Gun sales soar after San Bernardino shooting

[rsacamano]

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[SmittynMo]

1. I wonder how many

of these guns will fall into the hands of toddlers. Is it worth the risk? By the sales, the odds just went up 185K of 3M. I mean, how many more innocent children and adults have to die to guns, just so you can say "I need it for protection". The last I heard, this country was NOT in a police state. Note I said COUNTRY, not your town.

So let's arm every man, and woman and make it legal to carry anywhere. Lets say we all go to the mall and a fight breaks out. Everyone pulls out theirs guns for protection. Split second decisions will need to be made on what to do and who to shoot. The quickest hand obviously wins. Once that first shot is heard, what do you think the result will be? Where do you think you'll be?

Yeah, I really need protection, don't I?

[Eleanors38]

8. Accidental gun deaths for kids under 15: Well less than 100 in last reporting year...

...continuing a long downward trend, even as gun purchases increase.

[Moostache]

2. There is no increase in "safety" when you create a net increase in danger.

More people with guns will NEVER make the general population safer. Just more likely to die in a brainless, fear-fest crossfire when these morons buying guns for "safety" get spooked by a car back-firing.

[drynberg]

3. I WONDER HOW MUCH FEAR FACTORS INTO THE BUY NOW EQUATION...?

Maybe 100%, or very close...thanks Donald!

[zebonaut]

4. Long long lines; and of course; only "good guys" made purchases

[zebonaut]

5. So the Teabaggers are getting Played. If only they knew

[pediatricmedic]

6. The firearms industry is thanking the "ban all guns" sales group, your setting records

[Squinch]

7. Proof that this hobby attracts a lot of complete assholes.

[Eleanors38]

9. It is just possible those purchasers read the kind of stuff in these threads...

It is also quite possible that purchases are for more than over-blown concerns of terrorism, bans and anti-somebody rhetoric.

They may be a way of showing a collective middle finger to over-heated rhetoric.

If you are Really concerned about "proliferation," quit "putting out the fire with gasoline." (Bowie)

[Eleanors38]

10. Gun sales have been soaring like a 747 since before Obama took office,

and have been running factories 24-7 since before tRump & Co. discovered the bigotry can work like a champ. Just before San Bernandino, the NICS reported over 186,000 clearances for sale. A record for ONE DAY. And the previous month was a record.

Please review Pew, Yougov, and Gallup's data re: increases in buyers. There is an increasing chance there are More buyers, not the usual suspects making additional purchases. It may behoove one to try some serious attempts at dialog, rather than to trot out the usual Cartoon Nooz.