OREM, Utah – An amazing view outside an Utah County gun store as hundreds lined up to buy ammunition.
The line stretched around Gunnies, located at 396 South State Street in Orem, all day on Saturday.
Some traveled to Kamas to wait for cold hours.
KSL-TV spoke to several people: some said they were coming for ammunition at rest, others were more anxious. They mentioned current political events: the GA runoff, the future transfer of power, and Wednesday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol. Many in the line also shouted, “Biden will take up arms.”
“There were people here, 200 in a row before the store opened,” said gun owner Mark Greer who drove from southern Jordan.
Recently, there has been a shortage of more popular ammunition.
“It’s fast because there aren’t any,” Greer said.
Ammunition shortages began in the late spring of 2020, when the coronavirus disrupted manufacturing.
The ammunition has been on and off the shelves, however Gunnies recovered the supply of AR-15 ammunition on Saturday.
“A perfect storm for arms supply,” arms dealer Chris Hansen said.
The masses came to lay hands on part of this shipment.
A Gunnies employee was unable to get the ammunition to the shelves quickly enough.
“This case has 1,000 rounds,” the worker said. “I’ve already gone through ten boxes in two hours.”
Because the store had seen treasures in the past, there was a limit to what a customer could buy.
“In this 223-556 that we’ve got everyone here today, we allow 200 rounds per customer,” Hansen said.
Gunnies sales representatives said they have seen some of the busiest days in history this year, adding this the store is not usually so busy in January.
“We’ve already seen currents on guns and ammunition, but never in January,” Hansen said. “Normally after Christmas it slows down, but this year has been just the opposite.”
They mentioned that when Obama was elected in 2008 and again in 2012, there was a shootout with guns and ammunition.
Those who lined up expressed different reasons to show up.
“With the changes to a new presidential administration, people are worried about their Second Amendment rights,” Greer said. “That’s why you see so many today.”
“People come in and are very scared. They feel they are being attacked, “Gunnies employee Josh Hansen said.” They feel the need to fight or at least protect themselves. ”
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