Horrid Mischief
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Wrong.
I posted this on my blog, figured I would share. LMK what you all think!
So it looks like gun sales are surging on the heels of Obama’s election. The fear, of course, is that various bans, executive orders and other legislation will make things scarcer and more expensive. So naturally savvy people are stocking up on guns, magazines, ammunition and other gear. While I would certainly not try to talk someone out of getting an Evil Black Assault Rifle before the inauguration, I would submit the following.
First, AR’s kinda suck. Just ask the Ogre. Sure, I own one, but really just to “round out the gun safe”. Nothing wrong with that.
Second, I think that taking all your cash and piling up soon-to-be-banned guns is admitting defeat. Remember, gun control cost the Democrats the house once before. And that was well before the Heller decision. So maybe the thousand or so bucks you were gonna sink into a stock AR (three grand for a tricked out picatinny clad tacti-cool monstrosity dripping with optics, lights, lasers and a disco ball!) could be put to better use.
For your consideration:
A life membership to the National Rifle Association cost $1000.00; the same as one stock AR. What will do more to protect your gun rights, another gun in the safe, or a lifetime membership to the NRA? (They will even let you make payments, so you could still get the AR and a life membership!)
A lifetime membership to the Gun Owners of America is $500. Spend less and get yourself an AK; then put the rest of the cash towards a GOA membership. (Especially for all those that think the NRA is too willing to compromise with the enemy.) They take payments too.
You can score a life membership to Jews For the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) for $500 as well. (Sorry, no payment plan. But you can join just for the two years until the next mid-term election for a mere $40 bucks. You don’t even have to be Jewish!)
Or maybe you could spend a few of those dollars joining a local organization like the Virginia Citizens Defense Leauge (VCDL). Many states have an equivalent grass-roots organization, and if yours doesn’t the VCDL accepts out-of-state members. (Plus we have the benefit of being the closest local organization geographically to the bastards on Capital Hill!) Membership is $25.00 a year; the cost of about a single box of ammo.
So maybe you don’t want to send your money off to some “Organization” somewhere, or donate to a pro-gun politician; what else can you do? How about instead of dropping the $1000+ on an AR you instead buy a .22 and give it as a gift to your son/daughter/nephew/niece/God-Child/paperboy? I don’t care who you give it to, just make sure they are young enough to be considered the “next generation” of shooter. (Stupid, obvious disclaimer about following applicable laws blah blah blah.) Or maybe you keep the .22, add a pistol in the same caliber, and spend the other $500 left over on ammo and range fees to take the “next generation” shooting on Saturday mornings. Take your neighbor, a co-worker, spouses, hawt chix or the aforementioned paperboy! I think adding ten or fifteen new shooters to the ranks this year will do more than adding another evil black rifle in my arsenal for gun rights.
Don’t get me wrong, if you have the means, stock up while the getting is good! But if funds are tight, choose wisely on how your “gun-money” is spent. Maybe an AK, or even an SKS, will allow you to keep the hoards of mutant-biker-zombie-liberals from storming the walls and taking your guns. Use the rest wisely. Make your dollars work for you. Money talks. Loudly.
My two cents.
http://horridmischief.com/
Wrong.
I posted this on my blog, figured I would share. LMK what you all think!
So it looks like gun sales are surging on the heels of Obama’s election. The fear, of course, is that various bans, executive orders and other legislation will make things scarcer and more expensive. So naturally savvy people are stocking up on guns, magazines, ammunition and other gear. While I would certainly not try to talk someone out of getting an Evil Black Assault Rifle before the inauguration, I would submit the following.
First, AR’s kinda suck. Just ask the Ogre. Sure, I own one, but really just to “round out the gun safe”. Nothing wrong with that.
Second, I think that taking all your cash and piling up soon-to-be-banned guns is admitting defeat. Remember, gun control cost the Democrats the house once before. And that was well before the Heller decision. So maybe the thousand or so bucks you were gonna sink into a stock AR (three grand for a tricked out picatinny clad tacti-cool monstrosity dripping with optics, lights, lasers and a disco ball!) could be put to better use.
For your consideration:
A life membership to the National Rifle Association cost $1000.00; the same as one stock AR. What will do more to protect your gun rights, another gun in the safe, or a lifetime membership to the NRA? (They will even let you make payments, so you could still get the AR and a life membership!)
A lifetime membership to the Gun Owners of America is $500. Spend less and get yourself an AK; then put the rest of the cash towards a GOA membership. (Especially for all those that think the NRA is too willing to compromise with the enemy.) They take payments too.
You can score a life membership to Jews For the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) for $500 as well. (Sorry, no payment plan. But you can join just for the two years until the next mid-term election for a mere $40 bucks. You don’t even have to be Jewish!)
Or maybe you could spend a few of those dollars joining a local organization like the Virginia Citizens Defense Leauge (VCDL). Many states have an equivalent grass-roots organization, and if yours doesn’t the VCDL accepts out-of-state members. (Plus we have the benefit of being the closest local organization geographically to the bastards on Capital Hill!) Membership is $25.00 a year; the cost of about a single box of ammo.
So maybe you don’t want to send your money off to some “Organization” somewhere, or donate to a pro-gun politician; what else can you do? How about instead of dropping the $1000+ on an AR you instead buy a .22 and give it as a gift to your son/daughter/nephew/niece/God-Child/paperboy? I don’t care who you give it to, just make sure they are young enough to be considered the “next generation” of shooter. (Stupid, obvious disclaimer about following applicable laws blah blah blah.) Or maybe you keep the .22, add a pistol in the same caliber, and spend the other $500 left over on ammo and range fees to take the “next generation” shooting on Saturday mornings. Take your neighbor, a co-worker, spouses, hawt chix or the aforementioned paperboy! I think adding ten or fifteen new shooters to the ranks this year will do more than adding another evil black rifle in my arsenal for gun rights.
Don’t get me wrong, if you have the means, stock up while the getting is good! But if funds are tight, choose wisely on how your “gun-money” is spent. Maybe an AK, or even an SKS, will allow you to keep the hoards of mutant-biker-zombie-liberals from storming the walls and taking your guns. Use the rest wisely. Make your dollars work for you. Money talks. Loudly.
My two cents.
http://horridmischief.com/