FBI October 2020 NICS data

Dale Gribble

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It’s in.

3,305,465...5th highest month since NICS has been in place.

Topped only by Dec 2015 and Mar, Jun, & Jul of this year.
 
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It was Obama’s last year in office. The San Bernadino shooting and the attacks in Paris had occurred. Obama was talking EOs on firearms regulation.
 
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rdinatal said:
Guess my rock cave is deeper than I thought. :eek:
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Maybe we can start naming the panics like hurricanes or something, so instead of "frenchies get shot up by the religion of peace for drawing cartoons and BO threatens EOs against Americans" or "panic 2015.1 and panic 2015.2" we could call it "panic Francis". People would remember that. :)
 
Wonder if it would have set a record if inventory was more normal and ammo was available? Did (potential) new people not buy guns because there was no ammo to feed them?

Or are we running out of new/panic buyers at this point? How long can a panic streak run?
 
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I doubt it. Shortages (real and imagined) are a main driver of panic buying. If TP were available in normal amounts all through 2020, no one would have grabbed extra when they saw stock.
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I think you have it backwards. Panic buying/increased demand is what drives these shortages. TP was available in normal amounts in March when people went crazy buying it. Their fear of running out wasn't due to a shortage in normal amounts of toilet paper. It was fear of running out during the coming lockdowns. There was plenty of toilet paper available in the commercial products market. the retail consumer market was still cranking out its "normal" amount, but people were buying way more than normal due to their panic.

Ammo and guns were available in normal amounts during the shortage driven by the panic after Sandy Hook. People were afraid that there were bans coming, so they started panic buying/stockpiling.

There is some amount of COVID-related reduction in manufacturing/transport capacity for guns and ammo now, but things didn't really get sporty until that couple in MO were plastered all over national news holding off a crowd of "protesters" in their yard. Panic buying ensued. Now, the true shortages (like .380, .38 Special, and .300 BLK) are due to production lines being shifted to higher demand products, like 9mm and 5.56/.223. Even with all that, one can find those cartridges, if one wants to pay the price. The main driver in this "shortage" is, you guessed it, panic buying.
 
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