Harrier said:
Reasonable = Ability to be reasoned... justified... understood under a particular context.
Reasonable = "I got it, you want it, therefore..."
I will say the same unpopular sh*t I say every single time this stupid a$$ topic comes up. Of all the topics I participate in I think this is the one where my position pisses people off the most here. Oh well.
Maybe I should just copy paste and ever 3-4 years repost it and piss off the socialist again but here goes
I find these threads amusing. Gun boards and gun board patrons are notorious for shouting from the rooftops (or on their computer keyboard)
"'merica!"
"damn socialist gonna ruin the country"
"dont want no socialism here"
"this aint Cuba"
"Look at Venezuela"
"AOC wants communism"
Then invariably every few years there is an ammo/gun rush and the same groups that are screaming about socialism want someone or something to regulate costs so that everyone everyone can afford to buy in.
Huh?!
Sounds like when I hear lefties scream that Jeff Bezos is worth billions... like its a bad thing .. I am glad I live in a country where you can, through luck, hard work and smart decisions still become a billionaire. That is America
Wasnt that long ago we had this happen. If you didnt buy during the gun giveaway period and stock up on either ammo or reloading supplies then shame on you but .. the free market is called such for a reason. Sucks to be on the wrong side of it but you cant have the good without the bad sometimes.
I picked up some guns at FANTASTIC prices over the last few years. Even got my sig 229 for $469 and a couple other guns at fantastic prices.
Every time I had a few bucks I bought a couple of jars of powder, Saw someone had a case of primers for sale locally and figured. well primers dont go bad .... so stuck them in the closet. Have been stocking up on bullets little by little when I saw a sale or found a few bucks in the budget.
It is no one elses responsibility to maintain your level of comfort. It is America and the market is going to decide the price.
Unless of course .. we changed our minds and are suddenly all in on Socialism.
Lets get the lines started and we can belly up to the window, stick out our hand and some official can give each person on line 7 rounds and a pat on the ass
Freedoms are Freedoms even when we dont like the way someone uses them. Guy wants to sell his ammo for 5 million and someone will buy it good for him. I sold all of my "extra" ammo at just about what i paid for it but how many of you sitting on gold are willing to sell it for prices offered 10 years ago or 20. Who is willing to sell me their house for what they bough t it for 50 years ago?
Oh and before anyone throws around price gouging ... There are very specific commodities the government covers under price gouging and very specific instances and prices where it is considered gouging. Ammo as much ... as we like it .. at present isn't covered.
If a retailer is being short sighted and charging what you feel are exorbitant prices .. dont buy from them again and just support the ones who stuck it out with "Reasonable" upcharges.
Reasonable covers .. warehouse guys working OT to ship and receive product to meet demand, additional shifts with OT and maybe night Dif to make up for demand and a whole host of other costs associated with meeting a once in a lifetime demand for a product that no one could have foresaw.
Funny ... Im the guy from NY who by virtue of that fact is supposed to be the Dem loving, socialist, communist something or other. Nope
