By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com
By now you have probably heard that the 9th Circus has held that states may impose "any prohibition or restriction a state may choose to impose on concealed carry — including a requirement of “good cause,” however defined — is necessarily allowed by the Amendment.
Hard to break down such plain language, but I will try.
If you have relied on the state at any level to "protect" your right to keep and bear arms, you are doing it wrong. The language in the 2nd Amendment is plain, as was the language at the time as to the reasons why the 2nd Amendment exists. Your rights to keep and bear arms do not depend on a runaway court system however much that entity, the state and local justice-industrial complex says otherwise. You may be forced to serve prison time, and you may even be forced to render unto Caesar, but the edifice that created the recognition of the right to keep and bear arms survives.
That means that the mechanism for the right to keep and bear arms is in full play now for an increasingly tyrannical and hostile government. Your firearms are the bulwark, the only one between you and a tyrant's will.
And speaking of a tyrant's will, it is clear that Hillary Clinton, hereinafter referred to as the Red Queen, wants to destroy you and your guns. Bonnie Schaefer, head of the platform committee for the Democratic Party has stated that no one should have the right to own firearms. That is a pretty clear statement. If implemented it is theft and murder under the color of law, which, as I understand it in most societies, is a capital offense.
Says Schaefer: "Nothing is ever solved when you have a gun in your hand, except the worst possible scenario."
I'd say right now is the worst possible scenario, thanks to Schaefer, her followers and her liege, the Red Queen.
Probably helping them will be the law enforcement community.
Loads.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Prices for pistol ammunition were mostly steady. Prices for rifle ammunition were steady.
Prices for used pistols were lower across the board. Prices for used rifles were mixed.
New Lows:
An error was discovered that caused a failure to list a new low for 9mm pistols for private sale in Florida:
Florida: 9mm (Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic): Taurus 709: $200
Pennsylvania: .40 caliber S&W (Glock or other semiautomatic): Kahr CW40: $225
Pistol Ammunition
.45 Caliber, 230 Grain, From Last Week: +.01
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .23 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Ammo Mart, Store Brand, RN, Brass Cased, Reloads, .22 per round (From Last week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammo Mart, Store Brand, RSFP, Brass Casing, Reloads, .21 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Ammo Mart, Store Brand, RSFP, Brass Casing, Reloads, .19 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
9mm Parabellum, 115 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Bud's Gun Shop, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .16 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Freedom Ammunition, Store brand, FMJ, Brass Casing, Reloads, .16 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (1Q, 2016))
.357 Magnum, 158 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Selway Armory, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 1,000 rounds: Lucky Gunner, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .22 per round (From Last Week: -.01 Each After Unchanged (2 Weeks)
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (11 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Supply Company, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .21 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Rare Ammo, Store Brand, FMJ, steel casing, .21 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (8 Weeks))
.308 NATO 150 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .35 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, Steel Casing, FMJ, .31 per round (From Last Week: -.03 Each After Unchanged (11 Weeks))
