Posted on 11/11/2014 11:45:56 AM PST by Impala64ssa
As the St. Louis metro area awaits a grand jury decision in the police shooting death of Michael Brown, gun sales are skyrocketing, a local gun store owner said Monday.
Steven King, who owns Metro Shooting Supplies in Bridgeton, Mo., near Ferguson, told CNN that gun sales “went up exponentially” following the protests in the aftermath of the shooting 18-year-old Micheal Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.
Sales have tapered off since then, said King, but “have started to skyrocket once again” as a St. Louis County grand jury nears a decision on whether or not to charge Wilson for Brown’s death.
St. Louis County prosecutors have said that presentation to the grand jury should wrap up as early as this week.
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At this point, the police lines are protecting the protestors from what’s waiting for them on the other side.
There was a time when you had to have the local sheriff’s permission, like an OK slip, to buy a handgun in MO. I have heard that is no longer the law.
I remember how sadly it was, during the LA riots, when LA CA residents found they could not get a handgun, or any gun due to California’s waiting periods.
I bought my FIRST HANDGUN in Marysville California, back in 1968. The waiting period was TWO days. This was before Bobby Kennedy was shot and you could buy over state lines.
How about holding the decision until the next 3 dsy cold snap and blizzard.uh
Dsy = day
From California:
Pelican Bay, for the “worst of the worst” was built on the most remote part of the California coast - miles and miles from anything, difficult to get there.
The reason was to prevent a thug welfare community of the prisoners’ relatives from arising or ruining another town - like Tehachapi.
Homeless were bused into my California community to a church right next to a school and park - the locals raised hell but were told their fears were unfounded - the “residents” would be monitored at all times and not allowed out of the confines of the church.
Within weeks, the homeless were hanging out in the park and loitering around in front of the school - angry residents took cell phone videos to the city council for proof. The homeless shelter was shut down immediately.
Makes no difference, it is not a bill of needs but a bill of rights.
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