Sales have quadrupled at ‘Metro Shooting’ in Bridgeton according to owner Steven King. He says sales have mainly been to men, but not all:
“Probably a dozen or two dozen guns to females, single mothers. We’ve sold to black people, white people. We’ve sold to asians who have businesses on West Florissant.” said King. “They’re just afraid of whats going on and they’re coming in to purchase either additional firearms or their first firearm.”
via Gun Sales Up Across Area « CBS St. Louis.
Realty has a nasty way to screw with the plans and schemes of those who “know better.” Most people are not stupid and realize that singing kumbaya and mentally riding unicorns will not protect them from a mob.
And again, I repeat my choice of a semi automatic rifle with a magazine capacity well above 10 rounds for outside home-defense gun: You need something that can deliver multiple accurate shots at ranges long enough to convince those who seek forced wealth-redistribution & practicing the arts of arson that it would be a wise choice to seek entertainment & prizes elsewhere.
Add this to the list of Katrina, LA riots, etc.
But any weapon, any weapon at all, is a better option than none. A handgun isn’t ideal for defending your home against a mob, but rejecting the “good enough” for want of the “perfect” is just dumb.
True to a point it may come a time that you are better served with a molotv cocktail than a handgun… But any gun owner should strive to have the Defensive Trifecta as soon as he/she can afford it: Pistol-Shotgun-Rifle