22 DAYS

[thomas82]

Until the AW ban expires!! I just thought I would share.
Carry on,
Tom

[enfield collector]

1. amen, can't wait to restore my EBRs to my preferred configuration.

[MrBenchley]

2. For those in the pool....that's THREE

[thomas82]

3. ???

This is for a bet right?
Tom

[MrBenchley]

4. Yeah, some of us are having a betting pool

to guess how many total "I gotta have an assault weapon or I'll pee myself" threads our trigger-happy gumps are going to start between August 18 and the election...

[thomas82]

5. HEEHEE!!

yea it is a little funny, but after 13 Sep 04 it will a bad memory. Just think instead of all this AW ban crap we can talk about hot females with guns. And maybe post a few pics.
Tom

[MrBenchley]

7. Su-u-u-u-u-u-u-re....

And the scummy "immunity from liability" bill couldn't be stopped either....

[thomas82]

12. The gun Liability bill

Would have passed if it wasn't riddled with poison anti gun admendments (AW ban). It is funny to think that the gun liability bill would have been passed to get the AW ban renewed. And even if the bill went through with the "poison admendments" they probably would have been stripped off in the house.
Tom

[MrBenchley]

48. The liability bill was a fucking disgrace

and deserved to die...

"It is funny to think that the gun liability bill would have been passed to get the AW ban renewed."
And even funnier to realize that the scummy gun lobby killed the bill....so much for those utterly bogus "the AWB is only cosmetic" or "the AWB doesn't do anything" LIES.

[enfield collector]

20. there's always next year, right after we repeal some of the reagan

and shrub Sr gun control bills. repugs love passing gun control bills.

[LibLabUK]

22. Adult incontinence is a serious problem and shouldn't be made fun of...

"I gotta have an assault weapon or I'll pee myself"

Should I start distributing these now, or should I hold off for a while?



I'm so glad I bid for a job lot on eBay, I'm gonna clean up as the days roll on and the threads rack up.

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28. "should I hold off for a while?"

I'd wait if I was you.

Sarah Brady and Tom Diaz are going to need them after Sep 13th.

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25. Count me in.

I'll pony up 2 NIW USGI 30rd black Teflon® LaBelle magazines for the pool prize.

As an alternative: if "hi-cap" magazines are restricted in the winners state, I'll donate a one years membership to the NRA, the MMM or DU (take your pick).

[MrSandman]

26. Does those mags coat the bullets...

with the Teflon?

[-..__...]

29. No.

That would be illegal as everyone knows "Teflon®" coated bullets are "cop killers" and can penetrate 8" of reinforced concrete at 500m.

[LibraLabSoldier]

41. No, It makes the bullets magical....

I thought the myth of the fabulous teflon coated bullets had died out in the early nineties.....guess it is still alive.

[-..__...]

42. I suspect...

MrSandman is making a good natured poke-in-the-eye to the anti-gun loons who actually believe that. ;)

[MrSandman]

49. Thanks....

I missed the reply. Forgot to hit Ctrl+S(sarcasm key)

[DoNotRefill]

27. The MMM? I thought they changed their name....

to the "few hundred lonely folks club march" after their million moms showed up in 2004...in three buses.

[-..__...]

30. My mistake.

I didn't account for that. Let me re-figure the math.



Looks like I should send them about $1.02. Does that sound about right?

[thomas82]

38. No I believe the MMM has been renamed

the less than one hundred pink bus driving delusional ****** err.... I mean moms.
Tom

[Endangered Specie]

43. Ohh Betting...

Put me down for 20.

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44. Only "20"?

LOL!!!

[Cobia]

6. More days until gun nuts get more high capacity magazines

to go on rampages with.

[FeebMaster]

8. Yes.

I expect a rash of beatings with Beta C-Mags and various other drum magazines. Possibly a stabbing or two with a new, cheap 30 round Thomson magazine.

[Cobia]

9. One of those 100 round drums has no use off the battle field

I don't even think the cops use them.

Why on earth would a hunter need one?

Or somebody defending their house?

Excpect a hord of commie guerrillas?

[Vladimir]

10. Because they can't shoot for shit? n/t

[FeebMaster]

13. If you say so.

"I don't even think the cops use them."

I don't think they make them for handguns.


"Why on earth would a hunter need one?"

Who says they do? I don't think it's legal to hunt with more than a 5 round magazine in most places anyway. Not to mention I doubt anyone wants to lug around a full 100 round drum all day.


"Or somebody defending their house?"

Well that would be their choice, I guess. I certainly wouldn't use one in the home defense role either for beating someone or with a gun.

"Excpect a hord of commie guerrillas?"

No more than I expect a horde of commie gorillas. What does that have to do with anything?

[thomas82]

14. cmags suck

The Army had numerous problems with them. Not to many soldiers would trust their life to a cmag. They work fine in perfect environments (SWAT maybe) Dust and sand usually render them inop unless they are constantly cleaned (useless in IRAQ). They are a cool go out in the back yard and put 100rds into paper with, but thats it IMO. Still $250 is alot for a mag but its better than the $500 that the used to cost because of the ban.
Tom

[FatSlob]

45. For fun. And so I don't have to reload as often.

I'll own one because I am a Free American.

[thomas82]

11. It wouldn't matter

either way as they are plenty/thousands/millions of reg/hi cap mags available right now. The only thing the ban did was make some of them more expensive. M16 mags are $15 and AK mags are $10 all day long. The ten round mags are easily convertible to 15 rounds by changing the floor plate or dremiling out the indention in the mag body. As you see the magazine ban did nothing but waste alot of time, effort, jobs (house/senate) and money with no affect on crime or deaths. (awaiting MrBenchy rant about the AWB reducing crime by 80/90/180%)Don't take it seriously Mrbenchy as I don't.
Tom

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

24. As if

this rediculous law made normal capacity magazines hard to come by. I still buy, unused AK-47 magazines for $8 apiece. Unused, still in the wrapper military contract 30 round USGI M-16 magazines can be had for $20 all day long. All the AWB did was make them more expensive than they used to be. AK-47 mags used to be $2, 30 round USGI mags used to be $7.

The supply was never short, when there weer probably hundreds of millions in circulation already.

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31. I'm busy that day.

Guess I'll have to wait. :(

[LibLabUK]

15. This thread is brought to you by....

and

[Vladimir]

16. LOL n/t

[FeebMaster]

17. I figured it was sponsored by the corrupt gun industry. (nt)

[Retired AF Dem]

34. Hey be nice

:)

[FeebMaster]

37. lol

:)

[thomas82]

18. Dont worry young man

In the UK you are allowed all the sling shots you want. Just make sure they are locked up at night so the kids dont get them.
Tom

[LibLabUK]

19. Actually...

We can own rifles and shotguns, and what's more we can put silencers on anything we like...

We also enjoy the BBC, education for all to degree level and healthcare free at the point of use.

Given the choice, handguns or all that.... I'll take the latter.

[FeebMaster]

21. You should come over to the silencer thread

and talk some sense into the gun control supporters.

[thomas82]

23. Ok you have a point

I work with a British Infantry officer and he told me about a few bad things in Britain.

He told me that you have to have a license to own a shotgun/rifle and that you are not allowed to have semi auto rifles. I think he told me semi auto 22s were ok but no AR15/mini 14 etc.

I do think the free heath care is good but what about the wait for treatment? surgery? He also told me the the BBC sucked and he preferred Cable TV. He also told me they paid a tax for each TV they owned (utter crap IMO).

If you are happy with the way things are in Britain wonderful, I am very happy for you. As for myself I am the typical rebellious American that does not like to have to much of my life controlled, especially in the area of gun ownership. As long as I am obeying the laws and not creating problems on my 5 acres of the earth,leave me alone.

I admit I am a bit jealous as a silencer would be good for my old ears.
Tom

[LibLabUK]

32. Hmm...

"He told me that you have to have a license to own a shotgun/rifle and that you are not allowed to have semi auto rifles. I think he told me semi auto 22s were ok but no AR15/mini 14 etc."

