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Gun Control & RKBA

Dial H For Hero

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3. They're selling them as fast as they can make them.

Reply to melm00se (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:10 PM

Oct 2020

If you're willing to pay panic prices, you can get guns & ammo. My BIL just bought his first AR-15 (a Ruger). The local gun shop was asking $850 plus tax, which is actually a very fair price at the moment. There's plenty of 5.56x45 available online if you're willing to pay a buck a round.....

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Soaring Gun Demand Boosts Firearm Maker Stocks [View all] friendly_iconoclast Oct 2020 OP

I wouldn't be surprised if the demand is due to liberals buying vercetti2021 Oct 2020 #1

This only counts if these manufacturers and retailers melm00se Oct 2020 #2

They're selling them as fast as they can make them. Dial H For Hero Oct 2020 #3

Supply chain, extended lead times and prices melm00se Oct 2020 #4

I think we'll see the buying frenzy to end all buying frenzies when Biden wins. Dial H For Hero Oct 2020 #5