Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big

[Alex Poulos]

Just use the shower to clean your ass. Problem solved.

 

[Third_World_Detractor]

If you eat your neighbors it's safer to just eat the meat. You're more likely to get kuru if you eat organs like the brain. I'm not really sure what the statistics are or if there's no kuru in your area if it's even something to worry about. It would be a shame to let the organs go to waste.

What if i wrap them in toilet paper?

 

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Did a quick run. (Pacific Northwest.)

Cash and Carry is wiped out. Paper towels, sugar, rice, flour, and all bulk meat. More people in there than I have ever seen.

Costco -- no food samples, food court is basically gone, with the tables / chairs removed. Everything but Hot Dogs and Pizza, no longer available. Signs everywhere talking about keeping away from everyone else and listening to Costco reps for flow control. Whiteboard was mounted on the outside wall this morning apparently, reporting that they're out of Hamburger, Rice, Flour, Sugar, Beans, Towels, TP, and Water. Meat section was absolutely packed full, though, so at least for no their stock is doing well.


Dominoes sent out their virtue signalling:

Linking here: https://biz.dominos.com/web/media/covid-19

 

[737 MAX Stan Account]

If you eat your neighbors it's safer to just eat the meat. You're more likely to get kuru if you eat organs like the brain. I'm not really sure what the statistics are or if there's no kuru in your area if it's even something to worry about. It would be a shame to let the organs go to waste.

Are we LARPing as Rimworld colonists now?

 

[Nonconsentual Pronouns]

Travis AFB (and area) update

The Winco near Travis AFB is currently making customers wait outside in a line to take turns, as they're only letting so many people inside at one time. I thought this was a good idea for about two seconds, and then I realized that waiting in a line has people mooshed together a lot worse than if they were spread out in a grocery store. But still, checkout lines, crowded sections... I'm not too sure what the best course of action would be, but they could be on top of it. I guess standing in a line outside with a breeze may be safer than standing inside. Taking peoples' shopping lists and bringing orders out is just not feasible. There's just no good way to do it.

The Costco down the street from Winco has zero TP or regular water. My shock can easily be contained in a thimble.

The commissary on base is out of pasta and meat, but has water.

The ignorant airmen at the hospital who have been mocking those who've been masking themselves and prepping were ordered to go shopping for their families' supplies in preparation for emergency conditions. They were made to go on the spot in shifts because time is of the essence. Fucking LOL.

No one is currently allowed to move onto or off of base as far as residency goes. There's enough bullshit going on without getting the bloodsucking kikes over at base housing real estate involved. Moving house also seems like a great way to spread Corona-chan's love.

Between the prep-orders, the recall roster this morning and some of my other previous updates, I get the very strong feeling that the base is about to go on lockdown by Monday.

Spoiler: Much-needed cute thing to depressurize those blood humors.

 

[Shaved Kiwis]

ISIS issues tips on how jihadists can avoid getting coronavirus

ISIS has jumped into the coronavirus fray as it issued a list of recommendations to its jihadists about how to ward off the evil bug.

nypost.com

ISIS is issuing travel advisories and safety tips to help their fighters avoid catching Corona virus. Am i reading this shit correctly or did they start doping the water supply to pacify the masses?

 

[simulated goat]

I'm not asking for insructions. I'm just noticing that people will post about the struggles of shopping in these trying times but not the struggles of wiping things down with those precious products they had to have.

I don‘t think about much, but I've had to accept the world is now my old job 24/7 until further notice. Can we take it as written the obsessed concerned are gonna sterilize what they can (ideas always welcome) and skip the intro to get to the point? I don't want to tell anyone how I wiped down my bottles like a bitch after wittnessing one of the clerks at the gas station looking pale wedged up against a cooler on her phone saying, "I don't know if it's a fever, but I keep getting chills..."

 

[Feline Supremacist]

So again why does DeBlasio not want to cancel public schools in NYC? Does his base not want him to or is he just stupid?

Cuomo and De Blasio are just stupid, the UFT is about to go to war.

Second person death confirmed for coronavirus in New York State, in Rockland County, he died earlier this week in Suffern and was tested posthumously.

