60 say they will boycot gun makers

[Wolfwood]

I kinda like the idea of manufacturers boycotting these departments, but I also don't like the fact that it will affect the boys in blue more than the pricks in black suits.

i'll start feeling bad for them when they come out publicly against anti-constitutional legistlation and the antics of their elected figureheads

 

[M. Sage]

I kinda like the idea of manufacturers boycotting these departments, but I also don't like the fact that it will affect the boys in blue more than the pricks in black suits.

They don't have to work for those departments. They choose to.

I learned long ago that the rank and file in departments with terrible leadership issues are usually not the best cops.

 

[bowserb]

So the moron mayors boycott the gun makers...and then the backlog may drop from 18 months to 15? Boy, that will show 'em!

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

So now the people in those areas can't defend themselves and they don't want their police to be able to either? #LogicFail

 

[SC-Texas]

Awesome. More guns for us and more magazines for us,

screw them.

 

[Dawico]

I sure hope the gun manufacturers can survive.

 

[Army 1911]

If those mayors were really serious, they would limit their cops to what they want the law to be. No hi-cap mags and no assault style weapons. The civilian po-po don't need the same fire power as the military.

 

[Renegade]

NoNo

 

[bowserb]

If those mayors were really serious, they would limit their cops to what they want the law to be. No hi-cap mags and no assault style weapons. The civilian po-po don't need the same fire power as the military.

Slightly off-topic: Tom Gresham advises that we not fall into the trap of calling normal magazines, "hi cap", as the gun banners do. He suggests that they are, in fact, "standard capacity" magazines (my XDM-45 came with 13-round magazines, so they are "standard"). Also, we need to not use "assault weapons" as a term for "modern sporting rifles". FWIW.

 

[Army 1911]

Slightly off-topic: Tom Gresham advises that we not fall into the trap of calling normal magazines, "hi cap", as the gun banners do. He suggests that they are, in fact, "standard capacity" magazines (my XDM-45 came with 13-round magazines, so they are "standard"). Also, we need to not use "assault weapons" as a term for "modern sporting rifles". FWIW.

You are right. My bad. Po-Po should be limited to flintlock muskets and pistols as they are not military and that is what state of the art was when the second was written.

 

[AcidFlashGordon]

Also, we need to not use "assault weapons" as a term for "modern sporting rifles". FWIW.

OR we could call them "Personal Defense Weapons," just like DHS is calling them in their purchase of 7,000.

DHS buys 7000 full-auto assault rifles, calls them 'personal defense weapons'

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to acquire 7,000 5.56x45mm NATO “personal defense weapons” (PDW) — also known as “assault weapons” when owned by civilians. The solicitation, originally posted on June 7, 2012, comes to light as the Obama administration is calling for a ban on semi-automatic rifles and high capacity magazines.

Although in the description of the weapons the DHS is buying, it IS shown that they are buying actual assault weapons, i.e. selective fire weapons that can fire in semi-auto and full automatic.