By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com
California continues with its Kalifornication program using firearms laws. Last week a total of seven new firearms related laws were voted out of the Senate Public Safety Committee. Among the proposed new restrictions are requirements to force those who build their own ARs and 1911s to register those firearms, new definitions that would force shops selling pistol ammunition to keep track of sales (which gets around a 2009 court order forbidding the tracking of ammunition sales), expanding the definition of assault weapons and a ban on weapons magazines with a capacity larger than 10 rounds.
What the laws would do is to make legal practice in the state illegal, thus making the state one of the biggest gun thieves in the nation.
I have been told all my life that California leads all trends nationwide, but they do not in firearms and firearms freedom. Missouri and Idaho have legislation that ends those states' ability to regulate firearms, by making Constitutional Carry the law. In my own home state of Oklahoma the legislature passed resolutions for Constitutional Carry, eliminating onerous background checks as a condition for exercising your Gawd given rights.
Firearms will be front and center in the upcoming presidential race, and I suspect that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both favor adding even more gun laws.
Australia is the gun fascist's dream of the end result of banning firearms, but as I have said repeatedly, the notion that banning firearms will work in free societies has been shown repeatedly to fail. Twenty percent, just 20 percent of firearms extant in Australia were turned in, which makes their law a massive failure. Even Connecticut, browbeaten into accepting draconian firearms laws after the Sandy Hook massacre, could not get more than 18 percent of AR owners to register their firearms.
Our own president, Barak Obama, wants to mandate federal officers have smart guns, but police aren't having it. Oh no. You can impose it on the rubes and proles, but not us, your henchmen.
Loads.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Prices for pistol ammunition were mixed. Prices for rifle ammunition were steady.
Prices for both used pistols and for used rifles were mixed.
Note: Average price for a used AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic jumped 25 percent this week, with Florida leading thw way. This is reverse the trend from last year when the AR-10 pattern semitautomatic rifles was selling $820 average nationwide just nine months ago.
New Lows:
None
Pistol Ammunition
.45 Caliber, 230 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Cased, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Lucky Gunner, Wolf WPA, FMJ, Steel Casing, .24 per round (From Last week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 Grain, From Last Week: -.02 Each After Unchanged (8 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Atomic Ammunition, HP, Brass Casing, .20 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Freedom Ammunition, FMJFP, Steel Casing, .20 per round (From Last Week: -.02 Each After Unchanged (2 Weeks))
9mm Parabellum, 115 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Freedom First Outfitters, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .17 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: SG Ammo, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .16 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (7 Weeks))
.357 Magnum, 158 Grain, From Last Week: -.02 Each After Unchanged (7 weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .25 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 1,000 rounds: SG Ammo, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .25 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (4Q, 2015))
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Supply Company, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .21 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, FMJ, steel casing, .21 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))
.308 NATO 150 Grain, From Last Week: +.03 Each After Unchanged (5 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .37 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: J&G Sales, Tulammo, steel casing, FMJ, .34 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (7 Weeks))
