We are living in scary times.
People worry about finances, food, job security and even toilet paper.
Is it any wonder Americans are buying guns and ammo? In some places, sales are through the roof.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
‘Craziest I Have Ever Seen It’: Gun Sales Surge Amid Coronavirus Fears
The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on the gun and ammunition industry, as well as the FBI’s background check system, due to surging demand.
So many Americans are flocking to local gun stores to stock up on firearms and ammunition in the face of the novel coronavirus that dealers say they are scrambling to keep up with demand.
The surge is also causing delays in FBI background checks, forcing gun owners and first-time buyers alike to wait for their purchases to be approved. In the worst affected areas, the normally instantaneous checks could begin to take weeks.
“This is the craziest I have ever seen it. We sold out of all FMJ in the main calibers … and are only left with some high-end self-defense ammo,” Scott Blick, a managing partner at Ammunition Depot, told the Washington Free Beacon.
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“We have ammo coming in by the truckload to restock, but it will be a long time before we are back to normal inventory.”
The FBI said it only publicly releases data on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) monthly but the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry’s trade group, said the number of gun checks tripled at one point.
Just look at the line at this shop:
in Los Angeles, waiting in line outside a gun shop. For several days now, sales of arms and ammunition have been increasing in the US #coronavirus #usa #COVIDー19 #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/l54BGklvyH
— BPT NEWS (@BPTNews1) March 15, 2020
Here is another:
Gun sales surge as coronavirus spreads: 'This is self-preservation’ https://t.co/UMSHxfSwMY pic.twitter.com/PHRuYjwOga
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) March 16, 2020
Be thankful for the Second Amendment.
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