Funny Things Heard in the Gun Department

[MasonK]

So I was making my regular rounds to check prices and availability of ammo in my local area and while browsing I heard the following exchange from behind the counter, in front of a customer...

"Hey John- what does 'Pre-Ban' mean? I heard Bob talking about it but I can't remember what he said."

"It means that on that rifle you can put in a full-auto trigger group and its legal."

[To the customer] "Yeah- so if you want to put a full-auto trigger in this you can."

I casually strolled over to the counter and saw a Colt SP1 (Pre-Ban) in the case with a tag of $1,600. The same sales kid behind the counter asked if I had any questions. I thought to myself "...clearly none that you are able to answer accurately."

[2in2out]

LOL!

Those pre-ban guns are pretty cool!

[ktech]

Hoo boy... that's a doozy of an answer.

If only that were actually true!

[bluto]

Wow, that's sad.

Hell my 70 yr old mom knows what a pre-ban is.

[smurfman]

I would have used my outside voice, not just thought it. I can never pass up a teaching moment for clerks when I can. It usually falls on deaf ears but occasionally it breaks through. If nothing else it keeps them away from me while I look.

[Collector1337420]

If you think this is bad...

Just think how many anti-gun idiots there are out there who think you can just walk down to your local wally world and buy a full-auto AR?

Maybe even worse, how many think that ALL ARs and AKs are full-auto.

[Lunchbox]

If you think this is bad...

Just think how many anti-gun idiots there are out there who think you can just walk down to your local wally world and buy a full-auto AR?

Maybe even worse, how many think that ALL ARs and AKs are full-auto.

You mean they don't already? Hear it all the time in the news.

[Kytann]

OK, So I am a noob.
What does Pre-ban mean? I've seen it pop up on websites like armalite.com and such when looking at AR-15s or AR-10s (mildly considering one for my next gun purchase)
So what does it mean?

[Spike]

OK, So I am a noob.
What does Pre-ban mean? I've seen it pop up on websites like armalite.com and such when looking at AR-15s or AR-10s (mildly considering one for my next gun purchase)
So what does it mean?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+does+pre+ban+ar+15+mean

[Spike]

OK, So I am a noob.
What does Pre-ban mean? I've seen it pop up on websites like armalite.com and such when looking at AR-15s or AR-10s (mildly considering one for my next gun purchase)
So what does it mean?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+does+pre+ban+ar+15+mean

[Kytann]

Thanks smartass.
I can google things just fine. I was hoping to get a quick five minute answer and not have to spend hours looking around. Isn't that the point of coming to a message forum like this? If I just googled up every question or thought I had, then posting on here would be pointless.

Although you did add to my knowledge a little. Pre-ban only applies to AR-15s?

[gbono23]

Not true, pre-ban also applies to Semi Automatic hand guns. The ban, banned all magazines that held more than 10 rounds.

[Kytann]

Oh, so it's referring to the old "Assault weapon" ban, the one that is now expired. And that's why I also see "post-ban"

That'd make sense.

[Holland&Holland]

Oh, so it's referring to the old "Assault weapon" ban, the one that is now expired. And that's why I also see "post-ban"

That'd make sense.

So now it is really no more than a marketing thing now. Since that ban expired those "pre-ban" features became legal to own again, so unless a future law references an exemption for guns prior to that ban, there really is no difference. I guess we could have the following models:

Pre-ban
Ban
Post ban

I actually own a Banned Glock. It came with 10 round mags. I quickly bought some pre-ban mags for it so it could mimic its pre-ban copy and then when the ban expired I purchased another 15 round mag new so technically, I supposed I have a rare convertible model glock that can be pre-ban, post ban, or ban. it's like 3 guns in one. Gotta be worth at least 2k then, it is LNIB with only a few thousand or more rounds threw it.

[hunterfreakhd]

Pre ban firearms are worth more in NY. Or so I'm told.