Rockland County man reported as second coronavirus death in New York state

A 65-year-old Rockland County man is the second coronavirus fatality in New York state, The Post has learned. The victim died earlier this week in the Village of Suffern and has posthumously tested…

nypost.com

 

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I struggle to see how this doesn't help Trump in the end. People are complaining now and there will always be the ~25% that Orange Man Bad! Wait until people get their sportsball back and can be social like they were once again. There should be a huge wave of unity and thankfulness for what we have. And it helps that Trump didn't have a notable screw up moment in this. It would have been better for Dems if this happened 4-6 months later.

The biggest thing that will help Trump is he actually looks and sounds like this is taking a toll on him. Yeah, he's trying to bloviate but he's cracking. People will remember that, remember that he actually gave a shit. Remember that he's been screaming about China for years before this, and actively was trying to "get them."

Meanwhile, the DNC is busy screaching ORANGE MAN BAD while burying themselves in stacks of 2-ply and screaming "OPEN THE BOARDERS YOU WAYCISTS!!!!1" from under their bog roll forts.

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Little problem there Bernie. Many medications are manufactured in China.

Bernie is a firm believer in the free shit fairy that makes products good and services appear from nowhere.

 

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Bernie is a firm believer in the free shit fairy that makes products good and services appear from nowhere.

He’s also under the delusion that he can get China and pharmaceutical companies to agree to his ideas. In 2016, he cucked himself out to BLM protesters at his own rally. If he can’t stand up to those people, in no way can he stand up to the groups that will actually make the change.

 

[XYZpdq]

Dominoes sent out their virtue signalling:


Linking here: https://biz.dominos.com/web/media/covid-19

well shit now how are sexy hotwives supposed to blow the pizza guy?

 

[Xenomorph]

Liquor, marijuana and guns are also popular among coronavirus hoarders

“The fear,” one gun buyer said, “is that civil services will break down.”

www.latimes.com

Amid widespread shortages of hand sanitizer and hand wipes in supermarkets and drug stores, people are turning to a makeshift substitute — Everclear, a brand of 120-proof grain alcohol that has been flying off the shelves of a BevMo in Culver City.

“Normally, we sell a few bottles of that stuff a week,” store manager Paul Pabich said. “But word is spreading fast that at 120 proof, or 60% alcohol, it can kill any germ there is out there. We had 24 bottles in stock on Monday, and they were all sold by Thursday.”

Nodding appreciatively to an empty shelf reserved for bottles of Everclear that sell for $19.99 each, he shrugged and added, “It’s the way of the world right now, and we’re making a little money from it.”

Business was also booming at the Herbarium, a marijuana dispensary in the 900 block of North La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. With every purchase, the store was offering free delivery and a stylish black face mask that says, “Corona Free Herbarium.”


Breanna Lucier, 36, a spokeswoman for the business, said: “There are two reasons for all the customers you see in here right now. One is that people are stocking up on all the things they consider essential after being advised to stay indoors.

“The other reason — people don’t want to care about coronavirus or watch upsetting news about it on television,” she said. “Instead, they just want to chill out with Netflix and some weed.”

Guns were also a popular item among panic-driven shoppers on Saturday.

At Martin B. Retting Gun Shop in Culver City, a line of prospective customers stretched outside the door. Inside, they were shoulder to shoulder, waiting up to five hours for service. A fast-food truck was taking orders at the curb.



The managers of the store declined to comment. It was a rare windfall of business for the store, but some people got tired of waiting and left empty handed.

Among them was a medical doctor who would give only his first name, Ray. He said he’d come to buy his first gun.

“I want to buy a handgun, I think they call it a Glock, but I’m not sure,” he said. “I have a house and a family, and they’ll need protection if things get worse.”

“The fear,” he added, “is that civil services will break down.”

Another customer, John Gore, 39, would not argue with any of that.

“Politicians and antigun people have been telling us for the longest time that we don’t need guns,” he said. “But right now, a lot of people are truly scared, and they can make that decision themselves.”

