Gun Sales Booming: Doomsday, Obama or Zombies?

Good Morning America ^ | 4/5/12 | ALAN FARNHAM

[Kartographer]

Buyers in record numbers are flooding into gun stores, retailers say. Ammo, too, is flying off the shelves. The reasons for the spike, last seen in 2009, include fears that a second Obama administration might restrict gun ownership and the popularity of TV shows devoted to doomsday preparation and killing zombies.

"He's never been pro-gun," says Cris Parsons of President Obama. Parsons, 31, owns a Texas gun purveyor called the Houston Armory. So far, Parsons insists, Obama has been "pretty coy" about his antipathy toward guns--and he likely will remain so during the campaign. To do otherwise would "upset a lot of people."

[Kartographer]

The money line from the article:

Says Parsons, summing up the reasons for record gun sales, "You got zombies, you got 'preppers, and you got Obama."

[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!

[Paine in the Neck]

That threat for which ‘zombies’ are the socially acceptable euphemism.

[MrB]

Everyone can “feel” that the time is short.

And people, based on their worldview, are assigning that feeling to something, anything, to make sense of it.

I really hope those in charge don’t try to “test” those who are buying guns and ammo in record quantities. It would get real ugly real fast.

[MrB]

I just figured out the “zombie” euphemism just recently.
It makes total sense, though.

Hoards of bipedal threats, coming to eat your “brains”.

[Tenacious 1]

There are more than a dozen manufacturers, says Parsons, making zombie riffles,...

What are 'riffles'? Nice editing.

[Godzilla]

Includes me. Purchased a handgun and have been progressively enlarging my ammo supply.

[43north]

Lead and brass are truly precious metals.

[Kartographer]

‘Zombies’ aren’t limited to the Libs they are even here on FR.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2867609/posts?page=51#51

[MrB]

All I could figure about poster #51 was that s/he lives in a city, feels rather helpless about preparing for ANYTHING, and would rather we all just go away, shut up, and not remind him/her how totally screwed s/he is when the ‘shift’ happens.

[goseminoles]

I wish I would have known how much. 380 ammo was before I bought one.

[null and void]

[MrB]

Sounds like a good reason to buy another caliber.

Carry the .380, but get a 9mm or 40sw for home/zombie defense.

Also, you can, last I knew, get a surplus mosin nagant 7.62X54 for less than $100, and 500rds for about that as well.

Good zombie gun... :)

[itsahoot]

Putin claims they have a ray gun that turns people into Zombies.

They may have already tested it here from whatI see coming out of the press.

[Blueflag]

Key principle: one is zero, two is one.

Get more than one, of the same caliber, as a backup.

In an “after” situation, you can’t go to the gunsmith or get parts online.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

[Squantos]

Zombies ?..... Nope.....SOB’s. Aka sons of obama...!

[Blueflag]

Another reason I ‘wanted’ .308, but went .223.

$10 a box for Remington .223 55 gr UCM. Not exotic, but it’ll get the job done.

That and I know every family member can handle a .223 carbine.

[TLI]

GO TEAM!

[Uncle Ike]

” Sounds like a good reason to buy another caliber. “

12ga is perhaps the best all-around survival gun, with a wide range of special purpose ammunition available for hunting or fighting...

Two real advantages to the shotgun - first, it can be used effectively with a minimum of training and range time, and, second, the “break guns” (double or single barrel) can be home repaired (often with ‘found’ materials) instead of the specialized skills and parts, without which the ‘sexy’ guns become inefficient doorstops or paperweights when they break... ;)

After a youth spent watching my Western heroes fan their six-guns and crank off 100 rounds (without reloading) from their Winchesters, I was amazed to learn that “The Gun That Won The West” was the humble shotgun...

My .002 cents... ;)

[CatherineofAragon]

I wonder if the zombie herd could be directed toward Washington. Anybody know how to fly a helicopter?

[GladesGuru]

From the article: “Zombies, which, last we heard, don’t actually exist”.

They manage to arise early every election day, vote often, and go back where they usually stay.

[Signalman]

Since the GOP is going to have control of Congress, could Obama outlaw private gun ownership through an executive order? I don’t think so since it would violate the 2nd Amendment and, thus, be unconstitutional.

