The current president is not eligible for a second term, so he is effectively a ‘lame duck’ right out of the gate. Since he doesn’t have to worry about re-election, he’s free from the political compromises that one has to consider when a re-election is desired.
For me, it isn’t too early to start thinking about 2028’s election. Considering the polarization (and even Balkanization) going on in politics right now, I suspect that there’s a better than even chance that the Democrats will win in 2028. And, if they do win, I have no doubt they’re going to want to restamp their brand all over the political landscape. I expect rollbacks and elimination of most changes done by the current administration, but I also am confident that some ‘punitive’ measures will be exacted against those deplorables who didn’t side with them in 2024 (and 2016). And whats the best way to punish those flyover-country peons who voted against their betters? Banning large pickup trucks? Busing ‘peaceful migrants’ into their areas? Or…how about the more politically palatable bromide of ‘gun control’?
If the Democrats manage to swing the election, I don’t think it’s unreasonable for them to leverage some of that ‘mandate’ with the voters in order to push through an assault weapons ban of some sort. And, yes, I am very aware that I say this pretty much every election….but even a broken calendar is right once a year. It may not have happened in the last administration, and it may not happen in this administration, but that doesn’t guarantee it won’t happen in the next election. So, lets run some numbers…
As of today, there are approximately 183 weeks to the next presidential election. $20 a week will give you about $3600 to spend on ‘last minute’ gunstuff purchases right before the election (though you’d be a fool to wait that long to make those purchases. Have you learned nothing from the last bunch of panics?) Currently, $3600 gets you a Glock, mags, a quality-tier AR, plate carrier, and ammo.
I don’t know if any of you are old enough to have been gunnies at the begining of the Assault Weapons Ban of ’94, but for those of us who were there, the memories of the stupid prices that were asked for things like ragged 30-around GI mags makes an impression. With Magpul mags running about $10 each in bulk you’d be silly not to have dozens.
But..you do you. I learned my lesson years ago and will have absolutely no sympathy for anyone who, three and a half years from now, suddenly starts throwing a hissyfit about how they can’ find any mags/guns/ammo on the shelves and when they can the prices are outrageous.
Its so cute to listen to people talking about elections and how they matter, on boards. No one get elected who isn’t controlled by the deep state and their oligarchs.
Look at this election where the MAGA Messiah was elected. All the talk about the swing states he took but if you looked at the down ballot, all blue commies? How is that possible that these folks allegedly elected Trump then picked commies across the board? So elections haven’t really changed, still rigged in most places and nothing is being done to fix them. So what does that tell you? The POLS and their Oligarch masters are all in on it and we aren’t..
This was just a pause since No One with ANY sanity would allow Kameltoe to get elected. The masters are evil but not so stupid to see what would happen if they tried to elect that dumb cunt when even the Demo-Commie party base hated her.
For some reason part of my post disappeared when I submitted it.
But basically I agree with you, CZ. In 28 its back to the march to Woke Commie Utopia since all this change is Presidential orders not Congressional legislation so it means nothing after the Messiah is gone. And so the Repubtard party wont do anything to fix thing since they like how it is under their commie and zionist jew masters. Break time will then be up and its back to standing on our heads in a pool of shit.
Relax, Pepe Silvia is a real person.
The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the second best is today. Same with preps, mags, ammo, firearms, freeze dried, PM’s, etc. BTW, YT pundit said silver will never again be cheaper than it is right now, COMEX price manipulation has run into a dead end.
I think the point was to stock up when the good times are here, and not wait til bad times come, and scratch yer head & wonder why prices are so high… I didn’t realize how bad things could get in 1994, after the AWB, thought I stocked up enough. But I was so relieved when it went into the ‘sunset’, the left is not going to let that happen again. So, stock a lifetime’s worth, as been my goal since them. Usually I gift them to my younger kin, so to spread the ‘wealth’, so they don’t get burned.
Remember when 22caliber ammo almost went extinct?? I’m an old guy who thought I followed the gun control trends closely, but I never thought you would never be able to find 22’s…..Lesson learned!
I remember the Clinton hi-cap magazine ban. A Glock 21 10 rd. magazine for $20, with a standard 13 round (3 rounds more !) for $75. Hi cap magazines stamped FOR L.E. USE ONLY. Fun times – not.