Sandy Hook Shooting Sparks Gun Sales Surge

[sasha031]

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. has sparked a surge in gun sales, according to independent arms dealers across the nation.
Robert Caselnova, who owns a Connecticut gun shop located less than 10 minutes from the school, said firearms flew off his shelves over the weekend, with multiple requests for AR-15 style rifles, a weapon Adam Lanza used in the Newtown massacre. Caselnova said he knew the Lanzas and that the mother and son had visited his store in the past, separately, but never made any purchases.
After high-profile shootings, debate over gun control can cause consumer demand for guns to rise, government records have shown. Industry experts say fears that stricter laws will follow such incidents push people to stock up on firearms before regulators can clamp down. But last weekend’s spike in business was unprecedented, gun shop owners in California, Connecticut and North Carolina told HuffPost.


Larry Hyatt, owner of North Carolina-based Hyatt Gun Shop, which claims to be America’s largest independently owned gun store, said he had a line out the door on Saturday, forcing him to call in extra salespeople.

“We already have tons of customers because of Christmas, hunting season is peaking right now, and not to mention, the election,” Hyatt said. “But this tragedy is pushing sales through the roof,” he added. “It’s like putting gasoline on a fire.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/sandy-hook-shooting-gun-sales_n_2317522.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
here we go....

[spanone]

1. america the idiotic

[bluestate10]

2. I wonder how many of those AR-15 purchasers are the next few mass murderers?

It seems contrary to logic that normal people will run out to purchase the very same type of gun that was used in a slaughter.

[LeftinOH]

3. Who are these monsters? Communities and neighborhoods

probably should know who the gun hoarders are in their midst. Every time a convicted sex offender moves into the neighborhood, I get a notice in the mail with the person's name, picture and address on it.

There are plenty of other "responsible gun owners" like Nancy Lanza living among us right now; they are a menace to public safety.

[Aristus]

4. This is why the NRA sites are down.

They don't want anyone to see them celebrating...

[srican69]

5. The gun buyers get scared pretty easily ...

for all their bravado

[AdamJensen]

9. "the gun buyers"

are you trying to make people who follow the second amendment of the constitution of the united states, sound like bad people?

[Fresh_Start]

6. There should be a national registry

and it should be online like the sex offenders.
If someone is reasonable has one gun or a hunting rifle, they might be normal.
Someone with an arsenal should be avoided.

[librechik]

7. "not to mention the election" ??????

omfg....