Ammunition sales in Va. skyrocket
Just me, but I don’t think that such specific ammunition sales information needs to be plopped in the lap of a news agency.
RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — An online ammunition shop has noticed an upsurge in ammunition sales in Virginia recently.
AmmunitionToGo.com, an online ammunition retailer based in Houston, Texas, reports that they have seen a massive upsurge in their online traffic and sales in Virginia.The company says that the number of Virginians accessing their website in 2020 has increased by 137 percent as compared to this time period in 2019.
“I doubt that any other businesses are affected as much by politics as firearm and ammunition manufacturers and retailers,” said Brandon Black of AmmunitionToGo.com. “We’re now seeing a massive number of Virginia shooters stocking up on ammunition in anticipation of new laws that they believe will make it harder to purchase rounds legally.”
The company released its sales from 2019 to 2020 for January 1 through January 20:
- Arlington – 339%
- Ashburn – Up 42%
- Charlottesville – 278%
- Fredericksburg – 161%
- Newport News – 102%
- Norfolk – 113%
- Richmond – 80%
- Roanoke – 155%
- Suffolk – 76%
- Virginia Beach – 207%
According to AmmunitionToGo.com, Virginia was once one of the company’s top 20 markets but it has since skyrocketed to the top five among California and Texas.
Over 20,000 people rallied at the Virginia Capitol building to protest proposed gun control legislation on Monday with the hopes that their Virginia representatives would hear them.