# Got to wondering so I Googled, of course gun and ammo sales are way up because of Covid-19 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 14, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503 "2020-03-14T21:52:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503/21 "2020-03-17T15:21:56Z")
You’ve got to be ready for the corona zombies. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503/22 "2020-03-17T19:18:59Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > You’ve got to be ready for the corona zombies. …which bring lime-disease…? /s . (Sorry. that’s the BlacknTans talking. Sláinte!) ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503/23 "2020-03-17T19:34:26Z")
You never know when a stampeding herd of viruses will appear at your property line. Be prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503/24 "2020-03-17T20:05:06Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > When seconds count, dial 9-1-1 and the police are only minutes away. Yeah, preaching to the choir, but what especially about this week makes that statement so true, that people are running to the gun store to pick up a magic talisman? Society is going to dissolve into anarchy because of toilet paper shortages? Or because restaurants and bars are closed? Hey, better late than never. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503/25 "2020-03-17T20:07:54Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > You’ve got to be ready for the corona zombies. Remember to double tap. You may need twice the ammo you have on hand now. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503/26 "2020-03-17T21:57:22Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > And because Fox and the WH keep saying this is a “foreign virus”, it’s probably only a matter of time before someone shoots through their door at a random Asian person. “I had to protect my family against the dirty, virus-infected foreigner! Standing my ground!” You may have thought I was exaggerating. Hell, I thought I was exaggerating. But it seems that physical attacks on Asian people have been increasing, with some attackers specifically citing coronavirus during the attack. The [article](https://people.com/health/coronavirus-racist-attacks-against-asians/) is mostly anecdotal, without providing data to support claims of an overall increase in the number of attacks. But at least some attacks are linked to the virus outbreak. I fear it’s only a matter of time before someone really does shoot an Asian person over some perceived coronavirus threat. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503/27 "2020-03-18T03:01:47Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > All out of 9mm, every weight, even FMJ target stuff. 3 weeks back you could have that by the thousands for under a quarter a round of the budget brands. Now they can’t be had for love or money, and that’s probably the most common round of ammunition on the planet. Really one can never underestimate the power of hysteria. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-wondering-so-i-googled-of-course-gun-and-ammo-sales-are-way-up-because-of-covid-19/849503.md?page=1)