Unfortunately, as one would expect while living in the United States, during times such as these, sales of firearms and survival equipment have expanded enough to ensure a bunch of headlines.

Face masks, disinfectants, and paper goods are not the only things that shoot off supermarket shelves, but as well as purchases of emergency equipment such as ready-to-eat meals, firearms and ammunition have also increased as people prepare for the coronavirus outbreak.

The sales were reported to have increased multiple times more in year-to-year supply for long-term food products, water and air filters, gears and even bunkers.

Consumers who are concerned about the safety hazards that are associated with the pandemic outbreak and the probability of quarantines temporarily cutting off accessibility to supplies are now seeing significant growth in the survival and preparedness sales industries.

The search for "survival" peaked to its highest in five years between February 23-29, once reports of coronavirus beyond China were found, and since then only approximately 25% since then have tapered.

Although the survival and preparation industry relies on taking rational measures to be ready against adverse circumstances, owners say that seeing certain purchasing in department stores is the consequence of panic-buying.

Texas-based Rising S Company retailer and luxury bunker factory has reported that 50% more calls have been received since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak.

Although each bunker contains an air filter, filters are also being sold for homes separately by the company. Two to three of them are usually sold every year, but recently, they now sell over thirty days a week, with extremely strong international sales, said Gary Lynch tha General Manager.

Throughout the past three months, sales of the emergency supplies, such as food bars, water bags and water purification tablets have risen by about 200% to 1,700%, as reported by Brian Houser, LHB Industries Marketing Director, who supplies emergency kits and equipment. The company had sold 75 N95 respirator masks for that same three-month duration last year.

Two months ago, the inquiries started and that only raised interest. They had sold approximately 13,000 this year alone.

TheEpicenter, a survival equipment and food supply site has mostly stopped receiving its phone because of an influx of demands. Consumers are then led to the website by a tired message from their voicemail, which sells out the entire selection of MRE, prepackaged military shelter-food are being sold out.

President of My Patriot Supply, a food emergency manufacturer and retailer, Keith Bansemer, had said that the business has tripled its operations in the last month and opened a new distribution center in order to increase production. Consumers not only buy for the next two weeks, but also store them for fall and winter season. However if all advertising is halted, orders continue to come in.

The spike in customer requests is not surprising, when people are uncertain as to how long the pandemic will last, according to Praopan Pratoomchat, University of Wisconsin-Superior Assistant Professor of Economics.

While being prepared isn't a bad thing, and could actually save your life, we must leave some for others.