The rush to buy guns was not unique to Culver City. At Laguna Guns & Accessories in Elk Grove, where there has been community spread of the cornavirus, was also doing brisk sales.

The owner, who only identified himself as George, said he has been in business for 44 years and the last time he saw it this busy was after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, when “everyone thought the government was going to take their guns away.”


George said that he has been busier than normal all week. He said he doesn’t ask why people are buying guns.

“It is what it is,” he said

He “guaranteed” the increase in gun sales was statewide.

“It’s panic,” he said.

 

[Feline Supremacist]

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Liquor, marijuana and guns are also popular among coronavirus hoarders

“The fear,” one gun buyer said, “is that civil services will break down.”

www.latimes.com

Among them was a medical doctor who would give only his first name, Ray. He said he’d come to buy his first gun.

“I want to buy a handgun, I think they call it a Glock, but I’m not sure,” he said. “I have a house and a family, and they’ll need protection if things get worse.”

“The fear,” he added, “is that civil services will break down.”

Another customer, John Gore, 39, would not argue with any of that.

“Politicians and antigun people have been telling us for the longest time that we don’t need guns,” he said. “But right now, a lot of people are truly scared, and they can make that decision themselve

That doctor nigger is more likely to shoot himself than a looter. The second customer sounds a little...problematic for the California Democratic regime. Nothing like a little civil unrest for the wealthy white suburbs of SoCal to force some political change though.

Or maybe not and they'll all get raped, tortured and murdered while high on the weed from the Herbarium.

 

[Dr. Geronimo]

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Liquor, marijuana and guns are also popular among coronavirus hoarders

“The fear,” one gun buyer said, “is that civil services will break down.”

www.latimes.com

Amid widespread shortages of hand sanitizer and hand wipes in supermarkets and drug stores, people are turning to a makeshift substitute — Everclear, a brand of 120-proof grain alcohol that has been flying off the shelves of a BevMo in Culver City.

“Normally, we sell a few bottles of that stuff a week,” store manager Paul Pabich said. “But word is spreading fast that at 120 proof, or 60% alcohol, it can kill any germ there is out there. We had 24 bottles in stock on Monday, and they were all sold by Thursday.”

Nodding appreciatively to an empty shelf reserved for bottles of Everclear that sell for $19.99 each, he shrugged and added, “It’s the way of the world right now, and we’re making a little money from it.”

Business was also booming at the Herbarium, a marijuana dispensary in the 900 block of North La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. With every purchase, the store was offering free delivery and a stylish black face mask that says, “Corona Free Herbarium.”


Breanna Lucier, 36, a spokeswoman for the business, said: “There are two reasons for all the customers you see in here right now. One is that people are stocking up on all the things they consider essential after being advised to stay indoors.

“The other reason — people don’t want to care about coronavirus or watch upsetting news about it on television,” she said. “Instead, they just want to chill out with Netflix and some weed.”

Guns were also a popular item among panic-driven shoppers on Saturday.

At Martin B. Retting Gun Shop in Culver City, a line of prospective customers stretched outside the door. Inside, they were shoulder to shoulder, waiting up to five hours for service. A fast-food truck was taking orders at the curb.



The managers of the store declined to comment. It was a rare windfall of business for the store, but some people got tired of waiting and left empty handed.

Among them was a medical doctor who would give only his first name, Ray. He said he’d come to buy his first gun.

“I want to buy a handgun, I think they call it a Glock, but I’m not sure,” he said. “I have a house and a family, and they’ll need protection if things get worse.”

“The fear,” he added, “is that civil services will break down.”

Another customer, John Gore, 39, would not argue with any of that.

“Politicians and antigun people have been telling us for the longest time that we don’t need guns,” he said. “But right now, a lot of people are truly scared, and they can make that decision themselves.”

The rush to buy guns was not unique to Culver City. At Laguna Guns & Accessories in Elk Grove, where there has been community spread of the cornavirus, was also doing brisk sales.

The owner, who only identified himself as George, said he has been in business for 44 years and the last time he saw it this busy was after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, when “everyone thought the government was going to take their guns away.”


George said that he has been busier than normal all week. He said he doesn’t ask why people are buying guns.

