California gun panic buying surges yet again

[Suck My Glock]

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/08/la-gun-stores-see-spike-in-business-after-capitol-riot/

LA Gun Stores See Spike In Business After Capitol Riot

Gun stores in the Los Angeles area were seeing a drastic increase in sales following Wednesday’s violent breach of the U.S. Capitol building.


Redstone Firearms in Burbank, Calif. Jan. 7, 2020. (CBSLA)

Several area gun stores were seeing an uptick in first-time buyers. Redstone Firearms in Burbank told CBSLA it saw a sudden 40% increase in people looking to purchase a gun, take safety classes and shoot at their range
“All of a sudden the text messages and the phone calls and the emails began to skyrocket,” Redstone Firearms co-owner Geneva Solomon told CBSLA Thursday “We woke up and just had a lot of different sales online, and today we’ve had an influx of business that we typically wouldn’t see on a Thursday.”

Kimberly Bailey, a first-time gun buyer, said that she was nervous about the purchase.

“It’s a little scary, but I feel it’s very necessary thing to do right now,” Bailey said, adding that the safety of herself and her elderly mother is top of mind.

“It just kind of put a nail to it,” she said of the attack on the Capitol. “It’s something that I always knew that we needed to do, but yesterday, I kind of like said, ‘let’s go.’”

 

[Suck My Glock]

On a related note,...I have 3 female acquaintences who in the last 2 days are now very suddenly motivated for me to take them out for some introductory basic handgun instruction and familiarization. No former romantic liazons,...just female people whom I'm friendly with who know my character and trust enough in these times to do what was previously uncomfortable. I'm thrilled to be of service, though even if a bit annoyed at the late date.

I expect we all here are going to get a bunch of such requests.

 

[iammaxwell]

Hopefully, it means people are waking up to how screwed up things are everywhere, on all sides. And not just fanning the flames

 

[Black Sunshine]

The media's reaction has been among the most egregious display of hypocrisy I've ever seen. It's not surprising that the sheeple are freaked out. The (apparent) instant acceptance, by these sheeple, that the entire group in attendance are "domestic terrorists" is sickening and disturbing. Was 1984 used as a template for what we're witnessing?

 

[Ben7]

On a related note,...I have 3 female acquaintences who in the last 2 days are now very suddenly motivated for me to take them out for some introductory basic handgun instruction and familiarization. No former romantic liazons,...just female people whom I'm friendly with who know my character and trust enough in these times to do what was previously uncomfortable. I'm thrilled to be of service, though even if a bit annoyed at the late date.

I expect we all here are going to get a bunch of such requests.

Just had two such requests yesterday. From my Canadian refugee friends, no less. One of which has turned down numerous offers from me to take him shooting over the past 10 years. Texted me Friday, said “It’s time that I learn to shoot”.

 

[Pawe17]

Im happy. The more people that has guns, the more opponents the anti gun people will have. but sad at the same time because these will lead to more ammo shortage and overpricing. I miss shooting steel matches already.

 

[Solar_Empire]

I'm thrilled to be of service, though even if a bit annoyed at the late date.

I expect we all here are going to get a bunch of such requests.

You're a better man than I am. I've gotten more than a few too and denied all but one, friends and family alike. I had ONE lady I know in March that had been saving for a handgun and taking her 2A rights seriously before all this started. She was nervous with the election and lockdown talk that she wasn't going to be able to afford a proper amount of ammo and the gun she wanted in time. I hooked her up. Pre-chynaflu I was willing to go out of my way to help people find deals on guns and ammo, chip in by letting them fire my ammo and my guns and getting to clean everything when I get home. Now they want me to find them cheap guns and cheap ammo or better yet sell them my stuff for next to nothing. If it wasn't important then, it isn't important now. Maybe a little Ash-hole of me but I'm tired of trying to help people to get cast aside unless a crisis arises.

 

[Suck My Glock]

I'm thrilled to be of service, though even if a bit annoyed at the late date.

I expect we all here are going to get a bunch of such requests.

