Not all businesses have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the nation gun stores are doing brisk business, and here in Pierce County, firearm sales have more than doubled in 2020.<\/p>\n
Inventory is flying off the shelves, according to Damien Wongwai, owner and operator of Bull\u2019s Eye Indoor Range in Tacoma. He told a member of the Editorial Board that first-time buyers, fueled by pandemic fears, make up a large percentage of his sales.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to remember that behind every gun purchase is a real person, with a real family, and due to the fallout of COVID-19 restrictions, they\u2019re potentially going through a life altering experience. Gun safety measures have never been more important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Not all businesses have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the nation gun stores are doing brisk business, and here in Pierce County, firearm sales have more than doubled in 2020. Inventory is flying off the shelves, according to Damien Wongwai, owner and operator of Bull\u2019s Eye Indoor Range in Tacoma. He told a member of the Editorial Board that first-time buyers, fueled by pandemic fears, make up a large percentage of his sales. It\u2019s important to remember that behind every gun purchase is a real person, with a real family, and due to the fallout of COVID-19…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":2873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"yoast_head":"\n