Amid the Coronavirus outbreak, people have stripped down groceries from the shelves at the supermarkets in many countries. Not only this, but people are also standing in long queues to stock up weed just before the lockdown in the Netherlands. 

Now, people in LA are standing in long queues and are buying guns to protect their families, in case, they run out of groceries and food supply.

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An Australian journalist, Amelia Adams, took to her Twitter and shared a video of people standing in long queues to buy guns and knives.

She wrote, âQueues to buy guns in LA Flushed face. Buyers tell me theyâre scared of what will happen if people run out of food and supplies, and they need to protect their families.â

Check out the post here. 

Queues to buy guns in LA
Buyers tell me theyâre scared of what will happen if people run out of food and supplies, and they need to protect their families. Weâre live on @TheTodayShow as #coronavirus panic hits LA. pic.twitter.com/2KqGPZfNo4

â Amelia Adams (@AmeliaAdams9) March 15, 2020

According to The Sun, Asian Americans are allegedly the ones who are buying arms for the past one week. People have started to prepare for Europe-like lockdown and are buying guns to protect their families if the widespread virus continues for weeks.

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The video has garnered over 1,30,000 views on Twitter already and is flooded with comments by people.

Hereâs what they have to say about it.

Agreed.

This is so much more frightening than the virus

â SteffanieBee (@steffanie_bee) March 16, 2020

Maybe.

Are they planning on.....eating their guns?

â Aaron (@chibikuma83) March 16, 2020

And we are only stocking toilet paper.

So ... it could be worse than toilet paper.

â Andrew Tate, sports editor (@SportingSpud) March 16, 2020

We can only hope but itâs true.

I hope this is fake news

â Travelogist (@Travelogist1) March 16, 2020

On pointâ¦

I have never been more thankful for my countries strict gun laws.

â emily kate (@emilykateyt) March 15, 2020

Everything!

What is wrong with people

â Michaelah Bell (@thybirdness) March 16, 2020

And all we want is some hand sanitiser!

Sums up the difference between Australia (lines for toilet paper) and America (lines for guns).

â Owen Eckersley (@owen_eckersley) March 16, 2020

The novel coronavirus has claimed over 4,000 lives so far across the globe and it's dismally increasing with each passing day.

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