Posted on 12/04/2001 8:08:53 PM PST by BillyRayR
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:03:57 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Liberal Delaware (Gore by 13.06%) awoke the other morning to the news that gun sales are up 32% since Sept. 11, range use is up 25%, and advanced gun classes are booked through February.
The Diamond State is not alone. The FBI reports that in the month after the attacks, requests for gun-related background checks through its National Check System rose 20%. Concealed-weapons applications tripled in Texas, and, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, filings for gun-purchase background checks increased 50% in the weeks following Sept. 11. Florida news articles report "a dramatic increase in gun and ammunition purchases, particularly among women, senior citizens and first-time gun owners."
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Too bad the liberal media and the Brady Bunch will dismiss it all as "radical" and "ill-concieved."
Most folks with serious "Red Zone" mindsets didn't need to go out and buy a gun after 9/11 - they already had them. It's good to see folks in the "Blue Zone" ("Liberal Delaware - Gore by 13.06% - awoke") getting a clue.
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