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| DOD Ends Sale of Expended Military Brass to Remanufacturers |
| 2009-03-17 |
| AND SO IT BEGINS. We all wondered when it would start - when the new administration would make their move against us as gun owners. Oh, everyone got upset about HR45--I'll bet I got over 100 e-mails warning me about this draconian gun registration bill that had been introduced in Congress. I was really glad to see Tom Gresham, host of "Gun Talk Radio," an editor, writer, television host on "Self-Defense TV," and one of the foremost gun spokespersons, come out and tell everyone to stop worrying about legislation so absolutely over-the-top--it would never get out of committee. Tom said save your energy for when we really need it--don't expend it trying to warn everyone in your e-mail list about legislation that would go nowhere. Now, Tom just interviewed me, and Larry Haynie, owner of Georgia Arms, on Gun Talk --and Tom agrees, now is the time to "...unleash the hounds..." by which he means start e-mailing and writing your senators and congressmen. Now it has come clear...now we know what they intend to do. It is an end-run around Congress. They don't need to try to ban guns--they don't need to fight a massive battle to attempt gun registration, or limit "assault" weapon sales. |
| Posted by:mjhlaw |
| #12 The jars were Miracle whip, I'm noticing more and more plastic containers nowadays, (PS try the Kraft with Olive Oil, delicious) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-03-17 22:18 |
| #11 Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip, Redneck Jim? Or do lead bullets not care about such trifles? ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-03-17 19:59 |
| #10 Comment, led can be gotten from almost any tire shop, used wheelweights and Lyman #2 are effectively the same thing, I have several hundred pounds already cast into 1 pound ingots (Lyman sells molds cheap) and several thousand rounds already cast and sitting in sealed mason jars (used and cleaned Mayonnaise Jars) waiting a spare afternoon to load and store. http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/home/ |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-03-17 19:38 |
| #9 Stop all of this rediculous conjecture at once! This has absolutely nothing to do with rounds of bullet. The gummit needs tons of shiny brass for the new courthouse statues and family room miniatures of Barry. It's shovel ready! They'll be manufactured in |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-03-17 13:07 |
| #8 This will raise ammo prices. That's about it. With hyperinflation coming, ammo is still a good investment :-) |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-03-17 12:26 |
| #7 I'm not sure this has the significance some people are attributing to it. Not saying it doesn't, I just don't get why this is something to get all spun up about. |
| Posted by: Mike 2009-03-17 11:47 |
| #6 Nobody seems to be asking why the DOD has stopped selling expended brass for remanufacture. After all, in these difficult times, every source of income must be considered, and all that. Why give up a proven money maker, however small scale? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-03-17 10:03 |
| #5 Corrected. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-03-17 08:52 |
| #4 ...selling... |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-03-17 08:42 |
| #3 The title here at Rantburg is WRONG. DOD has decided to stop selly spent brass, not ammunition. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-03-17 08:42 |
| #2 This one needs verification.... |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-03-17 02:14 |
| #1 Noted- guns don't kill people, it's them little hard things. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-03-17 00:39 |