Americans Fearing Weapons Ban Load Up On Guns and Ammo

[bearpaw]

Americans Fearing Weapons Ban Load Up On Guns and Ammo

Thousands of Americans are rushing to their local gun stores to buy high-powered rifles and ammunition in a bid to thwart a potential assault weapons ban in the wake of last week’s Connecticut school massacre, Fox News reports.

At a Cincinnati gun show, "sales were through the roof on Saturday," Joe Eaton of Ohio’s Buckeye Firearms Association told the network.

"People were buying everything they could out of fear the president would try to ban certain guns and high-capacity magazines."

And in Colorado, an official at Colorado Bureau of Investigation told Fox the agency processed more than 4,200 background checks on Saturday, the day after the shootings.

The hot-selling model is the AR-15 – the same firearm used by gunman Adam Lanza — along with the powerful .223 ammunition it uses.

More than three million Americans own an AR-15, which gun store owners say buyers like because “it's the civilian version of the fearsome M-16 used by the U.S. military,’’ CBS News reports.

Read More:   http://www.newsmax.com/US/gun-sales-skyrocket-shooting/2012/12/18/id/468176?s=al&promo_code=11244-1

[10thmountainarcher]

Why on gods green earth do these idiots keep referring to a .223 round as "high powered"... Fricken 300 win mags must be artillery to these idiots! 

[Huntbear]

Why on gods green earth do these idiots keep referring to a .223 round as "high powered"... Fricken 300 win mags must be artillery to these idiots! 

They want to take us back till we all are using Red Ryder BB guns...

[Arnbo]

Every where I have been has been bare shelves.
 

[hoytem]

ahhh the old POWERFUL .223 round. Makes me shiver in fear.

[Austrian Hunter]

Man I wish I had a pile of cash sitting around.  I would be buying like a crazy.......

[SemperFidelis97]

Why on gods green earth do these idiots keep referring to a .223 round as "high powered"... Fricken 300 win mags must be artillery to these idiots! 

They want to take us back till we all are using Red Ryder BB guns...

You have to be careful with those too Ralphy you will shoot your eye out

[Dave8pt]

Why on gods green earth do these idiots keep referring to a .223 round as "high powered"... Fricken 300 win mags must be artillery to these idiots! 

Because these same morons have probably never fired or owned a firearm, nor do they truly understand what responsible, safe gun owernship is. 

[Ridgeratt]

Well the gun folks are driving this hysteria!!! Buying up everything in sight.   

[tony04]

Sunbirds in Chehalis  were completey out of .40 and .45 ammo along with 223. Why would pistol ammo be selling out?

[Wenatcheejay]

I guess Americans fear Obama more than Terrorists.

[KFhunter]

Well the gun folks are driving this hysteria!!! Buying up everything in sight.   

I think speculation is also driving the market.
I figure there are a lot of buyers picking up AR's and related stuff who do not intend to ever fire it, hold it for ahwile then double their profits.

[Huntbear]

Well the gun folks are driving this hysteria!!! Buying up everything in sight.   

 

Well said! 

[Ridgeratt]

Well the gun folks are driving this hysteria!!! Buying up everything in sight.   

I think speculation is also driving the market.
I figure there are a lot of buyers picking up AR's and related stuff who do not intend to ever fire it, hold it for awhile then double their profits.

 the other side of the coin is if it's doesn't pan out they have bought high and will end up selling low!!
Gawd I love those folks!!!

[silverdalesauer]

Sunbirds in Chehalis  were completey out of .40 and .45 ammo along with 223. Why would pistol ammo be selling out?

I believe that the reason why .40 and .45 ammo are gone is because of 2 things:

1. More people are purchasing concealable guns to protect themselves and are purchasing these types of pistols.

2. The proposed weapons ban that keeps getting talked about involves banning both AR type rifles and any semi-auto pistols that carry 9+ rounds.