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GUN LAWS HAS LED TO A SPIKE IN
SALES.. AS MANY WORRY ABOUT A
POTENTIAL BAN. SO WE WENT TO
ONE GUN SHOP TO UNCOVER THE
TRUTH ABOUT SALES.
JORDAN BURGESS CONTINUES
OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH WHY ONE
OWNER THINKS A BAN WOULD áNOTá
PREVENT MORE TRAGEDIES.
THE FACT YOU COULD WALK
INTO A GUN STORE TODAY IN OHIO
AND IF YOU PASS A BACKGROUND
CHECK..WALK OUT WITH A GUN IS
SCARY TO SOME BUT SOOTHING TO
OTHERS. IT ALL DEPENDS ON
HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT OWNING A
GUN.
WHILE SOME MIGHT LOOK AT
THIS WALL OF WEAPONS AND SEE
AN ARSENAL. ANDREW PALMER
SEES ARTWORK. THEY'RE FINE
PIECES OF ENGINEERING. THEY'RE
LIKE EXPENSIVE CLOCKS. BUT
CLOCKS NEVER CAUSED THIS MUCH
CONTROVERSEY...AS THE
PRESIDENT AND OTHERS THINK THE
TIME IS NOW TO BAN ASSAULT
WEAPONS LIKE THESE IN LIGHT OF
THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN
CONNECTICUT. BUT PALMER
DOESN'T BELIEVE A BAN WOULD
PREVENT FUTURE TRAGEDIES.IT
DIFFERENCE. IT'S EVIL INTENT
THAT'S THE PROBLEM. PUMPING
NOISE... WHAT BOTH SIDES CAN
AGREE ON IS THAT JUST THE
THREAT OF A BAN HAS INCREASED
GUN SALES. PALMER SAYS HIS
SHOP..P-S-G FIREARMS HAS HAD A
RUSH OF CUSTOMERS SINCE THE
SHOOTING..PEOPLE LIKE CHRISTY
STOVER..WHO ALREADY OWNS
GUNS..BUT AFTER SEEING WHAT
HAPPENED AT SANDY HOOK WANTS
TO SIGN UP FOR A CLASS TO
CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON.
THEY DO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. THEY
FALL IN THE WRONG HANDS OF THE
WRONG PEOPLE. BUT THE
SHOOTING WAS ENOUGH TO PROMPT
***'S SPORTING GOODS TO MAKE
A TEMPORARY CHANGE SAYING...
DURING THIS TIME OF NATIONAL
MOURNING WE HAVE REMOVED ALL
DISPLAY IN OUR STORE NEAREST
TO NEWTOWN AND SUSPENDED THE
SALE OF MODERN SPORTING RIFLES
IN ALL OF OUR STORES CHAINWIDE.
BUT PALMER HAS NO SUCH
PLANS...ALTHOUGH HE SAYS HE
WILL CONTINUE TO BE CAREFUL
ABOUT WHO HE SELLS TO..BECAUSE
WHILE WEAPONS MAY BE WORKS OF
ART TO HIM..HE UNDERSTANDS
THEY'RE NOT SOMETHING MOST
JUST KEEP ON THE WALL. I HAVE
YET TO HAVE THE SHERIFF
DEPARTMENT CALL ME AND SAY
YOUR GUN WAS USED IN A VIOLENT
CRIME.
I ALSO PUT IN A CALL TO THE
BILL GOODMAN GUN AND KNIFE
SHOW WHICH WILL BE AT HARA
ARENA THIS WEEKEND TO ASK
ABOUT GUN CONTROL IN LIGHT OF
THE CONNECTICUT SHOOTINGS BUT
HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK.
REPORTING LIVE..JORDAN
BURGESS. 2NEWS.