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I agaree with your basic premise, but for the US to hit 3rd world banana republic level, the whole world is basically in a tail spin at that point

They don't need to physically conquer the entire world, they just need to dominate it economically and politically. They're already largely doing that through their manufacturing of just about everything the world uses. They'll dominate their little piece of the world with their military forces...

I think that we are a LONG way away from being a third world banana republic.

There might be a little bit of a shakeup period before things settle down, and its not going to happen overnight; unless they get nuked off the face of the planet first, I don't see anything stopping the Chinese from eventually assuming world dominance. Its been their goal all along. The real...

I have no doubt that when the US loses its global supremacy, as all empires do, the dollar will be replaced by the currency of whatever nation replaces us at the top of the heap. That's just how things go historically.

We aren't some third world banana republic. I still don't see it as a realistic possibility here.

Sorry, I don't see that happening.

Other than a currency change, what would destroying money get them? Preppers have been arguing for years that going off the gold standard already destroyed our money anyways

If I need some immediate cash on weekends or evenings, the cash on hand from the FFL business is my stop-gap resource that can be replaced later as required. Otherwise its plastic and checks. I really don't make enough to keep literally thousands of dollars just laying around serving no...

I'm in Tompkins County. Most of the places you cite don't meet my groups needs. The state lands where most of our trails are also happen to be the locations of the major trails in our county, and those become entirely unavailable during the months and months of no continuous hunting season. I...

And those aren't enough when you're trying to get out into the woods and on trails and can't for a third of the year

Our hunting season went an entire extra month, just ending at the end of January. So I guess I was wrong, if your figures are right...it'll now be a continuous FOUR months. DEC Announces Late Season Deer Hunting Opportunities in Central NY, Westchester, and Suffolk Counties - NYS Dept. of...

So basically the one week breather from hunting that we enjoyed this year between the regular hunting season and the month-long extra season we had in January is gone. So there's essentially a three month continuous block of time when anyone who wants to use the woods fur non-hunting activities...

Last I knew, Ted Turner also owned a huge chunk of many western states. Makes me wonder if these guys plan to turn over their property to un-American entities upon their death..

Occasionally compasses do go bad. That's why the military would have us check each of our compasses before sending us out on a land nav course.

One to two years at a minimum, and that's without further political or economic turmoil

They don't believe the average citizen needs firearms for self defense. They are a century into being brainwashed that only police need to carry a handgun, and anyone with a handgun who is not law enforcement is surely a criminal.

Been that way all summer all across Upstate.

Nothing in Tompkins We just got rifle hunting approved here and there were no provisions regarding limitations on cartridge type.

Have a few living under the gun shed this summer. They come up and hang out with me in between customers.

Just a thought on that regard. Check your extinguishers and make sure they're functional. Make sure that they are rated for flammable liquids ( some are not; that whole ABC rating thing ) Buy a bigger extinguisher than you think you need. Buy multiple extinguishers and place them around the house..

Well, Joe Biden DID just get done saying that good guys should be shooting at bad guys' legs and not their center of mass.....

I wasn't referring to defending yourself or your property against immediate attack by arsonists, but about being more proactive in terms of setting up neighborhood defenses, etc I saw the video of the Rochester incident. As I commented aver at AR15.com in the HTF thread on the incident, if the...

One real concern is that NYS law in general is not self-defense friendly when it comes to defending ones-self against mobs, in my personal opinion. As far as my personal views are concerned, I think that people who loot and riot should be shot, but few states seem to be willing to take their...

Being an FFL, the burglaries/ looting of FFLs in some states is of particular concern to me. I don't think that standing on your porch as a solitary figure is a good idea. A 1000 people would be a numerical stretch in my little village, as that's more than the entire population here. Having...

It's just you

Of course they couldn't resist getting a shot in at Trump at the end

I agree that except for the rimfire panic days, no one was paying those prices for 22 LR $40 for an Anderson lower is for a stripped lower. He said it was a "complete lower:, which I took to mean it had the parts kit installed and possibly more. The Anderson website lists a "complete lower" at...

I'll say one thing about the ammo thing. I suspect that one reason the gun show guys think they can get what they're asking for for ammo is because maybe that ammo is simply not readily available for many people. And they might have some ammo that people need RIGHT NOW, versus waiting for it to...

