US gun ownership on the rise in response to mass shootings and pandemic

[livingston]

US gun ownership on the rise in response to mass shootings and pandemic​

US gun ownership on the rise in response to mass shootings and pandemic​

Gun ownership is on the rise in the United States as the pandemic and mass shootings have stimulated America’s appetite for firearms.


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[Jmac00]

and life is good.

after seeing black kids taking over the street, people are fearful to go anywhere near a downtown area. Kids pummeling white kids, people getting pushed and punched for no reason. all this leads to the fear of being attacked. People are starting to get fed-up with the pussy DA's letting kids off the hook. If the deep state wants a race war, the deep state is going to get a race war. The people better start electing people that will do their job, and not just put their feet on the desk and take a nap

 

[livingston]

How many folks have purchased a gun after the word goes out that more restrictions will be placed on guns and gun ownership ?
AR-15 ownership surged in the state of Washington in the past few months ... One site I went to look for more mags for my recently bought 9mm 229 sig said Washington state residents have first crack at all 15 round and above mags. The rest of the country could wait.

 

[livingston]

Then there is this ...

WOW

 

[1911guy]

Then there is this ...
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The recent shootings of innocent people by armed civilians is precipitated by the WOKE established Soros prosecutors who encourage crime instead of punishing criminals. Many people are afraid of the established crime wave that leads them to react irratrionally. My two cents worth.

 

[Hochulsucks1234]

I actually hate when this happens. Whenever there is talk of new gun laws people go out and buy shit up. Things get harder to find and get more expensive. I enjoy Capitalism, just not in these situations lol

 

[tirwin1]

Then there is this ...
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And a certifiable idiot.

 

[tirwin1]

I started buying guns back in 2018 because I could see what is coming. You have to be pretty stupid NOT to get one these days. The signs have been there for anyone with eyes for years.

 

[Jsmegs77]

The recent shootings of innocent people by armed civilians is precipitated by the WOKE established Soros prosecutors who encourage crime instead of punishing criminals. Many people are afraid of the established crime wave that leads them to react irratrionally. My two cents worth.

I’m not so sure. A single occupant vehicle doing a u turn in the end of a driveway should not, in any rational human, generate a fight response. Nor should a uniformed delivery driver in a marked and very well known style of vehicle (UPS, FedEx). Nor should a driver in a personal vehicle who is obviously bringing something you ordered for delivery (pizza, Chinese, Amazon, gig jobs like GrubHub et al). I’ve been all three of these at one point or another, and have been threatened at one, which I considered least likely (UPS driver in daylight in the biggest package car UPS uses, wearing full browns).

There has been a massive uptick in aggressive behavior toward completely innocuous people, and the timeline from my own observation correlates closely with COVID. Something, or several things, in that entire debacle seem to have flipped a switch in an alarming number of people. Undiscovered and unanticipated side effects of hastily thrown together injections? People being mentally unable to cope with the never ending bullshit and lockdowns? All of the above? Something is going on and I can’t be the only one who sees it. It’s even noticeable in driving behaviors, something I as a CDL driver get to see more than the next person.

What’s going on? It’s not nothing… it’s not rationally explained, and it’s timing at least to me is suspicious.

 

[livingston]

Last week I talked to a fellow that manufactures guns ... Small shop. ATF talked to him and he was informed that in the near future all parts in a gun will need a serial number on it . Matching to the gun I assume. ... When that announcement is made will folks start buying parts prior to the new requirement ?

 

[1911guy]

I’m not so sure. A single occupant vehicle doing a u turn in the end of a driveway should not, in any rational human, generate a fight response. Nor should a uniformed delivery driver in a marked and very well known style of vehicle (UPS, FedEx). Nor should a driver in a personal vehicle who is obviously bringing something you ordered for delivery (pizza, Chinese, Amazon, gig jobs like GrubHub et al). I’ve been all three of these at one point or another, and have been threatened at one, which I considered least likely (UPS driver in daylight in the biggest package car UPS uses, wearing full browns).

