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Post by milspec on Aug 16, 2020 8:33:08 GMT 10
This came up today. It will have a bearing on availability here as well.
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Post by spinifex on Aug 16, 2020 8:49:48 GMT 10
Queue panic buying and purchase limits?
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Post by norseman on Aug 16, 2020 9:15:22 GMT 10
This came up today. It will have a bearing on availability here as well. Powder, primers and .22 are always first to go! Also this from last night:- |
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Post by Beno on Aug 16, 2020 10:01:29 GMT 10
*yawn*
Yanks are always running out of ammo cause they are obsessed with AR/AK meltdown tests 😂
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Post by norseman on Aug 16, 2020 10:46:54 GMT 10
*yawn* Yanks are always running out of ammo cause they are obsessed with AR/AK meltdown tests 😂 Beno Got to agree with that! |
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Post by Beno on Aug 16, 2020 12:09:06 GMT 10
*yawn* Yanks are always running out of ammo cause they are obsessed with AR/AK meltdown tests 😂 Beno Got to agree with that! It’s the true cost of having fun. |
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Post by frostbite on Aug 16, 2020 12:44:20 GMT 10
A clearing patrol from the comfort of your camp chair expends a lot of ammunition.
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Post by pugs on Aug 16, 2020 21:49:12 GMT 10
Realistically , we should all be already pretty much stocked up for this situation anyway , we could all see this shtf fan coming for a while So it’s no surprise there are shortages ...
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Post by dirtdiva on Aug 17, 2020 1:00:36 GMT 10
A record 10.3 million firearms were purchased in the first half of 2020, according to NSSF’s adjusted NICS data. They report, “The highest overall firearm sales increase comes from Black men and women who show a 58.2 percent increase in purchases during the first six months of 2020 versus the same period last year.” They previously estimated that 40% of all gun sales went to first-time buyers.
NSSF lists the overall demographics for gun sales in the first half of 2020:
During the first half of 2020, retailers noted that the overall makeup of their customers consisted of 55.8 percent white males, 16.6 percent white females, 9.3 percent Black males, 5.4 percent Black females, 6.9 percent Hispanic males, 2.2 percent Hispanic females, 3.1 percent Asian males and 0.7 percent Asian females.
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Post by frostbite on Aug 17, 2020 5:20:15 GMT 10
A record 10.3 million firearms were purchased in the first half of 2020, according to NSSF’s adjusted NICS data. They report, “The highest overall firearm sales increase comes from Black men and women who show a 58.2 percent increase in purchases during the first six months of 2020 versus the same period last year.” They previously estimated that 40% of all gun sales went to first-time buyers. NSSF lists the overall demographics for gun sales in the first half of 2020: During the first half of 2020, retailers noted that the overall makeup of their customers consisted of 55.8 percent white males, 16.6 percent white females, 9.3 percent Black males, 5.4 percent Black females, 6.9 percent Hispanic males, 2.2 percent Hispanic females, 3.1 percent Asian males and 0.7 percent Asian females. How do they get this data? What sort of nation records your race when you purchase something? |
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Post by milspec on Aug 17, 2020 9:10:24 GMT 10
Realistically , we should all be already pretty much stocked up for this situation anyway , we could all see this shtf fan coming for a while So it’s no surprise there are shortages ... Yes, very true. Except you might find yourself caught short if you're in the process of buying a new calibre for which you don't have a stock of ammunition. |
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Post by dirtdiva on Aug 17, 2020 10:47:19 GMT 10
A record 10.3 million firearms were purchased in the first half of 2020, according to NSSF’s adjusted NICS data. They report, “The highest overall firearm sales increase comes from Black men and women who show a 58.2 percent increase in purchases during the first six months of 2020 versus the same period last year.” They previously estimated that 40% of all gun sales went to first-time buyers. NSSF lists the overall demographics for gun sales in the first half of 2020: During the first half of 2020, retailers noted that the overall makeup of their customers consisted of 55.8 percent white males, 16.6 percent white females, 9.3 percent Black males, 5.4 percent Black females, 6.9 percent Hispanic males, 2.2 percent Hispanic females, 3.1 percent Asian males and 0.7 percent Asian females. How do they get this data? What sort of nation records your race when you purchase something? When you purchase a firearm you have to fill out paperwork and have a background check in the U.S. so I would assume from that paperwork. There are loop holes though. If you buy from an individual or off a street corner or at a gun show maybe. |
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Post by dirtdiva on Aug 17, 2020 10:54:04 GMT 10
Those statistics don't necessarily mean anything though. I have lots of guns in my name that I do not own. I have bought guns for my sons when they were young for Christmas presents and their birthdays. All 3 sons are hunters. Have bought guns as presents for my husband through the years. Will buy them for my grandsons as they grow up probably.
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Post by frostbite on Aug 17, 2020 11:47:08 GMT 10
I know about the background checks, just find it weird, especially in the land of the free, that government records your ethnicity when purchasing a gun.
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Post by bce1 on Aug 17, 2020 18:06:13 GMT 10
Even if well prepared, good excuse to justify a another 500 brick of .22 and 50 12g number 4!!
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Post by milspec on Aug 17, 2020 19:31:36 GMT 10
Even if well prepared, good excuse to justify a another 500 brick of .22 and 50 12g number 4!! Yeah I only just bought my first .22 so, time to get some ammo. |
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Post by SA Hunter on Aug 17, 2020 20:58:24 GMT 10
Has anyone heard if there are shortages here?
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Post by dirtdiva on Aug 17, 2020 21:27:43 GMT 10
I know about the background checks, just find it weird, especially in the land of the free, that government records your ethnicity when purchasing a gun. For some reason the government records your ethnicity here for everything. They are truly obsessed with it. Any form that you fill out for anything usually asks that question. I like to just leave them blank to keep them guessing. Right now we are going through a US census. They send people to your door to ask how many people live at your residence and what ethnicity you are. This is country wide. It is done every 10 years. |
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Post by fei on Aug 17, 2020 23:48:10 GMT 10
I know about the background checks, just find it weird, especially in the land of the free, that government records your ethnicity when purchasing a gun. For some reason the government records your ethnicity here for everything. They are truly obsessed with it. Any form that you fill out for anything usually asks that question. I like to just leave them blank to keep them guessing. Right now we are going through a US census. They send people to your door to ask how many people live at your residence and what ethnicity you are. This is country wide. It is done every 10 years. This is strange, as one of the Youtube medical channels I regularly visit was saying there is incomplete data on COVID-19 patients' ethnicity (point being that this doc reckons from anecdotal evidence that the darker the skin colour, the more likely the percentage of worse sickness (something to do with lower vitamin C in people with darker skin)). |
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Post by dirtdiva on Aug 18, 2020 1:33:25 GMT 10
I had read also that many immigrant and minority groups seem to be hit harder by Covid. Have heard several different accounts as far as reasons. But it does seem to be a common theme. Also just because the information is collected doesn't mean that they use it well or provide it to those that really need it. Depends on who it benefits.
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