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Gun sales have risen dramatically. More than 600,000 Floridians are licensed to carry guns and they still are applying in record numbers. ...more
April 3, 2009
The November election produced an unintended stimulus package for one industry: gun sales. About as soon as Democrats took control of both the White House and Congress last fall, people began lining up to buy guns at local shops. Ammunition has been flying off store shelves, merchants say. ...more
March 11, 2009
The November election produced an unintended stimulus package for one industry: gun sales. About as soon as Democrats took control of both the White House and Congress last fall, people began lining up to buy guns at local shops. Ammunition has been flying off store shelves, merchants say. "Yes, there was a big rush," Christopher W. Drum, owner of CRS Weaponry in Port Richey, said. Sales boomed as much as 60 percent since November, although sales seem to be leveling off of late, he estimates. ...more
March 4, 2009
Mark and Connie Thomas went to their first gun show Dec. 6 at the Florida State Fairgrounds, where throngs of people packed the parking lot and swamped the Charles M. Davis Special Events Center. ...more
December 17, 2008
Mark and Connie Thomas went to their first gun show Saturday at the Florida State Fairgrounds, where throngs of people packed the parking lot and swamped the Charles M. Davis Special Events Center. ...more
December 8, 2008
Many people are flooding to the gun show at the fairgrounds. ...more
December 7, 2008
Frank Pickett had a lot to get off his chest. A lot of gun collectors and enthusiasts are having the same worries these days. ...more
December 7, 2008
A troubled 14-year-old accused of plotting a school attack built up a stash of weapons with the help of his mother, authorities said Friday. ...more
October 13, 2007
LAKELAND - Fred Thompson's first campaign swing through Florida as a declared presidential candidate brought him to Lakeland Saturday morning for a brief stop at a gun show. ...more
September 15, 2007
Fred Thompson got a strong endorsement from gun control opponent Bill Bunting, who's also chairman of the Pasco County Republican Party, during a campaign stop Friday. ...more
September 15, 2007
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