10 year sunset- '94-'04... From AXIOS- "It was passed with a 10-year "sunset provision" in place, meaning it would automatically expire in 2004 unless it was renewed with another vote. The ban called for a federal criminal code "to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon."
I think one and done for each able bodied man, woman, or child is sufficient. Everybody wants more but you can't fire and maneuver with them all at once. When the zombies come they will come in rippled waves. You might thwart a passing squall or two but it won't take but another who've realized you're defending something worthwhile. Inevitably you'll be forced to advance toward them or advance ahead of them.
Pack your own kit, you get to hump it. I'm too old for that. A good knife, carbine, beans, bullets, and bandages will get me to the next ORP."1 is none. 2 is one. 3 is nice."
As close as I am to Ft Carson and Cheyenne Mountain
The more the merrier.. I think everyone should have one. If you can afford the passion and expense indulge. For those that want but can't afford… be sure to get this one's addressI don't have them for the apocalypse or teotwawki or whatever they're calling it now. I have more than one AR because I like different configurations and you should always have enough for guests. What kind of range day would it be if everyone had to wait for "the" AR?
extractors, springs, BCGs, extra bolts, new firing pins, magazine rebuild kits... because unlike the military and police, you may not be able to have reliable resupply drops or some such. It's the same logic to having replacement consumable parts for certain vehicles like Jeep Wranglers or the older CJs, or any old fullsize truck.. ask any farmland or rancher who has lived long enough to remember the days before internet service calls.
I'm all about back ups and contingencies brother. I've a garage full of spare parts and tools for cars older than most. I've never hired a mechanic or asked anyone to do for me because I know I'm smart, resourceful, and tenacious. It's the latter three that will keep you alive. Rifles don't kill people but they don't keep them alive either. You'll never outwit the unknown and the only snake to kill ya is the one you didn't see.Just saying having plenty of part to replace when Murphy invariably shows up
That's funny, I picked up a tiny, very lightweight foldable stove that just fits my titanium cup and put that in the daypack with a bag of fire starters. I was thinking of putting one of those little Bush's Beans (with bacon!) cans with the pop top in the pack. Damn, now I'm hungry...
I have a feeling your emergency ration would never make it though your lunch break!
Yes, you're quite right, I was mistaken and accidentally added a decade even after having lived through it. In 2004, the 108th Congress was in session. There was a GOP majority in both chambers, plus Bush II was in office. There wasn't much chance of renewal of the ban.
It didn't call for prohibiting possession of existing such firearms that were possessed prior to enactment.
I recall hearing at the time, the way it was written all it needed in order to continue was the President's signature. Given all the hijinks Bush got up to, I'm a little surprised he didn't.
The senate (Republican majority at the time, IIRC) didn't put it on his desk. He said if it reached his desk, he'd sign it.
That being the case, couldn't they have taken it to Obama or even now, Biden, and get it signed? Or was there a sunset on that as well? Serious question, because I've never heard of this provision but I'm not expert in the subject.
No, I was wrong about that. @Nosferatu reminded me that it was up to the Senate to renew it. I think they did have a timeframe, whether it was by Senate rules or specified in the bill, I don't recall, or more likely never knew. I guess the thing I was worried about regarding Bush was that he said he'd sign it if it got to his desk. The prick.
So-called "assault weapons" proliferated DURING the Ban... minor and reversible changes were made to production and imported weapons to get around or under The Ban. I still have one AR-15 which was mounted with a "recoil suppressor" based on a Russian design for the AK-74, INSTEAD of the standard AR-15 style flash suppressor. It s*cked in that it sent the muzzle-blast sideways and backwards toward the shooter and anyone standing next to him. Other changes were made as well, such as stock design incorporating the pistol grip and butt-stock into one piece not easily replaced. We can figure that the Grabbers know this and will reflect this in any up-coming legislation.
Of course they do; Joe Biden wrote the '94 AWB.
