[Conspiracy Guy]

I keep all of mine in a 55 gallon drum of salty water.

[OldFriend]

Did his statistics come from the same source as Dan's docs?

[federal]

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

Thanks I'll get right on it.

[Joe Brower]

Richard Aborn is so full of sh!t, that if you squeezed his head it would extrude from his ears.

[microgood]

It went from 3 to 1.

[thackney]

"drying supply of AW" ping

[Bonaparte]

This is all news to me. I bought another custom FAL just 4 years ago and my biggest problem was deciding who had the best weapon for the price. Took me awhile to narrow things down before purchasing.

[ravingnutter]

Examine all your guns for signs of desiccation. All weapons should be stored by wrapping them in a wet towel in a sealed plastic bag.

Keep them in the septic tank...then you will only have to look for signs of defacation.

[neutrino]

Gosh, thanks for the tip! A dried up and withered assault weapon is a sad sight indeed.

[activationproducts]

Drying up? Hardly. I have an FN FAL made up of 90% US parts that was made just this year. Although a person knowledgeable of firearms would tell you this is not an assault weapon. In truth real "assault weapons" are regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934.

[Bigh4u2]

Since assault weapons consisted of less than 1% of all gun crimes committed in the U.S. in the last 10 years, what is 65% of 1%?

Next to none.

[prophetic]

its plain to see that these gun-control types have gotten their BRAINS drying up!

They need to get an appropiate sized tinfoil hat for being exposed to all that gun hysteria.

[SedVictaCatoni]

What, are you nuts? You can't get them wet, or feed them after midnight. Otherwise, they really will go out and kill people all on their own.

[Hank Rearden]

Mine is good to go. Has been for 12 years.

Every time it's tried to get up and assault someone, I give it a stern talking-to.

[Renfield]

Harrumph. Firearms are not like grapefruits or cartons of milk....they won't "go bad" if not used within 30 days. They are durable goods...guns made by reputable American or European manufacturers, given reasonable care, will last and function properly for a century or more. I collect guns, and lately have been buying some of approximately WWI vintage, and they work just fine.

The supply of "assault weapons" (which aren't really assault weapons, but that's another thread) won't "dry up" unless the State confiscates them and destroys them...which is one of the reasons Dems are having a hard time getting elected to national office.

[RKV]

Parallels a general decline in violent crime. Correlation is not causation. I suspect that the real cause has something to do with 1) longer mandatory sentences for violent offenders (particularly since a small number of career criminals commit an overwhelming majority of crime) 2) decline in drug usage and related violence 3) increased number of states permitting concealled carry which would scare all but the mosthardened criminals into avoiding direct violent confrontations.

[dfwgator]

Just as long as you keep your powder dry.

[Spok]

I've never seen a dehydrated M-16, but it must make them easier to pack and ship...

[RogueIsland]

Ah, yes, fun with numbers. The number of incidents with guns defined by the ban went down because they weren't being made to those particular specs anymore. However, there were far more functionally identical rifles out there (minus the evil bayonet lugs), but this idiot doesn't count those.

[Lazamataz]

All freepers should take heed. Assault weapons must be kept moist.

Mine are kept moist by the drool I drool every time I bring them to bed with me.