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The expanding coronavirus outbreak isn’t only inspiring Americans to buy out hand sanitizer, groceries, flu medication and toilet paper -- it’s also leading to increased ammunition sales, one company said.

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Ammo.com said that four states saw an increase in sales greater than 100 percent. At the top of the list was North Carolina, which saw an increase of 179 percent, followed by Georgia with an increase of 169 percent.

Pennsylvania and Texas followed in third and fourth places, with increases of 140 percent and 128 percent respectively.

Other states also saw increases, including Florida (76 percent), Illinois (67 percent), New York (48 percent) and Ohio (40 percent), according to Ammo.com.

Daehawk wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:06 pm Trump Supporter Says Coronavirus Doesn’t Exist, Is Fabricated By Dems To Hurt The President

Hope she gets it. Have fun lady with no brain.

malchior wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:06 pm https://twitter.com/fox5dc/status/1236061799033769984

2 New Yorkers who attended an AIPAC conference in DC test positive for coronavirus

Archinerd wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 9:15 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:06 pm https://twitter.com/fox5dc/status/1236061799033769984

2 New Yorkers who attended an AIPAC conference in DC test positive for coronavirus

Depending on how this turns out, I may have to reconsider my stance on Divine Intervention.

Here's Surgeon General Jerome Adams telling Jake Tapper that President Trump "sleeps less than I do and he's healthier than what I am." Flushed face.

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Grand Princess is docking tomorrow. What's the plan for the 3,500 people on board?

BEN CARSON: They're coming up with one

S: It docks tomorrow

C: The plan will be in place

S: Shouldn't you be able to say what it is?

C: It hasn't been fully formulated

Holman wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:21 pm Trump is a known germophobe with a real hang-up about contagion.

This is going to end with him holed-up Howard-Hughes style in the Residence with duct tape over the windows.

Holman wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:21 pm This is going to end with him holed-up Howard-Hughes style in the Residence with duct tape over the windows.

TheMix wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:24 pm

Holman wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:21 pm Trump is a known germophobe with a real hang-up about contagion.

This is going to end with him holed-up Howard-Hughes style in the Residence with duct tape over the windows.

The question is whether his NEED for for adulation will overcome that. It's going to be really tough for him to give up his rallies.

This nursing home outbreak of Covid-19 is what we call a "sentinel event": a warning of outbreaks and deaths that may be coming. But these deaths are not inevitable. It is essential that we protect the most vulnerable people -- those with serious underlying health conditions such as respiratory disease, cancer and diabetes and older adults. The overall case fatality ratio for Covid-19 appears to be under 1%, but is many times higher for the elderly.
The threat of rapid spread within long-term care facilities means that if we make the tough decision, now, to immediately restrict visits, we may be able to prevent many more outbreaks like the one in Kirkland. We also must ensure that any nursing home staff who are ill not come to work -- and that they receive paid leave, so they have no economic incentive to come to work if ill. Families want to visit loved ones; we should facilitate virtual visits until we know more and can do more to protect the most vulnerable.

We need to hear from the world's leading experts, including Drs. Anne Schuchat and Nancy Messonnier at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institutes of Health. We need them to speak to us every day to keep Americans informed about what we are learning, the spread of the virus and what people can do to protect themselves. Clear, credible and consistent information about the virus and the response is urgently needed. Political leaders must take a hard look at the costs and benefits of social distancing interventions. Canceling large public gatherings, switching to telework, and considering closing schools is disruptive, but may be needed in the short term to prevent more severe longer-term impact. At a minimum, we must reduce the risk to medically vulnerably people now.

LawBeefaroni wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:51 pm

El Guapo wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:54 pm Just got an e-mail that my kids' school is canceling some celebratory dinner next Wednesday. Really not sure how that makes sense, given the minimal Coronavirus presence around here and the fact that the school is still otherwise operating normally. But I wasn't planning on going to the celebration anyway, so...

Next week I have 4 events in 4 nights. An annual meeting (a few hundred doctors, open bar), an education committee meeting (20 people at a house), a board meeting (back room at a bar), and a party (75 people at a rented event space).

Cancellations would be welcome....

Kraken wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:23 pmDon't worry; they're fine. Everything's fine. Trump's not concerned at all.

malchior wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:49 pm

Kraken wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:23 pmDon't worry; they're fine. Everything's fine. Trump's not concerned at all.

Not a surprise. It doesn't affect him personally.

malchior wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:49 pm

Kraken wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:23 pmDon't worry; they're fine. Everything's fine. Trump's not concerned at all.

Not a surprise. It doesn't affect him personally.

Smoove_B wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:54 pm

Jaymann wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:39 pm Can you imagine if Obama were still President?

Every day.

Paingod wrote:

Smoove_B wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:54 pm

Jaymann wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:39 pm Can you imagine if Obama were still President?

Every day.

We'd have a handful of managed cases, maybe a fatality or two - and the GOP broadcasters would be enraged that Obama was doing it wearing a blue tie.

Kraken wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:23 pm Two congressmen -- Ted Cruz and Paul Gosar -- self-quarantine.

Don't worry; they're fine. Everything's fine. Trump's not concerned at all.

Scraper wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:48 am The Dow opened over 1800 lower. It will be an interesting day to see where it stops and if last week is any indication it will be a crazy week.

Freyland wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:24 am

malchior wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:49 pm

Kraken wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:23 pmDon't worry; they're fine. Everything's fine. Trump's not concerned at all.

Not a surprise. It doesn't affect him personally.

From the article:

"The White House said Saturday that there was no indication Pence or Trump had been in "close proximity" to the man."

Doesn't that sound like every other defense since 2015?

This is now in the "he's going to get a lot of people killed" zone.

Trump's mad tweet wrote:So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!

Smoove_B wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:04 am Wow. I guess someone was educating him about influenza last night and he's sharing with everyone what he learned?

LordMortis wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:06 pm

YellowKing wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:44 pm I once read a novel in which all the adults got a disease that made them go crazy and only the kids were left untouched. This led to a Lord of the Flies type society where kids had to band together to survive the adult zombies.

So I'm just going with that.

LawBeefaroni wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:34 am

The expanding coronavirus outbreak isn’t only inspiring Americans to buy out hand sanitizer, groceries, flu medication and toilet paper -- it’s also leading to increased ammunition sales, one company said.

...

Ammo.com said that four states saw an increase in sales greater than 100 percent. At the top of the list was North Carolina, which saw an increase of 179 percent, followed by Georgia with an increase of 169 percent.

Pennsylvania and Texas followed in third and fourth places, with increases of 140 percent and 128 percent respectively.

Other states also saw increases, including Florida (76 percent), Illinois (67 percent), New York (48 percent) and Ohio (40 percent), according to Ammo.com.

Folks, water. You're going to want water.