports. Yes, I also use my competition guns for home defense which shows they can be used for multiple uses. As to the suggestion that a “woman should just use a shotgun” proposed by Joe Biden, my girlfriend finds my AR-15 much easier to handle and shoot than my shotgun.

Matthew from Phoenix, Ariz.

As a still serving, currently retiring member of the United States military, I use my AR-15 semi-automatic rifle for every application I can, but self-defense and target shooting are the top two.

Recently, an intruder chose the wrong time to attempt to rattle my door knob. I had just finished putting the finishing touches on a charging handle upgrade when he figured it was a good time to check and see if my door might be unlocked.

He received a heck of a surprise when he peered through my front window and was looking down the 5.56mm opening at the business end of the barrel!

Luckily that day he chose to run off and not try his luck, but I don’t think he’ll ever forget it because I sure won’t!

In all the time I have carried a duty weapon I have only ever pointed my weapon in the direction of two individuals. My AR-15 was one of these incidents.

My AR-15 DID protect my home and my daughter that day, I DID use it in self defense, I CAN use it efficiently and have been trained to and I TRUST IT WITH MY LIFE!!

Donna from Murray, Ky.

I am a 54 year old woman. I own more than one semi-auto. I have a 30-06 that I have used for years for Deer hunting. I also have a .223 (which is what they want to ban—which by the way is almost the same caliber as a .22—used to shoot squirrels, varmints and such) The .223 is kept for protection…The .22 Automatic (which holds about 16 bullets down the barrel and would be banned yet has been around for over a hundred years) is used to shoot varmints, and for rabbit hunting. I have several others, which really don’t have a specific “use” because most can be used for anything.

Ii people are taught about guns, as I was taught, and as I taught my children, you don’t have people that are “afraid” of them as the Anti-gun people are.

What people do not understand is that these guns they want to ban are exactly like “regular rifles” other than cosmetically.

John from California

My wife and I are lifelong Californians, I am 33 and she is 27. I am a firefighter and she is a stay at home mother of our two small children.

We have a “California Legal” AR-15 with flip up sights, collapsible stock, flame arrester, barrel shroud, pistol grip and a “fixed” magazine of 10 (detachable with a bullet button).

We chose this weapon for home defense because of how light it is, easy to shoot, incredibly powerful yet still accurate, fun to shoot, and although it is so powerful, it has little kick to it. We also enjoy shooting it for fun at targets.

Billy, from somewhere in the U.S.

I bought an AR-15 because I may, it’s my constitutional right to do so. I use my AR-15 for target shooting (Appleseed), and I can hit a man-sized target at 400 yards. I also consider my AR-15 to be a home defense weapon. Criminals using guns killed 8,583 people in 2011. Only 358 of those homicides (4.2%) involved the use of a rifle. Dianne Feinstein has no factual basis for proposing a ban on “assault weapons,” only an unspoken desire to disarm law-abiding citizens.

Chad, member of the U.S. military

I am a soldier of 16+ years. I shoot my AR-15 at target ranging from 25 to 800 yards. I participate in both “combat” and “high power” matches. I use high capacity magazines because the number of bullets range from 1 to 30 depending of the type of match. These matches help me to refine my skills as a shooter, therefore increasing my effectiveness as a soldier.

I am also teaching my wife to use it because of the fact that I travel a lot for both the military and my civilian jobs, leaving my wife alone at home with our two young boys. The AR-15 is a perfect weapon to teach someone to shoot because it is light weight and has very little recoil. With the high capacity magazines, it allows her to protect herself and our boys from multiple intruders while also giving her the leeway to miss her intended target. We all know that when someone is confronted with a home intrusion, unlike the movies or TV, you are going to miss sometimes.

Jeff from Salt Lake City, Utah

I use my AR-15 mainly for target shooting. However, If the need did arise, I would use it for both hunting and self-defense of my family, myself, and my country.

Christopher from California

I was compelled to respond because I am not only a gun owner but a Californian resident. I use my “firearms,” in a limited bases. I have several firearms–pistols and semi-automatic rifles that I have never fired.

I am a son of a U.S.A. Army veteran and a grandson of a command sergeant major with 30 years of service. I am also a former boy scout which has taught me to always be prepared.

