Hysteria fuels sales of guns and ammo

Sun Sentinel ^ | 2/23/09 | Editors

[pissant]

It is time for many South Floridians to get a grip. Not on their weapons, but on their senses.

First, there was the big run on guns, both locally and nationally, when it was feared the Obama administration would quickly enact tougher gun legislation that would make it difficult to own guns.

Didn't happen. And doesn't figure to happen, particularly since the Supreme Court has reinforced the right of an individual to bear arms.

But that hasn't deterred some South Floridians, who are storming gun shops for ammunition - particularly rounds for military-style assault weapons.

[pissant]

Let me guess, the Sun Sentinel editors are a bunch of Obama kneepadders??

[Slapshot68]

“Didn’t happen”

Have 4 years flown by already?

[Red in Blue PA]

Lately, I’ve been spending about 4X more on ammo than on food.

And I do not think I am alone in that.

[mgc1122]

Being prepared is not hysteria ... see also “Ant and grasshopper”.

And for those opting for the grasshopper strategy, this is one ant who won’t be feeding you if push comes to shove.

[pissant]

No, but 4 weeks of gun grabbing appointments has...

[babyfreep]

First, there was the big run on guns, both locally and nationally, when it was feared the Obama administration would quickly enact tougher gun legislation that would make it difficult to own guns.

Give them a minute or two more, they will.

[Yo-Yo]

First, there was the big run on guns, both locally and nationally, when it was feared the Obama administration would quickly enact tougher gun legislation that would make it difficult to own guns.

Didn't happen.

Uh, Sun Sentinel, Zero was sworn into office on January 20^th. It is now February 23^rd.

Give him time...

[Red in Blue PA]

Not hysteria at all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=658WxZRh3ms&feature=related

[Sir Clancelot]

Hysteria?

So if a Floridian wants to exercise Second Amendment rights, they’re hysterical. I thought only rural Pennsylvanians wanted to cling to their guns, apparently its also Floridians.

And when talk show hosts want to exercise First Amendment rights, they say Fairness is more important that Free Speech. (Although I don’t remember which Amendment is the Fairness Amendment)

[DoughtyOne]

Since when is being prudent hysteria?

[Professor_Leonide]

I think it’s a good idea for all Americans to add another rifle or shotgun to their existing gun collection.

Buy a few boxes of ammo too.

[GOP Poet]

Hysteria? LOL. I wish. It’s plain ole’ common sense.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Stocking up on .223.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Instead of guns, they’ll go after the ammo. Surprise, surprise; they think Americans are stupid. DC arrogance has no limits.

[G.Mason]

Hysteria over a socialist / commie government?

Is that what I have?

History is quite clear on the cure for that kind of hysteria. I just don't remember the proper dosage.

Can anyone help me with that formula?

[Hardastarboard]

First, there was the big run on guns, both locally and nationally, when it was feared the Obama administration would quickly enact tougher gun legislation that would make it difficult to own guns.

Didn't happen. And doesn't figure to happen, particularly since the Supreme Court has reinforced the right of an individual to bear arms.

This author is a MORON!! Didn't happen!?!?! Zero's been in office for a MONTH! He's got 47 more months to ban guns. And just because the Supreme Court, the branch of "government" that liberals worship, says that we have a right to ban guns, liberals like to interpret that as meaning that we have a right to own a single shot pistol capable of firing only .22 shorts that we have to keep locked up at a police station, where we can only access it once a month to fire no more than 50 rounds at a time, after extensive mental and background checks.

Which means that in South Florida, the "normal Joe" who lives next-door might be filling up a spare room with ammo for an AR-15. Hardly a calming thought.

I'm one of those normal Joes who's never even been in a fist fight, and whose worst infraction against society has been speeding tickets, and very few of those. Everyone should be afraid of my small gun collection - I'm a thoroughly dangerous man.

Semi-automatic weapons should be banned, because the "normal Joe" simply doesn't need one, for protection or anything else.

You're right Adolf. Only the most intelligent liberal elite journalists like you should be able to determine who owns a gun.

But the ban has expired, and having more guns and ammo on the streets simply makes South Florida a more dangerous place, for cops and regular citizens alike.

Nothing like trotting out a tired, utterly disproven assertion to make your point. Where do I get one of these jobs as a "journalist" where I can ignore facts to make my point?

[CarryingOn]

“Didn’t happen. And doesn’t figure to happen”

This is an uniformed and unrealistic assessment of a government controlled by Liberal/Socialist Democrats.

[Red in Blue PA]

Excellent book:

http://www.amazon.com/More-Guns-Less-Crime-Understanding/dp/0226493644/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235412606&sr=8-1

[gundog]

You’re not alone. Nor are you hysterical. Anyone with any sense is doing likewise, as evidenced by the lack of ammo on local store shelves.

[Centurion2000]

My guess is the dems are going to wait until April 16th to start passing this stuff so that citizens can't starve the beast with an open revolt when it comes.