Gun limits might hurt Flathead manufacturers

The Daily Inter Lake ^ | December 21, 2012 | Jim Mann

[2ndDivisionVet]

While gun sales are spiking across the country in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Connecticut, people in the firearms industry aren’t necessarily enjoying the profits.

Instead, they are gripped with worry about potential gun control fallout.

Just ask Brian Sipe, owner of the Montana Rifleman barrel and action manufacturing company located on Montana 35 east of Kalispell.

“I’m very concerned about legislation. If they do an assaults weapons ban, I’m going to have to lay off people,” said Sipe, who is in regular communication with firearms manufacturers across the county.

President Barack Obama’s call for a special commission to discuss ways to reduce gun violence is just the latest subject in Sipe’s conversations with people in the industry.

“They’re expecting something,” Sipe said. “They just don’t know what. All of us think it’s up to the senators. The House won’t vote against the Second Amendment.”

Sipe is paying close attention to Montana Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester, both Democrats.

“I’m concerned with how they are going to vote. They damn well better vote with the people of Montana and the Second Amendment. If I have to lay off people, I am going to put it on their doorstep.”

The Montana Rifleman manufactures barrels for a variety of rifles and pistols, but Sipe said 95 percent of his production is barrels for AR-15-type rifles, the kind used by the school shooter in Newtown, Conn.

The business has been steadily ramping up production to a current pace of about 1,500 to 2,000 barrels a day, and Sipe said he is on track to finish the year with 350,000 barrels. His previous highest annual production was last year with 143,000 barrels...

[17th Miss Regt]

All of us think it’s up to the senators. The House won’t vote against the Second Amendment.”

This fellow needs to think about what he is saying. The Democrats will vote against the 2nd amendment. In such a case the House must stop them or the amendment needs to be exercised against both.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Brian Sipe?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sipe

[jneesy]

“Sipe said 95 percent of his production is barrels for AR-15-type rifles, the kind used by the school shooter in Newtown”

revising history to suit their needs again....just shameful

[Yo-Yo]

revising history to suit their needs again....just shameful

So did he or didn't he use a AR during the shootings? I've heard it was in the trunk of the car, and I've heard the ME said all the victims had .223 wounds.

[familyop]

Any outlawing of sales of AR-15-type semi-autos would extremely cut revenues for government. The socialists would be cutting off their own incomes to spite their pride.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Never under estimate just how squishy a RINO’s spine is.

[17th Miss Regt]

No, the shooter used a quad .50 cal system mounted on a halftrack to kill his victims. Except for the ones he blasted with a high capacity AK-47-like Stinger missile. The police were warned that he had a Javelin system as well with many rounds stored in the high capacity trunk in the back of his car.