I have these firearms for just that reason. I want to be prepared, to be responsible for my safety of my family and if ever the case, my community.

Feel free to join the conversation in the comments section below. Did any of these Blaze readers make a good case against banning semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15?

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Comments (97)

RaydocX
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:53pm
I am aused at the subterfuge Feinstein and others employ trying to hide their I’m of subverting the 2nd amendment.
When her bill proposes tat my sons cannot ‘inherit’ my RA platforms, it demonstrates she wants to ban, register, and o Fischer.
This from a politics who as security and a CCW permit, effect Left elitist example of do as I say, but I am exempt.’

Our firearms are for safe practice, competition, deterrence, and safety, both from indvduals or lawless groups, and from any Federal body or agent who believe law abiding citizens do not have the right to possess such firearms.

Honestly, the family time associated with these firearms hae made them some of our better investments

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theridgeman
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:43pm
I would have to admit that I am not a big fan of large caliber semi automatic rifles, not because there is anything wrong with them. It’s expensive to shoot them. I like a 22 semi auto. I don’t own a Corvette that will go 160 MPH because I can’t afford that either. But if we can buy cars that go that fast when we have speed limits across the country that prohibit that speed. Why can’t I buy a semi automatic rifle or hand gun that has a large magazine ?? I do have a pistol with a 14 round magazine and it is very tame and docile. It never once has gotten out of control, it just sits there or hangs on my hip or it even goes for rides in my car?? NO Problems at all. I think the solution may be to paint BLACK guns PINK. That will make the libs crazy. Another thing, I hope you all realize that this is NOT about safety, it is about disarming law abiding citizens…. Tally up the freedoms we have lost in the name of safety, or ” it’s for the children”. Some good ideas BUT it used to be our decision to protect ourselves; NOT BIG BROTHER.. Keep your powder dry!!!

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- FuturePresident
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:58pm
  Amen to that. What happened to me is a perfect example. I was carrying a legal rifle, in a legal place, where licensing and registration is not required. I got detained, questioned, and searched by the local police chief because according to him, I was not allowed to carry my rifle in town due to the recent shootings. Carrying a rifle was the sole reason given for stopping and searching me. Not talking about a simple frisk for weapons, searched 3 layers of clothing, entered all my pockets, and even checked in my boots.
  So next time you are following the law, carrying you firearm around, remember it doesn’t matter whether you followed the law, because police will do as they please and walk all over your rights, because you are on your own and no one is gonna step up to help, trust me I’ve been looking..
  
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- Slipstick
  Posted on February 28, 2013 at 7:21am
  Pink AR’s? Already available. Little girls and light-in-the-loafers types LOVE them…
  Let’s start a fundraiser to buy one for Ms Franken-stein!
  
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- Wolfgang the Gray
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:34pm
  Feinstein says Assault Weapons must be banned because of how many people are killed in gun violence. Well, more people are killed by cars than by guns each year so unless she also demands a ban on all motor vehicles, she is nothing but a lying hypocrite and she should be discarded like last week’s donuts.
  
  In her defense though, I must say we should go easy on her. She just hasn’t been the same since someone dropped a house on her sister.
  
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Hillbillybone
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 7:39pm
I own several…….well many of the weapons on the ban list, and can sum it up in one word why…….

FREEDOM

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- Silvertruth
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 8:08pm
  Yes, but that argument can be used for any weapon, from a club to a cannon. It’s true that responsible people can be trusted with a nuclear weapon (I wonder why we let anyone in Washington have control of those with that statement made1?) but we have this tendency (and it’s getting worse) to govern to the LEAST common denominator, being criminals. But to defy all logic, we penalize law abiding people, ignoring the fact that the criminals (by definition) DON’T CARE what laws you pass.
  
  So, the only argument that seems to matter is these petty attempts to vilify one firearm or another.
  
  I own an SKS, it was inexpensive when I bought it and it’s as accurate as my friends AR-15. It’s more accurate than his AK-47. It’s also more reliable than the AK. It is also on the ‘banned’ list and it meets all of the criteria for being legal (save for the bayonet lug). It is only banned because it is a commonly available semi-automatic rifle that has a bayonet on the front of it (scary looking I guess even though I’ve removed the bayonet and installed a bipod on it).
  
