And so it begins... Americans stock up on weapons after California shooting

[Svnla]

"Everyone is reporting up, every store, every salesman, every distributor," said Ray Peters, manager of Range, Guns & Safes, a company that sells firearms and safes in Atlanta with an indoor firing range. "People are more aware of the need to protect themselves."

Could be as high or higher after Sandy Hook? We will see. Last Black Friday had the highest FBI background check ever.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/americans-stock-up-on-weapons-after-california-shooting/ar-AAg65qN

 

[MongGrel]

Just find it a bit amusing myself, really.

 

[Moonbeam]

I've spent hours now in the last few days looking at home defense weapons. I've gone from shotguns to the AR 15 and am now reading up on the AK 47. Also have no idea as yet as to what is California legal. Not really worried about terrorists but am now living is a house I had to rebuild that flooded and it's not in the best of locations. Planning to turn it over to female family members. Already did home security and have a weapon, but am studying mainly for myself for fun because the women don't seem interested. You know how liberals and particularly female ones are about guns.

What I read so far is that the AR 15 is better than a shotgun, more rounds and low recoil, and that the AK has extreme reliability and won't likely jam. The handiest, funny enough, is a hand gun, 9mm over 45 because of magazine capacity. Oh well, the family member I want to see protected isn't interested in guns, but loves archery.

 

[ivwshane]

There's a sucker born every minute!

 

[madoka]

Just find it a bit amusing myself, really.

No, what was truly funny was what happened during the LA Riots.

When libtards realized they needed to protect themselves and the police were not going to do it for them, they went out to try to buy guns and then BAM! They got hit with the 15 day waiting period that they advocated and voted for. HAHAHAHAHA!

This time period was documented by a great article titled "Jew Without a Gun"

http://www.seraphicpress.com/jew-without-a-gun/

 

[umbrella39]

 

[Zor Prime]

Guns can be a good investment. Some people sell them later for a profit -- seen it happen.

 

[Brian Stirling]

There is a direct cause and effect relationship between demands for gun bans and an increase in gun sales and there is no variance in this pattern!

Some vocal advocates of gun bans like Piers Morgan who also had a large TV presence were particularly effective in producing the effect of greater gun and ammo sales even though they were fighting to reduce guns. I'd wager that in the few years the Piers was with CNN he alone probably caused more than one million additional guns to be sold.

Every time a major politician or media type like Piers demands a gun to be banned the gun makers pop another bottle of Champagne and drive home another Ferrari!


Brian

 

[1prophet]

No, what was truly funny was what happened during the LA Riots.

When libtards realized they needed to protect themselves and the police were not going to do it for them, they went out to try to buy guns and then BAM! They got hit with the 15 day waiting period that they advocated and voted for. HAHAHAHAHA!

This time period was documented by a great article titled "Jew Without a Gun"

http://www.seraphicpress.com/jew-without-a-gun/

And from the same article, "Jew with a gun stands a better chance of survival than a Jew without a gun"

I was brought up in a Reform Jewish household in a suburb of Boston, but my mother used to claim that I was switched in the hospital, because no one else in the family had guns or voted for Republicans. When I was fifteen, I was informed by a group of Catholic parochial school football players that I, personally, had killed Christ, and they were going to kick the s#!t out of me. I argued that I wasn’t there at the time, but they were unconvinced.

The next time I encountered these individuals, I was on my bicycle and they stopped me. I reached into my green school bag and brought out a Model 1917 Colt .45 revolver. I cocked it and pointed it at the forehead of the largest person in the group. They all stepped back and, for years afterward, I was treated with some deference. I understand that, today, this would be considered unacceptable, but this was in the early 1950s.

Since then, I have understood that a Jew with a gun stands a better chance of survival than a Jew without a gun. I am a Life (Benefactor) member of the NRA, an NRA and AZ certified firearms instructor, and a contributor to a monthly firearms publication. I may not be invited to any of Mayor Bloomberg’s social events, but I think I can live with that.

 

[flexy]

Because "radical Islam" is SUCH a threat in the US.
I mean OMGZTERROISTS ATTACKS everywhere you look, right?

 

[Moonbeam]

Guns can be a good investment. Some people sell them later for a profit -- seen it happen.

Better to buy stocks in a good arms company.

 

[Sulaco]

Because "radical Islam" is SUCH a threat in the US.
I mean OMGZTERROISTS ATTACKS everywhere you look, right?

Way to completely miss the cause, genius.

 

[cbrunny]

The USA is addicted to fear.

 

[Texashiker]

Thread title is misleading and bait.

US citizens are always stockpiling firearms.

nothing to see here, move along.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Guns are the new gold.

What I read so far is that the AR 15 is better than a shotgun, more rounds and low recoil, and that the AK has extreme reliability and won't likely jam. The handiest, funny enough, is a hand gun, 9mm over 45 because of magazine capacity. Oh well, the family member I want to see protected isn't interested in guns, but loves archery.

