[ARCHIVED THREAD] - How long will you keep your weapons (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/3/2009 4:40:39 PM EDT
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I hope this never happens to anyone .
but what if the economy keeps getting worse and many more folks lose their jobs .How long will you keep your weapons will you sell them to feed the family ? I know it is a terrible scenario but I have been thinking about it a lot lately . How long will you keep your weapons ?where do they fall in your priority chart? |
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Nice. It's always good to have the aspiring looters out themselves early in the game.
That said, I won't have to sell my tools because I've been putting back enough food, comms, water purification, medical supplies, ammo and training to see me and mine through rough times. It's not too late to cushion the blow, if you can do without the plasma TV... |
| there's a difference between thinning the collection to generate cash, and selling them all. Nothing wrong with selling all but one or two if you're that hard up. Having 20 rifles in 15 different calibers, each with their own mags is not necessary for self defense. Select one rifle per able bodied family member, preferably the same caliber/mag, and sell the rest, as they are nothing but toys/hobby guns. |
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there's a difference between thinning the collection to generate cash, and selling them all. Nothing wrong with selling all but one or two if you're that hard up. Having 20 rifles in 15 different calibers, each with their own mags is not necessary for self defense. Select one rifle per able bodied family member, preferably the same caliber/mag, and sell the rest, as they are nothing but toys/hobby guns. How much of a discount do you get for the ones that have driveway rash?? |
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I hope this never happens to anyone . but what if the economy keeps getting worse and many more folks loose their jobs .How long will you keep your weapons will you sell them to feed the family ? I know it is a terrible scenerio but i have been thinking about it a lot lately . How long will you keep your weapons ?where do they fall in your priority chart? Half of the meat in my freezer is from my rifle. 
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| Selling all my guns isn't going to get us that much farther down the road. I probably have less than $4000 worth of firearms when NEW...I cannot imagine taking half that (which is about what some schmuck would offer me). They are worth much more to me than the cash value...otherwise, I wouldn't have bought them in the first place. |
| I've been through this crap before, I have been laid off, I have lost 2 homes, cars, 401K's, pensions. I have 2 categories for things I need to survive, Tools and guns, tools to earn a living and guns to provide food or self defense. I also have wife and kids. Keep the faith and realize that if you sell your gun you get "x" amount of money that will soon be gone anyway. After losing my last home and job almost 5 years ago, I started my own business and stopped relying on others for my well being. good luck |
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Quoted: my Grandpa, who is still alive, (FSHGhost) at 87 used ot tell my brothers and I when we were little. Dont you boys ever sell these guns, if your poor naked and on the street, you better have them guns in your hands.  Sounds like a smart man. COLD DEAD HANDS for me!  MAX |
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I've been through this crap before, I have been laid off, I have lost 2 homes, cars, 401K's, pensions. I have 2 categories for things I need to survive, Tools and guns, tools to earn a living and guns to provide food or self defense. I also have wife and kids. Keep the faith and realize that if you sell your gun you get "x" amount of money that will soon be gone anyway. After losing my last home and job almost 5 years ago, I started my own business and stopped relying on others for my well being. good luck very wise man!! true dat!! My guns are more valuable in my hands than the cash i would get for them. AR15/AK47- $1k AR15/AK47 in my hands- priceless |
Wont give them up till i am planted in the ground. FUCK OSAMA OBAMA
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There was a time when I was hard up for money, and I sold most of my guns. I kept a 1911, a .38 snub, a .22 pistol (Star Model F), and a .308 bolt gun. When times got better, I built up the "arsenal" again. So, yes, if I needed to raise money, I could sell guns. I would not feel uncomfortable if "all" I had to fight with was a .308 bolt gun and a .45 autopistol.
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