Texas gun, ammo sales skyrocket. People are shooting ‘faster than they can make it’

Gun sales are up. Again.

It tends to happen every election season, especially when a Democrat challenges and wins the presidency, according to shop owners and industry observers. The pandemic and nationwide protests in 2020 fueled people’s willingness to buy guns or stock up on ammunition, experts say.
“People are worried for their safety,” said Andi Turner, the legislative director for the Texas State Rifle Association.

Calls for defunding the police, the new president and the pandemic are making people rush to gun stores, Turner said.

At Intrepid Shooting Sports in Fort Worth, ammo shelves are wiped clean and some gun racks are empty.