First it was food, now it’s guns.
Americans worried about the impact of coronavirus have been lining up at gun stores across the country, arming themselves as fear of social unrest and food shortages have sparked a surge in preparedness.
Lines could be seen stretching around the block at gun stores in California, New York and Washington – the states currently most affected by COVID-19.
Lengthy lines formed outside the Martin Retting Guns store in Culver City, California, on Sunday morning, before the store opened. People said the line Saturday was so long, extending around the block, so they decided to come back and try again. –USA Today
“People are scared,” said Drew Plotkin of Los Angeles. “There’s a lot of panic in the world and people want to be protected for the worst-case scenario.”
And thanks to California’s 10-day waiting period, worried residents – who we can only hope know how to properly handle the guns they just bought – will be without their protection for over a week.
John Gore, 39, who lined up outside the Martin B. Retting store on Saturday, told the LA Times: ‘Politicians and anti-gun people have been telling us for the longest time that we don’t need guns.
‘But right now, a lot of people are truly scared, and they can make that decision themselves.’
Anna – who had never bought a gun before – said: ‘It’s not like an active panic, more a preoccupation with making sure everyone is adequately prepared, myself and family and friends. –Daily Mail
Meanwhile, sporting goods company Omaha Outdoors says they’ve been “inundated with inquiries from out-of-state folks – many from California – asking if we can ship them a gun directly. The answer is, of course, no. Despite what politicians and many in popular media claim, you can’t buy a gun online and have it shipped to your house.”
We’re not alone in noticing that usually anti-gun people are suddenly very interested in having guns. On Twitter, Robert Evans wrote, “The sheer number of normally anti-gun people who have reached out to me about buying a firearm in the last week is wild.”
And my friends who work at other gun stores have seen a crazy surge in gun buying too, with one noting that their one-day sales total exceeded Black Friday by 25%, and that 75% of buyers were purchasing their first gun. He said, in explanation, “People need to protect their toilet paper.” Another friend noted that the amount of brass cased 9mm they usually sell in a month was gone in the first week, and that everything else would be sold out soon too if things continued at this pace. –Omaha Outdoors
Last week we reported that worried Asians in east LA have been loading up on weapons out of fear they’ll be targeted in COVID-19 related hate crimes. We also reported last week that the first possible coronavirus-related hate crime in America had occurred after an Asian man was stabbed numerous times, all caught on camera, on a Brooklyn, New York street.
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The liquor store down the road from me had its parking lot full. Newbies suddenly buying guns. What could go wrong? The sheep have gone Bat Shit F’ng crazy. The panic scares me way more than Cornholio the Virus.
people here have been commenting on the rising panic in the grocery stores. but no-one here has said anything about increased traffic in their gun stores. is that because you are all so loaded up that, even now, you haven’t bothered to visit them and “top off” and thus haven’t seen the increased traffic? or because you are all so rural that there simply has been no increased traffic?
beside the one they are carrying…
I’d have to build a new barn….
I spoke to a friend that owns a gun shop in this rural area. They are busy from opening to closing, running low on inventory, and having trouble refilling some handguns.
Yes.
Mostly just adding to ammo stash….no need for new guns….
Buying ammo online.
from the 1960’s: “When the authorities warn you of the dangers of having sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.” Matt Groening
When leftists warn you of the dangers of having guns, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not let leftists have guns. gman
Scared people going bat shit crazy. That’s what I fear..I have stayed away from the big Stores like Wal-Mart for that reason.Been able to get most of what I wanted at Dollar General stores and the smaller food chain stores.Stay alert. Stay safe.
Be safe Beebs. You have some health problems that make the Kung flu real bad. God Bless.
You are foolish if you have not had guns for a long time.
Like jumping out of a plane and then looking around for a parachute.
I mostly shoot rattlesnakes and other varmints. There are feral hogs who bother the neighbor behind me, I no longer have livestock so no need to chase off predators. The weekends around here can sound like a war zone with everyone target practicing. Across the road is a fella who must have a cannon or two. Then there is the idiot who had the tannerite. He no do that anymore.
Deer go thru my property often. If it gets to the point I don’t see them anymore, that’ll be one sign to pay attention to.
Yeah, it sucks doesn’t it.
Suddenly Ronald Reagans quote “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help” morph into “You are far from government help and you are on your own”.
Should have listened to us fly-over people, huh?
If you’re buying when your needing you are not doing it right
I’ll just say I wasn’t born yesterday.
Well, that’s one good thing that’s come out of this chaotic mess. Now maybe the stupid people will see the common sense of owning arms instead of being Snowflakes waiting on the police to respond and rescue them. NOT.
NO..Stupid people, will remain stupid. Now they will be Stupid people with guns. There has been no true awakening.
Wishful thinking on my part, I guess.
Your optimism is welcome and appreciated. Optimism will soon become an archaic emotional state with its own Wikipedia page.
Food stores here are letting 65 and over into the stores from 6am to 7am….then after that anyone can come in. Good idea! I’ve been stacking since 2008…so I’m ready.
Target is doing that, too. I think it’s a good idea.
San jose just ordered gun stores to close.