Posted on 07/27/2007 9:30:36 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim
NEWINGTON, Conn. -- State gun sales have shot up in the days after the wife and two daughters of a prominent Connecticut physician were killed, according to a local gun shop owner.
Scott Hoffman runs Hoffman's Gun Center on the Berlin Turnpike. In the past few days, following the triple homicide in Cheshire, Hoffman said that people have been rushing to his store to buy guns for themselves and their homes.
"They're scared," he said. "They're scared for their own personal safety and their family's safety, their children's safety and they want a way to protect themselves."
Hoffman said that the most popular weapon for both men and women looking to defend themselves is a defense-grade shotgun. Hoffman credited the gun's popularity to the short waiting period -- it can be obtained in two weeks as opposed to waiting 90 days for a pistol permit.
"We sell about 8,000 guns a year, and I'd say a majority of them are for self-defense," he said.
Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Jessica Schneider reported that residents questioning their sense of safety following the home invasion have also been calling companies that install security systems.
Joe Mitchell of Associated Security Corp. said his company's phones have been ringing off the hook.
"I had 15 phone calls on my phone by 9:30 in the morning," he said.
He said that security systems aren't meant to protect valuables anymore, that many people use them to protect their lives.
Who were the invaders?
How's it feel sheeple?
But, but, at least one MSM morning show told me to buy some cactus plants and place them by the window!
An armed society is a polite society.
90 days for a pistol permit? Even California is better than this.
Maybe some of these liberals buying guns will reconsider their support for waiting periods (like what happened in CA during the '92 Rodney King riots). When the stuff hit the fan there, people (liberals) were incensed about not being able to immediately acquire self-defense firearms.
All the conservatives already had theirs. :^)
Actually, they went to shop.
In Conneticut, you can't really buy the gun until a bureaucrat approves your purchase, well after the impulse to buy has blown over.
Fortunately, the CT state legislature will be loaning their protection details to concerned citizens to cover the waiting period. /s/
C'mon, that's what the POLICE are for. Just dial 911.
Interesting that it takes a crime of this magnitude for people to notice the 2nd Amendment isn't about hunting.
(sarcasm on)
In response to the statement 9-1-1 takes to long, Connecticut’s elected officials passed a “you must wait, time out” law.
This law requires all home invaders to wait for the police to arrive following the home owners declaration that they have called 9-1-1. Home invaders who fail to wait will be guilty of a second degree misdemenor.
State Representatve Stuckee Onstupid said, “this eliminates the excuse that 911 takes too long to respond. Criminals will now be obligated to wait for the police once 911 is alerted.”
(sarcasm off)
Something about liberals getting mugged comes to mind here...
Actually, it's not as bad as that. I got mine in about 2-3 weeks, IIRC. Granted, it's still longer than it ever should be, but I think 90 days is the maximum amount of time that the state has to approve the locally approved permit.
As a Connecticut residence, I half believed this post
But a man on teevee told me to get some door chimes, and he KNOWS what’s good for me, right? He’s on TEEVEE! Those people know everything. Plus, there’s no waiting period for chimes.
While visiting my doctor the other day he told me he wanted to get a gun and he said when he got that gun it would be unloaded, put in a locked box on a top shelf in his closet to placate his wife. I then asked him what he would do when a male my size (larger than he) came in the front door and grabbed him by his neck. He said he hadn’t thought that one out. Scary.
Here are the perps...scroll down for their pictures. http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=6842222&nav=menu29_2
He still deserves some credit, though. As well as you should, for pointing-out what we know to be obvious.
The only surprise I find in this article is that you can still buy guns in CT.....
I love their motto. "Guns for the good guys"
http://www.hoffgun.com/
The "tough gun laws" sure are working well!
Its all about training.
It is not enough to decide you want own a gun for defense, you have to decide you want to KNOW HOW TO USE a gun for defense.
It is a product of the media disinformation that guns have the magical talisman ability to kill.
Is that because there is a waiting period for shotguns or because he doesn't have enough in stock and has to order them?
