Gun Sales Spike in Ferguson, MO Ahead of the Grand Jury Decision on the Shooting Death of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson

 

There are tense times ahead of the grand juries decision in Ferguson, Missouri with regards to the shooting death of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson, as gun sales spike. Will Officer Wilson be cleared or indicted? And if indicted, for what? The longer this goes on, the more tense things get. Those who are pro-Michael Brown claim they want justice; however, it sound more like revenge. The result is many uneasy citizens in Ferguson and the surrounding areas buying up guns for their protection.

Lately, Dan McMullen has been bringing an extra gun to his office in Ferguson, Missouri.

McMullen runs Solo Insurance on West Florissant close to where looting and vandalism briefly broke out in early August after a police officer shot to death teenager Michael Brown.

“I bring an extra gun now only because it has a bigger magazine,” McMullen says. He began carrying it after tensions increased in the area following the shooting. He says he would never use it to protect his business, but he would use it to save his life.

More … Steven King, the owner of Metro Shooting Supplies in Bridgeton, Missouri, says sales have recently “skyrocketed” again because of the fear of the unknown ahead of the grand jury decision. People saw what the protesters were capable of and now want to protect themselves from the protesters, looters and vandals.

“You’re exactly right. In August gun sales went up exponentially. Not only at our store but around the entire St. Louis metropolitan area. It’s kind of tapered off over the last couple of months. And, now in the last week or so, sales have started to skyrocket once again… We have a wide variety of people who are buying right now. We have first time buyers. We have elderly people, white, black, Asian. We’ve got women. We’ve got men. We’ve got head of households. But, primarily we got people, 100% of the people this weekend who have bought a firearm have bought it because of some sort of fear of the unknown.”

Ferguson-area gun shop owner says sales have “skyrocketed” ahead of grand jury decision



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    2 Responses to “Gun Sales Spike in Ferguson, MO Ahead of the Grand Jury Decision on the Shooting Death of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson”

    1. Ronald J,. Ward on November 12th, 2014 7:59 pm

      More guns in the hands of citizens I believe is the conservative answer. So by conservative logic, gun shows should be on every street corner of Ferguson to bypass background checks and get guns into every hand.

      Hell Iowa just elected a gun in purse toting U.S. Senator ready to shoot any government intruder restricting all her freedoms, or something.

      GO GOP!

      ___________________
      SM: So Democrats are not pro-choice?

    2. Ronald J. Ward on November 13th, 2014 10:00 am

      Aside from failing to see a connection to the argument, I can’t speak for all Democrats. I happen to be a pro-life Democrat.

      If I’m not mistaken (and I’m not), it was the predominantly conservative appointed Burger Court that handed us a resounding Roe v Wade ruling.

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