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#3032493 - 11/14/12 07:32 AM

Ammo

Slaughter-06
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Has anyone noticed if ammo is being bought up since the election?

I have not been any where to see myself.

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#3032504 - 11/14/12 07:37 AM

Re: Ammo [Re: Slaughter-06]

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Yes it is being bought up.

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#3032505 - 11/14/12 07:37 AM

Re: Ammo [Re: Slaughter-06]

Wildcat
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Yep, I made a couple posts about it.

Some online retailers show how many are in stock and though out the day it's been easy to go check on them and watch them sell case after case. After talking to several owners/mangers of different online shops they all told me that Federal ammo would go up 10-25% next year and that's on top of the election. Other ammo companies are going to follow Federal.

Bud's Gun shop did a RECORD of selling 2,000 guns the day after the election.

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#3032508 - 11/14/12 07:39 AM

Re: Ammo [Re: Wildcat]

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Lexington, Ky. (WKYT) - Buds Gun shop in Lexington is reporting a spike in gun sales since President Obama was re-electe

Customers are expressing the fear of new legislation to employees at Buds.

"I think they've got a lot of stuff in the pipelines and they'll probably make it a lot tougher to get them. I also think it'll make it a lot tougher to use them, " says Paul Sherwood, a gun supporter.

Sherwood's fear is shared by many gun supporters, who have helped boost business at Buds after Election Day.

"It was the largest day that we've ever had, " says Joe Murphy, owner at Buds.

Murphy says they sold over 2,000 guns the day after Election Day. Murphy says on a normal day, they sell about 600 guns.

Murphy doesn't think the spike in sales is all a result of President Obama getting re-elected, "I think a lot of it is fear of the economy. That's the trend we've been seeing over the past six to twelve months has been more fear of the environment and what's going on socially. There's been more break-ins. We're seeing a lot more first time handgun owners."

Gun sales also increased in 2008, after Obama became President. Murphy says the spike this time around is much greater, especially when it comes to assault rifles, "Probably from his comment during the debate , where he said he was going to look into an assault weapons ban. I think that's probably what created the surge."

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