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justanidea

(291 posts) Sun Dec 16, 2012, 02:47 PM Dec 2012

Just went to the gun section of Gander Mountain [View all]

I've never seen it so packed before in my life. Some were no doubt there to panic buy. However I talked to 3 people there who were buying their first gun.

One woman about my age (early 20s) was just standing around by the counter for about 20 minutes. Then the counter guy turned and said to her "Nope not yet".

Turns put she was buying her first gun and was waiting for them to call in the background check. The reason she was waiting is that the NICS (background check system) was temporarily down due to the massive amount of calls they are getting today.

Pretty crazy shit.

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Just went to the gun section of Gander Mountain [View all] justanidea Dec 2012 OP

People are stocking up on any weapons they want to get that may come under a renewed AWB, kelly1mm Dec 2012 #1

So I take it that this run on guns is because people believe they are going to be Cleita Dec 2012 #2

No, that's reality. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #4

Manufacturers of weapons and ammo SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #8

That scene is repeating itself all across the country. MineralMan Dec 2012 #3

Good, it means they're 4.5 times more likely to be frazzled Dec 2012 #5

The branas study is quite flawed. justanidea Dec 2012 #10

No, sorry: it's the only peer-reviewed study out there frazzled Dec 2012 #12

That doesnt change the fact that it is flawed. justanidea Dec 2012 #14

They probably read about how the president is going to have the Black Panthers going door RB TexLa Dec 2012 #6

Perhaps some people finally recognize that government is not obligated to protect them and in fact jody Dec 2012 #7

Jody, I'm not your enemy here at DU and I agree with many of your posts Cleita Dec 2012 #11

Sorry but SCOTUS says govt is not obligated to protect anyone unless they are in custody. jody Dec 2012 #15

law enforcement agencies are underfunded and have a harder time protecting people because of bettyellen Dec 2012 #16

Those aren't recent rulings as you can learn easily on the internet. nt jody Dec 2012 #17

Good way for the Rethugs to extend their ground game. Tutonic Dec 2012 #9

Guns Plus has been SRO since Friday. nc4bo Dec 2012 #13

Unfortunately, this is not at all surprising. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #18