Big time. I've gotten the go ahead from she who must be obeyed to go shopping, so I'm taking inventory and putting the list together!
Posted on 10/14/2009 8:35:49 AM PDT by Sasparilla
Its been predicted for a long time that if anti- gun groups can't get your guns, then they will go after your ammunition.
Governor Arnold Swartzenegger has done exactly that in signing a new law regulating ammunition sales. The ostensible goal is to track the bullets used in crimes.
Criminals will find another way to get their bullets. It will be where they get their guns...on the street. This is another gun law that will only affect the honest individual.
The Governor said just the week before that he would veto the new ammunition law, thus preventing organized opposition to his signature. Anyone violating this new law will face a misdemeanor charge.
The new law makes these changes in the way you will buy ammunition in California.
1) It will prohibit the sale of ammunition in a way that allows the ammunition to be accessible without the assistance of an employee. It has to be in a case where the customer has no access. You could have to stand in line to see what you are buying..
2) The dealer must ask for identification each time you buy handgun ammunition and the dealer will be required to record personal information including:
a. Your thumb print
b. Your Driver's license number
c. Your home address and telephone number
d. The brand and type of ammunition that you purchased
e. Your birth date
3) It will now become illegal to buy ammunition online or by mail order. It may become impossible to buy any ammunition not stocked by dealers.
In addition to crippling taxes, crime, and draconian gun laws, this is one more reason for Californians to move to gun friendlier Nevada or Arizona.
Governor Swartzenegger said in signing the bill, "Although I have previously vetoed legislation similar to this...
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Call me cynical, but it's not much of a stretch for those border checkpoints that look for incoming produce to expand their scope to include ammo.
Since the dollar is tanking and gold is increasingly hard to come by, all asset portfolios should include a substantial percentage of investment grade ammunition.
In my experience Remington rimfire ammo is prone to malfunction although not at the 10% rate you cite. I prefer CCI or PMC
And the gun shops on the AZ side of the CA border say “thank you very much”.
BLOAT was never so true.
I hope not, it's a brand new rifle. This was the first 60 rounds through it.
I bought some, but didn't take it to the field. I'll try the other ammo - believe it is CCI, but can't remember for certain. Thanks!
I may do so. It's both Remington's rifle and their ammo. Both brand new. Thanks!
Now, if some enterprising dingbat in the CalGov were to initiate a State Tax on ammo, well, checkpoints at the border might make sense...catch those tax evaders, and use it as an excuse to hire a few hundred stooges on the State payroll.
Big time. I've gotten the go ahead from she who must be obeyed to go shopping, so I'm taking inventory and putting the list together!
The old "Okie oil filter wrench" is good for lots of things.
This was just the 60 rounds (had 6 misfire), but it did seem high to me. I'm gonna give Remington a call over it.
This just sent ammunition buying to an even greater frenzie.
Yup.
On a side note, the inside of the ammo can still smelled like fresh paint (it was dry, though). From the hungarian date stamp on the box, I think it was made in 1984. Every round worked like a beaut. The bruise on my shoulder is now a nice purple.
What is up with shotgun shells? Went into Wallyworld to get some clay pigeons for my daughter to shoot and they were $10 a box. I have heard some drivel about there being a lead shortage.
Only problem is,they can’t afford to hire anyone as dogcatcher,let alone border monitor.I can see border checkpoints to the south,but not from the east or north.
However,you are right about enterprising dingbats...Berkeley sure has given the rest of us enough of them! LOL
1,000 rounds occupies about the space of a shoebox.
Criminals would need only about 10 rounds each.
Street markup could be 1000% easy.
So ... a black market dealer can supply 100 customers, making a 90% profit, netting a nice week’s salary with a few hours’ simple work via easily-obtained goods fitting in a briefcase.
How could this legislation/criminalization possibly go wrong?
Yeah..could also be that,with production of ammo at a fever-pitch to try and keep up with demand, you could have gotten some bad ammo.Same with the rifles/handguns.Anything’s possible when it comes to high-speed production! LOL Hopefully it’s just ammo.
$23/box of 100 for bird/target loads (several brands - Winchester, Federal for two) at the Wally World here.
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