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.

[leed]

Does this maen they will want my lever actions too! Idiots!
Did you know........this is from the FBI crime stas.........more people were killed last year with a hammer or other blunt instrument than rifles!
Expanded Homicide Data Table 8               
Murder Victims               
by Weapon, 2007–2011               
Weapons                                                               2007   2008   2009   2010   2011
Total                                                              14,916   14,224   13,752   13,164   12,664
Total firearms:                                        10,129   9,528   9,199   8,874   8,583
Handguns                                                7,398   6,800   6,501   6,115   6,220
Rifles                                                                   453   380   351   367   323
Shotguns                                                                   457   442   423   366   356
Other guns                                                           116   81   96   93   97
Firearms, type not stated                                1,705   1,825   1,828   1,933   1,587
Knives or cutting instruments                                1,817   1,888   1,836   1,732   1,694
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)                   647   603   623   549   496
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)1   869   875   817   769   728
Poison                                                                     10   9   7   11   5
Explosives                                                       1   11   2   4   12
Fire                                                                   131   85   98   78   75
Narcotics                                                                     52   34   52   45   29
Drowning                                                                     12   16   8   10   15
Strangulation                                                   134   89   122   122   85
Asphyxiation                                                   109   87   84   98   89
Other weapons or weapons not stated                1,005   999   904   872   853
1 Pushed is included in personal weapons.               

[Arnbo]

My wife andI went to Wally World tonight and holy cow people
Damn near fighting over ammo.All the AR type 22LR rifles were  either sold or pending NICS
Seen one lady buying a pink single shot 22 LR telling the clerk she will sleep better now.

Unbelievable that it is coming to this so quickly.
 I am so glad I have been adding ammo and arsenal to my family fund.
Over the years could not imagine going through it now.For a lot of reasons.

[quadrafire]

In Spokane a local firearm dealer did over $75k in sales yesterday (mostly AR). Over 10x their norm.
Folks are going crazy 

[RifleRidge]

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...

[Caseyd]

Came across $400 stripped lowers today

$35 pmags selling by the hand fulls.

Even heard the sales guy calling a valued customer to let them know they had 1 scar sitting in the back and if he wanted it it would be $6k.

This place is over priced to begin with but almost every "assult weapon" on the wall was gone (50+ weapons) not to mention however many they had in the back

[quadrafire]

Sorry, but is this just NUTS??
Buy High, sell Low 

[Caseyd]

Sorry, but is this just NUTS??
Buy High, sell Low 

Oh I agree

Just watched and couldnt believe the madness 

[Caseyd]

Almost makes me want to sell what I have and start over 

I know of some billet lowers that are 10 days out and the manufacturer said he isnt going to price goug.

[saylean]

Pretty much all .223 ammo on Midway USA was backordered. Went into Cabelas two days ago, bought some 9mm rounds, they still had a ton in stock of ammo..but I bet it is headed out the door.

See, government can cause an economic turnaround.
 

[crazysccrmd]

$35 pmags selling by the hand fulls.

So funny. Pmags are nice but not that much better than a standard gi mag. Even more so since 95% of people who buy them don't go to combat with them.

[mkcj]

all the stuff I have bought at Federal way discount this last week has been the normal price. I would rather pay $300 for a striped AR-10 lower today than wait until all AR's are banned for civilian sales next month. Because they will reinstate the weapons ban that's a given Hi cap mags gone I'm sure. And the chance people will be selling AR's in the future if nothing happens for $500 or less not good luck waiting.

[jaymark6655]

$35 pmags selling by the hand fulls.

So funny. Pmags are nice but not that much better than a standard gi mag. Even more so since 95% of people who buy them don't go to combat with them.

Yeah.  Never owned one, but I heard its the plastic lips.  When they first came out, when you loaded a mag, put it in your LBV, left it for awhile, when it came time to use it the lips had deformed and the rounds just started falling out.

I have a plastic mag that is re-enforce with metal in the lip area.  I think pmag just uses a stupid cap thing to push the rounds down and releave the pressure on the lips.  But, like I said that is just what I have heard.