Here's an item from Piglipstick, an anti-fascist blog whose authors see the current ammo shortage as a step toward martial law established by and for the rich.
On the other hand, the epigraph (in italics) comes from The Shootist, a blog for diehard gun enthusiasts. As far as I can tell, The Shootist sees the current ammo shortage as a liberal plot, directed by the new administration--as if bullets only lately started getting scarce. (Actually, many gun enthusiasts were already troubled by Bush/Cheney's policies.) In any case, I would agree with Piglipstick that, in these times of widespread simmering rage over the economic crash, the bail-out and bonuses, etc.--and with worse yet to come--this government, whoever nominally runs it, is undoubtedly preparing to crack down, so as to maintain "order." Now, we can shrug this off as "paranoia," but there've been so many signs of such a move that what would be irrational is not discussing it but trying to ignore it. So, if there should be a crackdown, nobody can say there was no warning And if there isn't one, so much the better; and we can all continue fighting for a just economy, the right to vote, a democratic media system, campaign finance reform, universal healthcare, and all the other things a free and livable republic needs. MCM Big Backdoor Step To Curtail Civilian Gun Ownership <http://piglipstick.blogspot.com/2009/03/big-backdoor-step-to-curtail-civilian.html>http://piglipstick.blogspot.com/2009/03/big-backdoor-step-to-curtail-civilian.html "Now it has come clear...now we know what they intend to do. It is an end-run around Congress. They don't need to try to ban guns--they don't need to fight a massive battle to attempt gun registration, or limit "assault" weapon sales. Nope. All they have to do is limit the amount of ammunition available to the civilian market, and when bullets dry up, guns will be useless." [From <http://www.theshootist.net/2009/03/dod-ends-sale-of-expended-military.html>DOD Ends Sale of Expended Military Brass to Remanufacturers] Apparently the DoD has been instructed not to sell expended cartridges to manufacturers any more. The millions of brass casings that used to be reloaded for civilian use will now be shredded and sold as scrap metal, probably to China which is voracios in it's appetite for metal. There's currently an ammunition shortage all across the country. Store shelves are bare and anything that arrives is immediately sold out. All the online suppliers are dry and everything is backordered. The reasons vary - the empire's endless conflicts, the rise of thousands of paramilitary units in the US, heavy pressure on manufacturers to cut back on production or a combination of the above and more. With this move we can now see the true intentions of our overlords. They don't have to pass legislation banning guns, all they have to do is make it impossible to obtain ammunition for them, and with time they become useless and innefective relics that pose no threat to their murderous aspirations --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
