Shoppers Report Busy Gun Stores in Las Vegas Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Gun stores were among the Las Vegas businesses experiencing a busy Saturday on March 14, as residents stocked up on food and supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported.

Twitter user @Pepkilla shared this footage from Freedom Firearms in Las Vegas, which she said she filmed on Saturday afternoon.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that while residents stocked up on supplies from supermarkets and big-box retailers, gun stores were also busier than usual, with Mark Hames, a local gun-store owner, reporting that customers were mostly looking for “home protection-type shotguns.”

Storyful contacted Freedom Firearms but they declined to comment on if they experienced a surge in business as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Nevada reported its first death related to the coronavirus on Monday, as schools and many businesses shut down across the state in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus. Credit: @Pepkilla via Storyful