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each After Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: AmmoFast, Wolf WPA, steel case, FMJ, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Ammunition Supply Company, Wolf WPA, steel case, FMJ, .22 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 weeks))
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds (10 Boxes Max): Ammomen, CCI Blazer, RNL, .07 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 325 rounds (2 Cases Max): Glen's Army Navy Store, Federal Automatch, RNL, .07 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $578 Last Week Avg: $585 (+) ($616 (2Q, 2015), $476 (30 Weeks))
California (205, 212): Mixed Build: $525 ($650 (1Q, 2015), $400 (34 Weeks))
Texas (282, 272): Bushmaster: $650 ($700 (1Q, 2015), $350 (2Q, 2015))
Pennsylvania (134, 118): American Tactical Imports: $525 ($700 (2Q, 2015), $300 (42 Weeks))
Virginia (148, 153): Palmetto State Armory $600 ($750 (1Q, 2015), $480 (20 Weeks))
Florida (315, 317): Mixed Build: $590 ($650 (44 Weeks), $380 (1Q, 2015))
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,230 Last Week Avg: $969 (+) ($1,359 (2Q, 2015), $820 (29 Weeks))
California (52, 53): Palmetto State Armory: $1,600 ($1,700 (4Q, 2014), $850 (39 Weeks))
Texas (93, 87): DPMS Panther Oracle: $800 ($1,500 (4Q, 2014), $800 (38 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (29, 31): DPMS SASS: $1,200 ($1,500 (1Q, 2015), $700 (31 Weeks))
Virginia (51, 46): CMMG: $950 ($2,750 (15 Weeks), $800 (26 Weeks))
Florida (53, 52): Smith & Wesson M&P 10: $1,600 ($1,600 (CA: $1,500 (4Q, 2014)), $500 (29 Weeks))
7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $570 Last Week Avg: $596 (-) ($626 (2Q, 2015), $450 (40 Weeks))
California (45, 50): Saiga: $550 ($725 (6 Weeks), $320 (4Q, 2014))
Texas (74, 68): Century/RAS-47: $650 ($800 (16 Weeks), $350 (3Q, 2014))
Pennsylvania (50, 52): WASR 10/63: $550 ($750 (1Q, 2015), $375 (50 Weeks))
Virginia (37, 42): CAI AMD 65: $500 ($650 (6 Weeks), $350 (1Q, 2015))
Florida (97, 98): Zastava NPap: $600 ($700 (9 Weeks), $300 (4Q, 2014))
30-30 Winchester Lever Action Average Price: $352 Last Week Avg: $371 (-) ($489 (1Q, 2015), $296 (43 Weeks))
California (12, 13): Winchester Model 54 $350 ($600 6 Weeks), $180 (45 Weeks))
Texas (14, 15): Marlin 336W: $350 ($550 (1Q, 2015), $300 (1Q, 2015))
Pennsylvania (27, 23): Rossi: $300 ($450 (1Q, 2015), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Virginia (8, 6): Winchester Model 94AE: $460 ($600 (11 Weeks)), $250 (22 Weeks))
Florida (22, 19): Marlin 336: $300 ($500 (1Q, 2015), $250 (47 Weeks))
Pistols
.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $386 Last Week Avg: $495 (-) ($510 (4 Weeks)), $350 (27 Weeks))
California (172, 164): Springfield: $400 ($725 (7 Weeks), $300 (38 Weeks))
Texas (194, 187): Rock Island Armory: $450 ($600 (4Q, 2014), $325 (36 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (139, 130): Rock Island Armory: $375 ($550 (2Q, 2015), $300 (46 Weeks))
Virginia (136, 145): Llama: $325 ($575 (13 Weeks)), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Florida (265, 265): Rock Island Armory: $380 ($500 (12 Weeks), $250 (1Q, 2015))
9mm (Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic) Average Price: $272 Last Week Avg: $245 (+) ($358 (8 Weeks), $245 (2 Weeks))
California (181, 188): Smith & Wesson SD9VE: $350 ($500 (9 Weeks), $200 (25 Weeks))
Texas (256, 256): Smith & Wesson SD9VE: $275 ($355 (1Q, 2015), $200 (34 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (241, 242): Heritage Arms Stealth C1000: $225 ($350 (4Q 2014), $200 (41 Weeks))
Virginia (180, 181): Helwan: $189 ($425 (17 Weeks), $189 (4 Weeks))
Florida (425, 399): Smith & Wesson SD9VE: $325 ($400 (7 Weeks), $220 (33 Weeks))
.40 caliber S&W (Glock or other semiautomatic) Average Price: $309 Last Week Avg: $324 (-) ($399 (15 Weeks), $293 (11 Weeks))
California (83, 86): Glock 22: $399 ($560 (16 Weeks)), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Texas (105, 100): Glock 23: $250 ($425 (4Q, 2014), $250 (20 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (71, 70): KAHR CW40: $250 ($450 4 Weeks), $250 (1Q, 2015))
Virginia (56, 52): Smith & Wesson SD40VE: $300 ($450 (50 Weeks), $275 (1Q, 2015))
Florida (138, 137): Springfield XDM 40: $350 ($400 (1Q, 2015), $200 (34 Weeks))
Used Gun of the Week: (Virginia)
HK SP89 Chambered in 9mm Parabellum
Chris Covert writes for Rantburg.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com and on Twitter.