  Is that what ‘freedom’ is…no, not at all, but it is what out of control governance looks like and to that end, I agree completely.
  
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- Lives fortune and sacred honor
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:29pm
  Allow me to clear up this entire argument. No “law” that congress passes or executive order the sitting president signs can or will take away my Second Amendment rights. Why? Because my rights are granted to me by God and not bestowed by the government. There is no higher authority than God so there is no one that can take away my rights. I can give them up but I won’t. It may and probably will someday cost me my life to defend those rights but they will never be taken from me so long as I draw breath. P.S. that goes for all my rights as well. The government receives it’s authority from the consent of the governed. I hereby withdraw my consent.
  
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- whozzit
  Posted on March 3, 2013 at 3:34am
  @SILVERTRUTH… I live in California and I too keep an abundace of firearms around the house. I, as you, have my trusty SKS (actually three of them; Russian, Yugoslavian and Bulgarian), target shoot with them regularly and keep them all “prim and proper”. I have several CZ-52′s and TTC semi-auto pistols as well, not to mention an extensive collection of Mosin-Nagant rifles and carbines, Austrian bolt action carbines and Swiss, straight pull, sort of bolt action rifles and carbines. this includes, of course, a fairly large ammunition store for the lot of them. I do not use all of them every day; they are here mostly because I collect such things – a hobby; but loaded examples of the above are always close at hand at home… as they should be.
  
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David-FL
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 7:23pm
“The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it” – Thomas Jefferson

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- ehayes2006
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:48pm
  They will, and very soon. The whole reason for the second amendment repeal debate is because Obama (raised, groomed and positioned by communists) is planning to allow Russia and China to invade the United States. Even now, Russia is positioning their military equipment for a diversionary attack against Alaska. They want America disarmed to make it easier for them to take over. ANY politician that advocates gun control is a communist and traitor, and should be tried, convicted, and sentenced for treason….and the penalties that entails.
  
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- TerryJ2
  Posted on February 28, 2013 at 2:16pm
  Alaska? They are heavily armed up there for obvious reasons, even the Russians aren’t that stupid.
  
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bolec slodkie
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 7:01pm
Here is a picture of an “assault weapons” from a government website that was stolen from the organized militia back in the 70′s. The government had a problem when they tried to confiscate it.
http://www.nps.gov/mima/images/20060817164031.jpg

Did I mention that it was the 1775?

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1SSF
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 6:57pm
The national debate over the “need” or desire of a citizen owning an AR-15 is a complete waste of time and energy. What we are witnessing is a classic slight of hand by the MSM, to focus on one type of firearm while hiding their true goal – total disarmament. The AR-15 platform is not the subject. The original intent of the Founder’s draft of the Second Amendment is the issue.

Ultimately the attempts by the Marxist Left to outlaw/ban firearms and ammunition WILL succeed, and they know it. It is only a matter of time. The vast majority of The People are uneducated or misguided sheep that care only about Kim Kardashian. Furthermore, (with few exceptions) the elected Republicans, controlled by The Establishment in Washington, are full blown cowards. Preserve the Constitution? Sorry. No help from that quarter; we are no longer a representative republic. That leaves the Judicial. The true Constitutional patriots residing there are few in number and the last bastion of Law and oversight. But sadly (as we have seen with Obama Care) they can no longer be trusted to follow the law, and are apparently swayed simply by public policy and what Brian Williams thinks. We as patriots can prolong America’s demise but not prevent it from happening. It is a sad, and very slow death.

“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?”

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- Proverbs17-12NLT
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 7:05pm
  If some bad apple takes out Obama the lawless black mob will have to be dealt with deadly force, end of story. Obama has divided this country and only for the worse.
  
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- Ar-shooter
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 7:24pm
  @probverbs
  At this point I would not consider that “bad apple” to necessarily be a “bad” thing……IMHO!
  
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- Chancellor
  Posted on February 28, 2013 at 12:32am
  That “Bad Apple” would probably get a statue erected in his Epitaph after the war to come!
  
