<div dir="ltr">Buy the gun now if you think it is the right decision (not suggesting you panic however).  I say this because I've seen first hand them just remove the ability to do so in CT until further notice. I pussyfooted around with waiting to get one, and while I did go in Saturday to a gun shop that had remaining stock, I actually decided against it because you should really fire whatever you are going to buy first to see how it suits you, and I didn't have the opportunity.  Making my decision easier was also the fact that there was no ammo left!  I still have a rifle in the house so I'm not completely unprotected, but I was looking to get a handgun.   <div><br></div><div>A few additional comments:</div><div>1) Ammo if you can find it, will be A LOT more expensive than it was a week or two ago.  9mm ammo went from $180/1000 to $300/1000 at the local shop over the course of a week before it all sold out. The guy told me they are making ammo 24 hours a day now with 3 full shifts at the manufacturers (normally a 1-2 shift day) and still can't meet demand.</div><div><br></div><div>2) I don't know your familiarity with guns, but PLEASE learn how to operate one safely before buying one.  You rarely get a do-over with a gun. I won't harp on this too much since I don't know your background, but if you've never fired one, PLEASE be careful.</div><div><br></div><div>3) If you have the ability, please go to a range and rent a number to try first (with instruction), please do so before buying anything.  It will help you answer a lot of questions you may have.</div><div><br></div><div>Apologies if you already knew all this stuff. I think it is better to be prepared and never need to use a gun, than to not have one when you need it. I regret not being better about it myself earlier in this unfolding crisis, and not going to fire weapons at the range while I still had time.  Again though, I'm not encouraging panic. If I was actually that worried about this situation, I would have bought one of the ones I looked at Saturday, as they both looked and felt great, but I wanted to fire them before deciding even knowing I probably won't be able to for at least a month.</div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I think the US is at the far right of the curve by June 1st in terms of this virus still being an issue.  I'm more worried about the massive amount of economic damage being done right now by virus countermeasures, but that's probably a topic for another thread.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 5:09 PM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">With the way things are going where I live, my boyfriend and I are considering buying a gun, but not really sure is we can afford it.<div><br></div><div>One of our roommates feels the same.</div><div><br></div><div>The other thinks we are crazy.</div><div><br></div><div>At this point I can just walk up the street and buy one.</div><div><br></div><div>The important thing is, I think, if people actually WOULD stay home, they won’t need to enforce it in a draconian way. But people are too selfish to act in their own best interests. </div><div><br></div><div>For example: people who think wearing seatbelts doesn’t look cool.<br><br><div dir="ltr">SR Ballard</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Mar 23, 2020, at 11:55 AM, spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] amendment I<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">>…NJ is already getting sued for making it impossible to buy firearms under the close down as a direct violation of the 2nd…<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">They are selling like hotcakes out here. Sales of AR-15s were brisk during the previous administration, but slumped in the current one. Now I am told 5.56 NATO ammo is getting hard to find and there may be profiteering taking place. I don’t need any .223 cal so I haven’t seen it firsthand.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">NJ is causing the gunsmith to lose a lotta business at a time when she would otherwise be going like a bat outta hell.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">spike<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>extropy-chat mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat" target="_blank">http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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