I'm guessing that that dealer had to pay to get the lower shipped to him, paid for a table at the show, and wanted to make a profit that made it worth his while to sit there for the duration of the show. No one works for free......even in Prince Andys wished-for reimagined wanna-be workers...

Yeah in that scenario its not really feasible for a tabletop guy to be involved as part of that sort of research process. We're tabletop guys for a reason. Its a hobby, a side gig for us. As much as we'd like to have immediately available whatever firearm, ammunition or accessory people are...

Maybe just a link to one of the more current FFL search engines would help.

If it's bulk ball ammo you're looking for, it's hit and miss. When my vendors call me and let me know it's available, I order a few cases. I'm usually running a waiting list and by the time the ordered stuff arrives it's mostly gone within a day or two. I still, two months later, can't figure...

I'm just trying to predict what the response of the state is going to be when P forms start hitting Albany before the 15th. There seems to me to be an essential conflict between counties starting to release coupons and the state arguing that transfers cannot be completed before the state grants...

From the state technically having non-essential businesses shut down for another three weeks and yet coupons that have to be used within ten days being released by counties via mail. The two are at conflict with each other. Someone on AR15 reported that they got their coupon from the clerk but...

It's been reported in the past that the Cuomo administrations position on this is that while there's no background check on place for ammunition yet, the ban on mail order ammunition remains in place. Of course I wouldn't expect anything less from them

So I guess I will ask you guys how many of you have local FFLs who have resumed doing handgun transfers now that coupons are being released again, and have there been any word of pushback from the state as a result. My county hasn't been releasing coupons yet but at this point several others are.

That's going to vary from dealer to dealer. But it's obvious that the brick and mortar store is going to have a lot of expenses that the online guy doesn't. And their prices reflect that

Yeah I always have to laugh at the "hundreds of dollars an hour for a few minutes work" type stuff that pops up on gun forums. As for the ammo, I don't know how long you've been in business. I put a bunch of stuff on back order with my primary vendors, and my sales reps cold call me when they...

That's an entirely different issue, unrelated to the question of the thread

The problem arises when one party has gotten used to the low overhead internet-only seller selling in volume on thin margins, and thinks that the local FFL should be able to match that. What used to be the wholesale price is expected to be the retail price

Well that's the great unknown. Who would have ever predicted thirty years ago that possessing a metal box with a spring and follower that collectively holds more than ten rounds would be a felony level offense for the average citizen of New York? The penalty will be what the politicians in...

I'm pretty sure that the proposed guidelines they're writing up for these things will limit you to having them at home only. You wont be able to take them anywhere

How often does the NYSP come down with something hey enforce that's not in writing, but just their opinion, or their interpretation? It happens, a LOT. The Mares Leg is one such example where they unilaterally decided it wasn't NY legal. I know that the guidance says that non-compliant...

I would not be surprised if the state has been following that store with a huge magnifying glass since the VA rally

Cuomo said that gun stores are non-essential. Non-essential businesses are not allowed to operate without an exemption. Small FFLs are reportedly being fined by the state for remaining in operation. How specific do we need to get for you? As a LEO, sales to you are probably covered because...

"Good enough for me and not for thee", eh? I know a couple of LEOs with that opinion, and its disheartening that they think that way. You're right that people should be prepared, but there are always some who are late to the game, and they should not be forbidden to be able to protect themselves...

The Firing Pin example on page one is one reason why. It's been discussed here that NYS is fining small FFLs $10,000 under State Health regulations when they're found to still be open. A "P form" going to Albany after a handgun transfer is proof that the FFL is still operating. I'm not entirely...

Being able to exercise a Constitutional right should not depend on a virus being used as a trojan horse to undermine peoples rights If the criminal justice system is going to let the criminal element out of jails and prisons on the thin excuse of Covid, then the law abiding citizen needs lawful...

I think that is meant to apply to businesses filling orders placed online or on the phone. Once they eliminated the sole proprietor exemption, I don't think that what you quoted would protect me as an FFL. It's moot anyway. Our county is going to 100,% lockdown effective immediately, with only...