You're a better man than I am. I've gotten more than a few too and denied all but one, friends and family alike. I had ONE lady I know in March that had been saving for a handgun and taking her 2A rights seriously before all this started. She was nervous with the election and lockdown talk that she wasn't going to be able to afford a proper amount of ammo and the gun she wanted in time. I hooked her up. Pre-chynaflu I was willing to go out of my way to help people find deals on guns and ammo, chip in by letting them fire my ammo and my guns and getting to clean everything when I get home. Now they want me to find them cheap guns and cheap ammo or better yet sell them my stuff for next to nothing. If it wasn't important then, it isn't important now. Maybe a little Ash-hole of me but I'm tired of trying to help people to get cast aside unless a crisis arises.

Oh don't get me wrong. No one gets any discounts these days. That's the first thing I informed these ladies of. The answer is always YES,...the question is "How much?" Yes, I can get you a gun. Yes, I can get you ammo. But I also explain how the prices have gone stoopid and shall remain so for the next 4 years. After the economic lesson, I explain that my advice and help is free, and THAT is the discount.

In the coming war, many of us old fat dudes won't be able to fill active roles. But this is one I CAN do. So since I'm essentially disabled/retired and have the time and knowledge, my public service is helping to arm up as many folks as I can. In this war, everbody has a part.

 

[Gunslinger808]

I’m vetting anyone I take out for lessons carefully.
No way am I going to take a liberal Biden voter out and show them anything, much less assist them with a firearms or ammo purchase.

Plus as Solar Empire stated, now all of a sudden it’s imperative that they be armed?
After years of warnings and signs of what was coming they expect me to drop everything and outfit or train them?
Yeah, no.

 

[Suck My Glock]

I’m vetting anyone I take out for lessons carefully.
No way am I going to take a liberal Biden voter out and show them anything, much less assist them with a firearms or ammo purchase.

Well that goes without saying. Did I really need to state that? Heck I might take them out to the desert,...but whether they come back,....

 

[Gunslinger808]

Ha, lots of old mine shafts out there, gotta be real careful newbies don’t accidentally fall in one.

 

[xerts1911]

 

[Robert1234]

Degenerates in California will still vote for gun grabbers, even after deciding they need a gun. Voters in that state are incapable of recognizing the irony of their politics. Never seen a dumber group of people than California democrat voters.

 

[Az desert rat 1]

This could be a plus for California. With the increase of first time gun owner the next time a gun control measure comes up they will stop and think. If I vote yes I could lose the right to keep my firearm.

 

[knockonit]

This could be a plus for California. With the increase of first time gun owner the next time a gun control measure comes up they will stop and think. If I vote yes I could lose the right to keep my firearm.

hahahahah, hahahahahah, what a silly statement, they will think, yeah right, they've had decades to think, we know how that went, and its too late to worry about that shiathole, its gone, lost,

time to worry about dear ole Arizona,

of course just my opinion
Rj

 

[Vinnie B]

This could be a plus for California. With the increase of first time gun owner the next time a gun control measure comes up they will stop and think. If I vote yes I could lose the right to keep my firearm.

hahahahah, hahahahahah, what a silly statement, they will think, yeah right, they've had decades to think, we know how that went, and its too late to worry about that shiathole, its gone, lost,

time to worry about dear ole Arizona,

of course just my opinion
Rj

It seems like all they are doing is moving over here and most, (I do know a few good refugee voters) vote for the same stupid shit over here that they voted in over there.

 

[Bosshaug]

Some people that know I'm an RSO have approached me wanting to go to the range. Gun owners, but have not shot in ages. Recent events have opened their eyes, now they want to acquire more handguns and ammo. Well.....you know how the ammo situation is these days.

 

[High Standard]

My favorite nephew who lives in SoCal finally decided he needed to protect his family from the homeless that are now wandering through his once beautiful blue collar neighborhood. He has found them camping out in and around his neighborhood. He is terrified for his family. Especially his kids.

He has two firearms that he inherited from his grandfather (my father) that he let fall into disrepair. He walked into a LGS and they were just unpacking 3 Glock 17’s. Only Gen 3 are CA Compliant. A customer who was in the store before my nephew arrived immediately walked over to the salesman and bought the first gun out of the box. My nephew bought the second and the third was being sold as my nephew was filling out his paperwork. He had been searching for several months. Every LGS around him is doing first come first served. So he lucked out. He paid $599 for it and it was $775 after all the add-on fees and taxes. Damn ripoff. He picked it up yesterday.

No one has any ammo, however. Fortunately, his father had a couple of extra boxes he gave him so at least he can fill up his mags. And I have a couple of 10 round mags I will give him.