Posted on 10/29/2012 1:21:56 PM PDT by matt04
We hear a lot about businesses struggling in this economy, but there is one business that is thriving here in Connecticut and around the country: the gun business.
Gun sales in the state are up dramatically.
Expectant mother Sarah Beland of Bristol could be heard firing her very first shots, with her very first gun. She says she'll carry it to feel safe.
"I have to walk quite a distance, for work. I used to have to walk at 11 o'clock at night, half way up the street, so being a female, and being alone late at night, yes," said Beland. "Makes you feel safer."
She is part of an explosion of new gun owners in Connecticut.
The numbers are dramatic. In 2007, the state logged 64,000 gun sales.
In just four years that number has shot up 57 percent. Last year, more than 101,000 guns were sold here. This year, CT is on track to smash that record.
"In most instances, I could sell more guns if I could get them," Scott Hoffman said.
Hoffman owns Hoffman's guns in Newington. It is one of the top 10 gun sellers in America. His business has more than doubled in four years.
(Excerpt) Read more at wtnh.com ...
Bought my used Ruger SR9 from Hoffman’s. Great place. It helps business if there aren’t many places to buy a gun in CT...
We want to ensure there are no more stolen elections like that for Governor in 2010............
We want to ensure there are no more stolen elections like that for Governor in 2010............
If you like the SR9, get yourself an SR9C. The trigger is better on the SR9C and, of course, it is much easier to conceal. I love my SR9C. It is my accurate go-to gun when I carry concealed.
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