“It is what it is,” he said

He “guaranteed” the increase in gun sales was statewide.

“It’s panic,” he said.

We don't link full articles here anymore. Just an FYI that Null changed the rules.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Travis AFB (and area) update

The Winco near Travis AFB is currently making customers wait outside in a line to take turns, as they're only letting so many people inside at one time. I thought this was a good idea for about two seconds, and then I realized that waiting in a line has people mooshed together a lot worse than if they were spread out in a grocery store. But still, checkout lines, crowded sections... I'm not too sure what the best course of action would be, but they could be on top of it. I guess standing in a line outside with a breeze may be safer than standing inside. Taking peoples' shopping lists and bringing orders out is just not feasible. There's just no good way to do it.

A little of this is needed:

 

[Innominandum]

Study Time
...some light in the dark edition

Mortality of COVID-19 is Associated with Cellular Immune Function Compared to Immune Function in Chinese Han Population

Spoiler: 752 Patiens Symptoms + High Risk Patients identified by lymphocyte count

In this case series of 752 patients, the full spectrum of cases is described. Fever was present in 86-90% of the patients. The second most common symptom was cough (49.1-51.0%), fatigue (25.2-27.1%), sputum (20.0-23.1%), and headache (9.8-11.1%). The mortality rate is 4.6% in Wuhan, 1.9% in Beijing, and 0.9% in Shanghai. Our findings showed that the levels of lymphocytes were 0.8（IQR, 0.6-1.1）109/L in Wuhan, 1.0（IQR, 0.7-1.4）109/L in Beijing, and 1.1 (IQR, 0.8-1.5) 109/L in Shanghai before admission to hospitals, respectively, indicating that cellular immune function might relate to the mortality.

Spoiler: Findings

Based on the reference ranges of normal Chinese Han population and the data of the critically ill patients we have observed, it is recommended that reference ranges of people at high risk of COVID-19 infection are CD3+ lymphocytes below 900 cells/mm3, CD4+ lymphocytes below 500 cells/mm3, and CD8+ lymphocytes below 300 cells/mm3.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.08.20031229v2.full.pdf

Clinical characteristics of 101 non-surviving hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A single center, retrospective study

Spoiler: Covid-> cellular immune deficiency-> acute myocardial injury and kidney injury

These results also support the described organ injury above. In addition, the characteristic chest CT imaging of these non-survivors were evaluated by previous described method [19]. The CT features demonstrated extensive infection and severe damage, regarded as “white lung”, in five lobes, but no significant difference was found between the two groups. These characteristics combined with above repented organ failure, laboratory abnormalities suggested that early organ dysfunction or failure were responsible for rapid progression of disease and death of the patient.

Spoiler: Therapy info on antivirals

Up to now, no antiviral treatment has been recommended for coronavirus treatment except supportive care and organ support [5, 20]. In current clinical practice, arbidol was used as an antiviral treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infected patients, but the efficacy remains to be proved. Other antiviral medications including remdesivir, lopinavir and traditional Chinese medicine are still being verified in clinical trials. Furthermore, application of intravenous immunoglobulin is recommended to enhance the ability of anti-infection for critically ill patients and steroids are recommended for patients with ARDS, for as short duration of treatment as possible [21]. In this study, 96.04% patients received antiviral therapy, 98.02% received antibacterial therapy. Application of glucocorticoid mainly depended on the severity of inflammatory response. In the early outbreak of COVID-19, all the non-survivors received oxygen inhalation therapy including high flow oxygen inhalation (77.23%), but quite a low proportion of patients received machine ventilation partly due to limited medical resources against the steeply increasing number of patients at early outbreak.

Spoiler: Findings

The findings of our study suggested that older patients (>70 years) with comorbidities
had a steeply increased risk of death with COVID-19. Besides, respiratory failure, acute
cardiac and kidney injury played a crucial role in the death of patients. Elevated high
sensitivity troponin, neutrophils and depressed oxygen saturation predicted the rapid
death of patients with COVID-19.

