Fearing the possibility of an upcoming squeeze on the right to bear arms, Americans across the country have been flocking to gun stores in unprecedented numbers over the past week. The L.A. Times reports:

“A week after the election of the nation’s first black president, gun buyers across the country are flocking to gun stores to stock up on assault rifles, handguns and ammunition… A few say they are preparing to protect themselves in the event of a race war… Whatever the reason, gun dealers in red and blue states alike say they’ve never seen anything like the run on weaponry they’ve been experiencing since election day, surpassing the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks…

“Obama ‘says he’s in favor of common sense gun laws… Well, what people up north think is common sense is something different from us down here in Texas. The criminals have all this illegal stuff. I don’t want to fight them with a handgun if I can get an AK. I’m entitled to that. I should be able to defend my home.’”

Yeah, and I should be able to defend my guns…