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- whozzit
  Posted on March 3, 2013 at 3:58am
  @1SSF… I think that I have to disagree with you almost entirely. Roughly 80% of this country is no “citified”… and I live in a part of it that is not citified either… a little town in the mountains at more than a mile in elevation and with a population of about 1000. In the firearms department, that 80% of the country pretty much owns what they want to own along with the ammunition to go with it. In a town like mine, any of the government’s restrictions on what you may or may not own, or hom many of anything (firearms) you are allowed to own, is pretty much taken with a grain of salt. Local deputies out here in the boonies ar aware of that and take no argument with any of it. They will gladly provide the signature required on any FFL application and in many states, even your CCW application. These people out here in 80% of this country will not entertain the actions of the clowns in Washington DC when it comes to the Peoples’ Second Amendment Rights! I’m 65 now and I have been watching this country for a long, long time. I now feel that this country is due to fall, completely, in the very near future. The 300,000,000 firearms in the hands of the law abiding public that are presently out there will be just as necessary in the aftermath of that happening as they were in 1776. Facts.
  
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acalltoarms
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 6:03pm
Because I want one!

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- Brad Orton
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 6:32pm
  This may be why people choose the AR-15 over other rifles… I would like to see Biden try this with his shotgun… http://fmzik.com/video_1R_BzGmyDjc_AR15-Mud-Test.html
  
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- Silvertruth
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 8:13pm
  If you slung the mud out of the barrel, most shotguns would fire too. Shotguns don’t do so well with blockages unless it’s of the soft and fleshy variety.
  
  I’m not knocking military grade carbines, they are awesome for all around defensive purposes, but specifically for home defense, a shotgun tends to be a better choice unless it’s limited in function (non-repeating or less than 3 rounds). Your ammo choices alone are broader and more easy to customize to your home environment, even if you move from a prairie home to a condo.
  
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- Old-Deputy-Rich
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 8:52pm
  @Silver,
  Hate to say your wrong about a carbine, but, your wrong. A shotgun is not a better choice than a .223 carbine.
  Back in the eighties most SWAT teams carried two standard long guns, a shotgun and a sub-machine gun, either a MP5 or something close. The problem was over penetration. Pistol cartriges and shotgun slugs/pellets would go through several walls, even exterior walls and still have enough energy to kill. The answer, the .223 caliber. Because the the bullet is light in weight, and because of the bullet design it did not hold up well to hard barriers such as walls, floors, and concrete. Unless it is a straight shot at sheetrock, the bullet, when it strikes the wall, will break at the fulcrum (shoulder) and start to come apart, the bullet expends almost all of it’s energy and is almost completely spent by the time it exits out the other wall ( all interior and exterior walls have dead space or insulation in between) and is far less likely to kill someone on the other side. That is why it is the primary weapon used by swat teams these days. (Shows you how long I’ve been around, man I’m getting old…I mean seasoned, LOL) My wife’s home defense gun is my M-4 Carbine with a light. Short, easy to shoot, almost no recoil, and I don’t have to worry as much about her killing one of our children if a bullet misses and goes through a wall. Nothing more frightening than a five foot tall, plump, and pissed off woman with an M-4 at the top of the stairs
  
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- tlhonmey
  Posted on March 2, 2013 at 12:26pm
  Which is where the bit about varieties of ammunition comes into play. If you need maximum flexibility, a shotgun is not a bad choice. You can get rounds for it that vary from self-stabilizing slugs that will shoot a 1″ group at 100 yards, to flechettes that will penetrate soft armour, but not sheetrock, to bean-bags if you want a less lethal option available.
  
  Of course, you still need another weapon to be able to decently reach out beyond about 100 yards. A rifle with safety slugs is another good choice for accuracy and stopping power combined with not over-penetrating the target.
  
