Violence in Kenosha, WI, Drives Spike in Area Gun and Ammo Sales

Cam Edwards has the story over at Bearingarms.com.  And it appears that a lot of those folks are first time gun buyers who want to protect their homes.  Cam's piece quotes a TMZ report and a local gun shop owner, Joesph LaJoy, said he sold out of every handgun and shotgun as well as all of the ammo he had in his store.  LaJoy told TMZ that the majority of sales were to people who did not previously own firearms.

Fortunately for people in Wisconsin, there are no waiting periods.  In places like Illinois and New Jersey where you have to have a permit to own a firearm, you can't just go and buy your first firearm and walk out the same day.  You have to wait on your permit.  And in California, you have a 10 day waiting period for gun purchases.  The Governor of New Jersey has proposed new taxes and fees on gun permits and Firearms Identification Card (FID).  Governor Phil Murphy has proposed an increase of $48 on the fee people must pay to buy a handgun permit in the state and an increase of $95 on the fee for every firearms identification card, among other gun fee hikes.

It has never been more important to vote.  If Biden wins, and the Democrats take the Senate and hold the House, you can expect a push by the federal government to "incentivize" states to require a license to own guns among other extreme gun ban proposals.