Good news for us?

http://washingtonexaminer.com/nra-wa...8#.UObzD3czqsi

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NRA warns of more fights after Illinois win

President Obama's home state of Illinois won't be the first to approve post-Sandy Hook Elementary School gun control measures after all, thanks in part to the Second Amendment advocacy of the National Rifle Association.

The Illinois Senate pulled the plug on legislation to ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity ammo clips late Thursday, a stinging rebuke to Democrats and a wake-up call to the president and his supporters who think the Newtown, Conn. school child slayings will make it easy to pass gun control.

NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam told Secrets Friday, "This was the first of many challenges gun owners and hunters will face this year. We will face many more and we need to keep our focus on those upcoming challenges."

Gun advocates predict that the Illinois Senate will offer watered down legislation next year, likely limiting the number and types of guns to be restricted. "This is in no way a victory and nobody is doing a victory dance," said a state gun advocate. "This is a minor win and we have to keep on."

Public polls, meanwhile, show little change in the nation's support for gun control measures.

Lawmakers in Springfield, Ill. who support the measures said they lacked the support to win, in part because some members were absent.

Several other states are considering gun control measures, propelled by the school shootings, as is Obama and congressional Democrats. But foes said that the Illinois vote was a sign that the shootings haven't radically changed the political landscape to win new restrictions on guns.

One of the proposals before the Illinois senate would have restricted the possession, delivery, sale and transfer of semiautomatic weapons, including handguns and rifles.

The NRA said that would have taken 50 percent of long guns off the market and lead to massive layoffs.

Gun makers are making the same case in Washington, claiming that thousands would lose their jobs in an assault weapon ban.

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Does this mean I can stop panic buying?

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Originally Posted by drift_g35

Does this mean I can stop panic buying?

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Not until you buy my milsurp AR-15 mags for the measly price of $100 apiece ...


[ROFL1]

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Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter

Not until you buy my milsurp AR-15 mags for the measly price of $100 apiece ...


[ROFL1]

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I have a few with official Aghani dirt still in them. Should add at least $50 more. [panic]

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Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter

Not until you buy my milsurp AR-15 mags for the measly price of $100 apiece ...


[ROFL1]

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Don't forget to buy your $800, I mean your $2000 ar from armslist.... [shithitsfan]

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Originally Posted by Dave

I have a few with official Aghani dirt still in them. Should add at least $50 more. [panic]

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Really!? I have some too, they have that Afghan "moon-dust" caked in the base plate... $50 more huh? I think I can get rid of all 7 and maybe have enough for a new AR... [Coffee]

Afghan dust! I'll give you $200 a piece! Seriously though. Would it make me a jackass for putting up my barrett REC7 up on gun broker for like $12000? I mean what happens if someone buys it! That would be awesome.

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Originally Posted by drift_g35

Afghan dust! I'll give you $200 a piece! Seriously though. Would it make me a jackass for putting up my barrett REC7 up on gun broker for like $12000? I mean what happens if someone buys it! That would be awesome.

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$12,000? What's the MSRP on that thing? $6/$7 grand? I can see a Barrett M107 going for like $11,000 (seen them before the panic for about $7K)... But if you can get $12K for that AR you must be dealing with some retarded, rich person...

Right, I know. Its not like i would EXPECT someone to pay that. But hey, you never know. I know anyone here would sell their $2000 AR for 12000.

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Originally Posted by drift_g35

Right, I know. Its not like i would EXPECT someone to pay that. But hey, you never know. I know anyone here would sell their $2000 AR for 12000.

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600% markup? No... I don't think anyone here would ever try that... Maybe sell a $2K AR for $4K. That'd be like selling my $15,000 BMW for $90,000... No one in their right mind would do so, and anyone who would attempt that is either a huge douche, or forgot to put their bib and helmet on today.

Yeah true. I wouldnt do that to anyone here.

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Originally Posted by drift_g35

Yeah true. I wouldnt do that to anyone here.

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[hammer]I think you misunderstand me... I understand going on armslist and marking up, or selling here for a little bit more, but I was talking anywhere. A 600% markup, anywhere, is ridiculous. So no, I'm not agreeing with you, I'm (nicely) trying to tell you, if you don't want to be labeled d-bag of the century, in terms of private sellers, don't markup a $2,000 rifle 600% to $12,000... that's just absurd and stupid. I can see, again, ANYWHERE, someone selling a $2,000 rifle for $4-5K, but trying to make a $10,000 profit off of an item is basically telling the world (fools or not) that you are a mentally deficient and morally bankrupt individual. [Beer]

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

[hammer]I think you misunderstand me... I understand going on armslist and marking up, or selling here for a little bit more, but I was talking anywhere. A 600% markup, anywhere, is ridiculous. So no, I'm not agreeing with you, I'm (nicely) trying to tell you, if you don't want to be labeled d-bag of the century, in terms of private sellers, don't markup a $2,000 rifle 600% to $12,000... that's just absurd and stupid. I can see, again, ANYWHERE, someone selling a $2,000 rifle for $4-5K, but trying to make a $10,000 profit off of an item is basically telling the world (fools or not) that you are a mentally deficient and morally bankrupt individual. [Beer]

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I don't agree with the price gouging going on anywhere. However, if some idiot is willing to pay 12k for the rifle. More power to you. You know what they say about fools and money.. why Ronin I do believe we've had that discussion before.

- sent by the free-range electronic weasel attached to my hip.

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Originally Posted by Monky

I don't agree with the price gouging going on anywhere. However, if some idiot is willing to pay 12k for the rifle. More power to you. You know what they say about fools and money.. why Ronin I do believe we've had that discussion before.

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That's what I'm saying, the price gouging is a great way to tell if someone is an [ahole] And yes, we've had that discussion before... [Beer]

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

That's what I'm saying, the price gouging is a great way to tell if someone is an [ahole] And yes, we've had that discussion before... [Beer]

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It's a great way of narrowing down who I will and won't do deals with in the future thats for sure.

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

That's what I'm saying, the price gouging is a great way to tell if someone is an [ahole] And yes, we've had that discussion before... [Beer]

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Everyone has their price. I'm not looking to sell any of my rifles, but if someone offered me a ridiculous amount of money for them today, I'd probably separate that fool from his money. Then, I'd be able to buy two or three times as many when the panic buying is over.

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Originally Posted by Mazin

It's a great way of narrowing down who I will and won't do deals with in the future thats for sure.

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Oh I've already made my list smaller than it already was. I'm a nice guy, I'm pretty generous.. but I don't take advantage of idiots or the ill prepared. Karma is a bitch..

All I was trying to say what Monky was saying about idiots paying too much for stuff...It was more of a joke than anything. I do not agree with price gauging at all, and I dont want you guys to think i'm an d-bag, I AM an asshole, but not a d-bag.

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

600% markup? No... I don't think anyone here would ever try that... Maybe sell a $2K AR for $4K. That'd be like selling my $15,000 BMW for $90,000... No one in their right mind would do so, and anyone who would attempt that is either a huge douche, or forgot to put their bib and helmet on today.

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FDlip side is someone got you to pay 15K for it originally.