“CT: Gun Sales Rise After Cheshire Home Invasion”
Why don’t they just let the cops protect them? Oh, wait...
Some scumbag decided to litter the neighborhood with ADT security systems advertising signs. That’s lousy and sleazy.
The state has the death penalty, too, and have actually used in in the last few years.
The only surprise I find in this article is that you can still buy guns in CT.....
The state has the death penalty, too, and have actually used in in the last few years.
Guess that makes Letterman a complete hypocrit, eh?
How’s that? Sorry, I don’t get it.
Letterman lives in CT, gets a speeding ticket driving back and forth to NYC on a regular basis. He’s completely anti gun, and anti death penalty.
He could live anywhere...but he choose a state that still allows guns, and allows for the death penalty.
???
This doesn't make sense.... Is Connecticut truly that lame?
Thanks for the explanation. All liberals are hypocrites.
I don’t think they are scared. An arrest was made. They are now prepared.
No problemo, and yes, yes they are.
Here in Pennsylvania, we can go buy a gun, walk out of the store with it, stop by the courthouse for a concealed carry permit, and then drive home with the gun in the glove box. It’s not Vermont, but it’s as close as it gets.
Letterman also has a summer place in Choteau, Montana. It’s in the western part of the state. He also gets speeding tickets here. This is a pro gun state also.
Every home needs on of these:
Not from the area but I'm thinking waiting period. Sounds like handguns are 90 days and shotgun/rifles are two weeks there.
I love Idaho. Walk in the store with cash and walk out with gun.
I live 10 minutes away from where these poor people died.
Consider the scenario of confronting an intruder bent on rape and murder:
In Ct., gun owners are liable for accidental shootings so a law abiding citizen would lock the gun and ammunition up. So in the middle of the night, you have to get to the gun, unlock the safe and load the gun before the killer brains you.
The sad part of this story is the mother should have stayed at the bank as the only option of getting her kids and herself out alive. Her decision was to submit to the killers threats and remain loyal to her kids. This was a tragic mistake.
I guess the sheeple who are now doing the buying didn't think anything bad could happen in the Peoples' Democracy of CT. Evil goes wherever it wants, and THE POLICE WILL NOT do a damn thing to protect you. Their job is to raise traffic revenue and arrest criminals AFTER THE FACT (if they can find them)
Hoffman said that the most popular weapon for both men and women looking to defend themselves is a defense-grade shotgun. Hoffman credited the gun's popularity to the short waiting period -- it can be obtained in two weeks as opposed to waiting 90 days for a pistol permit.
What is the waiting period in CT for home invasions? Do the criminals have to wait two weeks after first checking with the owner? 90 Days if they're going to murder one or more people?
I'm going to do a little gloating here and point out one of the many diffrences between the police state of CT and ga. Last time I purchased a handgun (H&K USP .40) I went to the gun shop plunked down the money, underwent the unconstitutional instant background check and walked out 10 minutes later with the gun. I did have to wait when I bought my UZI - about two and a half months.
So what if it literally takes the rest of your life for them to respond. </sarcasm>
That’s what I got..8 shot 12g Winchester..pistol grip..
Not accurate but very loud...
Thanks for the link. Since I first heard about this, I wondered who the scumbags are.
From the article...
Now, the state's parole board is conducting a review to see if the system somehow failed.
Duh!!! Yathink?
NH is closer than PA to VT. Buy HG, background check, state does it, load it and carry home in the open. Need a permit to carry concealed.
Yes.
Know what you call an unloaded pistol? A hammer.
Debbie Schuessel (sp?) says that her father said that during the Detroit Riots in 1967, the Jews bought guns, the White Goyim bought ammunition.
>> Every home needs on of these:
Mossie, ol’ friend! The Tick home has a Mossberg combat shotgun... regular stock, and the longer-barrel version.
I’m not a weapons expert by any stretch. But it seems that the barrel-length tradeoff is magazine capacity vs. maneuverability inside a building.
Do you recommend the pistol grip? I thought about maybe getting another mossie equipped like you show... how hard would that be for a non-hardcore “user” like myself to handle and shoot?
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