The Day The Music "Almost" Died...

[Irish]

Some great info and a good reminder to stay ever vigilant.

[Iraqgunz]

Steyr,

Excellent points. If anyone thinks that Republicans are the saviors of the right to keep and bear arms, it ain’t so. Sure there are many that believe in it and will do the right thing. There are equally as many who would sell us out in a heartbeat.

It’s rather unfortunate. If anyone tried to assault the other parts of the “Bill of Rights” they would probably be lynched and burned in effigy. Congresscritters are very unpredictable- until it comes to their own survival.

@SteyrAUG

When I tell people today about things like Golden State Arms and how they were one of the largest importers of semi auto military type firearms they simply can’t grasp it.

CA and NY are models of what “can happen” if progressive leftists get their way.

1989 and later 1994 where the years when I remember guys like doctors and lawyers with significant firearms collections dumping them at a loss because it looked like a ban was coming.

On the other side of the coin were the people who said flat out it would never happen, and they were wrong both times.

We like to tell ourselves that there is greater acceptance of things like AR-15s, NFA collectors are no longer the outlaws of the gun community, we have more aggressive firearms advocacy groups and with the internet we are much better connected and those factors will all prevent such dark days from ever occurring again.

But the reality is, the opposition has also come a long way, still have the favor of the mainstream media, have their own aggressive advocacy groups and are similarly connected and able to use the internet to advance their goals. And if could happen at any time.

Even fewer understand that the renewal of the assault weapon ban actually passed in 2004. It was successfully amended to Larry Craigs firearm industry protection bill by a Republican majority Congress which had a Republican President. Had Larry Craig then not killed his own bill, we might never have seen the sunset of the Clinton Ban.

I remember watching C-SPAN in horror as the amendment was successfully added to the bill. But if you ask your average arfcommer they will tell you political mythology about how the renewal was voted down by a pro gun Republican Congress as part of a master plan by a pro gun Republican President. The reality was we were saved by a single pro gun Senator who willingly killed his own bill rather than allow it to continue with the added amendment. And that same Senator would be later arrested for soliciting an undercover officer in an airport mens room.

[Honu]

Loved SWAT back in the day

that theme song can still be heard in my head

[Jer]

Seems a lot like what is trying to be forced through by the ATF right now regarding importing shotguns such as Benelli & Saiga.

[Thomas_M-4]

Damn hippies