Bushmaster AR-15: Good for hunting too?

Well hello folks, I have been on quite a long trip away from my blog as work and school have kept me busy. After my great day shooting and gun shopping today, I just thought I would share my thoughts on something that's been in the news recently, now that things have cooled down. The news has got me thinking about the Bushmaster AR-15, which will probably be banned in my communist state of California if these shootings continue. I would like to point out some of the great advantages of owning such a weapon: not only is it a great home defense weapon and a great gun for training to hunt, but it can be a great hunting gun. That 16 inch stock carbine AR style rifle at the local gun store can be bought for $600 and turned into $2,000 worth of merchandise with some simple additions. You want to keep burglars out of your house? Keep it the way it is and you have a great home defense gun. Want to take a nice deer hunting trip? Throw on a 24 inch barrel, a bipod and a scope, and you have yourself a nice .223 caliber rifle to hit a deer accurately from over 400 yards. Sounds like two guns for the price of one to me!! Anywhoo, let me know what you think. Some people say its not practical, but I say it sounds like quite the boy toy to me.

Swiss Gun Rights and Newcomers

Funny Swiss Army knife eh? First of all, I would like to invite John Kidd, my newest follower, to the blog. John, I thank you for being interested and you are welcome here in our tight-knit gun blogger world. Secondly, If the country of Switzerland was as great as our great country of America, I would move there in a heartbeat. Bud fortunately for us, the good ole USA is the best country around. Ok theres my patriotism for the day, on to the good stuff. On the Yahoo tiles the other day I was looking around and saw that Swiss male adults from the ages of 18 to 30 are required to own and possess a military issued weapon in the case that Switzerland is invaded. How cool is that!! Very different from our communist gun laws in comparison (well, at least here in Cali). Needless to say, I'm sure the Swiss have the right idea. Not that I would force gun ownership (see 2 posts below), but I definitely think a relaxing of gun laws would be better for everyone. Less bureaucracy, more protection.

Full Article here: http://www.ecclesia.org/truth/swiss.html

California Gun Laws & Name change

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Yes, if you are wondering, I changed the name of the blog form "Americans for 2nd Amendment" to "American and Armed". Shorter and easier to remember. Still the same blog. Anyways so I am from the Communist state of California, unfortunately means i must abide by all the crazy leftist gun laws mad by the legislators in Los Angeles. What do they know about guns besides gang banging? Anyways I frequently speak with gun owners from other states and find out how bad our laws really are.

• 11 day waiting period after purchasing a gun at a dealer
• all ammunition except shotgun you must be 21 to purchase
• magazines can carry no more than 10 rounds
• and there is a limit of 1 feature on an AR type weapon (e.g. flash suppressor). Can't have a detachable magazine and a pistol grip, it's one or the other.

Ridiculous yeah? Tell me what the laws are in your state, or lack thereof.