110,000 Californians Bought Guns During Pandemic; Fear of 'Lawlessness' Most Common Reason There's hope - The most common reason given for firearm acquisition in response to the pandemic was worry about lawlessness (75.9%; 95% CI: 27.6-96.3), followed by worry about prisoner releases (56.1; 95% CI: 22.0-85.3), the government going too far (49.2%; 95% CI: 17.7-81.3), government collapse (38.0%; 95% CI: 12.2-73.0), and gun stores closing (31.1%; 95% CI: 9.7- 65.4) … Reasons for ammunition purchases in response to the pandemic were similar. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/18/110000-californians-bought-guns-during-pandemic-fear-of-lawlessness-most-common-reason/