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- whozzit
  Posted on March 3, 2013 at 4:24am
  @ OLD-DEPUTY-RICH… You are right about wall penetration and the like. I have three different SKS carbines for target shooting and possible home defense. The SKS is a relatively low powered carbine, the firing of which is similar, in my book, to weapons using the .22 magnum. I do have a couple of CZ-52 pistols and they; in their natural state and with the ammunition that they were designed to work with, are another story. With their “proper” round they will penetrate body armor within the confines of the average home. They would go right through an intruder, out the other side of him, through the wall, and continue on to do who knows what in the way of further damage. So… I have retired the ammo that they came with (at the range) and purchased a large quantity of JHP ammunition to feed them with. i carry them “cocked and locked” on my own property and keep them close at hand; and in the same condition; around the “alarmed” house. The SKS’s are very nice, light and reliable carbines, as are the CZ-52′s light, accuarate and depenable little pistols. Some of my heavier “artillary” are Mosin-Nagant (and other) bolt action rifles and carbines but, for the most part, they are not as convenient or as light to carry and to use around the house… and they do kick like mules! My favorite rifle of all time was the M-14 (US army days) but they are still very expensive and are not suited to close quarter defense purposes.
  
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joeslick
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 5:03pm
The average person is ignorant of what kind of evil exists in the world today. They may watch TV and see some, but they they think “That will never happen to me.” The media has hidden both the evil that exists and the value of being able to defend yourself and be independent. The media has also made necessary violence appear ugly and evil itself. As a retired LEO, I know what evil is outside my door and I sleep “warm”…if you know what I mean. I was never afraid of law abiding citizens who had guns and would encourage them to have self defense available. Because I knew better than most that old saying “When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. The police are not there to protect you, just clean up the mess when you’re not capable of doing it yourself.

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- DefyTYRANNY
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:01pm
  “The police are not there to protect you, just clean up the mess when you’re not capable of doing it yourself.”
  
  Good to hear you say this as a retired LEO. I tell people this all the time, many times they try to say I am bashing the Police, which is not the case. It is simply true.
  
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- whozzit
  Posted on March 3, 2013 at 4:34am
  Joe, I couldn’t have said that any better myself. I too sleep “warm” in my own alarmed house. When I venture out onto my own property (here in the mountains of northeaster California) I remain “warm”, as you put it, as well. This is a srasely populated area and law enforcement is seldom more than a half hour away! I prefer the SKS carbine (I have three of them) and the CZ-52 pistol (I have two of them) with JHP ammunition. Keep safe…
  
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woodyee
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:54pm
It doesn’t matter what the reason is – it is a RIGHT. I just wrote a Congressman – you should too.

CONGRESSMAN DARREL ISSA
Dear Sir,

What is the story behind the unusually huge demand for ammunition, arms, and armored vehicles from the Dept of Homeland Security? I’m reading reports of DHS ordering BILLIONS of rounds of ammo; tiny towns in NH and Arizona getting $250k ea armored Bearcat vehicles; body armor, etc…I’m reading these stories on Glenn Beck’s The Blaze, and online news site.

I checked the local sporting goods store to see if this was true, and they asked me if I’d been under a rock since Christmas!! They said commercial ammunition was VERY difficult to get, and showed me their empty shelves. I asked about prices and they said that prices have gone up dramatically. Mr. Issa, what is going on?

Thank you.

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- blissdesignz
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 5:23pm
  Great job :)
  Palin just addressed that herself today..
  http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/sarah-palin-were-finished-88166.html?ml=po_r
  I think the answer is pretty obvious for all of us to see, but don’t expect to get an honest answer from anyone in DC on either side of the isle. ‘We the People’ scare the crap out of the political elites.
  
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- whozzit
  Posted on March 3, 2013 at 4:54am
  Miss Bliss and Woody, I agree with you completely. I live in a little town up in the mountains of northeastern California; population about 1000, more than a mile in elevation and with three or four feet of snow on the ground (with more on the way). I have been doing my best, for three years now, to stay ahead of homeland security. I, myself, have been purchasing SKS”s, Mosin-Nagants as well as CZ-52 and TTC pistols (along with plenty of ammunition for them) via the internet and some of it on an international basis. I am licensed. Up in this neck of the woods you have to go on vacation to get anywhere near a gun shop so that was out of the question. What a gun shop may of may not have in stock in none of my never mind. They are always to expensive in my book anyway. Those CZ-52′s are “too hot” when used with the ammunition that they were designed to use (they are guaranteed to penetrate body armor at closer distances) so I now feed them with JHP’s. I am not “citified” as you may conclude.
  