Clinical characteristics of 101 non-surviving hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A single center, retrospective study

Abstract Rationale: COVID-19 have deprived many lives in Wuhan, China and caused global concerns. Few studies focused on clinical characteristics non-survivors hospitalized with COVID-19. Objectives: We aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of died patients with COVID-19 and tracked the...

www.medrxiv.org

Epidemiological, Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Medical Staff Infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A Retrospective Case Series Analysis

Spoiler: Background info on the staffs condition and vector of infection

The median age of medical staff included was 35 years old. 64% were female and 67% were nurses. None had an exposure to Huanan seafood wholesale market or wildlife. A small proportion of the cohort had contact with specimens (5%) as well as patients in fever clinics (8%) and isolation wards (5%). Fever (67%) was the most common symptom, followed by cough (47%) and fatigue (34%). The median time interval between symptoms onset and admission was 8.5 days. (fucking shit, fuck) On admission, 80% of medical staff showed abnormal IL-6 levels and 34% had lymphocytopenia. Chest CT mainly manifested as bilateral (61%), septal/subpleural (80%) and ground-glass (52%) opacities. During the study period, no patients was transferred to intensive care unit or died, and 34 (53%) had been discharged. Higher body mass index (BMI) (≥ 24 kg/m2) (HR 0.14; 95% CI 0.03-0.73), fever (HR 0.24; 95% CI 0.09-0.60) and higher levels of IL-6 on admission (HR 0.31; 95% CI 0.11-0.87) were unfavorable factors for discharge.

Spoiler: Findings I Predictors of discharge

Predictors of hospital discharge among infected medical staff were identified by Cox model. Smaller BMI, absence of fever and normal levels of IL-6 on initial stage were favorable factors for recovery and discharge. A recent study revealed that fever was identified in only half of the patients on presentation but increased to nearly 90% afte
hospitalization [26]. Elevated IL-6 levels were observed in 80% of infected medica staff on admission, which is associated with inflammatory response [34, 35]. To explore how absence of fever and IL-6 levels on initial stage affect the length of hospital stay and discharge of medical staff with SARS-CoV-2 infection, further studies are needed.

Spoiler: Limitations - skewed shit

We acknowledge some limitations of this study. First, only 64 for medical staff with confirmed COVID-19 from a single hospital in Wuhan were included. However, the population from which they were sampled was large and we did not include all of the cases during the study period. In fact, there are 2,055 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in medical staff as of 20 Feb 2020 [25].

Epidemiological, Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Medical Staff Infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A Retrospective Case Series Analysis

Backgrounds Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus epidemic has emerged in Wuhan city, China and then rapidly spread to other areas. As of 20 Feb 2020, a total of 2,055 medical staff confirmed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-Cov-2 in China had been reported. We sought...

www.medrxiv.org

Estimates of the severity of COVID-19 disease - Non Chinese Study

Spoiler: Findings

We estimate the mean duration from onset-of-symptoms to death to be 17.8 days (95% credible interval, crI 16.9–19.2 days) and from onset-of-symptoms to hospital discharge to be 22.6 days (95% crI 21.1-24.4days). We estimate a crude CFR of 3.67% (95% crI 3.56%-3.80%) in cases from mainland China. Adjusting for demography and under-ascertainment of milder cases in Wuhan relative to the rest of China, we obtain a best estimate of the CFR in China of 1.38% (95% crI 1.23%-1.53%)with substantially higher values in older ages. Our estimate of the CFR from international cases stratified by age (under 60 / 60 and above) are consistent with these estimates from China. We obtain an overall IFR estimate for China of 0.66% (0.39%-1.33%), again with an increasing profile with age.

