A buddy that works at the biggest gunshop in the area just called. He said there were about a thousand people in there. The wait was 2-3 hours for checkout. Many were buying 4 ARs at a time. He said they were selling them faster than they could open the boxes and tote 4 at a time to the shelf. They had to scream at folks grabbing at them and trying to snatch them out of their hands before they could set them down. I guess ultimately they were kicked out and one was maced so the others saw and started calming down, waiting for them to set them on the rack. He said they sold 6,000 and some yesterday. Today they figure that they will top 10,000 and be out.
The wife said yesterday that they were buying 2 at a time at the local walmart. The ones buying singles were saying they wish they had the money to buy more to sell later. The ones buying multiples were saying it was for their retirement fund or they only needed one but figured they could tripple their money on the other one(s). They sold out quick, but their gun sales were over $100,000 more than the same day a year ago. Now here is my question on this. If the ban is going to be on the sell, resell or transfer of rifles meeting the criteria, why are these folks buying in hopes of making a buck later on? I imagine we will hear a lot of fed stings in the media later on when average fellows are trying to sell these rifles, knowingly or unknowingly, illegally. If I'm not mistaken a bill was passed at some point that required inherited guns to be registered. If that is the case then there is their confiscation avenue. If you have one then when you die it would not be legal to transfer it to the inheritee, correct? If folks would put as much energy in standing up for their rights as they do with the impulse buying we wouldn't be in this shape right now.
