Subj : Re: New purchase
To   : Moondog
From : Weatherman
Date : Sun May 14 2023 02:10 am

-=> Moondog wrote to All <=-

 Mo> Spring time is here, and I wanted to buy another hand gun, but didn't
 Mo> want to spend a bundle.  I stopped by the local shop, and undere the
 Mo> glass in the used area was a Springfiueld XD Tactical in .40 cal.  Most
 Mo> people prefer 9mm or .45, but I got into .40 cal because a friend gave
 Mo> me all his brass he was saving.  He used to frequent a park that had a
 Mo> pistol range, and the rangers would sweepe up the brass and sort it
 Mo> while on fire watch.  He gave me close t o 2000 spent .40 cases.  I
 Mo> reload, so it's natural to use the free brass .

 Mo> The pistol was barely used, showed little to no wear marks, and had
 Mo> aftermarket tritium night sights.  Not usre how old it is, or how much
 Mo> the life is on the tritium paint.  Anyways, the sights are good in the
 Mo> daylight. The gun was priced for $299, which was hard to turn down.  It
 Mo> came with a nice case with a cleaning kit and two mags.

 Mo> I stopped by the shop yesterday, and now there's a used full sized M&P
 Mo> 2.0 in .40 in the case.  I have a pre-2.0 but like the enhancements
 Mo> they made. There's  also an S&W SD 40 VE  that looks lightly used, but
 Mo> maybe I'll wait before going on a spending spree.

I don't think you can go wrong in the short run at least - and possibly the
long run - by buying whatever you see that you like when you see it.  Wife and
I have been on a bit of a buying spree lately, as we feel that the political
winds regarding gun rights are just a little too unpredictable.  While we have
more states enacting some sort of constitutional carry legislation, there's an
equally powerful lobby for restricting 2A right that is tightening the grip on
blue states.  Combine that with the suspicious spate of mass shootings which
seem to fit the desired narrative of the left, I fear we will be seeing federal
restrictions enacted soon.

For the above stated reason we are just grabbing everything we THINK we MIGHT
want down the road to avoid any future attempts at registration and
confiscation.  I am thankful every day that I live in a strongly red state and
hope that the current legislation prohibiting local LEO from cooperating with
federal officials in anti 2A activities is strong enough to protect my rights
as a citizen.

                                                                  Weatherman
                                                                  

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