Since my last post a few things have changed. Most of my time was eaten up in an attempt to work two jobs. Flat out, just didnt have enough time to do any work or updates here or in other social networking realms. The last few entries were about Bug Out Bags (BOB's) and some survival type food from Wise Co. The seasons are changing, and the BOB and my EDC "every day carry" changes accordingly. And so should you.
In January, when my last entry was written the war on gun owners was in full swing. Since then, the battle against law abiding gun owners has indeed been losing steam. The gun legislation failed miserably and we heard our president on TV say that he was basically ashamed and will continue working to get the gun laws and regulation changed. We were basically scolded as a nation for standing up for the 2nd amendment rights. There have also been some events that are important to mention. The Boston bombings also happened very shortly after the legislation failed. Amidst all the riffraff with the media, the resurgence of CISPA v2.0 was in the workings. The House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known as CISPA, in a 288-127 vote. Senators didnt even pick it up, claiming it was a violation of privacy. They are now working to increase security in places of high concern like nuclear power plants and dimming the original agenda. With all this crazy happening, what has happened to the firearm supply around where TSB lives?
Well were not exactly out of the woods yet. Gun sales spiked through the roof, making AR-15 platforms and any firearm with a possible capacity of over 10 go to insane demand. Guns were non existent. Stores and FFL dealers were nearly empty of stock. And ammo was even harder to get. As of right now the guns are coming back, prices are slowly coming down, but ammo is still no where to be found. The days of being able to get an SKS for under $200 are long gone. And the chance to find bulk spam cans of imported ammunition are as well. Is it better than in January? Yes, and no. The guns are about as useful as hammers or bludgeoning weapons without ammunition to shoot out of them for practice or hunting.
It isnt over just yet. There is supposedly an executive order in the works limiting or disabling import weaponry and ammo. And also, part kits are included in this list. So my chances for picking up 12 Mosin Nagant surplus rifles to refinish and admire is looking more distant. The Senate has been working overtime and I hope they do not fail the people here. It seems kind of strange that where the original gun legislation failed, they decided to take the alt route and hit the ammo and surplus markets. Like a slap on the wrist to the American people for not agreeing with our great leader? I cant ever remember hearing about drive by's or school shootings being committed with WW2 era bolt action rifles like a Mauser? As if the guns were the actual problem, and not the operators using them...
The NRA is pissed. This last term for our President is starting to look much different than it did the first time around. Hell, most of us are scratching our heads going, "Bush Jr. wasn't even that bad compared to this...". Only time will tell if the things will change in these areas. My only question is why would the democrats go out of the way to even TRY to pass these pieces of legislation that are either counterproductive to the cause or against the constitution?
Is it time for an ACTUAL multiparty system yet? Like more than the faux two party system we have been living with? I think were long overdue. You should be writing the state reps, and reading up on local and regional changes in your rights. The ability to stay informed is not optional now. You have the internet, you should be using it while we still have it. The ability to stay informed is the best weapon against this kind of bullshit. There are no excuses.
-TSB
Links:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/cispa-cyber-bill_n_3158221.html
http://www.firearmstalk.com/forums/f97/here-come-first-executive-actions-ammo-mil-surplus-parts-89442/