As Obama appeared headed for victory, sales of guns in October jumped 15%. November figures are not available yet but appear to be heading in the direction of a 25% increase and some places are seeing sales increase over 60%. Since BO’s win assault rifles are pouring out of gun shops. Guns are not cheap folks. Why the surge in gun purchases in the middle of a poor economy? Fear! Many people are concerned their 2nd Ammendment rights may be infringed upon with Obama as prez.
“My handgun sales — and especially the clip guns like AK-47, AR-15 and the Sega big-clip shotguns and rifles — are up probably 30 percent,” said Clint Cornett, owner of C&S Gun & Pawn Shop in Springdale. “Our sales would be up even more, but we can’t get the product. It’s a problem nationwide.” Cornett said shoppers tell him they want to buy handguns and semiautomatic tactical weapons now because they think a Democratic president and majority Democratic Congress will ban those weapons.
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