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"Black Guns" Becoming Hard to Find

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expatriate · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject:

No doubt about it...we've found this year's Tickle Me Elmo.

Don Fischer · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:20 am Post subject:

The so called "Black Rifle". why do they call it that? My 700 ADL is all black! Black synthetic stock and black action and barrel, shoot even the scope is black!

ChesterGolf · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject:

I don't think we do ourselves any favor by calling a type of firearm a "black" weapon. A military style firearm is not more or less dangerous than a hunting firearm.

cowgal · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject:

I don't care for the term "black guns" either, however that is what the media is calling them here, and sometimes much worse. The uninformed are also telling the public that they're "machine guns."

The media has painted a sinister picture over the past couple weeks about the volume of sales of these firearms. In my opinion, there is nothing sinister, but simple economics at work here. #1) they may be banned shortly, and #2) the price will most likely go up dramatically, if they are not banned.

ChesterGolf · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject:

I own an AR15 and it has all but be banned up here already. The US export rules have restricted the sale of parts for any firearm so much that we have be realistically banned right now. This new move south of our border can only strengthen our plight.