The evolution of Americans panic hoarding during the COVID-19 pandemic has ultimately led to the stocking up on guns and ammo.
Gun shop owners report while there are no weapon shortages yet, a run on ammo has undoubtedly been seen across the country.
We first documented the run on guns and ammo in mid-March, identifying shops across many states with long lines of patrons, waiting to get their hands on AR-15s, shotguns, and handguns, along with the ammo for each respective weapon.
Rockland County NY 15 miles north of NYC . Nicknamed “Copland” because 2k NYPD officers reside. Line out the door of the local gun shop today. Hey Rick these are the people you and your colleagues were mocking on @CNN. Big mistake laughing at those u will depend on for safety pic.twitter.com/LsXdJYuNxD
— Pete (@pd21590) March 21, 2020
Huge line outside gun shop.
Oh, everything is FIIIINE.#LALockdown pic.twitter.com/K2jTJA8CUs— Joe Lynch (@TheJoeLynch) March 16, 2020
Then we noted in early April how social unrest was developing in several states, as Americans were panic searching “buy ammo” to a degree never before seen on the internet.
In this piece, we’re going to focus on 9mm ammo specifically, and judging by internet search trends, Americans in every state are panic searching “9mm ammo” because local gun stores have limited supplies. Notice the interest over time, hitting a record high last month.
But why focus on 9mm? Well, because gun experts will say, besides a shotgun, a handgun chambering a 9mm round is an excellent self-defense round to defend your family and or yourself in emergencies.
This leads us to several ammo websites that are showing specific types of 9mm rounds are “sold out” or “on backorder:”
Sportsman’s Guide
Foundry Outdoors
Outdoor Limited
Ammo Board
Target Sport USA
White Birch Armory
Acute Firarms
Freedom Munitions
A crashed economy, tens of millions of Americans out of work, quarantines still in effect, massive food bank lines, health care systems overwhelmed, and social unrest unfolding across the country – many people are loading up on weapons and ammo because the country is descending into chaos.
It is just fine at a close distance with an enemy without body armor on but that’s about the limit. Maybe these are all newbies to the possibility of the shtf?
Probably those Joe Sixpack guys we hear about looking to protect their mountains of hoarded toilet paper during the zombie apocolypse lol!
In the past 4-5 years competitive shooting has picked up substantially (USPS, IDPA and Steel Challenge). During the season I shoot 3-4 matches a week and go through about 14,000 rounds not including practice, Everyone shoots 9mm.
Hangman
Except me
Don’t own one
I start at 40 cal and go up from there
It’s all about impact energy if you ask me
If the target is hardened any
I want my round to knock em off their feet
But to be clear
I don’t want to get hit with any caliber