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I'm pretty sure the lethal part of the equation isn't metal receivers but gun powder and bullets. Why aren't we limiting the sale of bullets (explosives)? edi

by mentos 12y ago

I'm pretty sure the lethal part of the equation isn't metal receivers but gun powder and bullets. Why aren't we limiting the sale of bullets (explosives)? edit: Chris Rock said it best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db0Y4qIZ4PA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db0Y4qIZ4PA

hga 12y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United... Except for some "slave states" as I've taken to calling them, you can buy ammo mail order, often with a statement of age or perhaps a photocopy of your drivers license. Powder, bullets, cases and primers by mail, although there may be limits to the amount of powder you can hold before the BATF wants a license, safe(r) storage, etc. And similarly your local fire department prefers or may demand limits. And this stuff is stable, lasts a long time. My father has several 25 pound casks of powder he or his father bought before or after WWII that he's still reloading from, and ammo manufactured in WWII is still being used (although a lot of it has corrosive primers, requiring much more thorough cleaning).
- beachstartup 12y ago
  you can get ammo shipped to most cities in CA. notable exception is LA (city proper).
- mentos 12y ago
  is taxing ammunition unconstitutional?
  - hga 12y ago
    Absolutely not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittman%E2%80%93Robertson_Federal_Aid_in_Wildlife_Restoration_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittman%E2%80%93Robertson_Fede... ~ 10% is fine (although those of us who don't hunt want more ranges built with this money, which is happening). Amount that are clearly so much they're intended to hamper access are unconstitutional. Ones that are structured differently have been held unconstitutional: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=460&invol=575 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vo...

by mentos 12y ago

hga 12y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United... Except for some "slave states" as I've taken to calling them, you can buy ammo mail order, often with a statement of age or perhaps a photocopy of your drivers license. Powder, bullets, cases and primers by mail, although there may be limits to the amount of powder you can hold before the BATF wants a license, safe(r) storage, etc. And similarly your local fire department prefers or may demand limits. And this stuff is stable, lasts a long time. My father has several 25 pound casks of powder he or his father bought before or after WWII that he's still reloading from, and ammo manufactured in WWII is still being used (although a lot of it has corrosive primers, requiring much more thorough cleaning).

beachstartup 12y ago
you can get ammo shipped to most cities in CA. notable exception is LA (city proper).
mentos 12y ago
is taxing ammunition unconstitutional?
- hga 12y ago
  Absolutely not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittman%E2%80%93Robertson_Federal_Aid_in_Wildlife_Restoration_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittman%E2%80%93Robertson_Fede... ~ 10% is fine (although those of us who don't hunt want more ranges built with this money, which is happening). Amount that are clearly so much they're intended to hamper access are unconstitutional. Ones that are structured differently have been held unconstitutional: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=460&invol=575 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vo...