Pre-ban panic caused when politicians attempt to ban certain types of firearms. Often leads to hoarding, short supply and price-gouging (See also posthooker).
"The Banic cleared every AR, AK and SKS off the shelves. There was no ammo for 6 months. These were dark times, my son.
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pohsthook-er, n.
Pejorative name pertaining to individuals who after the Sandy Hook incident, price-gouged the sale of firearms and ammunition to obscene and unrealistic prices to fuel the panic that was the impending (albeit failed) ban on semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines, often selling firearms and ammunition at 150-400% and greater of their actual value.
That Posthooker just tried to sell me a DPMS AR-15 for $3,000. I told him