Truth In Politics: Gun Sales Boom After Election

[ZDL]

You all will love this.

http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/gun.sales.election.2.879513.html

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[Mo_Zam_Beek]

IMHO the flip side to this is the attitude of defeat among so many that willingly accept that there will be a ban after this.

[DrewH]

When did Illinois pass a "assault weapons" ban?

[30 cal slut]

i'm not sure if IL has passed a statewide ban, but Chicago and Cook County, with their home rule, have.

[Left Sig]

Illinois has no statewide ban. Otherwise, a whole lot of AR manufacturers would be moving out of Dodge because their product is illegal.

Kind of ironic that much of the US arms industry is located in Illinois and Massachusetts, isn't it?

Cook Country has a ban enacted in 2006, IIRC. DuPage County which is directly east of Cook has no ban, and they sell a pretty good amount of guns, some of which end up in Chicago and Cook County.

[markm]

IMHO the flip side to this is the attitude of defeat among so many that willingly accept that there will be a ban after this.

No shit! The gun goobers are more horney for a ban than the Antis! :rolleyes:

[Avenger29]

Never mind...

[jakjakman]

Truth In Politics: Gun Sales Boom After Election
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Mike Flannery
CHICAGO (CBS) ― Gun sellers say the election of Barack Obama is helping them avoid the recession. Sales of new guns are booming - up an estimated 50 percent in the suburbs.

In Wednesday's Truth in Politics, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports the gun lobby spent big trying to defeat Obama this year, outraged by his promise to reinstate a ban on military-style assault weapons. On talk radio, he was denounced as a "gun grabber." Now, as Obama heads to the White House, millions are rushing to reload.

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Business has rarely been better for certified arms instructor Jan Gofron.

He's teaching a flood of new students about semi-automatic handguns as well as tactical shot guns some call "street sweepers."

The most powerful weapons are disappearing fastest from local gun shops. At Elmwood Park's Illinois Gun Works, sales started soaring as it became apparent Barack Obama would win the White House.

"Once people started to realize that the Democrats had a better chance, or seemed to have a better chance, they started getting nervous about certain gun regulations," said Illinois Gun Works' Owner Dan Mastrianni.

Recent gun sales are up nationally 42 percent. In Illinois, they are up 38 percent; and in Chicago's suburbs 50 percent.

"It's simply paranoia," said Thomas Mannard of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. "And it's irresponsible, from my point of view, to be touting how wonderful this is. More guns definitely equal more death."

Mannard worked with then-state Sen. Barack Obama to pass Illinois' ban on assault weapons. Obama also helped close a loophole that allowed gun shows to sell weapons without doing background checks on buyers. Mannard now hopes for a national law.

Gun dealers say the threat of new rules will keep their sales booming.

"I don't expect this to slow down anytime soon," Mastrianni said. "What happened during Prohibition? Whatever people can't have, that's what they want. They can't get enough of it."

Like many, Mastrianni does not believe gun issues are anywhere near top of the president-elect's political agenda. Senior Advisor David Axelrod declined to discuss what, if any, gun-related legislation the administration might propose, nor when. He noted they are busy picking people for top jobs.

[boltcatch]

"It's simply paranoia," said Thomas Mannard of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. "And it's irresponsible, from my point of view, to be touting how wonderful this is. More guns definitely equal more death."

Guy misses the point... lotta people NEED to be shot.

[Gentoo]

What worries me the most is that if they do decide to push an AWB, all these people who rushed out and bought guns will simply sit back and go "gee good thing I bought my already" and not bother to put up a fight.