Spoiler: Findings II

It is clear from the data that has emerged from China that there is a significant increase in the CFR with age. Our results suggest a very low fatality ratio in those under the age of 20. However, as there are very few cases in this age-group, it remains unclear whether this reflects a low risk of death or a difference in susceptibility.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033357v1.full.pdf

Spoiler: Case fatality Ratio- Inf.fatality ratio China actuall #

Friendly reminder: This study, although not done by Chinese scientists, is still based on Chinese data, so take it with a truckload of salt. 40+ studies released in the last 5 days, I hope some Italy data comes soon, this all looks pretty skewed.
sry bbcode breaks if you fuck with it too much

 

[Dr. Geronimo]

Study Time

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Epidemiological, Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Medical Staff Infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A Retrospective Case Series Analysis​

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Spoiler: Limitations - skewed shit

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Estimates of the severity of COVID-19 disease - Non Chinese Study​

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Can someone tell me what CFR and IFR means? And from what I'm seeing is that for 20-39 the death rate is about .35% right?

 

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Meanwhile, in American Socialist land, the LatinX Marxist illegals and semi-legals have decided they are owed free houses, especially because of Wu Flu, so they're just going to fucking take them.

Sorry, "reclaim" them.

Bernie's totally-not-his-wink-wink team is involved:

Of course, a group of Communist Chink infiltrators are involved:

From the people that brought you "Lets just not arrest criminals, laws are racist" now comes "you fuckers can live in the pods, we want free houses instead."

The real scary thing about this is this is disruptive enough that some little Commie Goblin group like the DSA could actually sneak in and steal power during all of this.

 

[wokelizard]

Happy 800.
Jeez, this thread grew a lot while I wasn't looking.

So did corona-chan in the lungs of tens of thousands across the country ;D

 

[Iamthatis]

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Liquor, marijuana and guns are also popular among coronavirus hoarders

“The fear,” one gun buyer said, “is that civil services will break down.”

www.latimes.com

Amid widespread shortages of hand sanitizer and hand wipes in supermarkets and drug stores, people are turning to a makeshift substitute — Everclear, a brand of 120-proof grain alcohol that has been flying off the shelves of a BevMo in Culver City.

“Normally, we sell a few bottles of that stuff a week,” store manager Paul Pabich said. “But word is spreading fast that at 120 proof, or 60% alcohol, it can kill any germ there is out there. We had 24 bottles in stock on Monday, and they were all sold by Thursday.”

Nodding appreciatively to an empty shelf reserved for bottles of Everclear that sell for $19.99 each, he shrugged and added, “It’s the way of the world right now, and we’re making a little money from it.”

Business was also booming at the Herbarium, a marijuana dispensary in the 900 block of North La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. With every purchase, the store was offering free delivery and a stylish black face mask that says, “Corona Free Herbarium.”


Breanna Lucier, 36, a spokeswoman for the business, said: “There are two reasons for all the customers you see in here right now. One is that people are stocking up on all the things they consider essential after being advised to stay indoors.

“The other reason — people don’t want to care about coronavirus or watch upsetting news about it on television,” she said. “Instead, they just want to chill out with Netflix and some weed.”

Guns were also a popular item among panic-driven shoppers on Saturday.

At Martin B. Retting Gun Shop in Culver City, a line of prospective customers stretched outside the door. Inside, they were shoulder to shoulder, waiting up to five hours for service. A fast-food truck was taking orders at the curb.



The managers of the store declined to comment. It was a rare windfall of business for the store, but some people got tired of waiting and left empty handed.

Among them was a medical doctor who would give only his first name, Ray. He said he’d come to buy his first gun.

“I want to buy a handgun, I think they call it a Glock, but I’m not sure,” he said. “I have a house and a family, and they’ll need protection if things get worse.”

“The fear,” he added, “is that civil services will break down.”

Another customer, John Gore, 39, would not argue with any of that.

“Politicians and antigun people have been telling us for the longest time that we don’t need guns,” he said. “But right now, a lot of people are truly scared, and they can make that decision themselves.”

The rush to buy guns was not unique to Culver City. At Laguna Guns & Accessories in Elk Grove, where there has been community spread of the cornavirus, was also doing brisk sales.

The owner, who only identified himself as George, said he has been in business for 44 years and the last time he saw it this busy was after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, when “everyone thought the government was going to take their guns away.”


George said that he has been busier than normal all week. He said he doesn’t ask why people are buying guns.

“It is what it is,” he said

He “guaranteed” the increase in gun sales was statewide.

“It’s panic,” he said.

God I wish I had some Liquor and weed right now