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Just a follow-up on this week's activities at the Gunshop. We are operating 12:00PM noon until 6:00PM by appointment only. Still getting people who cannot read a sign saying by appointment only. We are turning them away as to keep the social distancing to try to prevent the spread of the virus. Many of these folks still think its business as usual. I am getting the last minute panic buyers looking for a "cheap" pump action shotgun. Those shotguns were the first to go. Ammo is still plentiful at this time. I even had one person trying to do a straw purchase of two shotguns for another person (guy sitting in the car they came in). When I told him if he was doing that it highly illegal and he could go to jail if he was attempting to do a straw purchase for another person. The "buyer" started to shake so badly he could barely walk, being a retired Federal Special Agent it was a true indicator of the person's true intentions. I don't think it has gotten bad yet but if these folks run out of food all bets are off. They will be eating each other, especially those people who have never worked a day in their lives and are fed by the government *it. I did have a lot of correction officers come in to purchase firearms. At least in NJ they appear to be only unloading the prisoners from the local county jails as they do not have to means to protect the inmates from the virus so they are released on the local population. I asked several of the corrections officer how are these "former" inmates are going to provide for themselves in this crisis. They responded, Probably what they did before by socking people in the head and robbing them. I said Niceeee!! Released inmates on an unprotected population. We had several incidents were individuals have spit and coughed on law enforcement officials claiming they have the corona virus. At least in NJ they will be prosecuted for acts of terrorism and assault with a "deadly" weapon, the virus. On lighter note, I found the movie, "On the Beach" and view the movie the other night. Great movie!! But now I have an ear worm from listening to the main song of the movie, "Waltzing Matilda". I have been humming the song while at work. The song does bring back memories of my assignment to the 1st US Marine Division during the first year of the last Gulf War in Iraq as the song is the division song from when the 1st Marine Division was in Australiaicon during WWII. One of these day I will tell you about a surreal incident involving the song, an UAV, flares and RPG rocket fire. Enough for now as I am humming "Waltzing Matilda". Everybody stay safe and healthy.
Now, you can't leave a good story there!
Chapter 2, Iraqi 2003.....