For strictly inside-building defense I'd take a shotgun over any rifle for a variety of reasons. And I'd put a bird's head grip on it instead of those tacticool pistol grips you see everyone slapping on them.

 

[SP33Demon]

I've spent hours now in the last few days looking at home defense weapons. I've gone from shotguns to the AR 15 and am now reading up on the AK 47. Also have no idea as yet as to what is California legal. Not really worried about terrorists but am now living is a house I had to rebuild that flooded and it's not in the best of locations. Planning to turn it over to female family members. Already did home security and have a weapon, but am studying mainly for myself for fun because the women don't seem interested. You know how liberals and particularly female ones are about guns.

What I read so far is that the AR 15 is better than a shotgun, more rounds and low recoil, and that the AK has extreme reliability and won't likely jam. The handiest, funny enough, is a hand gun, 9mm over 45 because of magazine capacity. Oh well, the family member I want to see protected isn't interested in guns, but loves archery.

A shotgun will rarely jam. Get an AK-style shotgun like the SAIGA/VEPR 12 and you get the best of both worlds - stopping power with high mag capacity with low recoil. Yes, with the right muzzle brake and stockpad there will be hardly any recoil, even with a shotty.

 

[SP33Demon]

The USA is addicted to fear.

And Islamists are addicted to killing. It's a match made in heaven for today's climate.

 

[Ackmed]

Few years ago I sold about 40 M16 magazines after an incident that drove prices up. Average of about $20 per, I still have extras to sell and may just sell some more now. All this talk of banning weapons (that won't happen) drives the prices up.

 

[cbrunny]

And Islamists are addicted to killing. It's a match made in heaven for today's climate.

True. If only the extremists were attacking only America. Then we could just wash our hands of this and let it be America's problem.

 

[Jhhnn]

Fearful people will run blindly into the arms of the Devil.

I don't have a problem with guns per se- I have a problem with the reasons a lot of people think they need them. I have a problem with the sensationalism & fear mongering driving it, along with the glorification of gun violence in the media. I have a problem with the negativity & demonization underlying it all.

 

[NesuD]

Jump in gun and ammo sales is almost certainly a reaction to talk of more gun control laws rather than the threat of terrorism. Everyone knows that it is illegal to carry firearms in areas likely to be targeted by mass killers in almost every jurisdiction. I am pretty much resigned to the fact that even though I am qualified and licensed to carry concealed I will likely not have the ability to defend myself or others should I find my self in the midst a mass killing event because I am legally prohibited from from carrying in all the likely places aka gun free zones. You see I obey the law even when it is a stupid one. Mass shooters don't give the law a second thought. Someone please explain the logic because I am at a loss.

 

[senseamp]

http://www.theonion.com/article/gorilla-sales-skyrocket-after-latest-gorilla-attac-30860

SAN DIEGO—Following the events of last week, in which a crazed western lowland gorilla ruthlessly murdered 21 people in a local shopping plaza after escaping from the San Diego Zoo, sources across the country confirmed Thursday that national gorilla sales have since skyrocketed.

 

[Bart*Simpson]

Because "radical Islam" is SUCH a threat in the US.
I mean OMGZTERROISTS ATTACKS everywhere you look, right?

I'm curious, how many people do they have to kill before you take the radical Islamic terrorists seriously?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I'm curious, how many people do they have to kill before you take the radical Islamic terrorists seriously?

how many people are killed in the US by guns that aren't used by radical Islamic terrorists? It's pretty high fucking number, so if we don't take that seriously, why should we take anything else seriously?

 

[Jhhnn]

Jump in gun and ammo sales is almost certainly a reaction to talk of more gun control laws rather than the threat of terrorism. Everyone knows that it is illegal to carry firearms in areas likely to be targeted by mass killers in almost every jurisdiction. I am pretty much resigned to the fact that even though I am qualified and licensed to carry concealed I will likely not have the ability to defend myself or others should I find my self in the midst a mass killing event because I am legally prohibited from from carrying in all the likely places aka gun free zones. You see I obey the law even when it is a stupid one. Mass shooters don't give the law a second thought. Someone please explain the logic because I am at a loss.

Nicely circular logic on two counts. The "reaction to gun control talk" routine is confined to enthusiasts. It's not why non-owners become gun owners at all. It's not like they rush out to buy that Glock they've always wanted but rather to buy something they can use to protect themselves against the abstract threats sensationalized by the industry & the media. Their chances of ever actually needing it are near zero. Right, wrong or indifferent, merely having it increases the chances of escalation to using it.

Those chances of needing a firearm in self defense are almost as small as your chances of playing out a lone ranger fantasy saving the crowd from Terrorists of any stripe.