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BurntHills
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:53pm
anyone realize that the vile narcissistic sociopath obama and his worshippers “gun control” and ”gun bans” ETC will be LEGALLY making all law-abiding gun owners who do NOT turn in their guns “CRIMINALS” and “FELONS”.

sure puts into perspective the obama “it’s only for training” purchases of billions of hollow point & sniper ammunition.
–obama’s ”private civilian well-funded and well-trained army” of fed homeland agencies who answer only to HIM and not to Congress … who are now parading menacingly ( “TO DESENSITIZE THE POPULATION”) thru every major city across the nation, in OUR streets and neighborhoods with guns and tanks and black ops helicopters..can then be unleashed to corral all American citizens who do not relinquish their guns to the fuhrer-wannabe obama. ~~~~ oh wait, the NEW manual said ”TAKE NO PRISONERS”.. SHOOT TO KILL the American citizens as “insurgents”..

in other words, obama HAS armed his ‘private army’ to murder Americans until the rest of the population surrenders. .and you know patriotic AMERICAN COMBAT VETS are first on obama’s KILL LIST.

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- DefyTYRANNY
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:05pm
  Frankly when these people try to make us into criminals, they know not what they ask for.
  
  When they are successful, I am afraid that they will find that determined men no longer constrained by respecting their laws is not as desirable an end game as they like to think.
  
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- corsair18
  Posted on February 28, 2013 at 9:48pm
  Thats right. If they are going to make us into criminals and felons then we might as well earn it. I do, however, wonder what kind of American would fire on other Americans when it is OBVIOUS who stands on the right side of the law (Constitution.)
  
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raybaker35
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:51pm
I’d like an AR, but my governer says i cant have one. Who will help the people of ny? I hope my 22 will stop a bad guy if he comes into my home.

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- Rob in Katy
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:57pm
  Just point it in the air and shoot twice, that should do it.
  .22 while not the most glamorous round, has killed more humans than any other – so it can be quite effective.
  
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Indagila
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:50pm
We live in the boder country of New Mexico. You know, where “It’s more secure than ever”. NM is also a higly corrupt state that is run like a third world country. having spoken out against that corruption, has gotten my wife and I some serious threats. We won two semi auto rifles. “The Green Monstah” in .308 and the “Mousah” a AR type rifle in .223. We also live far enough out in the bush that we are visitd by lion and bear on a regular basis along with coyotes and once a wolf. We are also close enough to the line that we see our fair share of two legged vermin. We like large magazines. My wife is an eastern school marm and I hate to see her afraid. She is confident with her tools and her skills, she isn’t afraid of much. Of course we could use some help on the corruption front, but I don’t see it comin’. So we’ll just take care of ourselves as best we can and try to unelect our RINO POS govorner in a couple years.

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RedPepper2
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:44pm
To a sensible honest law abiding citizen, owning a firearm whether it is a black, brown, green, semi-automatic, double barreled or bolt action firearm is much like buying insurance for the family. It allows most responsible citizens to sleep better at night knowing their family can and will be protected if an intruder uses that 10 inch slot screw driver to gain entry into their home. When the U.S. government elected officials deny the right of firearm ownership or place road in front of the honest law abiding citizens right for self protection, it is time for the people to make some drastic election choices next election. God Bless America and Winchester.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:42pm
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I have several so called ‘Assault Weapons’ in my house, funny thing is none have ever assaulted anyone…..

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- stopprintn
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 5:02pm
  Yeah, I told my guns they were not allowed to shoot anyone without a written permission slip, singed and dated by me…… or there would be consequences.
  
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- Sgt_Rock
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 8:21pm
  I was just thinking the same thing the other day…mine must be broken because they ain’t killed nuthin’ yet. I should take them back because they’re obviously defective. They just lay around.
  
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- whozzit
  Posted on March 3, 2013 at 5:12am
  Mine too!
  
