Bullet Boy on Shooting Sports

There is lots of chatter around that since Obama won the election on November 4th that he will take away the right to bear arms.   I must be honest with you and sooth your nerves.   Obama has no plans to take away your weapons.   People inside the gun world, Guns Stores, and the NRA used that as a scare tactic to get you to vote for John McCain.   And post election the gun store folks are keeping that fear alive.

If you are a frequent reader of my blog you know that I am an owner and supporter of weapons – especially insensible weapons.   The insensible weapons are the only ones that may be effected.   Very few people find an actual use for the .50 BMG weapons.   Now don’t get me wrong I would love to put one in my personal arsenal but see no true practical purpose of the weapon.   Plenty of other weapons will do exactly what the .50 will do.   The purpose of legislation to ban guns is to take them out of the hands of criminals.   Most everyone would be safe owning a bazooka but a select few people would not be.   By banning them it will be harder for the wrong people to get a hold of them.   The intent to ban weapons isn’t to strip you of your rights it is to make the US safer.   The problem isn’t the weapons it is enforcement.   Banning more guns will likely have little impact on the problems unless something can be done to correct the problem.

Its obvious we need stronger enforcement of laws in place – sure registering guns and serialization of bullets could help in the investigation – gun owners believe they have an implied right of privacy.

Another reason we don’t have to worry about a new weapons ban in the near future is that Washington DC has much more pressing issues to deal with –   the Economy.   The weapons industry plays a major role in our economy.   Many gun owners only buy American Made Goods and Ammo.   What about AR15 makers?   There are more US Based AR15 makers than I can count.   In fact the interstate commerce laws dictate that certain percentage of weapons be US made.   Manufacturing may happen oversees but final fit and manufacture is done by American Workers.   Gun owners typically buy from local gun shops and dealing locally keeps the money locally.   I can say that within the last 6 months I myself have payed $12,000 at one local gun shop and know that some people spend a lot more than that.   With the bottom up style of economics that we are going to move towards this is the type of enterprise we need.   If it is banned or governed it will certainly hurt the economy.

So here is my stick…   Fix the problems we have now with the gun control laws in place.   Leave new legislation alone.   Don’t go stir up something that doesn’t need to be messed with.   A note to the NRA Lobbyist that are highly paid…   When you go to congress trying to justify your pay – go with the Economic aspect of the weapon industry.   If you pass this XXX number of jobs will be lost and XXX revenue will be lost.   Put the fear of economy into the process and let the bills die in committee.

I get lots of questions about XDM prices and in doing so I hear prices all over the place that people get quoted.   When I purchased my XDM the market demand was lower and It seems that demand for guns is up around the country.

CNN.com is reporting that gun sales have surged since Barack Obama has become President Elect. The CNN article quotes gun shop owner Bernie Conatser –   “I have been in business for 12 years, and I was here for Y2K, September 11, Katrina,” Conatser said, as a steady stream of customers browsed what remained of his stock. “And all of those were big events, and we did notice a spike in business, but nothing on the order of what we are seeing right now.” And the LA Times is reporting that the surge is “brisk, particularly for military-style weapons, because people are concerned about stricter gun laws after Barack Obama becomes president and Congress begins leaning more to the left.” Even Alaskan’s are Nervous and Armed according to the Anchorage Daily News.

So what all this means for XDM owners and potential owners is that Gun Shop’s are going to be less willing negotiate on price – while they capitalize on the bubble in the rush to purchase weapons.   If you wait the prices will come down but then again you might not be able to purchase it all.   I doubt the XDM will be on any list to ban except perhaps a HI-Cap Magazine may be out.   But truly nothing will really happen to the XDM.   There is a bubble and demand for the weapon so a Price of less than $600 out the door for the .40 S&W in all black and the Bi-tone for $620 is pretty good in the current situation.   I suspect that the demand for the 9mm is about $10 more than the .40 S&W.

In a following article I will talk more about the price gouging and what we are really facing.   The XDM falls into the sensible weapon category and very little needs to be worried about.   Stay tuned for a full analysis of the market situation and what is to come in the political reality of what is to come.