By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com
In case you were wondering, waiting on the court to decide in favor of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, you'll be waiting a long time. The courts have long been in the thrall of gun fascists.
The Washington Post has decided to deal with the issue of 80 percent receivers in much the same way you'd expect: as though it is some loophole in the law. A previous Wapo editorial lamented that their antigun message has not been properly tweaked,otherwise the government would be confiscating arms because of "common sense gun laws".
Speaking of gun grabbers, the astroturf antigun operation Moms Demand Action was caught lying about an incident in Ft. Worth in which employees in a Jack in the Box restaurant locked themselves inside the freezer at the sight of men carrying ARs. But there they were in the photo: gun owners in an embrace with the restaurant owner, toothy grins all.
You may have noticed the Clinton Apology Tour, 2014, which includes rants against RKBA. The fear amongst the elite is that her shooting her mouth off about guns may have jeopardized her run to the White House. What? Were that true, Obama would have never been elected.
Quoth Hillary: "...at the rate we're going, we're going to have so many people with guns everywhere, fully licensed, fully validated in settings like movie theaters where shootings have arisen over seemingly mundane things like loud gum chewing or cellphone use."
Not if we can avoid it...
Loads.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Prices for pistol ammunition were mostly lower while prices for rifle ammunition were mixed.
Prices for both used rifles were mixed while prices for used pistols were higher across the board.
Pistol Ammo
.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: OD Green Supply, CCI-Blazer, steel cased, .30 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Jack Ross Ammunition, Store Brand, Reloaded, .32 per round (-.01 from Last week)
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Manventure Outpost, Ultramax, reloaded, .27 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Store Brand, reloaded, .27 per round (-.01 From Last Week after unchanged for Six Weeks)
9mm Parabellum, 115 grain From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: OD Green Supply, Mag Tech, FMJ, .22 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Munition, Store Brand, reloaded, RN, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Selway Armory, CCI Blazer, JHP, .41 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 500 Rounds: Freedom Munitions, New, .50 per round (From last week: +.12 Each (!) after Unchanged for Two Weeks))
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: OD Green Supply, Tulammo, steel cased, .25 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Lucky Gunner, Wolf Polyformance, steel cased, .27 per round (from Last Week: +.01)
.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged After -.15 Each Previous Week
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ventura Munitions, Wolf Polyformance, steel cased, .47 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Random Discounted ARs, Wolf WPA, steel cased, .52 per round (From last week: Unchanged )
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Wolf, steel case, .22 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Lucky Gunner, Wolf, steel case, .21 per round (Unchanged from Last Week (Five Weeks))
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: +.04 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: FG Ammo, Remington Thunderbolt, RNL, .14 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 5,000 rounds: Ammo Fast, Eley Sport, RNL, .12 per round (Unchanged From Last Week (Three Weeks))
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $652 Last Week Avg: $645 (+)
California (186): Mixed Build: $600
Texas (295): Bushmaster: $800
Pennsylvania (151): Armalite: $700
Virgina (196): Palmetto State Armory: $620
Florida (400): Anderson: $540 (!)
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,290 Last Week Avg: $1,340 (-)
California (59): DPMS: $1,400
Texas (69): Smith & Wesson M&P 10: $1,250
Pennsylvania (34): Smith & Wesson M&P 10: $1,199 (Same Gun)
Virginia (44): Smith & Wesson M&P 10: $1,400
Florida (86): Sig Sauer: $1,200
7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $586 Last Week Avg: $625 (-)
California (44): Saiga: $525 (!)
Texas (48): CAI: $675 (Same Gun)
Pennsylvania (62): Saiga: $540 (!)
Virginia (67): WASR: $650 (Same Gun)
Florida (121): Saiga: $540
7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $2,850 Last Week Avg: $1,300 (+)
California (8): Romak PSL: $1,300 (Same Gun)
Texas (): None Available
Pennsylvania (): None Available
Virginia (2): Romak PSL: $1,200
Florida(4): Russian SVD (Original): $3,200
Pistols
.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $505 Last Week Avg: $455(+)
California (153): Rock Island Armory Citadel 1911: $500
Texas (226): Rock Island Armory: $425
Pennsylvania (166): Girsan Railed 1911: $450 (Same Gun)
Virginia (156): Para Ordnance 1911: $650
Florida (368): Charles Daly: $500 (Same Gun, lower price)
9mm Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic Average Price: $415 Last Week Avg: $391(+)
California (121): Glock 17: $475 (Same Gun)
Texas (313): Smith & Wesson 910: $400
Pennsylvania (175): Glock 19: $400
Virginia (242): Glock 17: $400
Florida (464): Smith & Wesson M&P 9C: $400
.40 caliber S&W (Glock and other semiautomatic) Average Price: $430 Last Week Avg: $405 (+)
California (82): Glock 23: $470
Texas (152): Glock 22: $400
Pennsylvania (126): Glock 27: $450
Virginia (99): Glock 22: $400
Florida (181):Glock 27: $425
Used Gun of the Week: (Virginia)
Forehand & Wadsworth Swamp Angel chambered in .38 Rimfire
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com.