Clearly, we are all firearms enthusiast on this forum.........Of all my political "hot buttons", the second amendment is the most important.......not to say foreign policy...etc isn't high on the list as it is........... IMHO, homeland security is the second ammendment........
If I want, and can afford 500 guns, that's my business.....(and Steve's).
I already have problems finding black powder as the tax imposed has forced most dealers to drop it entirely as they have to sell a lot of BP to break even. Isn't this effectively what the Class III tax did to automatic weapons?
Until the this surfaced, I never really gave the issue of powder and ammo much thought, as it's common for me to keep and store several thousand rounds of .22lr not counting high power and pistol ammo....We all know how easy it is to go through a 1000 rounds of 22lr in a range session, especially if I take the kids and Grandkids........As I enjoy shooting the muzzle loader more each day, I see the potential for several pounds of pyrodex should I find a good price on it....... As the collection grows, handloading for different cartridges, with experimentation, could add many more pounds that a fellow would have a reason to keep.
The "G"man, Gordon Liddy, while a convicted felon, is quick to point out the Mrs. Liddy owns quite a few guns and keeps at least one of them in his night stand drawer.......maybe this is the case with the 82 year old.......all the guns and ammo really belong to his wife! Yea, the old girl might just like to spend the day at the range........
I, in no way, would want to restrict the right to legitimately keep and store ammo or powder, but also understand how the neighbors might feel should I choose to store enough to harm them in the event of a fire or some short of natural disaster.......If I were a fireman, I'd want to know if something was at the scene of a fire that was explosive..........My question, is how much is to much?.......we all know when restrictions are passed, there are always more restrictions that follow....... From looking at the poll, there are a significant number of us who feel the need to possess 25 or more pounds of powder........
I'm quite interested in how this case plays out......but it might take several years to go to completion.......If it were me, I'd have to argue that the wife owned the guns......
