Thoughts On Pending AR Ban

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So I will be giving away my age when I tell you all that I was not of legal age to buy a "Modern Sporting Rifle" last time the AR ban was in place. Consequently, I don't remember/know what it was like to live under that ban. If the worst should happen, and a new AR ban of some kind gets forced through... what should I expect? I know I'm asking for a lot of guesswork and hypotheticals since we have no way of knowing what might be passed and what won't, but how was it to live under the old ban? Could you find "pre-ban" items if say: you needed a new mag spring for a 30 round mag, or broke your collapsible stock, or cross threaded your flash suppresser? Or were you just SOL?

Hopefully this makes sense. My main concern is that I don't have the resources to run out and buy additional rifles and/or all the spare parts that could possibly break on my current weapons. Not to mention, I probably would never be able to find those items in the current market anyways. Should I vacuum seal my rifle and never take it out of the safe again for fear that something will break and I'll never be able to replace it? What is the opinions and experiences of the more "seasoned" members of the forum?

Thanks guys!
 
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I can only guess, but being a parts scrounger for my S&Ws and Winchesters, while guns and mags may dry up, operating parts are usually not included in a purge. Your talking billions of items and I have found boxes of parts from the civil war in my quest for a screw, a spring, etc. Receivers are the only parts to have numbers on them. The logistics of controling these items would be a nightmare. The Army has enough of a problem keeping up with its weapons, much less all the repair parts. Possession of a spring or even a barrel or a sight in not prohibited. An then there are the forgotten stashes that are rediscovered long after the owner moved on. Not to worry, they (the parts) are out there.
 
I survived the 94 ban, once the initial whoop dee doo died down parts and everything else was readily available.
From complete pre ban and post ban uppers and lowers to parts kits and anything else you'd need.
The only really difference was that pre ban magazines and lowers prices went through the roof, everything else was pretty much the same.
Me, I never much paid it any attention, I built what I wanted the way I wanted it and gave that stupid law the middle finger.
 
We pretty much already have all of the large capacity magazines we will ever need. Panic is stupid, regardless of which side of the ban controversy anyone may reside.

Very few guns are every worn out (except pot-metal cheapies that were never intended to survive very long anyway). I agree that there will be parts to keep them running for along time, certainly for the life of an original owner.
 
It will never pass Congress again. 1994 was a test of this ban, and the Columbine massacre in 1999 proved that it didnt work. It expired in 2004 and Congress has since then always chosen not to reinstate it because they have seen that it wont stop violence.

They may pass a law on high capacity mags, but that will be the only thing they will get from us.
 
The difference is that back in 1994 there were not as many firearms enthusiasts who owned some flavor of modern sporting rifle as there is now. There are more of us to resist and fight against additional gun control legislation. We have better communication and organization than back then.
 
JaPes said:
The difference is that back in 1994 there were not as many firearms enthusiasts who owned some flavor of modern sporting rifle as there is now. There are more of us to resist and fight against additional gun control legislation. We have better communication and organization than back then.
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You will not see another ban. The major difference is the Republicans control the House. The Democrats controlled both the Senate and House by large margins in 1994 and still had to compromise to get what they got.

Other major differences are that the majority of Americans now believe in the right of self defense and the right to own firearms. That was not so in 1994. In 1994, there were no "shall issue" states for concealed carry permits. Now that's the norm.

I seriously doubt that there will even be a magazine ban. Maybe "universal" background checks, but even that is not a slam dunk.
 
MichiganScott said:
You will not see another ban. The major difference is the Republicans control the House. The Democrats controlled both the Senate and House by large margins in 1994 and still had to compromise to get what they got.

Other major differences are that the majority of Americans now believe in the right of self defense and the right to own firearms. That was not so in 1994. In 1994, there were no "shall issue" states for concealed carry permits. Now that's the norm.

I seriously doubt that there will even be a magazine ban. Maybe "universal" background checks, but even that is not a slam dunk.
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This. EXACTLY.
 
RHFactor16 said:
So I will be giving away my age when I tell you all that I was not of legal age to buy a "Modern Sporting Rifle" last time the AR ban was in place. Consequently, I don't remember/know what it was like to live under that ban. If the worst should happen, and a new AR ban of some kind gets forced through... what should I expect? I know I'm asking for a lot of guesswork and hypotheticals since we have no way of knowing what might be passed and what won't, but how was it to live under the old ban? Could you find "pre-ban" items if say: you needed a new mag spring for a 30 round mag, or broke your collapsible stock, or cross threaded your flash suppresser? Or were you just SOL?

Hopefully this makes sense. My main concern is that I don't have the resources to run out and buy additional rifles and/or all the spare parts that could possibly break on my current weapons. Not to mention, I probably would never be able to find those items in the current market anyways. Should I vacuum seal my rifle and never take it out of the safe again for fear that something will break and I'll never be able to replace it? What is the opinions and experiences of the more "seasoned" members of the forum?

Thanks guys!
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Pick up one of the AR15 survival kits from Cabelas? I kept one in my AR range bag at all times :p
 
JaPes said:
The difference is that back in 1994 there were not as many firearms enthusiasts who owned some flavor of modern sporting rifle as there is now. There are more of us to resist and fight against additional gun control legislation. We have better communication and organization than back then.
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Wow, you really made me realize how much different we have it now to then, especially since I was under 18 then, but still! The Internet has allowed us a great way to band together, albeit we are all S&W fans, not just AR fans in general. We have the ability to commuicate and create a mass army of mostly like-minded people to fight for the same cause... Let's hope the Internet kill switch doesn't stop us:rolleyes:
 
I doubt that any ban will pass because the house is controlled by the Republicans and even Democrats in the senate and house that are up for election in 2014 could lose their seats over this issue. After the last assault weapon ban the democrats lost 8 or 9 seats in the next election including their head of the Senate who didn't even get reelected.
 
What concerns me more is the actions that may be taken by individual states. It's always been CA in the lead for crazy restrictive gun regulation. But with NY upping the ante I fear the worst when the new legislation is presented here in CA. :(
 
Pick up one of the AR15 survival kits from Cabelas? I kept one in my AR range bag at all times

What is a AR15 survival kit? I searched Cabelas and didn't see it.
 
Just tried to buy one of those AR15 survival kits from Cabela's. Sold out just like everything else. Oh well.
 
Darin said:
Pick up one of the AR15 survival kits from Cabelas? I kept one in my AR range bag at all times

What is a AR15 survival kit? I searched Cabelas and didn't see it.
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You can Google for it and look at it. It's just a bunch of spare parts, etc. that you might one day need.
 
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