First time gun buyers looking to protect themselves during a potentially dangerous election are fueling mass FIREARMS buying trends across the country. Many of these people have never shot a gun before or been proponents of gun control themselves and are struggling to find ways to learn about, purchase and practice firearms without paying organizations that promote extremist rhetoric. RUP EXECUTIVE EDITOR Paul Glader went with JB to a gun range in New Jersey to experience and discuss JB’s gun buying experience and the ongoing self-protection crisis.