7.62x39mm AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: -.02 Each After Unchanged (2 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Depot, Wolf WPA, Steel Case, FMJ, .22 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: TrueCaliber.com, Wolf WPA, Steel Case, FMJ, .22 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (8 Weeks))
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds (10 Box Limit): Ammomen, Federal, RNL, .07 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Browning Ammo and More, Armscor, RNL, .07 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (9 Weeks))
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $529 Last Week Avg: $556 (-) ($616 (2Q, 2015), $476 (36 Weeks))
California (230, 220): Unknown Brand: $522 ($650 (1Q, 2015), $400 (40 Weeks))
Texas (306, 300): Palmetto State Armory: $575 ($700 (1Q, 2015), $350 (2Q, 2015))
Pennsylvania (162, 154): Bravo Company USA: $450 ($700 (2Q, 2015), $300 (48 Weeks))
Virginia (185, 176): Mixed Build: $600 ($750 (1Q, 2015), $475 (4 Weeks))
Florida (366, 367): Smith & Wesson M&P 15 Sport: $500 ($650 (50 Weeks), $380 (1Q, 2015))
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,110 Last Week Avg: $990 (+) ($1,359 (2Q, 2015), $820 (35 Weeks))
California (54, 58): Mixed Build: $1,000 ($1,700 (4Q, 2014), $850 (45 Weeks))
Texas (84, 86): DPMS LR308: $800 ($1,500 (4Q, 2014), $800 (44 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (40, 35): DPMS SASS: $1,200 ($1,500 (1Q, 2015), $700 (37 Weeks))
Virginia (45, 50): CMMG: $950 ($2,750 (21 Weeks), $800 (32 Weeks))
Florida (55, 61): ArmaLite AR-10: $1,600 ($1,950 (6 Weeks), $500 (35 Weeks))
7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $572 Last Week Avg: $567 (+) ($637 (3 Weeks)), $450 (46 Weeks))
California (33, 32): Zastava Opap: $800 ($800 (CA:($750 (2 Weeks)), $320 (4Q, 2014))
Texas (76, 66): CAI: $560 ($800 (22 Weeks), $350 (3Q, 2014))
Pennsylvania (58, 51): CAI VZ2008: $500 ($750 (1Q, 2015), $375 (1Q, 2015))
Virginia (40, 42): RAS 47: $500 ($700 (3 Weeks), $350 (1Q, 2015))
Florida (99, 100): Unknown Brand: $500 ($700 (15 Weeks), $300 (4Q, 2014))
30-30 Winchester Lever Action Average Price: $385 Last Week Avg: $385 (=) ($489 (1Q, 2015), $296 (49 Weeks))
California (6, 8): Mossberg 464 SPX: $400 ($600 (13 Weeks), $180 (2Q, 2015))
Texas (16, 13): Marlin: $350 ($550 (1Q, 2015), $300 (1Q, 2015))
Pennsylvania (23, 24): Marlin 30AS: $325 ($450 (1Q, 2015), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Virginia (12, 11): Marlin 336: $425 ($670 (6 Weeks)), $250 (28 Weeks))
Florida (20, 17): Marlin 336CS: $425 ($500 (1Q, 2015), $250 (2Q, 2015))
Pistols
.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $383 Last Week Avg: $420 (-) ($510 (10 Weeks)), $350 (33 Weeks))
California (178, 180): Citadel: $360 ($725 (13 Weeks), $300 (44 Weeks))
Texas (200, 204): Llama: $400 ($600 (4Q, 2014), $325 (42 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (175, 173): Tisas: $325 ($550 (2Q, 2015), $300 (2Q, 2015))
Virginia (132, 129): ATI: $380 ($575 (19 Weeks)), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Florida (269, 281): Tisas: $450 ($500 (18 Weeks), $250 (1Q, 2015))
9mm (Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic) Average Price: $247 Last Week Avg: $252 (-) ($358 (14 Weeks), $245 (8 Weeks))
California (179, 185): Astra A70: $350 ($500 (15 Weeks), $200 (31 Weeks))
Texas (296, 288): Smith & Wesson Sigma: $250 ($355 (1Q, 2015), $200 (40 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (257, 249): Heritage Arms Stealth C1000: $225 ($350 (4Q 2014), $200 (46 Weeks))
Virginia (216, 206): Helwan: $189 ($425 (23 Weeks), $189 (10 Weeks))
Florida (500, 494): Kel-Tec PF9: $225 ($400 (12 Weeks), $200 (CA: $220 (38 Weeks)))
.40 caliber S&W (Glock or other semiautomatic) Average Price: $285 Last Week Avg: $290(-) ($399 (19 Weeks), $285 (CA: $290 (1 Weeks)))
California (89, 89): Springfield XD40: $350 ($560 (22 Weeks)), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Texas (120, 127): Smith & Wesson 4006: $300 ($425 (4Q, 2014), $250 (26 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (75, 75): Kahr CW40: $225 ($450 (9 Weeks), $225 (CA: $250 (1Q, 2015))
Virginia (62, 57): Smith & Wesson SD40VE: $275 ($450 (2Q, 2015), $275 (1Q, 2015))
Florida (131, 122): Stoeger Cougar: $275 ($400 (1Q, 2015), $200 (40 Weeks))
Used Gun of the Week: (Florida)
Cz EVO Skorpion Chambered in 9mm Parabellum
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