Newbie on the forums here, but still an avid "citizen" when it comes to firearms use and interest.
It's funny how as a community we're forced to stick together like herds of different species of herbivores by the watering hole when coming up against weak willed leftists who believe in nice thoughts but ignore reality - and who ultimately want our firearms taken away.
Because of this, we've been forced to tolerate each other, including the scabs.
My question is: If we're constantly jumping on anti-gun people over how irrational or outright ridiculous they act, how come we're not checking ourselves as a community when it comes to scabs? In the midst of "panic", should it be acceptible to let our own community members prey on each other just to make a buck? (I.e. $22-ish Pmags now on sale for $50-$60 and rising used)
I understand those prices are set because some of us succumb to them, and that most of you might say "free commerce" dictates, and that "it is what it is". But at the same time, when it comes to clowns like Pierce Morgan or Obama's Ban, all of a sudden we're backing ideology and talking about how ridiculous they are.
I'm not bitter at pmag prices, because I'm not even in the market for them; I've just been observing the EE posts with some surprise. Please, don't take this as an insult if you've had to sell items for more lately. I understand economics.
But I thought (as a newbie) that this EE was to support each other as firearms enthusiasts from varied disciplines to better the cause of firearms ownership in Canada.
For those who are dictated solely by the dollar (and, by the way, none of us die with our money), please note that as a community we're only hurting ourselves when we feel entitled to take more from the community's well before it dries up.
When people die in a burning building, you'll find that most of them died near the exits, and that panic was what caused the inefficient flow of people through those exits. The scabs are the ones who literally felt they were entitled to get through first. In the firearms community, we must all make it through, or none of us will.
Let's get back to ethics, and maybe we'll win one day together.