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Fanglorious1
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:42pm
i have a winchester model 63 .22 rifle. it is a semi-automatic that was bought by my grandfather in 1937. from my understanding having read feinsteins proposed gun ban, i believe it would fall into the “must be registered and forfeited upon my death” category, because it can hold 10+1 for a total of 11 rounds. am i correct on this? does the government want my .22cal rifle bought by my grandfather 76 years ago??

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- nocalifornia
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 5:00pm
  They want them all.
  
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- Jack Carr
  Posted on February 28, 2013 at 3:52am
  Not unless you want to. A gun purchased that long ago was sold when Americans knew the reality of freedom, and the only “registration” that might exist is the sales receipt your grandfather might have stuffed in an old footlocker somewhere.
  
  Rifles could be bought from the ads found in the back of comic books, fer crying out loud! And they were mailed to your house! Old guns like your grandfather’s are the reason the grabbers can only estimate how many weapons are in the hands of their American servants.
  
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- jettson
  Posted on February 28, 2013 at 9:16am
  Yes Any so called Law to take guns away from the people is against the constitution. So It is NOT a legal law. This is the LAW A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. I will Die to defend it. WE SHOULD ALL DIE TO DEFEND IT.
  
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- whozzit
  Posted on March 3, 2013 at 5:17am
  Something else to consider… since the 1980′s there has been a federal law against the registration of privately owned firearms.
  
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RLTW
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:28pm
Progressives believe they’ve somehow evolved beyond human instinct; they’ve lost their imagination for evil and now project their collective fears onto society as a whole, in the end this makes their ideology far more dangerous than any mass murderer.

Intransigent gun owner!

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- redfish52
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:37pm
  Something big is coming. All I beg all gun owners to do is what I have done…take the time to find a place to “store” your guns and ammo so they cannot be “borrowed” by the government for an indefinite period of ime.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:40pm
  Imagine whirled peas man.
  
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- termyt
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 5:29pm
  They are the evil, they don’t need to imagine it. If they can pacify us with their stories, they win.
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 5:32pm
  FUBARED
  HA lol, whirled peas, dude that is wholly dependent on individual self-knowledge and God.
  
  As for progressives I think you mean split peas.
  
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TotallyNotATroll
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:19pm
Cool, another real news story that is forums posted as an article. Raising the bar here folks.

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Sumrknght
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:18pm
I don’t know who created this… but it does a very good job of de-mystifying the modern sports rifle (what the left wants to call ‘assault weapons’).

http://www.assaultweapon.info/

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- Sgt_Rock
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 8:24pm
  It’s pretty good, I sent the link to both of my senators and my congressman. Alot of good it will do, but it is a great tool.
  
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DonaldH
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:17pm
I just added to my collection today,, a nice DPMS .308– Biden is right about having a shot-gun. I have one myself to use on home invaders but I also have several rifles on the AR platform as well and Mr. VP, my shotgun is used to keep the criminals out of my home as you suggested,,, but my (our) AR’s are to keep tyrants out of The White House–and you and your boss are growing very close to that description–Tread lightly Mr. VP–and don’t Tread On Me….

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338_LM
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:13pm
I am a mostly-retired cattle rancher and welder/fabricator in Wyoming. I live on 13.5 sq. miles of private property. Having so much land (with a County road running through a corner of it) means dealing with frequent trespassers.

Some come to poach game, some to drink or use drugs or spend *quality time* with their girlfriends late at night, some to rock-hound, and others to just hike or explore because “their GPS said they could”. While ~70% of these folks are benign, the other 30% are downright seedy.

I carry various semi-auto “black rifles” (and occasionally NFA-registered full autos) precisely BECAUSE they are scary-looking. When I come across a couple drunk antelope poachers with bolt action rifles, I have the “intimidation edge” won, hands down. I don’t point my weapon at anyone, but it’s ready in my hands. It’s just amazing how quickly people change from “Who are you, telling me what to do?” to “Oh, I’m so sorry! I didn’t realize we were on private land. We’ll being leaving now. Sorry, again!”

I realize other places aren’t Wyoming, but this IS and I will not lose the edge on my property. Do whatever you want in New York or Chicago. I will never go to those places, ever.

