As Washington focuses on what Vice President Joe Biden will propose next week to curb gun violence, gun and ammunition sales are rising sharply in the United States as people rush to expand their arsenals in advance of any restrictions that might be imposed.
People were crowded five deep at the tiny counter of a gun shop near Atlanta, where a pastor from Knoxville, Tenn., was among the customers who showed up in person after the store’s website halted sales because of low inventory. Emptying gun cases and bare shelves gave a picked-over feel to gun stores in many states.
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As a recent robbery-at-gunpoint victim, I am a living (fortunately) example of Unintended Consequences. Early Christmas night, a masked gunman appeared at my car window, demanding that I did not resist whatever he had in mind for me. I fought back with the only means that gun controllers had left open for me--my wits. I screamed, and threatened him with physical gestures that I had learned through the internet. The robber threatened to kill me, demonstrating that ability by pushing a gun in my face. Realizing that only a window pane stood between me and having my face blasted off, only the sound of my repeated blasting of the car's horn saved me as the desk attendant appeared in the hotel doorway, scaring off the robber. My handbag was gone with all its cards and cash which I am now painstakingly trying to replace. In their place,I now carry the image of that "masked man" plus a nervous reaction to anyone making even a normal movement on either side of me. I will ALWAYS be trying to overcome the effects of that robbery. Do you who favor actions that STRIP law-abiding, taxpaying, citizens from their ABILITY to protect themselves from harm, realize what you are doing?? Do you realize that your support of these measures includes restrictions on even Mace and pepperspray? Wake up America! Be discerning in what you wish for, BEFORE it happens to YOU.