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[MtBaldy]

I guess he’s talking about me. I just bought two AR-15s Monday and my buddy and I shot them for the first time today. I’ve also got 400 rounds of ammo coming for them in the mail. Last one on my shopping list is a Remington 700P in .308 with a really good scope on it. That’s going to have to wait until the bank account recovers from the ARs.

[tickedoffnow]

I carry a Ruger LCP 380 solely due to it’s size. My Kahr CW9mm was still a tad too big for me to carry comfortably everyday.

Yep, time to buy another piece (you see, this is what starts happening :)).

Shoot the 380 enough to stay familiar with it, but pick up something else to shoot at the range regularly.

[Godzilla]

As with many of my preps, they are incrimental. My SP101 is my current goto for immediate bump in the night defense. I have many other arms to fall back on.

[Godzilla]

My .357 SP101 takes .38 as well - great for practice fire.

[goseminoles]

Yeah, I used to have a gp 100.

[RandallFlagg]

My money's on, "All of the above."

[RandallFlagg]

Where’d you get your ammo? My usual place is all out of .45 ACP FMJ.

[RandallFlagg]

From the article: “Zombies, which, last we heard, don’t actually exist”.

They manage to arise early every election day, vote often, and go back where they usually stay.

[Noumenon]

Lead and brass are truly precious metals.

And learning to reload is a precious, as well as money saving skill.

[VeniVidiVici]

I wish I would have known how much. 380 ammo was before I bought one.

LOL! Didn't used to be as much. Sell it and buy a .38 or a 9mm. Some dumb husband will snatch it up for his wife without asking her first.

Or add to your collection.

[Joe Brower]

[Silentgypsy]

That is a very good idea, thanks.

[piroque]

Since the GOP is going to have control of Congress, could Obama outlaw private gun ownership through an executive order? I don’t think so since it would violate the 2nd Amendment and, thus, be unconstitutional.

Then how many years would it take to work its way though the courts ?

[goseminoles]

I have the S&w bodyguard. I really like the little gun. Built in laser and all.

[backwoods-engineer]

That threat for which ‘zombies’ are the socially acceptable euphemism.

Yes. They are otherwise known as "Trayvons."

[Mad Dawgg]

"Gun Sales Booming: Doomsday, Obama or Zombies?"

What is redundancy.

I'll take Headlines from the Department of Redundancy Department for 400 next Alex...

[PA Engineer]

I agree. My 45 ammo costs were painful. I was listening to a Gunny (good guy) with a YouTube site. He was using CO2 pellet gun for practice. Air Gun Depot is a great place to find both pump and CO2 rifles and pistols. I went with the Beretta PX4 Storm. The refurbished models are $60 and the cartridges and pellets are very economical. The CO2 pistols are excellent for practice. I like the blow back action on the Beretta as a gentle reminder of safe handling.

I have also purchased a few of the break action air rifles. They are worth checking out for practice and varmint hunting. For a kick check out the Gamo Hunter Extreme Air Rifle .25 cal- 730 fps w/3-9x50 IR A/O Scope. The break action is a little hefty on this one, but ammo is cheap and is competitive with powder. You won't break the bank stocking up with ammo.

[duffee]

I sleep with a SP101, .357. I also have backup from .22 to 45/70 to 12 ga.

[goseminoles]

Cool. Didn’t know anything about these...

[PA Engineer]

Cool. Didn’t know anything about these...

I felt like a five year old in a candy store.

[Chode]

look at the Sportsman's Guide and Cheaper Than Dirt...

[EBH]

Under his EO #13603 he can do whatever he feels “needs” to be done...

[tet68]

As far as I’m concerned Obama IS a brain eating zombie.

[Frank_2001]

“I wish I would have known how much. 380 ammo was before I bought one.”

Whoever said “freedom isn’t free” was not kidding-it ain’t even CLOSE to being cheap!;)

[APatientMan]

“Alan Korwin, author of nine books on gun laws, including “Gun Laws of America,” says gun owners are worried that the president, as a lame duck, will clamp down as never before on gun ownership. “

If asked I’d say it’s because I’m worried, too. In the back of my mind I’m thinking “Bring It!”

[Chode]