I received the following observations and inquiry from Phillip C:
He said "yes" and I'm asking. Are you noticing an increase in activity, and if so, why do you think that might be?
I took some guns in to get a verbal appraisal done, just an idea of what they were worth, for a friend whose husband died and left behind a few."One way to find out," I wrote him back, "at least anecdotally--let me post your email and ask the readers."
I've been going into the gunshops around here off and on for a few years, but a little more regularly lately. I fell off a 40 foot cliff last July, breaking my hip and fracturing my skull, and during my recovery realized how much like an easy target I looked, and decided to renew my expired CCW license and purchase a newer handgun than the old one I had in my twenties. Naturally, going to gun shops is kind of addictive, and I've been to several in the area.
Anyway... the point is: I was in two different gun shops today, and noticed a larger than average number of people browsing, and some buying. I watched as one old fella had a pistol that he had in a closet appraised, and then ended up going to look at shotguns for home defense. I don't know if it's the current political situation or some other cause, but it seems more and more people are getting into guns than the past few years.
Just something I noted during my trips to the shops today. Might be interesting to find out if other people are noticing the same thing, or if I just happened to land on an unusual day.
He said "yes" and I'm asking. Are you noticing an increase in activity, and if so, why do you think that might be?