There has been a massive uptick in aggressive behavior toward completely innocuous people, and the timeline from my own observation correlates closely with COVID. Something, or several things, in that entire debacle seem to have flipped a switch in an alarming number of people. Undiscovered and unanticipated side effects of hastily thrown together injections? People being mentally unable to cope with the never ending bullshit and lockdowns? All of the above? Something is going on and I can’t be the only one who sees it. It’s even noticeable in driving behaviors, something I as a CDL driver get to see more than the next person.

What’s going on? It’s not nothing… it’s not rationally explained, and it’s timing at least to me is suspicious.

Well, I suggested one explanation. I don't claim it to be the only one.

 

[livingston]

 

[Saltwater60]

Then there is this ...
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I’ve never hurt or threatened anyone.

 

[Beerman]

I’m not so sure. A single occupant vehicle doing a u turn in the end of a driveway should not, in any rational human, generate a fight response.

You’re not referring to the shooting in Hebron, are you? First off, for the record, I AM NOT DEFENDING THE SHOOTER IN ANY WAY. It was much more than a U-turn at the end of his driveway, though. That event transpired from THREE vehicles driving up a quarter mile long single lane private, marked, posted, signed, driveway, as the underage occupants (several kids, not a single occupant) searched for a house party. It did not warrant deadly force, and the shooter should be held accountable for his actions. The vehicles/occupants were trespassing, not “just turning around.” The homeowner is an idiot and will likely (hopefully) lose everything he thought he was “defending.”

 

[Jsmegs77]

You’re not referring to the shooting in Hebron, are you? First off, for the record, I AM NOT DEFENDING THE SHOOTER IN ANY WAY. It was much more than a U-turn at the end of his driveway, though. That event transpired from THREE vehicles driving up a quarter mile long single lane private, marked, posted, signed, driveway, as the underage occupants (several kids, not a single occupant) searched for a house party. It did not warrant deadly force, and the shooter should be held accountable for his actions. The vehicles/occupants were trespassing, not “just turning around.” The homeowner is an idiot and will likely (hopefully) lose everything he thought he was “defending.”

I was, and I had bad information as to the number of people and further, vehicles.

I would like to state though, that even given the number of people and vehicles, and the fact that they continued up a posted driveway, still does not warrant a belligerent initial response. I am as privacy seeking as they come, and the most likely of anyone I know to answer with a handgun in my hand inside a pocket, or a shotgun held in the hand behind a half opened door. I would have wandered out to the the vehicles cheerfully and inquired what they were looking for since obviously I didn’t invite them or order anything to be delivered in such a fashion.

Bullets aren’t the answer to simple trespassing, as I’m sure everyone here agrees.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Then there is this ...
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Guess she's not talking about me. Bitch be crazy by osmosis from her patients.

 

[Willyone]

Crime being on the increase in many areas combined with the number of LEO's on the decrease, then actually seeing the crime on videos, many people are paranoid and making bad and sometimes deadly decisions. People need to get back to being level headed.

 

[Beerman]

I was, and I had bad information as to the number of people and further, vehicles.

I would like to state though, that even given the number of people and vehicles, and the fact that they continued up a posted driveway, still does not warrant a belligerent initial response. I am as privacy seeking as they come, and the most likely of anyone I know to answer with a handgun in my hand inside a pocket, or a shotgun held in the hand behind a half opened door. I would have wandered out to the the vehicles cheerfully and inquired what they were looking for since obviously I didn’t invite them or order anything to be delivered in such a fashion.

Bullets aren’t the answer to simple trespassing, as I’m sure everyone here agrees.

I was born and raised deep within the Adirondacks, and knew from a very young age that you never drive up posted roads/driveways/trails (especially not at night!) unless you’re expected or you have permission. This was a terrible game of FAFO and it went bad for all players.