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US mass shootings prompt surge in weapons sales

• ft.com

Mr Hyatt saw an even bigger surge in customers after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, before the gunman killed himself.

After that incident, President Barack Obama made his first major push for stricter gun laws. In the wake of the Oregon shooting, Mr Obama on Friday again urged Americans to challenge the powerful gun lobby, saying he could not do it alone.

However, the calls for tighter gun laws lead to an increase in weapons sales. "Once the public hears the president on the news say we need more gun controls, it tends to drive sales," said Mr Hyatt, who owns one of the largest gun retailers in the US. "People think, if I don't get a gun now, it might be difficult to get one in the future. The store is crowded."



 


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