Gun Sales Surge Following Paris Terror Attacks

**priell3** · November 19th, 2015, 08:50 AM

In the days since the heinous terror attacks in Paris took 130 innocent lives and wounded hundreds more, Americans have flooded into gun stores to purchase new guns and sign up for concealed carry permit classes in their respective states.

And those buying guns include many who have never owned a gun before.

For example, Fox News San Antonio quoted Texas Guns owners Jerry McCall saying he is seeing “people … in their 70s and 80s who say they have never owned a firearm before but … think [they] need one in the house now.”

And people who might have purchased their first gun ever during the last year–amid the unrest and anxiety of the Ferguson protests or the Baltimore riots–are now buying a second gun to be sure they can protect their families in the event of an attack.

Mary Hernandez is one such customer. She said she and her husband bought their first gun last year and are shopping for their second in the wake of the Paris attacks. She and her husband “feel they can never be too protected.” Hernadez observed, “I don’t want to be with my kids and my family hiding under a table; I want to be protecting us and get out of there and if I had to, try to stop somebody.”

And WSFA reports that gun stores in Alabama are seeing the same kind of run. Russell Durling owns Last Resort Guns in Madison County and said, “We were busy right out of the box” following the attacks. “The truth of it is, when America is scared, America buys guns,” he added.

In addition to the gun sales, store owners are seeing a surge in concealed carry permit applications/course attendance, as well. Concealed classes at Texas Guns “have doubled in the last week,” and the Limestone, Alabama, Sheriff’s Office reports witnessing its “biggest spike in permits” after the attacks on Friday.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...paris-attacks/

**firebird.77** · November 19th, 2015, 09:39 AM

Glad to hear that many Americans are smart enough to (if only now) realize that it is their own responsibility to protect themselves.

**Emptymag** · November 19th, 2015, 09:49 AM

Dumb.

I bought a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of Coke.

**bogey1** · November 19th, 2015, 10:26 AM

What fools. Don't they know guns are dangerous, and can kill?
Like em said, I would have bought flowers, or something to make me pee on command.

**Berks_Iraq_Vet** · November 19th, 2015, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Emptymag

Dumb.

I bought a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of Coke.

MSNBC is playing video(s) of the shooting. Common theme: if not running, they are cowering on the floor waiting to get shot, while being defenseless.

**rckeystone** · November 19th, 2015, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Berks_Iraq_Vet

MSNBC is playing video(s) of the shooting. Common theme: if not running, they are cowering on the floor waiting to get shot, while being defenseless.

My memory is only good for about an hour so I don't recall if I read or heard this the other day in an interview with an ex military security guy. What the person/article said is you need to decide instantaneously during the beginning of an even like this to either run and escape or to turn and fight. Either is OK. However, do not simply lay on the floor and hope fate spares you.

Not a total revelation to many here I know.

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**Gunowner99** · November 19th, 2015, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by rckeystone

My memory is only good for about an hour so I don't recall if I read or heard this the other day in an interview with an ex military security guy. What the person/article said is you need to decide instantaneously during the beginning of an even like this to either run and escape or to turn and fight. Either is OK. However, do not simply lay on the floor and hope fate spares you.

Not a total revelation to many here I know.

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Escape first

Fight last

Hide if possible however just waiting for someone else to decide your fate.

**PAMedic=F|A=** · November 20th, 2015, 12:10 AM

http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/9...#axzz3rfbz4tLS

This story was on LTCF. The reporter...almost got the information correct.

**nfafan** · November 20th, 2015, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by PAMedic=F|A=

http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/9...#axzz3rfbz4tLS

This story was on LTCF. The reporter...almost got the information correct.

The Dep Chief Kraus was interviewed by Marty motormouth Goofith on KDKA AM the other morning; when the Dep didn't say what Marty wanted to hear, Marty did what he always does - twisted the statements and stretched the truth even before Kraus could finish talking.

KDKA has their marching orders; promote the Syrian refugees either by Marty Goofith or getting lib-tard "professors in international affairs" to be interviewed on the radio.