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Shane, that was my point. if criminals can loose their rights, then the 2a is not the be all right that cannot be restricted. anyhoo. =P back to regularly scheduled programming.

Smith & Wesson recalls Thompson Center Venture Rifles 0 comments print Posted by: Dennis Anderson Updated: November 14, 2011 - 10:30 AM 0 comments print Guns.com and Smith & Wesson are reporting that Smith & Wesson is recalling all Thompson Center Venture rifles manufactured before October 28, 2011. From Smith & Wesson: PRODUCT: ALL Thompson Center Venture Rifles manufactured prior to October 28, 2011. DESCRIPTION OF THE HAZARD: During an internal technical review, Smith & Wesson identified a condition that may exist with the sear supplied with some rifles that would allow the rifle to fire without the trigger being pulled. In the interest of consumer safety, we are initiating this recall to allow for the prompt inspection and, if necessary, the repair of each rifle. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT INVOLVED: This broadens the recall announced by Smith & Wesson on November 8, 2011. This recall applies to ALL Venture rifles manufactured prior to October 28, 2011. To determine if your rifle is affected, please reference the serial number list located at www.smith-wesson.com/venturerecall or by calling Smith & Wesson directly at 1-800-713-0356. If your serial number does not fall within the list of affected serial numbers, your rifle is not part of this recall. REMEDY/ACTION TO BE TAKEN: STOP USING YOUR RIFLE. Any unintended discharge of a firearm has the potential to cause injury or death, and we ask that you stop using your rifle until we have an opportunity to inspect the sear to make certain that there is no condition which will allow the rifle to fire without the trigger being pulled. To facilitate the inspection and, if necessary, repair of your rifle, please contact Smith & Wesson’s customer service department to receive instructions and a prepaid return label for the return of your rifle to Smith & Wesson. When you return your rifle to Smith & Wesson, be sure to attach the completed information card received from Smith & Wesson, so that your rifle can be returned to you as quickly and efficiently as possible. VERIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION: When your rifle is returned, you should note a punch dot on the trigger assembly. See the photograph below. This punch dot is confirmation that your sear has been inspected and the hazard has not been found or has been corrected. When your rifle sear is returned, you should also note a red checkmark on the label on the outside of your box. See the photograph above. This checkmark is further confirmation that your sear has been inspected and the hazard has not been found or has been corrected. CONSUMER CONTACT: Please contact Smith & Wesson directly at 1-800-713-0356, or at [email protected] to arrange for the inspection and repair, if necessary, of your rifle

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The Smith external extractor does. Kimbers... not so much. =P I have this in a 9mm, have about 10,000 trouble free rounds. njpilot, glennp and others have it in a 45, and as far as I know, 100% trouble free

Btw, it was a vote on the rules for the general debate on it tomorrow. Assuming the vote will be after the debate.

The point is, you cant argue... 2a is a right that cannot be limited.... and at the same time agree with the fact that... 1. Nics is a good idea. 2. Violent criminals should not own guns. 3. Mentally unstable people should not own guns. If you are truly believing that the 2A is all encompassing, then you have to disagree with the 3 statements above. If criminals dont lose the right to free speech and religion, why should they lose the right to own guns?

Ant, Fine, change airplane to a public bus, or the NYC Subway.

Exactly. An untrained person, who is overzelous to help can potentially harm other people by trying to act Rambo. If 44% of LEO shots are on target, where do the other 56% of the shots go? What is that statistic for your average CCW? When most people can't hit a piece of paper at 7 yards, stationary in well lit conditions, what do you think those numbers are when you are undress stress/pressure of life and death? You can do more harm than good. In a home, self defense situation, you are protecting yourself and your family. When you are CCW'ing in public, you are not the only one there. For that, you should at least take a freaking class. The people on this forum are leaps ahead of the typical gun owner. Think about your typical gun owner, your 500 rounds a year is a lot.

