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State Department Floating Ammo Import Ban
Virginia Shooting Sports Association ^ | Friday, February 13, 2009 | VSSA President

Posted on 02/18/2009 9:41:49 AM PST by Greystoke

Ammos listed for this rumored ban include the .50BMG, 7.62x39mm Soviet, 7.62x51mm NATO, .308 Winchester, 5.56 NATO and .223 Remington. Additionally, we're hearing that an expansion of this proposed ban might be broadened to include the 6.8mm SPC, 9mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP- among others.

In other words, State Department officials may be floating a trial balloon to see if there are howls of protest, or whimpers of compliance. Canadian elected officials who have directed this information to me say the move seems to be motivated by "emboldened" anti-gun officials who think they have a kindred spirit in President Obama.

(Excerpt) Read more at virginiashootingsportsassociation.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Hobbies; Military/Veterans; Outdoors; Sports
KEYWORDS: ammo; ban; banglist; bho2009; democrats; import; obama
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1 posted on 02/18/2009 9:41:49 AM PST by Greystoke
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To: bang_list

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2 posted on 02/18/2009 9:42:14 AM PST by Greystoke
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To: Greystoke

Between military consumption & this potential ban on imports it’ll be near impossible to obtain .308 win.


3 posted on 02/18/2009 9:46:05 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Greystoke
Quickie quiz: which amendment comes after the First Amendment?

For an administration that does not shrink from Censoring political speech protected by the First Amendment, it cannot be much of a step to interfere with Second Amendment rights.


4 posted on 02/18/2009 9:47:52 AM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: skeeter

You can’t find .30 right now for that matter.

I have 300 round of .308, mostly federal. I sold my .308 AR10 a few months back.


5 posted on 02/18/2009 9:48:26 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: Greystoke

I wish I could say that this is a surprise... but alas- our Republic is on its way out to the dustpan of history.


6 posted on 02/18/2009 9:48:54 AM PST by TheBattman (Pray for our country....)
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To: Greystoke

What the hell does the State Department have to do with commerce and bans??


7 posted on 02/18/2009 9:50:18 AM PST by Centurion2000 (01-20-2009 : The end of the PAX AMERICANA.)
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To: Greystoke
A significant fraction of the .308/7.62x51 and .223/5.56x45 ammo I see available is imported. Virtually all of the 7.62x39 and7.62x54R is imported.

About half the 9x19 and .45 ACP that I see available is imported.

Note to all:

Brass is reusable.

Further note: your gun is useless without cartridges. An attack on ammunition imports is directly and intentionally an attack on your right to keep and bear arms.

8 posted on 02/18/2009 9:53:47 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Centurion2000

Hillary is running the joint.


9 posted on 02/18/2009 9:54:09 AM PST by SENTINEL (SGT USMC GWI)
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To: Centurion2000

ITAR


10 posted on 02/18/2009 9:54:34 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Greystoke

The Obamaramous should remember that the American Revolution started over the government trying to seize weapons.

But I guess that is what his “Civilian Defense Force” is all about.


11 posted on 02/18/2009 10:07:04 AM PST by ZULU (The Obamanation of Desolation stands here. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
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To: ZULU

And it sounds like cwII will be over taxes and guns.


12 posted on 02/18/2009 10:09:52 AM PST by devistate one four (Impatiently waiting for the next tea party! Tet '68)
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To: devistate one four

How I wish that weren’t true. But it is. the barbarians are at the gate. Stand To.


13 posted on 02/18/2009 10:12:02 AM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: Greystoke

Soon relaoding will be a huge home based business.


14 posted on 02/18/2009 10:14:38 AM PST by NoLibZone (To preserve this nation a strongly worded email is in order!)
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To: Badeye

30 carbine or the bigger stuff (e.g., 30-06)....I just bought some -06, had a flyer that was selling surplus bandoliers of 30 carbine with strippers and cardboards).


15 posted on 02/18/2009 10:15:16 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: skeeter
Between military consumption & this potential ban on imports it’ll be near impossible to obtain .308 win.

Or 5.56. Thankfully I have several cases.
16 posted on 02/18/2009 10:16:55 AM PST by WackySam (Is the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on- or by imbeciles who really mean it?)
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To: Badeye

If you lived in CA I’d make you an offer for em.


17 posted on 02/18/2009 10:17:23 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Greystoke

I want to get another 1000 rounds of 7.62x39. Everyone is out. Does anyone have a source where its still available and reasonably priced?


18 posted on 02/18/2009 10:17:31 AM PST by SampleMan (I'm not drinking the kool aid! Is it 2013 yet?)
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To: Gaffer

‘30 carbine or the bigger stuff (e.g., 30-06)....I just bought some -06, had a flyer that was selling surplus bandoliers of 30 carbine with strippers and cardboards).’

I picked up a AR-15 just yesterday, and the gun shop just finished selling off 18,000 rounds of 30-06 in ‘strips’.

I’ve seen the ad in cheaperthandirtdotcom for the .30 with strippers a ‘silencer’ cardboard...Cabela’s is now offering .30 in 300 round ‘ammo boxes’ according to the email I got from them yesterday as well. $178 per box of 300 rounds.


19 posted on 02/18/2009 10:19:55 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: Greystoke

So...everyone should be howling to their elected officials, from the House to the Senate, all the way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Let them know that this will NOT be acceptable to law abiding US Citizens, and that it should be dropped, immediately.

If they are just floating a trial balloon, we’ll shoot it down. IF they are wishing to proceed, they’ll likely have to rethink it.

It’s time to take back the country.


20 posted on 02/18/2009 10:20:17 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
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