Gun Control & RKBA

Union Scribe

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43. Lot of people you know carry M1 carbines?

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 08:48 AM

Jan 2012

Nevermind, look who I'm talking to. You've probably got a dozen stories about running into rude carbine toters with double rifle shoulder holsters.

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M1 Carbine Imports Banned [View all] Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 OP

Riddle me this... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2012 #1

Good news on the M1 Garands, but what a strange rationale for denying the M1 Carbines. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #2

Meanwhile, the ad for Big Five Sporting Goods in this morning's fishwrap is hawking... slackmaster Jan 2012 #3

cool, have to get me one gejohnston Jan 2012 #21

Looks like the administration finally figured out that they had stepped in it. Simo 1939_1940 Jan 2012 #4

Thanks for supporting the Democratic Party. Hoyt Jan 2012 #5

You wouldn't understand this, but Simo 1939_1940 is supporting Democratics that way. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #6

Don't think so. Hoyt Jan 2012 #9

My opinion is that pandering to those who favor draconian gun control... spin Jan 2012 #13

How about people just leave the dang things at home. You guys could start tomorrow. Hoyt Jan 2012 #23

Because me owning guns represents absolutely no threat whatsoever. hack89 Jan 2012 #24

It's your guns... ellisonz Jan 2012 #33

I have never had a gun stolen in 30 years - and the threat has been steadily reduced for 20 years. n hack89 Jan 2012 #40

Blame the victim for the crime. Where have we seen this vile shit before? n/t PavePusher Jan 2012 #41

From at least one admitted gun criminal here. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2012 #52

What a bunch of crap... ellisonz Jan 2012 #56

It's your culture that is to blame for being a victim of crime. Atypical Liberal Jan 2012 #51

Really? ellisonz Jan 2012 #55

Huh? Atypical Liberal Jan 2012 #61

Your argument is essentially that cause does not produce an effect. ellisonz Jan 2012 #62

Owning guns no more causes theft than being beautiful causes rape. Atypical Liberal Jan 2012 #64

You're denying the significance of the concept of culture... ellisonz Jan 2012 #66

No, I know I'm right. Atypical Liberal Jan 2012 #81

Did you intend to reply to someone else? X_Digger Jan 2012 #25

Why in the world would you care how many guns I buy? Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #26

Hoyt has that Robert Bork 'moral harm' thing going on.. X_Digger Jan 2012 #27

Good catch. TheWraith Jan 2012 #60

Be kinda silly leaving such a valuable safety device at home... ileus Jan 2012 #29

Why would I do that? spin Jan 2012 #31

Lot of people you know carry M1 carbines? Union Scribe Jan 2012 #43

Why do people harming no one bother you so much. Callisto32 Jan 2012 #85

I've listened to the Party before one-eyed fat man Jan 2012 #10

So that was your single issue back then? -- Voting for candidate committed to bombing Vietnamese. Hoyt Jan 2012 #12

and you voted for????? one-eyed fat man Jan 2012 #17

I did not vote for the guy who promised to bomb people. Apparently, you liked that promise. Hoyt Jan 2012 #18

Has the Democratic Party ever done anything that you don't agree with? oneshooter Jan 2012 #22

You have selctive amnesia one-eyed fat man Jan 2012 #28

I don't give the DNC any money, either. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #14

I'm sure your generous donations because the party supports the AWB... krispos42 Jan 2012 #36

My party, right or wrong!! montanto Jan 2012 #47

All those beloved M1's would be a gold mine considering the prices of originals these days. ileus Jan 2012 #7

Detachable-magazine-fed rifles are not illegal in the US, nor have they ever been... krispos42 Jan 2012 #8

I'd never thought of the green aspect, but it's a good angle... ileus Jan 2012 #11