Yes, you need a shotgun certificate or a firearms certificate. And no, semiautomatic .22s are illegal.

"I do think the free heath care is good but what about the wait for treatment? surgery?"

Well, it depends. If you're waiting for urgent surgery (brain tumour or other cancer) your wait is usually no more than a couple of days or weeks. The longest wait at the moment is 6 months (that's for elective, non-urgent surgery), if you are waiting more than 3 then they try to find a hospital that can fit you in sooner.

But the thing is, you get treated. You don't have to worry that you will be refused treatment because your insurance doesn't cover it.

"He also told me the the BBC sucked and he preferred Cable TV."

Personal preference, I guess. But most of the channels on Cable TV are murdoch owned.

"He also told me they paid a tax for each TV they owned (utter crap IMO)."

Nope. You pay a TV licence fee per household. £110 per year, which pays for:



1. Terrestrial analogue TV channels with regional news and weather (commerical free)
   
   
   • BBC One
     
   • BBC Two
   
   
2. Terrestrial analogue national radio stations (commercial free)
   
   
   • Radio One
     
   • Radio Two
     
   • Radio Three
     
   • Radio Four
     
   • Radio Five
     
   • World Service (in multiple languages)
   
   
3. Terrestrial digital TV channels (commerical free)
   
   
   • BBC One
     
   • BBC Two
     
   • BBC Three
     
   • BBC Four
     
   • CBBC (kids)
     
   • CBeebies (little kids)
     
   • BBC News24
     
   • BBC Parliament
     
   • BBC Interactive - which includes multicasting live coverage of events such the World Cup, Wimbledon and The Olympics and information services
     
   
   
4. National Digital Radio stations (commercial free)(available on DAB and online too)
   
   
   • Radio One
     
   • Radio Two
     
   • Radio Three
     
   • Radio Four
     
   • Radio Five
     
   • Six Music
     
   • BBC 7
     
   • Asian Network
   
   
5. International TV Services
   
   
   • BBC America
     
   • UKTV (Australia)
     
   • BBC World Service TV
   
   
6. The UKTV network (available on digital terrestrial, cable and satellite)
   
   
   • UKHistory
     
   • UKStyle
     
   • UKPeople
     
   • UKDrama
     
   • UKDocumentaries
     
   • UKFood
     
   • UKGold
     
   • UKG2
     
   • Bright Ideas
   
   
7. BBCi website
   
8. BBC News Online website
   
9. The BBC Orchestra
   
10. The BBC Choirs
    
11. BBC Learning (in association with The Open University)
    
12. The BBC Monitoring Service (intelligence gathering service)
    
13. The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
    
14. BBC Technology (they pioneered the development of HDTV)
    
15. BBC Research & Development


Not to mention the fact that the BBC produces some of the highest quality programming in the world (just look at some of the TV shows it's made over the years... you've probably seen quite a few of them and not even realised).

There's probably more I'm missing out on, but you get the idea.

Can you name one US broadcaster that offers all of that for less that £10/mo (~$18/mo)?

[enfield collector]

33. yeah I really miss the BBC, they put out some kickass comedy

shows over the years, my favorite ever was "Filthy rich and catflap" which I just got on DVD. unfortunately its a region 2 version so I can only watch it on my PC.
we also need to work on getting health care for all here as well, how about we legalize pot and then use the tax off sales to pay for our citizens health care?

[Vladimir]

35. I'm with you regarding the pot! n/t

[enfield collector]

39. never smoked the stuff myself,

but others should be able to legally if they want.

[LibLabUK]

36. Hmm

"unfortunately its a region 2 version so I can only watch it on my PC."

There are no remote control hacks available for your DVD player?

[enfield collector]

40. never thought of that, it was a pretty cheap one

but that would be a good way around it plus sticking it to the man!

[LibLabUK]

46. Well...

"never thought of that, it was a pretty cheap one"

Well, the cheaper ones tend to be the ones that can be easily hacked.

[Phantom_5C1]

47. 19 Days!