With a labor market in freefall, ten million Americans have lost their jobs in two weeks. CNN reported Thursday afternoon that stimulus checks for households could take up to 20 weeks, which is creating a perfect storm of possible social unrest.
The Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies recently warned that a “social bomb could explode at any moment” over Western cities. That is because the evolution of the pandemic, which has crashed the American economy into a depression, could result in social unraveling in major metros, specifically in low-income areas.
We’ve noted in the last several weeks that Americans are panic hoarding guns as the fear of social unrest could be imminent. President Trump signed an executive order last Friday that allows for up to one million National Guard and reservists to be called up to fight the virus or be used to maintain social order.
With lockdowns across the country, the National Guard has been deployed across many states. Here are some sights from Baltimore:
Baltimore pic.twitter.com/Am0hEO6ZxB
— Peter R. Quiñones (@PeterRQuinones) March 20, 2020
Signs of social unrest are already starting to develop this week. Law enforcement agencies in South Carolina and California have charged people with looting businesses during the shutdowns, reported The Sun.
Police in Santa Cruz, California, arrested five people who were robbing businesses in the city, despite a “shelter-in-place” public health order enforced by the state government.
In South Carolina, police arrested two men as they attempted to raid a storage warehouse unit.
Many Americans recognize the writing on the wall of what could happen next, that is, the possibility of social unrest – and it makes sense why gun stores saw record sales across the country last month with weapons and ammo in short supply. Now Google searches for buying ammunition online are surging to a record high as America faces a new reality that a pandemic could trigger a social unraveling of the nation:
Search trend “buy ammo” hits the highest level ever across every US state:
Search trend “buy ammo online,” again another record level:
“Can you buy ammo online” soars to new highs:
And with states closing gun stores and many places running out of weapons and bullets, people are now starting to print 3D guns at home.
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Your Trumptard neighbor is probably more of a threat than a swarm of darkies.
https://turtleboysports.com/pubic-petri-dish-matt-moore-identified-as-the-asshole-who-pulled-a-gun-on-a-dad-in-dover-nh-neighborhood-after-being-told-to-slow-down-in-company-truck/
He’s certainly dressed for the job.
vanilla with a 9. ice ice baby ….
The real question is … a threat to whom?
I have a hunch the so-called “Trumptard” was a known ignorant f-ckup before being overtly stupid in public. There still exists a form of law and order but that can change. If, or when it does there will be no pictures taken by witnesses and the only people with pictures will be the cops and coroner.
Being prepared is not looking for guns and ammo when the guard is deployed to your area. There were some really good deals on guns and ammo on black Friday, last November.
So true, and if my Aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle.
What makes you think careless armed NG personnel won’t be targeted by gangs?
Sh!tcago gangbangers were in my Ft. Dix basic training unit in NJ years ago. Some wash out, many don’t. Many get caught stealing and put out because they’re stupid.
It’s a way to get weapons training for a lot of them. If you think one of them with a set of keys to the arms room wouldn’t open it and give away or sell M-4’s or M240’s at a five finger discount you’re mistaken.
Does this make Trump the greatest gun salesman of all time?
not yet, give it another month or so.
Be-get prepared for a great depression this year.