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sl8

(13,584 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 03:17 PM Mar 2020

COVID-19 outbreak sparks 'explosion' in sales for Canadian gun stores

From https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/03/16/covid-19-outbreak-sparks-explosion-in-sales-for-canadian-gun-stores.html

COVID-19 outbreak sparks ‘explosion’ in sales for Canadian gun stores

By Betsy Powell
Courts Reporter
Mon., March 16, 2020
3 min. read

Along with a rush on toilet paper, the coronavirus pandemic is also fuelling firearms and ammunition sales, says Wes Winkel, president of the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association which represents manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

“We’re seeing an explosion of ammunition and gun sales over the weekend and even more so today,” Winkel said Monday, adding that this is a typical reaction in “these kind of uncertain times.”

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COVID-19 outbreak sparks 'explosion' in sales for Canadian gun stores (Original Post) sl8 Mar 2020 OP
PROTECT YOUR TOILET PAPER........ riversedge Mar 2020 #1
Nothing like all coming together in a crisis lunasun Mar 2020 #2
It is one way Chainfire Mar 2020 #3

riversedge

(69,729 posts)
1. PROTECT YOUR TOILET PAPER........
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 03:21 PM
Mar 2020

It may come to this for some dangerous idiots.
I posted a OP yesterday--the same is happening in the USA--there is a run on guns and ammo

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