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I saw the same thing in Gun's and Ammo.
What's even worse is I have a Computer magazine and they're advertising all sorts of software, and hardware (can I even say that?) that can entice people to go out on the Internet and see porn!
There is another issue involving firearms that deserve debate. The widespread marketing, advertising and sales of firearms. I illustrate this with my personal copy of the NRA's Rifleman Magazine and ads in it. What this Liberal voice is a card carrying NRA member! I am also an AARP member which has a blind spot to senior citizen entitlements so it shouldn't be such a surprise. Now I get Rifleman because it is a interesting read and I believe in knowing an opponent. Now I can see the ads for the John Wayne Commemorative Rifle, the cheap German Mausers from some cache in Texas(get em while they last) and the long range, night eqipped sniper scope (I can see a real need when I am out at night and want to bring a deer down ar 1500 ft). I even got a chuckle from an ad for The Officers Answer, I think it would have been better ad copy if it read "The Answer to Police Officers" but thats just me. Now the ad that went beyond the pale. The full page ad for "Cheaper Than Dirt" Americas Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter where it is "Simply a click to buy at cheaper than dirt prices. Half the ad touts enhanced magazines, a 30 rounder for a Glock 17 is listed at $24.97. I didn't know you could get a spare magazines for your AK-47 for only $11.97. They also have a military style assault rifle with optical sight. I find an ad like this disgusting at many levels. I think something should be done. Years ago the airwaves and print media were chocked with advertising. for cigarrettes Cigarette ads had somes of Americas cultural icons. The Marlboro Man, The Camel, The Lucky Strike and the I'd Rather Fight than Switch Shinner of Benson and Hedges. We called for Phillip Morris , walked a mile for a Camel and wanted to be the debonair socialite with a Pall Mall.Well cigarrettes did measurable damage to the public well being and health. Although the 1st Ammendment protects free speach society recognized there are common sense limits and Congress and the FCC banned cigartette advertising on public airwaves and then later in print ads. Our airwaves and other media are not infested with ads for smoking or tobacco products. I think this is a place to start in the long battle to get gun fire out of American life and can't see that a advertising ban on guns, gun paraphenia and ammo has any problem with either the 2nd Ammendment or even the !st. Who agrees with this?
I understand your point, you are trying to suggest something to help with whats happened with all the people who have been killed lately and all the years gone by.
I respect responsible gun owners. I am a gun owner I have one gun.
I don't think guns will ever be off the streets.
Perhaps the responsible guns owners out there can suggest something.
I previously posted some control on the amount of ammo a person can buy, (This did not refer to hunting season etc.)that did not go over well here at this forum and there is another topic somewhere here about that.
Let us all not revisit the ammo limits because that will be a losing battle here.
I can't offer any more suggestions, maybe the responsible gun owners can.
I understand your point, you are trying to suggest something to help with whats happened with all the people who have been killed lately and all the years gone by.
I respect responsible gun owners. I am a gun owner I have one gun.
I don't think guns will ever be off the streets.
Perhaps the responsible guns owners out there can suggest something.
I previously posted some control on the amount of ammo a person can buy, (This did not refer to hunting season etc.)that did not go over well here at this forum and there is another topic somewhere here about that.
Let us all not revisit the ammo limits because that will be a losing battle here.
I can't offer any more suggestions, maybe the responsible gun owners can.
The reporting system between LE agencies, mental health providers, and BATFE need to be standardized. The laws are on the books but with all laws unless the buraucracies can actually account for their reporting system in order to implement the laws effectively, is doesn't mean much. Additionally, convicted felons caught with a weapon should have stricter sentences, no plea bargaining, just hard time.
That won't make the gun-banners "feel good" because that is all banning measures do, they give a false sense of security and only place restricitons on the law abiding.
I was amused by the ad as well. I also mean to buy one of those Mausers just for grins, even though I cannot shoot a rifle very well. At least after the second shot.
If we want to limit firearms ads please include the drug adds on evening TV.
i agree. i've been giving them business for at least the past 15 years. in fact, i very well may have learned of their existence thru an ad in American Rifleman.
no doubt they appreciate the free publicity, courtesy of the OP
Guess you can count me out. I recently bought a handgun so that I could enjoy target shooting. Now targets seldom shoot back, although I have been warned that they will sometimes return pieces of your bullets to you if the bullet hits a hard surface, so I was not overly concerned about how many magazines I owned or how many bullets they held.
Then, I started loading them. Oy Vey! Did I ever learn a lesson. My 13 round clip was "easy" to load, but after the 11th or 12th time my fingers were sore. I was wishing I have more magazines so I could load them and rest my fingers longer between loading. A higher capacity magazine would have been welcome as well. The last couple of bullets were the hardest to load due to the spring tension. If I had a 30 round mag instead of a 13 I could have only had a couple painful bullets to load per 30 rather than half a dozen.
Seems like a little thing, but until you have shot a couple hundred rounds and had to load them the extra magazines and high capacity magazines just have the same meaning.
great post! i just wanted to let you know i feel your "pain" in regards to the above comments...luckily my Ruger P85 came with an Easy Loader! if you haven't found the greatness of one of these yet, you better get your hands on one quick! makes for a pain free load, everytime...cheers!
btw, i used to live 10 miles from Cheaper Than Dirt down in Arlington, Texas...great store!
Basically what you want is like wanting to replacxe football with Soccer in the USA or make the french takeup British cooking;it just isn't going to happen. Wrong culture.
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