Let the free market reign... ellisonz Jan 2012 #34

I'm trying to krispos42 Jan 2012 #35

So many guns... ellisonz Jan 2012 #37

so little time, gejohnston Jan 2012 #38

so little crime.. X_Digger Jan 2012 #44

You seem to have a reflexive antipathy ... Straw Man Jan 2012 #49

When it's used in the advocacy... ellisonz Jan 2012 #54

Well, for starters, the "free market" is a fairy-tale ... Straw Man Jan 2012 #57

I hate the massive amount of guns that's flooding this country... ellisonz Jan 2012 #58

What you hate is irrelevant. Straw Man Jan 2012 #59

Yes... ellisonz Jan 2012 #63

I hope I'm misreading you ... Straw Man Jan 2012 #65

"I just feel that you're wrong." X_Digger Jan 2012 #67

I'm saying we ought to base public policy on synthetic reason. ellisonz Jan 2012 #68

I see what you just did there. Straw Man Jan 2012 #69

Or I've read Kant and Aristotle... ellisonz Jan 2012 #71

You're going to have to do better than that. Straw Man Jan 2012 #72

Wikipedia is convenient. ellisonz Jan 2012 #74

Convenient but reductive. Straw Man Jan 2012 #75

That's a fair assessment of analytic and synthetic reasoning. ellisonz Jan 2012 #77

Still bobbing and weaving, I see. Straw Man Jan 2012 #78

Float like a butterfly sting like a bee... ellisonz Jan 2012 #79

those same countries gejohnston Jan 2012 #80

Nice bullshit substitution. "unlimited gun rights" X_Digger Jan 2012 #82

Float like a bulldozer, sting like wet Kleenex. Straw Man Jan 2012 #83

I thought you guys needed all those guns to defend your freedoms... ellisonz Jan 2012 #86

You thought wrong. Again. Straw Man Jan 2012 #89

They shoot don't they? ellisonz Jan 2012 #90

I have not seen one gejohnston Jan 2012 #91

A brilliant deduction. Straw Man Jan 2012 #92

My point is that they are still in "common use." ellisonz Jan 2012 #93

It depends on what you mean by "common use." Straw Man Jan 2012 #94

Well, it is an excellent deer gun. AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #96

"Well, it is an excellent deer gun." ellisonz Jan 2012 #97

Oh, it just gets worse... Straw Man Jan 2012 #99

The M1 Garand is also very ammo sentsetive. oneshooter Jan 2012 #100

I'm guessing he's never heard of the civilian marksmanship program, ever. AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #103

Yes, because thugs are really looking around for 3 foot long 10lb battle rifles. AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #102

LOL AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #95

I know right... ellisonz Jan 2012 #98

And how exactly do you propose that paranoid people be prevented from owning a dozen guns? Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #70

I was hoping for M1 Carbines, too... BiggJawn Jan 2012 #15

I'd love to have one for my collection...but I don't think it'll put a dent in prices. ileus Jan 2012 #16

Yeah, they've gotten expensive. Dr_Scholl Jan 2012 #20

There's nothing like shooting a Garand DonP Jan 2012 #87

It is good that the CMP gets to fund their operations through the sales burf Jan 2012 #19

They may not be coming through the CMP. PavePusher Jan 2012 #30

Look for "Gary's Garands" BiggJawn Jan 2012 #39

If they're priced by Mitchell's Mausers, expect to pay $2000 JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #42

They do sell an occassional carbine. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #45

How is the Korean deal different from the M1s coming back form Europe? burf Jan 2012 #46

I enjoyed shooting them in the Air Force... spin Jan 2012 #32

Question for gunners: montanto Jan 2012 #48

HIGHLY doubtful. liberal_biker Jan 2012 #50

Well... Straw Man Jan 2012 #73

I do not understand the logic here. Atypical Liberal Jan 2012 #53

Who is the person Francis Marion Jan 2012 #76

Just once... Callisto32 Jan 2012 #84

The Army had a conversion "kit" to convert the Carbine to the M2 configuration DonP Jan 2012 #88

Apparently "easily converted" translates as: Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #101