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Gun Sales Up in Colorado After Aurora Massacre, Spike of 41% Seen Since Shooting

Posted: July 24, 2012

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Gun sales often spike after a large-scale gun tragedy, and the Aurora, Colorado shootings that left 12 dead and dozens injured, some critically, are no exception.

While gun sales are the flip side of a coin where many are calling for tighter gun regulations, the Dark Knight Rises massacre has left many feeling exposed and under-protected in its wake.

As the gun debate rages on in the US, bolstered by those on both side wishing to prop a platform on the horrific murders, gun sales in Colorado — where the tragedy occurred — have spiked in the five days since alleged shooter James Holmes entered a crowded theater during a midnight screening and began shooting indiscriminately.

In fact, in Colorado, sales of guns have gone up 41% in the less-than-a-week since the murders, with the highest volume of increase seen on Friday — the day news of the shooting late Thursday night dominated local and national news.

According to the Denver Post, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation noted a 43% uptick in applications on Friday through Sunday in people seeking to purchase a firearm. The applications also jumped 39% over the first weekend in July.

On Friday alone, there were 1,216 checks processed for individuals seeking to buy a gun.

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Jake Meyers works at Rocky Mountain Guns and Ammo in Parker, Colorado, and he explains how customers have reacted in the days following the shooting tragedy in Aurora:

“A lot of it is people saying, ‘I didn’t think I needed a gun, but now I do,’ ” Meyers said. “When it happens in your backyard, people start reassessing — ‘Hey, I go to the movies.’ “

Somewhat scarily, Meyers reports that on Friday morning, “15 to 20 people” were waiting outside the store before it opened in hopes of purchasing a gun.

Do you think more legal, licensed and informed gun owners are the answer to preventing spree killings, or will more guns lead to more deaths?



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3 Archived Responses to “ Gun Sales Up in Colorado After Aurora Massacre, Spike of 41% Seen Since Shooting ”

  1. Curtis Griffin
    Jul 26, 2012

    Great! Good to see people moving in the right direction. None of the people killed or injured were armed. If just one had been things could have been different. Hopefully most of these people buying guns will get educated on how to use a gun to protest themselves and get concealed carry permits. Many people will not like or understand this. Hopefully you will live out your blissful life without someone like me having to save you.

  2. Curtis Griffin
    Jul 26, 2012

    protect, duh……….


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