Gun sales up on the First Coast after Orlando mass shooting

Janny Rodriguez reports. 6/21/2016

Janny Rodriguez, WTLV 10:55 PM. EST June 21, 2016

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ORANGE PARK, Fla.—After mass shootings, gun salesincrease nationwide. In Orange Park, a local shooting rangesays their semi-automatic rifle sales have more thanquadrupled.

Last weekend, 49 people were killed and over 50 injured aftera gunman entered a gay nightclub in Orlando and opened fire.

Management at On Target Sports say this time of year is usually the store’s slow season forfirearm sales. But not after the shooting in Orlando. According to the store’s staff, people rushedin to by Armalite rifles – also known as AR-15s, a gun similar to the Sig Sauer MCX that theOrlando gunman used.

“They’re a pretty safe firearm to operate,” says Tyler Smith, Purchasing Manager for On TargetSports. “It’s all determined by how that person wants to use it.”

Smith adds that the semi-automatic weapon is flying off the shelf. In just one week, sales wentup 500 percent.

“It’s gotten to the point where even distributors are running out of ARs as well,” Smith says.

He says people are not only buying the guns for home defense, but also for shootingcompetitions. “There’s all sorts of competitions all over the world for shooting,” Smith says.

Whether they’re bought for sports or home defense, owning just one of these guns could costyou thousands of dollars and every purchase involves a background check.

“After the paperwork is filled out, if you come back approved, we process the payment and youcan take your rifle home that day,” Smith says.

He strongly recommends that you store your rifle or gun in a safe.

“It’s important that everybody has a firearm and knows how to use it safely,” he says. “And goesout and purchases it safely and legally as well.”

Smith also said that the fear of gun regulation is also boosting sales.

Four separate gun control measures failed in the U.S. Senate on Monday. Many members ofCongress have indicated they intend to try again, including U.S. House Representative AlanGrayson, Democrat of Florida.

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