BLM, domestic terrorist attacks and the razor’s edge presidential race are driving gun sales. If Clinton-Kaine win in November, gun stores will be emptied by the end of the year.
Gun sales and concealed carry permit applications have been soaring in Washington state following the heinous September 23 attack that left five dead at Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington.
Skagit Arms is located in Burlington, and store owner Anthon Steen indicates that sales of small, concealed carry-type pistols are surging.
According to The Seattle Times, Steen said, “Typically this time of year we are busy with hunting stuff. We got a double whammy recently because of the increase in handgun sales.” Store manager Guy Hanson pointed to the case that holds concealable handguns and said, “We usually have a lot more than this. This case isn’t even full.”
The demand for personal protection has led to a run on the guns.
Demand for concealed carry permits has witnessed a similar boost. Anacortes Police Chief Bonnie Bowers released a statement indicating the demand for concealed carry permits is “eight times” as high as it was prior to the mall attack. And Lin Tucker, Sedro-Woolley police chief, said his department tied a one-day record for concealed permit applications in the immediate aftermath of the attack on Cascade Mall.
Tucker described demand as “through the roof.”