Having loaded weapons in my house doesn’t mean I live “in fear” any more than having a fully-charged fire extinguisher in my kitchen closet would mean the same. I hope I never need either one, but it’s better to have and not need, than to need and not hav

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- VRW Conspirator
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 5:33pm
  you even need some help managing that land…sure you could find lots of volunteers on here….with all that open space you just need a few houses at each corner filled with a couple of like minded families…and those incursions from outsides will stop…..
  
  think I might have to find my way up to you in WY when the SHTF……
  
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- 338_LM
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 8:13pm
  Hey, CONSPIRATOR, don’t think it hasn’t crossed my mind. My rancher “neighbors” might raise cattle but THEY are sheep. They always take the gov’t “candy” for hay assistance, or irrigation pipe, or grasshopper spraying… They NEVER read what’s on the BOTTOM of the candy bowl. Sad. I’ve never taken a dime, in all my years here and because of it, Big Bro has no right to “inspect” any part of my property.
  
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- Sgt_Rock
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 8:28pm
  Ever have problems with folks setting up dope grows on your property? with out your knowledge? I hear a lot of that is going on over that way and in Montana.
  
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- 338_LM
  Posted on February 28, 2013 at 12:18pm
  SGT_ROCK – Nope… That’s because you need WATER to grow dope, and this is Wyoming! ;-)
  
  Actually, 20 years ago, I DID find two plants of MaryJane. I suspected it was my Mexican hired hand’s “project”, so I tied a piece of baling twine to the chicken-wire “cages” around them and miraculously, they were all gone the following day!
  
  Our big problem NOW is Colorado… I don’t care what they do down there, but I’m tired of being a suspect just for driving north out of CO with a WY license plate. I do not feel like sitting on the side of I-25 in 60 mph wind outside Chugwater for two hours, waiting for a freaking K9 unit to sniff around outside my truck and decide I have nothing but 4 lbs of Espresso Sierra beans from Whole Foods.
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:12pm
The citizens should be equally armed as government to ensure liberty,anything less is a danger to liberty and freedom from government. We have a right to bear arms,that means any arms we purchase and not dictated by some power hungry POS lifetime politician from Commiefornia. Show me in the constitution where it states we can own a certain caliber or so many rounds in a magazine.

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- LakeHartwellSailor
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:40pm
  I agree Slayer….
  
  Now, where can I buy a 60mm mortor tube & baseplate?
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 6:13pm
  Lol I don’t know but if I like your attitude.
  
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Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:11pm
I have a Brown Bess Musket that will take a Bayonet. The ‘Assault Weapon’ that helped free America.

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- bulge44
  Posted on February 28, 2013 at 4:39pm
  An 18th century British Brown Bess – with bayonet ! I am sooo envious! What a piece of military history. I own two Lee-Enfield rifles from WW2 – but you definitley have me beat. Of course I also own a Bushmaster XM15A1 and a 1911A1 .45 cal. ‘Molon Labe’!
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:06pm
I have one to protect myself from government goons when the tyranny finally decides it wants to kill patriots. That decision is coming. CHeck out DOJ memos.

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stopprintn
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:06pm
I have a self defence weapon with many 30rnd mags, dont use it at all really. I only have it in case they try taking it away………..LOL

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- bulge44
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:07am
  Hey,Stopprintin- you just basicly said the same thing Thomas Jefferson said ! He said: ” The beauty of the 2nd Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it. ” Kudos to you , sir !
  
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Cavallo
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:05pm
One of the real problems I see is the lack of ammunition. Their needs to be more semi-auto military style rifles with a larger variety of ammunition choices. 30-06, 30-30, 7mm Mag, .243, .300 Mag are just some of the choices I have seen that still are in good supply on the shelves. Recoil might be a problem with the same design, but there should be ways to mitigate the recoil problem of some of those heavy hunting rounds.

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- Fubared
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:16pm
  We need federal and lake city to sell more available ammo to us civilians too. Uncle is buying it all up for draw downs?
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 4:35pm
  Just need to save up and hunt around and see if I can get my hands on a Browning BAR.
  
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- Aaronratliff33
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:33pm
  I have a BarII with the Boss system which reduces recoil tremendously. I highly recommend it. It’s the most accurate rifle I own.
  
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