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  1. I hope this isn't a repost. I just got this in my email.

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    Alert: Bullet serialization bill introduced in Tennessee

    Bill Status: Referred to Criminal Practice and Procedure Subcommittee

    Action: Contact committee members and representatives

    Bullet Serialization Threat in Tennessee

    Legislation (HB3245) that would mandate, as early as 2009, bullet serialization -- the process by which each individual round of ammunition is identified and marked with a laser-engraved serial number -- has been referred to the Tennessee General Assembly Criminal Practice and Procedure Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. This bill could be heard as early as Wednesday, April 2. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association of the firearms and ammunition industry, has made clear that serializing ammunition on a mass production basis is not feasible from a practical standpoint and any legislation mandating such action could rightfully be considered a de facto ban on ammunition.

    NSSF is encouraging all sportsmen, hunters and firearms enthusiasts to contact members of the subcommittee immediately, urging them to strongly oppose this would-be ammunition ban.

    You may also contact your own state representative, urging him or her to voice their opposition to any bills that would mandate bullet serialization.

    "If manufacturers had to comply with bullet serialization, NSSF estimates that it would take almost four weeks to manufacture what is currently produced in a single day," said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. "This massive reduction in ammunition would translate into substantially lower sales and profitability, and ultimately force major ammunition manufacturers to abandon the market. In turn, there would be a severe shortage of serialized ammunition and all consumers, including federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, would be faced with substantial price increases. Ammunition will go from costing pennies to several dollars per cartridge."

    The domestic small arms ammunition industry, utilizing modern manufacturing processes and distribution practices, produces between 10 and 12 billion ammunition cartridges a year at already low-profit margins. The three largest domestic manufacturers (who collectively account for the vast majority of the market) produce an estimated 20 million rounds of ammunition in a single day. Ammunition manufacturers could not serialize their product without hundreds of millions of dollars in capital investment to build the new factories that would be needed in order to meet the requirements of bullet serialization. At the same time, hundreds of millions of dollars of existing plants and equipment, and decades of manufacturing (cost-saving) efficiencies, would be rendered obsolete.

    "Bullet Serialization is dangerous and not practical," continued Keane. "As legislation that would mandate bullet serialization not only threatens law-abiding gun-owners but our industry's ability to supply the nation's law enforcement officers and military with high-quality ammunition, we encourage all citizens of Tennessee to contact members of the Criminal Practice and Procedure Subcommittee and urge them to oppose this bill."

    Learn more about bullet serialization.

    Members of the Criminal Practice and Procedure Subcommittee

    Rep. Janis Sontany

    32 Legislative Plaza

    Nashville, TN 37243-0153

    Phone (615) 741-6861

    Fax (615) 253-0325

    Rep. Eddie Bass

    109 War Memorial Bldg.

    Nashville, TN 37243-0165

    Phone (615) 741-1864

    Fax (615) 741-1005

    Rep. Rob Briley

    G-19A WMB

    Nashville, TN 37243-0152

    Phone (615) 741-2184

    Rep. Henry Fincher

    32 Legislative Plaza

    Nashville, TN 37243-0142

    Phone (615) 741-1875

    Rep. Judd Matheny

    205 War Memorial Building

    Nashville, TN 37243-0147

    Phone (615) 741-7448

    Fax (615) 253-0226

    Rep. Eric Watson

    205 War Memorial Building

    Nashville, TN 37243-0122

    Phone (615) 741-7799

    Fax (615) 253-0252

    National Shooting Sports Foundation | 11 Mile Hill Road, Newtown, CT |

    www.nssf.org

  2. Apparently some of you do not work for a company that's anti-guns, good for you! The company I work for has zero tolerance for weapons of any kind on the premises.

    My company isn't gun friendly at all. The government forces them allow me to carry. In fact my company screens every single customers as they enter the building. The customers aren't even allowed to carry a knife. That's why I take a gun with me. :D

  3. What I am looking for is a class III dealer here in TN that has NFA guns on hand. I know there are "dealers" that can get any kind of class III gun out there. I feel that if I am going to spend some serious money on 3 full autos I think it would be in my best interest to be able to put my hands on what I am going to buy. That way there isn't any "issues" and I know exactly what I am going to get. Tell me I'm wrong but I feel I need to find my guns out of state, due to the lack of what is on hand and find somebody(I can trust) to do the transfer for me. So, short story long, where is everybody in TN getting there hands on NFA stuff?

    Thanks in advance.

    T

  4. Those Azzholes have the poll rigged! Big surprise! Every single vote for the right to carry is opposed, vote for vote!?!? The losers that would vote against the RTC probably don't own computers. I have a home in Chicago and it pisses me off to no end that I can't protect myself, in my home, in a city that has such a high crime rate! A gun in hand is much better than a cop on the phone!:D

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