Wow, This Should Go Well

Richard Doverspike, left, of Fairmont City, Pa. checks out one of the thousands of handguns on display while he was attending the first day of the NRA convention in Pittsburgh on Friday, April, 16, 2004. The NRA is c... Richard Doverspike, left, of Fairmont City, Pa. checks out one of the thousands of handguns on display while he was attending the first day of the NRA convention in Pittsburgh on Friday, April, 16, 2004. The NRA is creating a news corporation, starting an Internet talk show and preparing to buy a radio station. They are taking the step to operate free of political spending limits. It hopes to use unlimited donations to focus on gun issues and candidates' positions despite the law's restrictions on softmoney-financed political ads close to elections. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) MORE LESS
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Gun sales skyrocketing in Ferguson. This should all go splendidly. From the Post

Ku Klux Klan leaders have handed out fliers in Ferguson that threaten “lethal force” against protesters, businesses have boarded up their storefronts, and local gun retailers say sales have skyrocketed. Law enforcement officials have warned of groups of “outside agitators” who could descend on the city after the announcement and incite violence.

“These people are afraid,” said Steve King, the owner of Metro Shooting Supplies in nearby Bridgeton. King says his store typically sells 30 to 40 firearms a week. This week, it has sold 250. “One hundred percent of them are buying because of Ferguson.”

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