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America’s Gun Virus

Lobbyists for the US gun industry want gun stores to be counted as “essential” businesses, like food shops and pharmacies, that are exempted from pandemic-related closures. A number of states have readily complied.

NEW YORK – Spooked by COVID-19, Americans not only stripped supermarket shelves of toilet paper and pasta, but also drove gun sales higher than ever. Apparently, many of these recent gun buyers never purchased a firearm before.

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