Senator Feinstein to introduce a new AWB

[AJ Dual]

Is Cerberus expecting sweeping gun restrictions that will ruin business?

Doubtful. The last 94 AWB only made things better for the gun market, waking it up, making people realize it might not "be there tomorrow" even in neutered ban forms.

The surge in the AR market is directly related to the ban, and it's expiration. Not in lieu of it. Pretty much a decade and a half-long lower grade version of the '08 and '12/'13 panics.

I'd guess that Cerberus figured that as a total of their holdings it's a pittance, and the suddenly un-PC nature of the holding wasn't worth the trouble. Also, depending on how well the brands were being run higher sales may not necessarily meant higher profits.

[TechMan]

Oh they were holding the evil Bushmaster company.

[Harold Tuttle]

the California school teachers retirement fund was heavy on cerbrus

[Perd Hapley]

Production had already resumed by Miroku circa 2010.

I've handled new Model 94s at the local Cabelas. 

The prices are high, but the fit and finish blows away anything ever made in Connecticut. 

Man says that on a gun forum; people know he's not afraid of anything.

[Myself]

Cerberus gets much of its capital to invest from pension funds and the like.  A lot of that money is from State employee / Teacher funds.  These groups are mostly headed by very liberal management.  

They are the ones pressuring for Cerberus to get out of the weapons industries.

That USRAC plant needs to move its gear out to a right to work state and start cranking out sub-$500 Winchester 94's again.  They were $250-$300 before they folded, but Obama and Bush have been hard at work devaluing that dollar since then.

USRAC is owned by Browning who contacts the manufacturing of Win rifles to Japan (and has for quite a while.)  Browning kept the US Mfg. operation open only making 70's and 94's until it was no longer cost effective.  I think it is gone for good.  The Winchester trademark is owned by Olin who licences the name to Browning.  They also make the Win. ammo.

[Harold Tuttle]

theres a fantasy out there that Bloomberg & Soros should buy the controlling interest and force any schemes required to end bad guns

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-30/benevolent-billionaires-should-buy-out-bushmaster.html

[charby]

Seems like all the chatter I hear is that this is pretty much DOA and the hard core anti's are very grumpy.

[red headed stranger]

Seems like all the chatter I hear is that this is pretty much DOA and the hard core anti's are very grumpy.

Likewise for the "occupy the NRA" idea that was briefly floated around. 

[Perd Hapley]

theres a fantasy out there that Bloomberg & Soros should buy the controlling interest and force any schemes required to end bad guns

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-30/benevolent-billionaires-should-buy-out-bushmaster.html

Maybe I should RTFA, but do these people not realize there are 80 hundred AR manufacturers, and probably 40 hundred more would move in to replace any companies they "reformed"?

[Ben]

Seems like all the chatter I hear is that this is pretty much DOA and the hard core anti's are very grumpy.

They should be grumpy. If it's DOA, their entire claim to fame will be putting a couple million more ARs "on the street". 

[Viking]

I still maintain that any politician, lobbyist or other such slime who tries to restrict the right of ordinary folks to own effective weapons for sport, defense, hunting, collecting or "just because, bitch" (my favorite reason/answer), should be legally barred from having any sort of security detail, armed or unarmed. They can, however, be issued with a free baseball bat, which is probably more than they deserve considering they would probably like to ban anything that is even remotely useable as a weapon, but, I'm feeling kind and generous at the moment...

[Strings]

I'm beginning to SERIOUSLY wonder if Di Fi owns stock in Bushmaster, or something.

Every time they float one of these ideas, people go on a buying spree. I know if *I* had stock in the company, I would try everything I could to get people to buy the product...

[kgbsquirrel]

I'm beginning to SERIOUSLY wonder if Di Fi owns stock in Bushmaster, or something.

Every time they float one of these ideas, people go on a buying spree. I know if *I* had stock in the company, I would try everything I could to get people to buy the product...

Rather Atlas Shrugged-esque huh? Bunch of worthless self-important politicians sitting around bitching about capitalists while simultaneously makings oodles of money off those same capitalists. The fact that congress specifically exempted themselves from insider trading laws really makes me wish someone would pull a D'Anconia style event on them.

[RoadKingLarry]

I still maintain that any politician, lobbyist or other such slime who tries to restrict the right of ordinary folks to own effective weapons for sport, defense, hunting, collecting or "just because, bitch" (my favorite reason/answer), should be legally barred from having any sort of security detail, armed or unarmed. They can, however, be issued with a free baseball bat, which is probably more than they deserve considering they would probably like to ban anything that is even remotely useable as a weapon, but, I'm feeling kind and generous at the moment...

Nah, just give 'em an Obama phone so they can call 911.

[Monkeyleg]

Give them a phone to call Obama, and Obama will come over with his skeet gun to scare off the bad guys.

[Jamisjockey]

Give them a phone to call Obama, and Obama will come over with his skeet gun to scare off the bad guys.

(NSFW linky)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skeet

Obama is not shooting the skeet you are looking for.

[lupinus]

"Pull!!!'

[Boomhauer]

(NSFW linky)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skeet

Obama is not shooting the skeet you are looking for.

I love a good well written Urban Dictionary entry.

[SADShooter]

I'm beginning to SERIOUSLY wonder if Di Fi owns stock in Bushmaster, or something.

Every time they float one of these ideas, people go on a buying spree. I know if *I* had stock in the company, I would try everything I could to get people to buy the product...

Just proves the consistent link between irrational/emotional progressive ideology and unintended consequences in the real world.

"I want it, therefore I should have it, regardless of what comes next."

[CNYCacher]

[lee n. field]

Massa say no photoshoppy on that one.

What exactly is 0 being made to appear to shoot in that pic? 

[Scout26]

Apparently there is a tradional competition between the Marine guards at Camp David and the POTUS.  Those who attended stated that Obama was there and gone in under 5 minutes.  (Didn't even shoot a full round.)   Like he could not get out of there fast enough.

Yeah...."all the time."  

[seeker_two]

Note the wristwatch.... 

[zxcvbob]

Note the wristwatch.... 

[sanglant]

where's the mom jeans?