![]() Our African-American communities I think felt more vulnerable.” “So we have a lot of the urban residents who didn’t have firearms and were depending on police protection. “The African-American leadership has been pretty anti-gun,” Hyatt said. In particular, firearms purchases increased drastically among African-Americans and women, followed by an increase among senior citizens, according to Larry Hyatt, owner of Hyatt Guns in Charlotte. “In other cases, people are trying to get guns to protect themselves in case some of this comes to their home or hometown.” “Some people are trying to protect their businesses in these areas that are getting damaged and torn up,” said store owner Clay Ausley. The buying spree also generated a massive permit processing backup at county sheriff’s offices. Fuquay Gun and Gold is currently on pace for a 300% increase in both its sales and customer base, with lines frequently trailing out the door. Thousands of other North Carolina residents are purchasing firearms for the first time. They plan to take a firearms course in the near future. The social unrest recently pushed Edmark, who is in his 60s, and his wife, Deb, to purchase a firearm at Fuquay Gun and Gold, in the suburbs just south of Raleigh. ![]() He gave it away to a friend six months ago.īut in March, economic shutdowns set in, followed by a summer of nationwide protests - sometimes violent - following the death of George Floyd. Photo via Brooke Conrad, North State JournalįUQUAY-VARINA - Lee Edmark owned a gun for 25 years but never used it. A first-time customer at Fuquay Gun and Gold watches a store employee demonstrate the use of a firearm. ![]()
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