Fear of Gun Control Drives Gun Sales Sky High in Maryland
By Rashee Raj Kumar, Capital News Service
Fears of new gun control regulations proposed by President Barack Obama and Gov. Martin O’Malley have intensified sales at Maryland gun shops. While the boost in sales has bolstered gun dealer’s profits, it has also led to a shortage in the supply of guns in the state, especially assault rifles, gun shop owners said. "Everybody is panicking. Every day has been absolutely crazy for the last three weeks," Henry Calvert, president of Calvert Firearms, Inc. in North East, a town in Cecil County, said of his customers. “It’s a bear market. Everyone is purchasing everything that comes in." Obama proposed a set of gun control regulations on Wednesday, which included a universal background check for all gun sales and a ban on military-style …
Rick Hudson
12:55 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013
That is the truth!!! All crime continued to drop after the assault weapons ban was lifted in 2008 (I think i have that year right). The problem is a high capacity magazine, a bullet or an assault weapon never hurt anything or anyone with out a person intent on doing harm behind it, That is the root of this problem that needs fixing, not limitation of rights on law abiding citizens. more ›