I don’t know where you’re at but in CA there’s definitely a shortage on all the popular calibers like 9mm and 45 in my area. My best recommendation for a new gun owner here is to get a reliable caliber that’s not either of those alongside any other guns you may get because they have .357 and all that regularly still. Having a variety of calibers also gives you options for different situations in addition to ammo versatility. 45 for home defense, 9mm for practice and carry despite carry not really being an option in CA, etc.
Out local gun shops are quite literally almost out of handguns at this point. Even high end is mostly gone. Don’t bother with a shotgun for self defense if you live in a city in a small space because you’re going to kill everyone in the room and have lots of collateral damage in a state that already hates you for having a gun.
In 2015, NRA contributions totaled $95 million. In that year, LaPierre received a $3.7 million deferred compensation distribution from his "employee funded deferred compensation plan", which was required by federal law, and according to the NRA raised his total annual compensation to $5,110,985.
Minor compared to Obama and Biden but bad enough to piss me off.
Mike Vanderboegh (God rest his soul) at Sipsey Street Irregulars use to rip on LaPierre so hard for his sell out, roll over and play dead actions when it came to actually assisting state orgs on maintaining and expanding 2A rights. That site is still up, although mothballed. Search feature there still works.
They did take an oath to uphold the Constitution. This is what I think happened. The corrupt state attorney kept pressuring the PD to arrest. The PD resisted because if they thought it was an arrestable offense, they would've done it as soon as the video went public. They didn't and still haven't. The state attorney got to the St. Louis city council and mayor who then put heat on the police commissioner who caved. He ordered one of their investigators to walk the state attorney's pre-prepared search warrant over to a judge selected by her. Warrant signed and orders given to execute it.
The warrant could not have been based on sound probable cause. In the affidavit, they have to establish that the evidence they seek in the warrant was or could've been used in the commission of an offense. Again, what offense? Brandishing? That's a crime that requires context surrounding the circumstances. There's justifiable reasons to believe their lives were in danger and Missouri is a castle doctrine state. They did not assault anyone nor was there a negligent discharge. The warrant violates their 2nd and 4th Amendment rights. Corruption to its core by all parties involved.
Exactly, I have a LEO friend who said the same thing. If you have a home defense situation, use the weapon you can part with the easiest. He said "Dude, if you have to defend your home because a bad guy broke in, do not use your WWII serial number M-1 because you will never see it again. In NJ, we will have to take the weapon and because it was used in a death, we will never return it to you." I have taken those words to heart.
. . . and don't forget to FEED them.
Practice practice practice.
Ammo ammo ammo.
Keep em lookin’ good. (Clean pepe is a reliable pewpew)
And if it doesn’t work, you can always hit him with it
Take a class!
You will learn more in an 8 hour class taught by a good instructor than you will in years shooting on a bench.
Pew pew pew
but ammo is scares and costly. what do
Reload!
I'm pumping out match grade ammo at prices that are way less than bulk steel case.
I don’t know where you’re at but in CA there’s definitely a shortage on all the popular calibers like 9mm and 45 in my area. My best recommendation for a new gun owner here is to get a reliable caliber that’s not either of those alongside any other guns you may get because they have .357 and all that regularly still. Having a variety of calibers also gives you options for different situations in addition to ammo versatility. 45 for home defense, 9mm for practice and carry despite carry not really being an option in CA, etc.
Out local gun shops are quite literally almost out of handguns at this point. Even high end is mostly gone. Don’t bother with a shotgun for self defense if you live in a city in a small space because you’re going to kill everyone in the room and have lots of collateral damage in a state that already hates you for having a gun.
Hard to find ammo now a days.
It's a shame the NRA became so corrupt. We need a 2A org that isn't broke.
Gun Owners of America?
I'll look at them thanks.
Second Amendment Foundation, too
No worries brother!
What’s wrong with the NRA
Many things
https://www.savethe2a.org/
In 2015, NRA contributions totaled $95 million. In that year, LaPierre received a $3.7 million deferred compensation distribution from his "employee funded deferred compensation plan", which was required by federal law, and according to the NRA raised his total annual compensation to $5,110,985.
Minor compared to Obama and Biden but bad enough to piss me off.
https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/daily-bulletin-nra-wayne-lapierre-orinda-g4s-maria-butina/
Mike Vanderboegh (God rest his soul) at Sipsey Street Irregulars use to rip on LaPierre so hard for his sell out, roll over and play dead actions when it came to actually assisting state orgs on maintaining and expanding 2A rights. That site is still up, although mothballed. Search feature there still works.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/leaked-letters-reveal-details-of-nra-chiefs-alleged-spending
They strongly appose 3D printed guns.
A 3D printed gun is still a gun and should be protected by the 2nd
This was pretty eye opening at the time.. they rather protect the gun businesses vs a 3D printed gun/2nd amendment (which might cut sales)
It’s broke because of liberal unlimited lawsuits against them.
No that's not the whole story sad to say. They became as corrupt as other Washington lobbyists. Look up Wayne LaPierre's compensation package.
We have a 2A. Stop talking about protecting the 2A. They will take your guns without taking 2A away. Then, they will strip 2A away.
There are A LOT of order-followers out there.
Because they believe they face no consequences from sheep.
They did take an oath to uphold the Constitution. This is what I think happened. The corrupt state attorney kept pressuring the PD to arrest. The PD resisted because if they thought it was an arrestable offense, they would've done it as soon as the video went public. They didn't and still haven't. The state attorney got to the St. Louis city council and mayor who then put heat on the police commissioner who caved. He ordered one of their investigators to walk the state attorney's pre-prepared search warrant over to a judge selected by her. Warrant signed and orders given to execute it.
The warrant could not have been based on sound probable cause. In the affidavit, they have to establish that the evidence they seek in the warrant was or could've been used in the commission of an offense. Again, what offense? Brandishing? That's a crime that requires context surrounding the circumstances. There's justifiable reasons to believe their lives were in danger and Missouri is a castle doctrine state. They did not assault anyone nor was there a negligent discharge. The warrant violates their 2nd and 4th Amendment rights. Corruption to its core by all parties involved.
always have a throw-down piece
applies to anything of importance
Exactly, I have a LEO friend who said the same thing. If you have a home defense situation, use the weapon you can part with the easiest. He said "Dude, if you have to defend your home because a bad guy broke in, do not use your WWII serial number M-1 because you will never see it again. In NJ, we will have to take the weapon and because it was used in a death, we will never return it to you." I have taken those words to heart.
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