By Chris CovertRantburg.com
This week's terminal fascist comes from Massachusetts. (You were shocked, weren't you? Go ahead admit it!)
A Selectman, which I assume is similar to a city councilman, wants to give local police the power to inspect private arms stowage to ensure compliance with the law. The sad part is, a lot of Massachusetts' citizens will probably go along with it.
An article sponsored by Ammoland.com lays out the likely road American leftists will take for gun confiscation: mental illness. This is part of what the left does. Defines an amorphous group that can't actually vote, which can be easily demonized and then apply new draconian rules against them, which wind up affecting everyone and slowly strangle the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to an ever larger cross section of society.
California Congressman Darrell Issa says that Obama's Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms rogue agency is setting up firearms purchase stings in several large cities. ATF: creating criminals for us to revile.
Last week the wife of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Ryan Tannehill, Lauren Tannehill accidentally left an AR-15 in the trunk of a rental car, so hijinks ensued. The customers who found it were instantly afraid to touch the weapon, and called the local sheriff in Broward County. The sheriff's office said: "Though dangerous if it would have landed in the wrong hands, it's not criminal." If it was in law enforcement hands, it was in the wrong hands.
Speaking of cops, Torrance, California policeman skates on changes in an accidental shooting.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Ammunition for pistol ammunition was unchanged for all classes of ammunition. Prices for rifle ammunition were mostly higher.
Prices for all classes of used firearms were mixed to mostly higher.
Pistol Ammo
.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammunition to Go, Silver Bear, steel cased, .34 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Jack Ross Ammunition, No Label, reloaded, brass cased, .32 per round (-.02 each from last week)
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (Unchanged, 2 weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Bang it Ammo, No Name, reloaded brass, .30 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Munitions, No Label, reloaded brass, .24 per round (From Last Week: -.06 each (!), -.06 from previous week )
9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ventura Munitions, Wolf Classic, steel cased, .26 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Munitions, No Label, Reloaded, .24 per round (Unchanged from last week)
.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (Two weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Orca Arms, BFA, reloaded, .40 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 1,000 Rounds: Bulk Ammo, PMC, .59 per round
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: MunireUSA, Tulammo, steel cased, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Ammo to Go, Silver Bear, HP, steel cased, .30 per round (+.02 from last week)
.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: From last week: +.04 (Unchanged previous 6 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Prvi Partizan, brass cased, .64 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Ammunition to Go, Prvi Partizan, brass cased, .65 per round (Unchanged from last week)
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: +.01 Each (After unchanged previous 4 weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Alamo Ammo, Wolf Polyformance, steel core and case, .26 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,080 rounds: SG Ammo, Red Army Standard, steel core and case, .22 per round (-.01 from last week)
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (Two weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammo Fast, Aguila Superextra, .09 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 5,000 rounds: Ammo Fast, Aguila Superextra, .12 per round (Unchanged (3 Weeks))
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $770 Last Week Avg: $749
California: Bushmaster (Carbon Fiber): $750
Texas: Windham AR-15: $750
New York: Smith & Wesson MP-15 (NY SAFE): $850
Virgina: Palmetto State Armory: $750
Florida: Bushmaster: $750
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,100 Last Week Avg: $1,560 (!)
California: Rock River Arms LAR-10: $1,200 (Same Gun)
Texas: Bushmaster .308 (No rear sights): $1,100
New York: None Available
Virginia: DPMS: $1,000
Florida: Armalite AR-10: $1,100
7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $755 Last Week Avg: $690
California: Saiga: $700
Texas: WASR: $625
New York: No Brand: $1,000
Virginia: WASR: $600
Florida: AMD (Hungarian): $850
7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,495 Last Week Avg: Unchanged
California: Romak PSL: $1,689 (Same Gun)
Texas: None
New York: None
Virginia: None
Florida: Romak: $1,300 (Same Gun)
Pistols
.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $624 Last Week Avg: $615
California: Para Ordnance: $800
Texas: Colt 1911: $500
New York: Sig Sauer: $820
Virginia: American Tactical Imports: $500
Florida: Regent 1911 (Stainless): $500
9mm Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic Average Price: $450 Last Week Avg: $435
California: Ruger P85: $375
Texas: Stoeger Cougar 8000: $400
New York: Glock 19C: $500 (Same Gun)
Virginia: Glock 17: $550
Florida: Ruger P95: $425
.40 caliber S&W (Glock and other semiautomatic) Average Price: $425 Last Week Avg: $442
California: Glock 22: $475
Texas: Glock 27: $425
New York: Ruger P94: $400
Virginia: Kahr CW9: $425
Florida: Smith & Wesson M&P 40: $399
Used Gun of the Week: (From Florida)
Masterpiece Arms SMG (Threaded barrel)(Semiautomatic) Chambered in .45 ACP
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com.
