OREM, Utah – A stunning view outside a gun store in Utah County as hundreds lined up to buy ammunition.
The line ran around Gunnies, located at 396 South State Street in Orem, all day Saturday.
Some traveled to Kamas to wait for hours in the cold.
KSL-TV spoke to a number of people – some said they came for resupplied ammunition, others were more anxious. They mentioned the current political events – the leak of the GA, a future transfer of power and Wednesday’s violence from the US Chapter. Many of them also shouted, “Biden will take our weapons.”
“There were people down here, 200 in a row before the store opened,” said gun owner Mark Greer, who drove from southern Jordan.
Recently, there has been a shortage of the most popular ammunition.
“It’s going fast because there’s no one there,” Greer said.
The lack of ammunition began in late spring 2020, when the coronavirus changed production.
The ammunition was on the shelves and on the shelves, but Gunnies replenished its supply of AR-15 ammunition on Saturday.
“The perfect storm for arms supplies,” said arms dealer Chris Hansen.
The masses came to seize part of that transport.
A Gunnies employee could not get the ammunition on the shelves fast enough.
“This case has 1,000 rounds,” the worker said. “I’ve been through 10 boxes in two hours.”
Because the store has seen hoarding in the past, a limit has been set for what a customer could buy.
“On this 223-556 that we received where everyone is here today, we allow 200 rounds per customer,” Hansen said.
Gunnies sales representatives said they saw some of the busiest days this year, adding that the store is not usually so busy in January.
“I’ve seen another run of weapons and ammunition – but never in January,” Hansen said. “It usually slows down after Christmas, but this year it was just the opposite.”
They noted that when Obama was elected in 2008 and again in 2012, there was a runaway with weapons and ammunition.
Those in the line expressed different reasons why they appeared.
“With the change of a new presidential administration, people are concerned about their rights to the Second Amendment,” Greer said. “That’s why you see so many here today.”
“People come in and they’re pretty scared. They feel attacked, “said Gunnies employee Josh Hansen. “I feel the need to fight back or at least protect myself.”
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