China Overseas.net, March 2. According to the US "World Daily" report, after hoarding rice and drinking water, Chinese in San Gabriel Valley, Southern California, have rushed to gun stores to obtain licenses, buy guns and bullets, resulting in Gun shop guns and bullets are nearly sold out, gun shop operators said that the recent revenue has increased by two or three times compared to the past.
At the entrance of a gun shop in Yacadia, there were long queues on the 29th, full of customers who bought guns. Most of them came for the first time, and bought guns and bullets after completing their license on the spot. Chinese Mr. Li and his wife came to buy guns together. He said that this time when he was mobilized by his friends, he felt that it was necessary to have a gun to protect himself during the epidemic. So he and his wife came to the gun shop early in the morning to get their licenses, but because the gun shop was out of stock, they had to wait for the gun next week. At the same time, they were worried that the bullets were sold out, and they bought a thousand rounds on the spot. Because they bought a gun for the first time, they also signed up for a gun training course, which cost nearly $ 2,000 before and after.
There are also Chinese who take their children to help translate because of poor English. Mr. Hua Rencheng said that buying a gun was purely for protecting the home, so he bought a shotgun, which does not require special targeting to repel the enemy. He is not worried about the epidemic, but that there will be community panic after the outbreak and endanger his family.
Gun shop owner David Liu said that in recent days, customers have been in a continuous stream, and dozens of people have come to the door every day, so the business turnover has increased by two to three times. Most of these people are not gun enthusiasts. They buy guns purely for practical and epidemic prevention purposes, so they have a gun at home because of concerns. Therefore, the guests had done their homework before entering the house, and directly called home defense-oriented shotguns and pistols. The large increase in transaction volume has also led to insufficient supply of guns and bullets, especially in the supply of home-defense bullets. In fact, a Chinese woman wearing a mask and goggles came to the store the day before and bought all the bullets.
He said that people are advised to buy some magazines in addition to bullets, because they may not have time to load bullets when needed. It's relatively safe to buy more magazines and put them at home. (Zhang Hong)