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it was that bald guy that owns the store across from Thriftway wasnt it
Ha,ha,ha. i see you still have that depraved sense of humor, good to hear from you.!! Been thinking about you/guys.
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it was that bald guy that owns the store across from Thriftway wasnt it
Since the Hungerford Massacre took place here in UK on August 19th, 1987, ALL semi-auto centrefire rifles and carbines have been prohibited firearms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre
Anybody who had one, or two, or like me, seven, had to turn them in or sell them out of the country to a place where they were still permitted - like, everywhere else but here.
What then happened was an upsurge in engineering cleverness whereby the gas-tube was a dummy, and the action was operated by a side pull lever. No conversions was permitted - the action had to be made from scratch with totally NO way on converting it to a semi-auto, hence the generally horrific price. The LMT rifle - made specially for the UK market as a straight-pull - is way north of $6000 here.
Have a look at Mark Bradley Guns, Southern Armoury and a few others. We can even get a BM59 or M1A or even a FAL or SLR as a straight-pull, providing that the makers are happy to cater for the small market here in UK for look-alikes. As soon as Bill Ruger was cold, his son Bill Jnr stopped pandering to the UK and ceased making the straight-pull Mini-14 and long-barrelled versions of the Super Redhawk - I have one of these in .357Magnum - pics if you email me.
No .22LR firearm was affected by the ban - we get all the same 'black rifle/military style' as you do, strangely enough, considering that most of them are made right here in Europe, at between two and three times the price that you guys pay for 'em..
tac, with apologies for the diversion off the thread.
Since the Hungerford Massacre took place here in UK on August 19th, 1987, ALL semi-auto centrefire rifles and carbines have been prohibited firearms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre
Anybody who had one, or two, or like me, seven, had to turn them in or sell them out of the country to a place where they were still permitted - like, everywhere else but here.
What then happened was an upsurge in engineering cleverness whereby the gas-tube was a dummy, and the action was operated by a side pull lever. No conversions was permitted - the action had to be made from scratch with totally NO way on converting it to a semi-auto, hence the generally horrific price. The LMT rifle - made specially for the UK market as a straight-pull - is way north of $6000 here.
Have a look at Mark Bradley Guns, Southern Armoury and a few others. We can even get a BM59 or M1A or even a FAL or SLR as a straight-pull, providing that the makers are happy to cater for the small market here in UK for look-alikes. As soon as Bill Ruger was cold, his son Bill Jnr stopped pandering to the UK and ceased making the straight-pull Mini-14 and long-barrelled versions of the Super Redhawk - I have one of these in .357Magnum - pics if you email me.
No .22LR firearm was affected by the ban - we get all the same 'black rifle/military style' as you do, strangely enough, considering that most of them are made right here in Europe, at between two and three times the price that you guys pay for 'em..
tac, with apologies for the diversion off the thread.
Im curious no I didnt think there were many old Fudds in town that still thought that way
So, I assume there was registration in effect prior to this? Was there much public backlash? Was there a run on large diameter PVC and endcaps? I was too young to remember this but I do remember the Aussie one.
Well, today a ''pro gun'' guy i know pretty well saw, my AR-15 and said, ''as far as I'm concerned nobody but the military should be allowed to have that type weapon". He meant an AR-15 type platform, This guy shoots, hunts, etc, but, I guess he thinks AR-15 type weapons are ''evil'' and have no place in the public sector. What say you, and how would you reply?? But, then, later he did state, that he would own one some day, but, it would be used only for SHTF situation. Lets hear what you would say to him in response.
Sadly it still wont help.You'd be suprised how many gun owners are actually very ignorant of the mechanical nature of firearms and how they function in the real world.
I've run into more guys than I can count - gun owners, mind you - that thought an AR or an AK was a "full auto assault weapon."
Going hard more confrontational isn't going to help the cause.
Take time to teach them, and we might gain an ally.