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   From: bksherman@latimes.com   
      
   This pandemic is creating all sorts of problems for many people,   
   but one of the problems is not the lack of purchases made for   
   guns and ammo. The gun industry is seeing record sales across   
   the board, and it’s really only the beginning.   
      
   One of those seeing the increased volume, Omaha Outdoors,   
   recently posted about the requests that they’re receiving; most   
   notably from states like California. While I’m not saying that   
   all residents of California are anti-gun, the gun community is   
   seeing it’s fair share of typically anti-gun people looking to   
   arm themselves in the face of potential chaos caused by food and   
   water shortages that could be on the horizon.   
      
   But the process of obtaining a gun is a lot harder than some of   
   them realized.   
      
   Here at Omaha Outdoors, we’ve been inundated with inquiries from   
   out-of-state folks – many from California – asking if we can   
   ship them a gun directly. The answer is, of course, no. Despite   
   what politicians and many in popular media claim, you can’t buy   
   a gun online and have it shipped to your house. Well, you could,   
   if you were a federally licensed firearm dealer (or federally   
   licensed curio and relic collector) and your home was your place   
   of business. Other than that, no, you can’t buy a gun online and   
   have it shipped, especially across state lines, to your home.   
      
   via omahaoutdoors.com   
   It’s a crazy time we’re in, as not many living people have seen   
   the chaos that this virus is causing in their lifetime. It’s new   
   territory for most, frightening for some, and those who feel ill-   
   prepared are realizing that no one is going to come to save them.   
      
   And when that thought reaches the brain, many start to make   
   purchases. Or try to.   
      
   With the increase in sales, shortages are surly right around the   
   corner. We’ve been having trouble finding certain ammo in stock   
   at many of the major retail chains, and while the shipments are   
   still coming in, a slowdown will eventually happen.   
      
   And my friends who work at other gun stores have seen a crazy   
   surge in gun buying too, with one noting that their one-day   
   sales total exceeded Black Friday by 25%, and that 75% of buyers   
   were purchasing their first gun. He said, in explanation,   
   “People need to protect their toilet paper.” Another friend   
   noted that the amount of brass cased 9mm they usually sell in a   
   month was gone in the first week, and that everything else would   
   be sold out soon too if things continued at this pace.   
      
   If you have friends who fit into this category, it’s a good idea   
   to talk with them about gun ownership, safe firearm handling,   
   and what to expect as a new gun owner. It’ll help increase our   
   numbers for sure, and will also help to create law-abiding, and   
   safe, new gun owners.   
      
   https://concealednation.org/2020/03/anti-gun-people-now-want-   
   guns-and-theyre-surprised-you-cant-buy-them-online-and-have-them-   
   shipped-to-their-homes/   
         
      
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