I think the panic we are seeing with regards to guns and every other accoutremount related to them, is now bordering on insanity. Everywhere one goes, everything is sold out. I am not really looking to purchase anything right now, except some reloading supplies, and they basically cannot be had locally. Online such things are also back-ordered.
Even the mighty Walmart is low or out of most ammunition. I was told that their suppliers, who always give them preference, cannot get ammunition. The local Sportsman's Warehouse has such a pathetic offering of handguns and other shooting supplies that it looks more like a Woolworth's than a shooting sports purveyer.
It seems we may be taking this "Obama Fear" too far. He has not delivered on any of his promises yet, so why should be believe he will instantly attempt to ban every gun and all ammunition, including supplies? At any rate, blind fear and hoarding are not the answer to him. Bill Clinton tried to ban weapons but made only relatively minor inroads. I think we are more prepared now for such attempts on our liberties. And we have a Supreme Court decision to add impetus to our Second Amendment rights.
Would not the best bet be for all of us to put a little money into the NRA and also write our representatives in Washington in an aggressive manner? It is nice that one segment of our economy is booming; but showing such a maniacal panic is unhealthy fear.
Perhaps we should be forming local militias, or better, working at the state level to create citizen militias that would function in emergencies; from natural disasters to terrorist attacks. Possession of arms and ammunition would be just one requirement of such militias, but they would also be legitimate state organizations that could protect our right to possess and bear arms. If enough states formed such militias and then linked together, no Federal government could challenge them.
I would rather see this happening with all its attendant difficulties, than frightened individuals hoarding guns and ammunition that could be taken from us on an individual basis anyway. The potential "disarmers" are out there for sure; but I think we should be taking positive action rather than showing fear.
Even the mighty Walmart is low or out of most ammunition. I was told that their suppliers, who always give them preference, cannot get ammunition. The local Sportsman's Warehouse has such a pathetic offering of handguns and other shooting supplies that it looks more like a Woolworth's than a shooting sports purveyer.
It seems we may be taking this "Obama Fear" too far. He has not delivered on any of his promises yet, so why should be believe he will instantly attempt to ban every gun and all ammunition, including supplies? At any rate, blind fear and hoarding are not the answer to him. Bill Clinton tried to ban weapons but made only relatively minor inroads. I think we are more prepared now for such attempts on our liberties. And we have a Supreme Court decision to add impetus to our Second Amendment rights.
Would not the best bet be for all of us to put a little money into the NRA and also write our representatives in Washington in an aggressive manner? It is nice that one segment of our economy is booming; but showing such a maniacal panic is unhealthy fear.
Perhaps we should be forming local militias, or better, working at the state level to create citizen militias that would function in emergencies; from natural disasters to terrorist attacks. Possession of arms and ammunition would be just one requirement of such militias, but they would also be legitimate state organizations that could protect our right to possess and bear arms. If enough states formed such militias and then linked together, no Federal government could challenge them.
I would rather see this happening with all its attendant difficulties, than frightened individuals hoarding guns and ammunition that could be taken from us on an individual basis anyway. The potential "disarmers" are out there for sure; but I think we should be taking positive action rather than showing fear.
