Politics are causing a surge in gun sales
Shelter says donations arerolling in...all thanks to thecityâs late mayor.SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GUN SHOPOWNERS ARE SEEING A MAJORSHORTAGE ON GUNS AND AMMUNITION.THANKS FOR JOINING US.
IâM 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 4âS CHRISTINA EVANS HAS THESTORY.(18-32)FOR MANY OF Uâ THE IMAGES OFTHE ATTACK AT THE CAPITOL AREBURNED INTO OUR BRAINS memories.THE VIOLENCE SHAKING THE NATIONAND WHILE SOME ASK, âWHAT WOULDI DO IF THAT HAPPENED NEAR MYHOME?âLooks 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 findwhatâs left of the guns andammunitionAND THEIR LEAVING MANY GUN SHOPSIN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WITH LITTLETO NO SUPPLIES ALL BECAUSE OF APOLITICS THATâS GONE WRONG TOSOME PEOPLE.IN THE LAST FEW WEEKâ SOUTHWESTFLORIDA GUN SHOPS HAVE SEENPOLITICAL PANIâ TURN INTO PANICBUYING OF GUNS(canât really say this becausewe canât have nothing tosubstantiate that as fact)SOT: MARK FIACABLE, OWNERFLORIDA FFLPeople are afraid.
They see thathappening and they donât knowwhatâs going to happen goingforward.THE FEDERAL BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION PERFORMED OVER 39MILLION FIREARM BACK GROUNDCHECKS LAST YEAR11 MILLION MORE THAN 201âANDTHAT MASSIVE INCREASE IS AIDED ASHORTAGE OF FIREARMSSTANDUP: And everyone is lookingfor this(shows bullet)â Ammunitioâits 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 theyâre 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 HILâ 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