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Fumesucker

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Tue Mar 12, 2013, 10:31 PM

Mar 2013

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/18/16570552-gun-stores-running-low-on-weapons-as-sales-surge-owners-say?lite

Documents obtained by NBC News from the state of Connecticut through a Freedom of Information Act request show a spike in gun sales in the hours and days after the deaths of 20 schoolchildren and six staffers at Sandy Hook Elementary.

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As the first news was breaking in Connecticut a month ago, buyers were having the same reaction. Between 11 a.m. and noon Dec. 14, firearms retailers in the state were busy performing 105 background checks – nearly double the amount logged in the same lunchtime hour a week earlier.

A total of 725 background checks were performed that day, up from 585 a week before. The trend continued in the days ahead, resulting in a 55 percent week-over-week increase in checks.

Across the country, background checks were also surging: 900,000 more background checks were reported in December 2012 than in the same month of 2011. In total, over 3.1 million more background checks were recorded in 2012 than in 2011.

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Our country is sick! Massive ammo shortages in gun shops! [View all] Maraya1969 Mar 2013 OP

The mayors against guns should buy them all, then buy the business and shut them down graham4anything Mar 2013 #1

So a new generation of businessmen can open up new gun shops. hack89 Mar 2013 #2

Change all the ordinance rules like they got rid of porno stores. graham4anything Mar 2013 #3

You realize none of that is remotely possible? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #5

Once the court/law/candidates are changed, the world will be an anti-gun oyster graham4anything Mar 2013 #6

Better get cracking then - you have a monumental task ahead of you. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #7

Easier said then done. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #9

Hillary/Napolitano 16/20 Michelle24 Michelle/Schlossberg28 Schlossberg 32 36 graham4anything Mar 2013 #13

Great Lurker Deluxe Mar 2013 #8

That group has a higher felony rate that CCW holders ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #12

How many folks have mayors shot, like CCWers such as Zimmy, Holmes, Stawicki, & other CCW'd yahoos? Hoyt Mar 2013 #46

It's too late. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. N/t kittykitty Mar 2013 #82

A good dentist can ask "Is it safe" and eradicate the cavities graham4anything Mar 2013 #83

"Doomsday Prepper" show probably freaking out the gun nuts Submariner Mar 2013 #4

The paid NRA hacks just keep showing up too. DainBramaged Mar 2013 #15

Do you mean posts #1 anf #4? They are wonderful at this. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #26

No guardian Mar 2013 #49

The gun buying frenzy went into overdrive immediately after Sandy Hook Fumesucker Mar 2013 #73

if you say so. nt guardian Mar 2013 #74

... Fumesucker Mar 2013 #75

chicken and the egg? guardian Mar 2013 #78

A classroom ankle deep in the blood of first graders tends to upset and disgust normal people Fumesucker Mar 2013 #84

name calling 101 guardian Mar 2013 #85

This has been going on for several years now. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #10

I hate hoarding. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #11

Terrorist rightwing extremists with guns need to be nipped in the bud. graham4anything Mar 2013 #14

They're hiding everywhere. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #16

Every other reason for having a gun has been rebuked. There is no other. graham4anything Mar 2013 #18

The great toilet paper shortage trick has allready been done... wandy Mar 2013 #32

Nah, you are wrong. Jenoch Mar 2013 #41

Oh. Really? The Great Chicken Wing Shortage of 2013........... wandy Mar 2013 #44

I also remember Jenoch Mar 2013 #45

If gunners think gun control will not happen upaloopa Mar 2013 #17

So you agree that they are misguided? hack89 Mar 2013 #19

We probably agree on a lot of things we just don't discuss them upaloopa Mar 2013 #21

I think you are right. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #23

Possibly another reason discussed recently... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #30

Its called voting with your wallet. N/T beevul Mar 2013 #81

Even reloading equipment and supplies are in short supply with long back-order times slackmaster Mar 2013 #20

"It started right around the election, as soon as President Obama mentioned gun control" bullwinkle428 Mar 2013 #22

He may have been referencing the re-election. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #33

You are wrong. Jenoch Mar 2013 #43

You do realize that statements like your are why MicaelS Mar 2013 #24

Did You Run Out And Buy Gobs of Bullets otohara Mar 2013 #54

No, but I did buy MicaelS Mar 2013 #72

Maybe its because the govt bought 1.6 billion of them. Zax2me Mar 2013 #25

Are they trying to create a shortage? Skip Intro Mar 2013 #50

All the gun shops I drive past in GA always have "Sale!" banners out front. RiffRandell Mar 2013 #27

We are not sick because of drones,wars, poverty, health care...but people buying before prices go up The Straight Story Mar 2013 #28

homeowner's insurance? greymattermom Mar 2013 #29

No. The biggest danger of huge ammo caches is caving in your floor. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #31

Why would it? former9thward Mar 2013 #34

Not at all, unless your area has some kind of fire code that limits storage of ammunition slackmaster Mar 2013 #55

Gun manufacturers should have to display photos of mangled corpses and wounded people Lint Head Mar 2013 #35

I know one company which has zombies on their's. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #37

We need the same on our paychecks and car ads The Straight Story Mar 2013 #38

Do you think the IRS should have photos... NCTraveler Mar 2013 #88

.223s: Keep talking about bans, and more will be sold. nt Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #36

They blame the government. Earth_First Mar 2013 #39

there was a line that stretched a mile-long to get into the gun show in san diego.. frylock Mar 2013 #40

THIS. Earth_First Mar 2013 #42

Why do we allow people to manufacture their own ammunition with no regulation? mwrguy Mar 2013 #47

I can brew all the beer, wine, and cider I want... Clames Mar 2013 #48

Beer is restricted to 100 gallons/ individual or 200 gallons per household JVS Mar 2013 #51

Which is more than 10x what I want to make. Clames Mar 2013 #61

That would be more than I'd ever want. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #67

"Making ammunition is a very technical and detailed process" rdharma Mar 2013 #52

It is if... sarisataka Mar 2013 #53

So you exercise caution when you reload. ... spin Mar 2013 #57

All true and wise sarisataka Mar 2013 #59

Drop your powder. Put the filled cases in a loading block. .... spin Mar 2013 #71

It is but it isn't. sir pball Mar 2013 #89

For you and your demonstrated lack of technical understanding... Clames Mar 2013 #60

No regulation on reloading your own ammo. rdharma Mar 2013 #56

In theory great. SQUEE Mar 2013 #62

Who provides the training, and who provides the credentials? rdharma Mar 2013 #63

LOL Clames Mar 2013 #64

A complete moron can learn to reload. rdharma Mar 2013 #65

Well that explains you and your method. Clames Mar 2013 #68

"Tuning handloads is as much science...." rdharma Mar 2013 #69

Ignorance. Clames Mar 2013 #70

There's no oversight of commercial ammunition, either. sir pball Mar 2013 #90

And this is why its not unreasonable for a regular shooter to keep 10K of ammo on hand aikoaiko Mar 2013 #58

Three boxes per customer per day??!! KamaAina Mar 2013 #66

I've been saying tax ammunition for years Drale Mar 2013 #76

2000 rounds of .22 LR ... Straw Man Mar 2013 #79

Look! We have rules here at DU dammit... pkdu Mar 2013 #77

What are they doing with it all? Knightraven Mar 2013 #80

What you do with all ammo sarisataka Mar 2013 #87

Bubbles can hit any commodity. Recursion Mar 2013 #86