Dreamer
Regular Member
Yeah, I've been considering getting a suppressor for my Walther P22, but the idea of paying more for the suppressor ($150-200 +$200 tax stamp) than I paid for the firearm just seems a little silly...
That looks unsafe to me. Add it to the list!
They might not have standing, but they could certainly help bankroll a suit if they wanted to. In the long run I think that would be in their best interests...
I see that Cobray is NOT on the list. So my "Ladies home Companion" pistol is legal but not the HiPoint C9. My Cobray holds 12 rounds of 45/70 Gov't and is classified as a pistol.
Seriously, that Cobray really does look like something that would have been ordered from the inside back cover of an early '50s comic book. Some inexpensive kids' toy imagined to look as evil as possible. (...and yes, an "ACME" decal on the side in red, black, and yellow would complete the look.) :lol:
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How is that thing to shoot?
If daley wants to ban daisy products thats fine. But he better check out 15 USC 5001 subsection g because banning bb or pellet guns is a violation of the interstate commerce code.
Doesn't this implicit certification of other brands as safe open the city to liability if anyone should have an "accidental" shooting or other mishap?
Doesn't this implicit certification of other brands as safe open the city to liability if anyone should have an "accidental" shooting or other mishap?
Good point!
I can see it now... "Get your Glock 18 now! Approved as safe by Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago." :lol:
Actually, the CPD decided in the early 1990's that the Glock was so unsafe that they wouldn't even allow their own officers to carry them. I don't know if that ban is still in effect, but it would not be surprising...
UPDATE: The CPD now REQUIRES all new recruits to carry Glocks at the Academy (since 2008). Hmmmm...
http://www.policeone.com/police-pro...1627-Glocks-required-for-Chicago-PD-recruits/
Maybe this explains the massive jump in ND cases in Chicago.
Just because it's not on "the list" doesn't mean that can't bounce an application for some other dreamed-up reason.
Why does it not surprise me that Hi-Point firearms made the list? They're supposedly the fourth largest manufacturer of handguns in the country, so they must make a good product. Sure, their handguns are ugly and heavy, but they work. Unsafe? I'd sure like to see Chicago's criteria for determining safety.
As the owner of a Hi-Point C9, I too would like to see the criteria. I've never had a problem with an AD/ND. I have had a few problems with getting it to cycle certain rounds BUT I also haven't taken care of the firearm. The only "dangerous" part is that if you pick mine up and try to run ten rounds through it, it might not go off after round three, five, six, or eight.
Perhaps the perspective needs to be considered -- it's only dangerous for me if I have it aimed at the BG and it doesn't go off. I train for this scenario, religiously. But that's why I carry a BUG.