When Murder Explodes and the Police Are Under Attack, What Happens Next?

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Steve Hayward provides the answer here.  Hint:  Citizens aren’t fools and will not just sit there as mortal danger rises.

After Steve summarizes the WSJ story I noted in my last entry, he continues with this excerpt from the Washington Free Beacon:

July Breaks Gun Sales Record

One of the country’s leading gun makers saw earnings triple as gun sales once again shattered previous records for the month of July.

July 2020 saw an estimated 1,795,602 gun sales—a new record and an increase of 133% over July 2019, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis of FBI data. July is the fifth consecutive month to set a gun sales record. Chris Killoy, chief executive officer of Sturm, Ruger & Company, said the current spike in sales is unlike anything he has ever seen. The buying spree shows no signs of slowing down and heavy demand will “sustain itself” into the fall, Killoy predicted. . .

The spike in FBI background checks and coinciding earnings at the gun-industry giant indicate an explosion of new gun ownership as Americans deal with the coronavirus outbreak and national unrest. FBI background checks indicate 2020 has now seen at least 10 million guns sold—many to first-time buyers and minorities.

Steve adds, “Consider all this a preview of life under a Biden Administration.”