Long Island Will Protect You. You Don't Need Guns

Coronavirus Updates: Run on guns, ammo as people grapple with COVID-19 outbreak

UNIONDALE, Long Island (WABC) -- It's not just toilet paper and paper towels flying off store shelves across Long Island amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak -- it's also guns and ammunition.

"I think people are generally scared for their well-being at this point," said Andrew Chernoff, owner of Coliseum Gun Traders in Uniondale.

Chernoff said he can barely keep up with the demand for guns and ammo, and any inventory he gets in the morning typically sells out by the end of the day.

He said he's had a line outside his store on Hempstead Turnpike since last week.

"We're having problems getting enough guns in to sell," he said.

Chernoff said the primary buyers are first-time owners. -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/werenotsorry