'Scared Of Civil Unrest': South Florida Gun Shop Sees Major Jump In Sales To First-Time Firearm Owners

Miami FL

10 June, 2021

1:30 PM

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By Keith Jones, CBS Miami June 9, 2021 Walk into any gun store and owners are singing the same tune – firearm sales are up. Some shops have seen 2% to 3% increases since the pandemic. Others as much as 10%. "Yeah, I've seen a big uptick in AR-15s. Anybody who doesn't have one wants to get one now. And the people who already have them just for target [shooting] are buying three or four more just to have them," said Roy Gosley. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.