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jmowreader

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14. Farmers are one of the few groups who can justify AKs

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 02:35 AM

Dec 2012

Farmers tend to keep rifles on their tractors to shoot coyotes and AKs are not large.

Most of the buyers at this store...the only "farm" they know about is the one they "sent" their kids' dog to when they caught it digging holes in the yard.

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Local farm supply store selling AK-47 knockoffs... [View all] Archae Dec 2012 OP

Corn feed, hay, tools, nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #1

I went to the local FleetFarm Saturday and it is the only place postulater Dec 2012 #2

AK-47 are select fire automatics tightly regulated by the FBI under 26 USC Chapter 53. Are you sure jody Dec 2012 #3

It's one of the AK-47 knockoffs. Archae Dec 2012 #4

Its probably semi-auto replicas. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #5

for cheap cowards Skittles Dec 2012 #6

Bad timing? Not from a business standpoint, I reckon. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #7

Ads are routinely planned months in advance jmowreader Dec 2012 #16

Yep, gun lovers lined up in Atlanta 7 days after Sandy Hook for chance at an assault weapon. Hoyt Dec 2012 #26

The "Law of Unintended Consequences" in action... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #28

I think "LUC" misses the point of just how "sick" some folks are in this country. Hoyt Dec 2012 #29

Gosh, thanks Dr. Hoyt! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #30

You are welcome, resident gun apologist. Hoyt Dec 2012 #31

Happy to be of service. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #32

SKS-variants can't be had for love or money at gun stores right now Recursion Dec 2012 #8

While almost everything that goes bang has been sold out, a run on SKSs is hard to fathom ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #12

No kidding. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #19

Every time someone talks about new regulations the sales jump Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #9

And I suspect the percentage of households owning drops intaglio Dec 2012 #18

I bet they are already gone former-republican Dec 2012 #10

Do they sell NH4NO3 Fertilizer? 20lbs of Diesel-soaked NH4NO3 Fertilizer would kill lots of people. jody Dec 2012 #11

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Farmers are one of the few groups who can justify AKs jmowreader Dec 2012 #14

Farmers around here would never kill a coyote NNN0LHI Dec 2012 #20

Around here, farmers pop coyotes routinely jmowreader Dec 2012 #21

The owners of this company Wellstone ruled Dec 2012 #15

It's Fleet Farm. TheMightyFavog Dec 2012 #17

I've never met a real farmer who wasn't well armed slackmaster Dec 2012 #22

Yes. Just yesterday I was using my SKS to take out a colony of aphids. The Midway Rebel Dec 2012 #23

What part of the country do you live in ? former-republican Dec 2012 #24

I live in Missouri. The Midway Rebel Dec 2012 #25

gotcha former-republican Dec 2012 #27