US election: Heart of Texas Armory owner Neal Rogers reveals huge spike in gun sales
A Texas gun store owner has made a scary revelation ahead of the US electing a new president.
Neal Rogers, owner of a gun and ammunition shop Heart of Texas Armory, revealed that the sale of firearms and bullets has increased dramatically as people rushed to stock up on supplies.
He said his store’s ammo sales had rocketed by about 30 per cent in the lead-up to the election, which will see Kamala Harris or Donald Trump become America’s new leader.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“You know, people are trying to be prepared just in case they can’t get ammo,” Mr Rogers told Mix94.5’s Pete & Kymba.
“What we’re seeing is probably anywhere from about 10 per cent to about 30 per cent more than what we would on a normal day.
“Ammo is sold in boxes of anywhere from 20-a-box to 50-a-box, sometimes it could be 250 or 500 or 1000. It could be even more.”
Mr Rogers said gun sales had only increased about 10 per cent and couldn’t put the jump in ammo flying off the shelf down to any one reason.
“Whether it’s Trump, whether it’s Harris, whether it’s Biden, it doesn’t matter,” he said.
“People just like to get a little bit extra ammo and the reason is not just because they’re trying to defend themselves.
“It’s just because anytime there’s an election cycle, inventory will dry up or at least go down quite a bit because demand goes up.
“People are buying now just to have it just in case — but it’s not necessarily to defend themselves.
“For some people, it’s ‘I wanna have ammo just so I can go have fun at the range’, or hunting ammo, etc.”
While there are fears riots will ensue in the event Mr Trump loses, the Republican presidential candidate has assured the world his supporters are “not violent people”.
He told reporters that his followers were “great people” who will not cause harm whatever the result.
“I don’t have to tell them that,” Mr Trump said.
“I certainly don’t want any violence but I certainly don’t have to tell … these are great people. These are people that believe in no violence.”
However, many believe it’s unlikely Donald Trump will lose the election, with major media outlet The New York Times predicting he has an 87 per cent chance of beating Kamala Harris.
