1223: The ammo shelves are nearly empty in New Alexandria Pennsylvania. Salena Zito @DCExaminer salena zito.com
photo:1897 Charleroi, Washington County Pennsylvania, 1897 The ammo shelves are nearly empty in New Alexandria Pennsylvania. Salena Zito @DCExaminer salena zito.com https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/business-is-booming-in-this-small-town-gun-shop Salena Zito, @SalenaZito,@DCExaminer @RealClearPolitics; SalenaZito.com; New York Post, CNN; Middle of Somewhere column; in re: Booming gun sales during covid; now, doing even better. Astronomical numbers of first-time gun owners. Mo women and Blacks than ever before. Their Second Amendment outlook has changed dramatically in the last year, esp in conjunction with school closures. The Smoke and Gun Shop had best cappuccino. The Bull’s Eye gun shop has a vault that would challenge Dillinger. Shortage of guns and ammunition. The best salesman for guns was Barack Obama. After Trump, the interest resurged. There were 270,000 firearms background checks in the last quarter of 2019.