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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Mon Jul 23, 2012, 12:20 PM Jul 2012

Tweet: Buying 6000 rounds of ammo online: Legal.

Buying last week's episode of Breaking Bad: Not legal, $150k fine.

https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/226485694275661824

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Tweet: Buying 6000 rounds of ammo online: Legal. (Original Post) onehandle Jul 2012 OP

Recommended because the 150K fine is OTT, and both conditions indicate.... NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #1

Okay, tell me this. Marinedem Jul 2012 #2

Don't expect a rational answer. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #3

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Recommended because the 150K fine is OTT, and both conditions indicate....

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 12:24 PM

Jul 2012

That legislation far too often favors the business and sales and ownership sides, and not what's best for you and me, onehandle!

Marinedem

(373 posts)

2. Okay, tell me this.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 12:31 PM

Jul 2012

Why is buying 6,000 rounds of ammo online fundamentally any different from buying 6,000 rounds of ammo in a gun store over a period of time? I've done both.

Johnny Rico

(1,438 posts)

3. Don't expect a rational answer.

Reply to Marinedem (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 12:33 PM

Jul 2012

Emotionalism is rampant on this subject.

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