Guns freak me out, I don't want them in the house but i'd be lying if I said I didn't entertain the notion of buying a shotgun. I don't trust these people to not go purge on me because of hand sanitizer
Capitalism is gonna strike you say. And I say...yeah, I can see it happening.Things are going to be weird until supply meets demand which it will at some point because there's no way that food companies and grocery stores aren't going to be cashing in on this.
Seemed like a good time to do it lol.
Because what matters is the degree to which it makes you "less safe." If owning a car involves a bet against the odds every time you merge onto the highway, then what matters is the degree of actual danger, which we perceive to be more than acceptable. It's well worth the trade to own a car. It's the same story for most of these people who squirrel away a few guns, know how to handle them, and generally don't build their entire identity around being an open carry cowboy. We're talking about tens of millions of households that find this to be a worthwhile trade. The statement "owning a gun makes you less safe" is a spurious statement because the opposite can never realistically be true. For it to be true, we'd need basically no rule of law aka whatever apocalyptic scenario you want to dream up.
I have a lot of respect for the poster that said they didn't want a gun in the house because they might use it to commit suicide. Not everyone should own a gun and I wish the laws were a lot tighter. Strict regulation is a minor annoyance for a big jump in safety.
Gonna be totally honest I gave real thought to going out to get one too. Fear is a hell of a drug.
This is my home defense. All I have is a 55lb recurve and some decent target arrows. Also a big dog.
that 2nd source @'ing cernovich has ...uh...quite the timeline.So along with medicine, baby formula, cleaning supplies, and formula, Americans are lining up to get ready for real life Resident Evil
So what are YOU doing to upgrade your 'ol home defense while we're all under quarantine?
For the record, my home is gun-free. Can't say the same for my neighbors.
It's not the virus they're looking to shoot.
Again, this false equivalency around cars gets used again and again and it doesn't stop it from being false. The entire purpose for the existence of firearms is to kill things. The entire purpose of a car is not to kill things. The other issue I have with your take is "people think it's well worth the risks to own a car". This is true. "It's the same story for people who squirrel away a few guns", this is not true. We as a society take the risks into account when it comes to vehicles, however, there are fewer and fewer households that own firearms in the United States. There is real polling that shows that people are in favor of stricter gun control. And yet, we have people like you who muddy the water with semantic arguments to try to defend these fucking morons who are buying up ammo as if it's World War Z. People don't agree on firearms, people agree on cars.
I don't feel like continuing to engage you on this as it's clear you think throwing around semantic arguments to be a shield against real criticisms of this type of behavior. Stop legitimizing, stop justifying and stop defending this shit. It's gross and it will kill people.
So you gave absolutely no thought. Wonderful.
If you were born and raised in New York City, the rest of the state and Staten Island is the Dark Zone.
that 2nd source @'ing cernovich has ...uh...quite the timeline.
So what are YOU doing to upgrade your 'ol home defense while we're all under quarantine?
Yeah.
It's a serious situation, but society will be fine.Society will never quite be the same after this whole thing is over.
THIS is the reason why people should be afraid to go outside, more so than the virus.
Out of my own morbid curiosity, what's the retail price on a hand gun? Asault rifle?
Owning a firearm makes you more likely to be shot. It doesn't make sense at all.
You can get used 9mm/45 hi-points for $100-120 or any POS saturday night special tho they arnt the most ideal option. $200-300 will get you more higher quality budget ones, surplus stuff or the lower end of police trade ins. REAL "Assault Rifles" will run you $10,000+ and involve a lot of red tape. Semi-auto rifles like the AR15 can be gotten for as low as $375-500 for entry ones.Out of my own morbid curiosity, what's the retail price on a hand gun? Asault rifle?
Give it time. It will
hand guns go around 200 bucks and assault rifle around 500.Out of my own morbid curiosity, what's the retail price on a hand gun? Asault rifle?
Every handgun I've bought has been ~$450-600. But there are cheap crap guns that can be had for less.Out of my own morbid curiosity, what's the retail price on a hand gun? Asault rifle?
You can get some bottom barrel hi point for $200 and build an AR-15 for about $500.Out of my own morbid curiosity, what's the retail price on a hand gun? Asault rifle?
Again, this isn't it.People expect society to break down so they plan on killing their neighbors.
I will wait for someone who used to sell water to explain why people are buying water in the face of a crisis before coming to any conclusions.
I laughed way too hard at this. How is there a Simpsons gif so perfectly suited for every situation?
They knew how people would react to stuff their are not used to or did the wacky take of events. And then the wacky became reality.I laughed way too hard at this. How is there a Simpsons gif so perfectly suited for every situation?
Others have also explained ammo runs, but go ahead and keep thinking it's to kill neighbors. 🙄
Ammo hoarding is extremely common, and happens all the time.
Ammo prices tend to be extremely volatile. As mentioned if theres a hint of shortages people will buy stuff up and stockpile similarly to anything else in a crisis situation. They dont want to have to worry about not finding 9mm in a few months or even a year in some cases or be forced to spend $30 on a normal $9 box of ammo. People still want to be able to train, hunt, goto the range and just have something put away. Its really not about them thinking their going to blow someone away.
I would give the person my wallet instead of shooting them. Just a suggestion.I don't think anyone's "planning to shoot anyone with the sniffles", I think people are choosing to be ready in the off chance that the police can't help you if someone decides that they'll take advantage of first responders being swamped.
Think what you want, but if my neighbors aren't getting high in their car(with a line of sight to me) when I'm moving mine out of the driveway so my wife can just go in the morning, my P99 comes out the door with me. I've heard of one too many muggings within a few miles of me.
Typically to use at shooting ranges.But why are they hoarding ammo?
It's either to be able to kill many things, to kill things for a long time, or to resell at increased prices to someone who wants to do one of the former.
Ijust wanted to say one thing simpsons did not predict.
They didn't predict this but again, wacky became reality
The boviously won't be able to hunt or go to the shooting range in case of a lockdown, so I guess they'll expect international terrorist to enter their home, if the intention is not to kill their own neighbors.Others have also explained ammo runs, but go ahead and keep thinking it's to kill neighbors. 🙄