Why not? Its my 2A right to do so. Has nothing to do with being stupid. if 2A is unconditional, I should have that right. get my drift? Obviously the statement above is taking it to the extreme, but it serves its purpose.

um.... so someone decided to make a suppressor with pipe and using that as sound suppression... in short, they fabricated a firearm part? whats the problem? No one says you cant buy the pot scrubbers. Same as making a bomb out of soap...

Not talking about FOPA... I am saying if I can carry a loaded Saiga 12 and an RPG with me as a carry on.

This! Yes Absolutely.

So answer the question... if the 2A is so crystal clear, do I have the right to take a Full Auto Saiga 12 with a 20 round drum and an RPG on an airplane in my carry on? Obviously, the 2A is not crystal clear as we have NICS, we have an NFA registry, we have gun laws.

Friends don't let friends buy new Kimbers. =)

same as circuit city. =)

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Wow, surprised I placed as high as I did with all my suckage. =P Key to the game.... if you develop a new load, try shooting it before the match.

DA, read my post above. Yes, brokers are licensed and please get your head out of your butt, brokers did not cause the financial meltdown, the people who overextended themselves did. Most brokers, financial advisors are good people. If you are refering to bankers, are you saying they are not entitled to a profit? If so, I expect you to be with the Occupy Wall St crowd and not here. Home Health Aides, Brokers, Insurance people, Realtors, etc are all licensed. It is because of this sue happy society why it is there. Frank has a very valid point, we really don't know what the intent of the law was. there were no RPG's, Beta Mags, SBR's, and Full Auto Saiga 12's. There were no airplanes either. By your logic, where in the 2a does it not say I can't have an RPG and a Saiga 12 with a 20 round drum to take in my carry on bag on the airplane. WE have no clue what the founding fathers would say regarding gun rights had they been living now, all we can do is try to figure out what their intention was, and that right there is the battle for gun rights. People who believe in getting rid of nics, and allow me to walk around with a Saiga 12 with a 20 round drum on the airplane, are equally as nuts as the complete anti gunners who think a gun will kill you if you look at it the wrong way, or that a 50 cal will take down an airplane. I can certainly promise you, Smith Wesson, Glock, Ruger, Sig, Beretta and others will gladly pitch in to support a CCW class, where you fire their ammo through their guns.... great advertising. Their sales will go through the roof. At the same time, I don't think too many gun store owners and trainers will pass up the opportunity to teach and solicit business for 50 people who want to carry.

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Fairly certain yes, they vote on rules for debate, then the vote itself.

Mark, my apologies, I misread what you wrote as I was rushing between meetings. =) Sounded or I thought it read that all russians are drunks, and that is the problem. =P Maybe I have too much faith in people. This is my personal opinion, as someone who was not born in this country.... so get your hats on. As much as I hate people on both sides of the aisle, both spread the wealth ultra libs, to ultra conservatives, I think people, and not saying anyone here in particular, but clinging on to 2A being completely unconditional is stupid. Things have changed in the past 300 years. If we are saying constitutional, unrestricted carry, then you also have to say, get rid of all gun laws, get rid of nics, the whole 9. If so, I completely respect that opinion..... however it is hypocritical to state you want constitutional carry (as per 2a), yet agreeing that criminals should not have guns, or agreeing that NICS is a good idea, and stating that a educational/live fire class as part of CCW license is bad. I respect what the states do, such as Arizona, (who still has a CCW license anyway, which lets you carry in more places), and understand living in Manhattan is different than living in Alaska. If the population of those counties/states have a strong opinion, that is for them to do as they please and we must respect that. My own personal opinion, a CCW should be like hunting? (or at least my understanding of it). We should not charge any fees for licenses, if you can own a gun (pass nics), you can CCW, after you take a classroom/live fire class where unless you prove that you are unsafe in gun handling, you are permitted to carry wherever you want, unless the business owner wants otherwise. Frank, to follow back up on the earlier posts.... even without carrying, I really don't feel unsafe, unless I am traveling through or am in a ghetto. I sometimes carry around the office, I have firearms at home obviously. When I am out and about, I am in the car, traveling on highways, don't stop much, and typically find myself in good areas. God forbid I get carjacked, they can have it, that is what insurance is for. Where do I feel unsafe? Thinking about it, the last time I felt unsafe was at ShoreShot on a very busy night, around a ton of new people who can barely keep a muzzle pointed downrange. Before that, it was at Ft Dix where a father and son were shooting, the kid was like 12 to 15 years old, took a loaded AR and muzzle swept the line. Before that, it was almost any time commuted to NYC through Newark, and had to walk from the train station to my car 2 blocks away. In the past 3 years I felt more unsafe at public gun ranges and gun stores, then during my daily life.

