It's gonna kill Bernie when a capitalist makes a Bernie Edition pair of those gloves
It's gonna kill Bernie when a capitalist makes a Bernie Edition pair of those gloves
The woman who made those mitts has been inundated with requests but she says she doesn't make them anymore, says she can't afford to make them because of the taxes incurred. So much for capitalism in Bernie's home state of Vermont.
Nah.
Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity
https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-mittens-memes-charity-3f8afd8e8a5a0b8b9709dd6d4d30ec13
The woman who made those mitts has been inundated with requests but she says she doesn't make them anymore, says she can't afford to make them because of the taxes incurred. So much for capitalism in Bernie's home state of Vermont.
These guys are wearing a Datejust worth of body armor and each carrying a Tin-tin worth of firepower....it’s all relative.
The cost of body armor is surprisingly low. You can get a concealable vest with level III inserts for less than $200 USD.
Example.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Complete-L...294341?hash=item548fe35985:g:pi0AAOSwk0xfuv-1
Firearms are also much less expensive than you think, though you can shoot the moon with the more blingy types.
A friend builds custom entry weapons for LEO, I was amazed what he could build one for.
The WW2 era collector types, like the Garand and M1 Carbine can be very expensive if all original, but perfectly serviceable Cold War era Soviet autoloader weapons are often dirt cheap.
The AR-15 clones can often be found brand new on sale for less than $600.
The pricier name brands can go for 2K or more. Used AR rifles can often be found fairly cheaply. The market is glutted right now. Supply exceeds demand. Prices often depend on local.
There are plenty of great American-made watches he could have bought to support American businesses, but I guess he just cares about Swiss workers more than American
The woman who made those mitts has been inundated with requests but she says she doesn't make them anymore, says she can't afford to make them because of the taxes incurred. So much for capitalism in Bernie's home state of Vermont.
100% agree, my friend.
A few years ago there was a discussion on the gun forums regarding gun control, magazine capacity etc. There are about 300 million firearms out there, it would be nearly impossible to confiscate them. It was said that ammunition would be impossible to get. Looks like that came true. I had a bunch of friends who would get together at a public range and go through cases of .223, several AK calibers, .30.06, you name it, we shot it. Not anymore, even if you can find ammo, it's insanely expensive. A 50 round box of 9mm used to be under $10.00, now it's 3X that. A brick if .22 was under $10.00, I don't even see it anymore. With the rioting and looting last summer lots of people were purchasing firearms. I was frequently asked what I recommended to purchase. I response was "buy whatever you can find ammo for." Reloaders aren't having anymore luck, they can't find the supplies. Not sure what the future holds for sportsman.
Imagine if there was so little aviation fuel that pilots couldn't go fly approaches to remain current.
But, there isn’t a “shortage” of ammunition because of lower supply, there’s a “shortage” because of higher demand. Manufacturer are making and selling more ammo than ever.
Since before Obama’s first term, gun lobbyists have been ringing the false alarm bells that everyone’s coming for your guns; and in the 12 years since. they’ve done nothing but produce and sell more guns than ever before in history.
So to use your analogy: there’s more aircraft fuel than ever, it’s just that people are panic buying and hoarding it based on having been manipulated by manufacturing lobbies that are making more money than ever.
Well, in my personal experience which is a measly n of 1: if all you need is enough ammo to stay current on doing some recreational hunting or sport shooting, and you know where to look, it’s around.
I suppose I would have more difficulty if instead I felt I “needed” several thousand rounds buried in a doomsday bunker, and if “practicing” meant sending several hundred rounds a minute down range to prepare for a zombie apocalypse.
Those are the types of yahoo’s that are going to manage to eventually have people coming for “our” guns.
Some of us are sportsmen who despise the mockery being made of it all. It’s why I tore up my NRA card a few years back, and am glad to see it now folding under the weight of its own LaPierre insanity.
