Politics are causing a surge in gun sales

Politics are causing a surge in gun sales

Shelter says donations arerolling in...all thanks to thecity’s late mayor.SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GUN SHOPOWNERS ARE SEEING A MAJORSHORTAGE ON GUNS AND AMMUNITION.THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I’M JANEMONREAL.

PATRICK IS OFF TONIGHT.EARLIER THIS YEAR-- GUN SHOPSBELIEVED COVID WAS THE REASONTHEY SAW A SPIKE IN SALES.AND NOW-- THEYRE SAYING POLITICSIS CAUSING A SECOND SURGFOX 4’S CHRISTINA EVANS HAS THESTORY.(18-32)FOR MANY OF U━ THE IMAGES OFTHE ATTACK AT THE CAPITOL AREBURNED INTO OUR BRAINS memories.THE VIOLENCE SHAKING THE NATIONAND WHILE SOME ASK, ’WHAT WOULDI DO IF THAT HAPPENED NEAR MYHOME?’Looks like OTHERS ARE buyingguns and planning to askquestions later TAKING ACTIONSOT: MARK FIACABLE, OWNERFLORIDA FFLSince the election and since thestuff that happened at thebeginning of the month in theCapitol and the inaugurationcoming up and stuff, people havereally been scrambling to findwhat’s left of the guns andammunitionAND THEIR LEAVING MANY GUN SHOPSIN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WITH LITTLETO NO SUPPLIES ALL BECAUSE OF APOLITICS THAT’S GONE WRONG TOSOME PEOPLE.IN THE LAST FEW WEEK━ SOUTHWESTFLORIDA GUN SHOPS HAVE SEENPOLITICAL PANI━ TURN INTO PANICBUYING OF GUNS(can’t really say this becausewe can’t have nothing tosubstantiate that as fact)SOT: MARK FIACABLE, OWNERFLORIDA FFLPeople are afraid.

They see thathappening and they don’t knowwhat’s going to happen goingforward.THE FEDERAL BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION PERFORMED OVER 39MILLION FIREARM BACK GROUNDCHECKS LAST YEAR11 MILLION MORE THAN 201━ANDTHAT MASSIVE INCREASE IS AIDED ASHORTAGE OF FIREARMSSTANDUP: And everyone is lookingfor this(shows bullet)━ Ammunitio━its flying off theshelves even faster than thegunsSOT: MARK FIACABLE, OWNERFLORIDA FFLWe get dozens of phone calls andstop ins to the store a day ofpeople looking for justammunition and they cant find itanywhere.

And so its just likethe toilet paper run.

Everybodygets afraid that they’re notgoing to be able to get any sowhen they do fine it, they takeall of it.EMPTY SHELVES AND EMPTY HANDEDBUYERS ARE THE NORM NOW A DAYSAS THE LOW SUPPLY FROMMANUFACTURERS CANT MEET THE HIGHDEMANDAND AS THE CHAOS CONTINUES ANDCONCERNS FOR SAFETY RISE WITHTHE START OF A NEW GOVERNMENT ONTHE HIL━ FICABLE SAYS HE DOESNTSEE THE SHORTAGE ENDING ANYTIMESOONSOT: MARK FIACABLE, OWNERFLORIDA FFLYou hear things about what thenew administration might try todo to limit gun purchases, tolimit magazines, to regulate tomake it harder to get things.And then that makes people evenmore afraid.

They want to