A couple days ago, a nice, middle-class, married couple had an episode of what Tam calls “Sudden Jihadi Syndrome” and shot up an office building before getting their tickets punched when the cops finally caught up to them and started a bullet party. Once the dust settled, and Mr & Mrs al-Smith had their home tossed, it came to light that this couple was building bombs in the garage and doing other things that would give the local HOA the vapors. So..to recap…married couple with suspiciously Irish names shoot up the joint, re-enact the end of Butch And Sundance, have a home full of bombs, are connected to overseas extremists and, naturally, the issue is…..guns.
The media, of course, went full tardcore and turned the whole story into one about the evils of guns. The administration, never one to rush to the reasonable conclusion, initially decided that if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, and has a garage full of pipe bombs like a duck, it’s definitely…..not a terrorist duck. Eventually the public mockery became too much and the story devolved into ‘Well, they were plotting terrorist stuff but they got pissed off at the guys at the Christmas party and decided to shoot it up.’
So, instead, we get treated to more of the same from the usual idiots. The promise of ‘executive orders’ to address this obvious gun-violence issue is trotted out. And, in a tiny little corner of Texas, someone at CTD gets the USB drive containing the 100dollarpmag.exe algorithim out of the safe.
Which brings us to…magic. Wanna see a magic trick? Ready? Here we go….(Does Carnac the Magnificent routine)….
Answer: “Not enough.”
:::Tears open envelope and withdraws question:::
“How many magazines do you have?”
Ta-daaa! Thank you, thank you…I’ll be here all week. Tip your waitress.
Amazing, right? But not that amazing… people are naturally short-sighted. We don’t like to think of the bad possibilities in our future, and instead we tend to see only the good, or neutral, possibilities. Unfortunately, when you’re looking on a timeline that could go on another thirty years or so until you hit room temperature, there is a lot of room for things to go wrong. If you think that the ten magazines you have for your AR are ‘plenty’, then you really need to change your way of thinking. And you’re an idiot.
This is *exactly* the sort of event that nudges The Powers That Be into doing stupid things like 1994 Assault Weapons Ban: The Next Generation. Even if it doesn’t, its going to push gun/mags/ammo price and availability into the red zone. So…if you still haven’t gotten around to buying everything that might not be available at a later date….this is your reminder that crap like this, as tragic as it is, will always be used to tie your hands further when it comes to buying those useful guns and accessories.
Between domestic terrorism, Hillary, President Sanders, lame-duck Obama, and all those other things, there’s plenty of strong arguments to say that next week may as well be never when it comes to getting those things you need. Get ’em now and get a lot of them. You can buy a jet ski next year, can’t say the same about a CZ Evo or a Glock happystick.
yeah, palmetto jacked their price on d&h ar15 mags from 6.99 to 12.99 overnight, but when the rush didn’t materialize they dropped it to 8.99. it seems a tad convenient they used ar15’s this time, something that had been lacking in the last few shootings and bucked the govt narrative. how convenient. and john doe number three got away, again. right now i’m watching their lawyers talk about how its our fault they shot up the party…..
I was at work driving the Boo Boo Bus when this went down on the tv and all I could think about was why these fools went HOME after their Christmas party escapade. Wow. First Responder layout and action was great from what I could see. Funny how there was a LEO training action going on (again) near where this happened.
Then as night fell all the talking heads came on and SHOVED the Islamic terror idea in everyone’s face, long before the gov or PD said anything. It is now Saturday and I’m reading where finally IS radio says the couple acted on their behalf. NO group has claimed responsibility.
I’m betting the NSA and others are pulling out the “See? We could have stopped them if you’d let us collect metadata!” spiel while the Left pulls the “Ban Assault Weapons” bit. However with Kalifornia already having some of the most restrictive laws on the books, once again the criminals disobeyed the law.
https://twitter.com/sbcountysheriff/status/672594046313861120/photo/1
Looks like S&W M&P-15s with very UN-Kalifornia mods and magazines (oh wait, “high-capacity clips” I’m sorry).
Looks like I’m going to empty the coin bank and everyone is getting mags for Christmas. Yes Christmas, not “The Holidays”.
Sorry if I’m ranting but I need more coffee.
I have been stocking up as well as I was able since Obama took office. I had a feeling all along that his last 2 years would be the ones in which he would go for broke. Now, he is giving an address from the Oval Office tomorrow night. The address is supposed to be about terrorism. I would not be surprised to hear the Executive order all gun owners have been waiting on. I’m glad I had the time to do what I did. I hope you all did too.
The Conservative/Liberal Argument
Islam/Guns should be banned! People should be willing to sacrifice their 1st/2nd Amendment rights for the good of society!
That’s crazy and tyrannical! Only a tiny fractional percentage of Muslims/gun owners are causing problems.
Widener’s has 30 round D&H magazines for $7.00 a piece. Considering that O’Blamer will be making a presi-duuh-tial address tonight it might be worth picking up a few. You can find them at:
https://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?startrow=13&dir=625|1056|1058
Matt
I believe in getting what you need put away for the long term asap, so good advice. In this case I suspect its mostly election related ploys. Democrats care about you, but we can’t change anything unless you elect another dem to the White House… Etc, etc. Anything put in place now will disappear come January 2017. If you live in Cali and like shooting sports, I suspect you are in store for more complications.
I picked up another 6 mags for my AR-15 a week ago. Another AR-15 and Glock 19 would be great if I can swing it. Then again unless someone wants to send me money to help swing it the odds are low on that. Best realistic case I stash a budget ‘truck gun’ AR-15.