Pandemic, protests, politics driving US gun salesStudents fire AR-15 semi-automatic rifles at the Boondocks Firearms Academy in Jackson, MississippiJACKSON (UNITED STATES) - From the countryside to the cities, Americans are engaged in a frenzy of gun-buying fueled by the pandemic, protests and politics. Brenda Dumas, wearing ear protectors and adopting a shooter's stance, takes aim at a cardboard target with her new gun. He said he bought his first gun "right at the very beginning of the pandemic, late February maybe." Like Chernoff, the Long Island gun dealer, DeLoca said his customers come from all sorts of backgrounds. Winkler said there "tends to be an increase in gun sales" whenever there's a presidential election.

Source: Bangkok Post October 07, 2020 01:52 UTC