Summary
In a story in the Beaverton Valley Times , it talks mainly about memberships in a popular gun club increasing greatly with the political administration change, but it also touched base on an increase in gun sales. The story portrays that a fear of law changes could take away our gun purchasing privelages, and so they are stock piling them. Also it talks of woes about the nations economic state, and the fear of being robbed by those who have been displaced for their jobs, and are desperate to provide for their families. The story starts to go back and forth with whether or not peoples worries are justified, and even implies that those who sell guns might be pushing untruthful information in order to keep gun sales high. According to the article, some companies are struggling to keep up with the increased sales that have been driven by the nations fears of the unknown.
Response
I've read some of President Obama's statements about gun control, mostly statements made before his presidencey, and I too get that same feeling that he is a threat to our second amendment rights. I went from only having a shotgun for hunting, to purchasing a rifle and two handguns in addition to my shotgun, just because I sense a change coming. I had somebody break into my house less than six months ago, while we were home, with my wife and kids asleep in their beds, and I had to physically throw the guy out. I live in a decent neighborhood, and my neighbor who has lived in my neighborhood for fifty years, said nothing like that has ever happened before. Things are definately getting noticeably worse. How much of the economic woes is actually media induced panic, and how much is real, I don't know, but I do know that people are responding. I have a wife and six kids, and if stuff takes a turn for the worse, then I want to be prepared. And yes, I have been trying to stock pile before the gun purchase laws change, if they do, so I guess I'm a part of the amped up gun purchasing statistics fueled by political and economic woes.
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...and, since I'm home most days alone with the baby, I keep a pistol on my person at all times. I'm under 5 foot tall, and could not throw someone out.
ReplyDeleteBut I do always hit what I aim at.