“I went to the gun store down the street from me and they were out of everything. Sorry,” a store employee said.Īnother Houston resident, who asked to go by the initials E.B., said he bought 3,000 rounds of 9mm ammo. Most gunstores KPRC 2 tried to reach out to in Houston were too busy to talk Friday. There have been long lines at gun stores around the country. He said his private investigation company has seen a similar increase in business. Molina compared the uptick in sales to those during a hurricane. It becomes a cycle," Molina said.Īmmo.com reported a 309% revenue increase between the end of February and March 15. Some people say, ‘I’m going to protect my family with a gun.’ Well, now you need ammo for that gun. When those worst-case scenarios come to life, people think about how they’re going to handle them. “When there are fears and uncertainties in people’s minds, they think of the worst-case scenario. Russell Molina, CEO of PPI Security in Houston, believes the big reason is that people jump to the “worst-case scenario."
“They were out everywhere - TopGun, Dicks, Academy - you name it, they were out,” he said.Īmmunition sales are known to peak during times of crisis, but the coronavirus outbreak shows Houstonians aren’t just prioritizing health.
KPRC 2 spoke to a man in Houston about his recent experience trying to buy ammunition. In Texas, there is another set of products that people are rapidly buying - guns and ammunition. HOUSTON – Panic shopping has seen toilet paper, bottled water, hand sanitizer and uncooked meat flying off the shelves of stores as people stock up amid a coronavirus outbreak.
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