Let me qualify what I stated. I carry where I feel comfortable, such as business meetings, etc. I did not carry at Disney or conferences, where there are a ton of people. (dont want the gun to flop out on a coaster when I am wearing shorts.) when I go to PA, I do carry if I am there for a longer time, I don't when it will take me longer to pull over, holster/unholster, get the gun, etc. DA, How about we let someone more qualified than you answer that. Get a self defense expert to chime in, such as Chris @ mdts, or Rob Pincus, or Anthony or any of his staff who actually have experience with this.

Have you seen some people shoot? So lets get rid of driver's licenses, educational requirements for brokers, attorneys, doctors. Find some statistics on how many rounds fired even hit the target, or look at all the ccw cases where people shoot the person in the arm. Mark, btw, thank you for insulting Russians. When you defend yourself in a home, I could care less what you do, or anyone does. I think mag limits are stupid, folding stocks, etc. Own whatever the heck you want to own. Speaking of permits... you cant do the $50 for training, $500 for none. What about us poor folks who cant spend on a permit? You will get that arguement. Having free, required training, along the lines of a 4 hour class, as they now have in Utah and Colorado is not unreasonable. Should be right of the states to determine what that is. If you live in a state where the vast majority of the people truly dislike guns, well, tough crap for us. People have the right to their opinion, that is why we live in the United States. You can't kill/hate someone because they are Jewish, Muslim, Indian, etc. We can't do that with anti gun people. They have that right to their opinions. We can only hope to get them to see that guns are not evil.

So only people in NJ are untrained and can't shoot? Also, what is the population density in Vt, Arizona, or Alaska? If you are the only person in an area of 5 miles, I don't care what you do. If I am sitting in a Princeton cafe, or some local sbux, or hell, a shoprite... can you honestly say you would feel safe? My brother has a CCW in PA, if he was ever in a situation I use it, I would rather not be there. Here is someone that has shot before, used to go a few times a week to the range, but has never drawn from a holster, fired under stress, or taken any defensive carry courses. He has a photography business where he does event photography at philly restaurants.... there have been cases before where there were fights, shots fired over some arguement after drunk russians were involved. If some new owns a gun, they are shooting it at the range. Or where I am not around. If someone has a CCW, better they be trained. If it is a license to carry, whats wrong with an educational requirement? Whether I lived in Florida, Alaska, NY, or wherever, I would not feel differently. I have seen poor marksmanship in every state I travel. I still don't carry all the time when I go to PA or travel to FL because I do not feel 110% that I would be safe if that situation came up, and hence why I carry a knife. I have no doubt if it came for me to draw, by nature (and because of gun games), every target gets two rounds, and I don't ccw a race holster. If an education/firearms live fire exercise works for states like Colorado and Utah, why is it too much to ask for everyone to adopt the same standards? I absolutely believe in state's rights and it is up to them, but it is, in my opinion, irresponsible for someone to have monkeys walk around with live grenades. It is why people wear Kevlar going to the BH, and why I don't shoot at a public range unless I have no alternative.