Tucson Shooting Spikes Sales of Gun Concealment Purses

Southlake, Texas online retailer GunSupplyStore.com reports a 300 percent increase in sales of ladies gun concealed carry purses on the weekend of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona. According to the FBI, gun sales soared in several states which is not unusual when highly publicized shootings occur. Arizona gun sales went up by 60 percent.
Gun experts claim that much of the increase in sales is out of the fear that tragedies such as this will bring stronger gun control laws. Other citizens come to the realization that they are ultimately responsible for their own safety and self preservation. Even if a deranged perpetrator chose a machete instead of a gun, many people could be killed or injured in the absence of some form of overwhelming personal protection.
Renata Newton owns the Gun Supply Store which provides personal protection products such as concealed carry handbags for women and concealment briefcases for men. “Our orders spiked on Saturday and have continued strong all week. About 20 percent of the orders and 60 percent of the inquiries have been from Arizona residents. Similar statistics occurred last year with all the publicity surrounding the border violence.”
The accused shooter, Jared Loughner, killed six people and injured 14 others including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. There was no police protection at the location when the attack began.