Kecibukia
22-12-2005, 19:39
Because they tend to lead to an increase in ownership. Just like the CAWB.
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2005/12/21/1362221-sun.html
Liberal gun ban fuels buying binge
By ROBYN STUBBS, 24 HOURS
Paul Martin's plan to ban handguns may have backfired.
As soon as the Liberals unveiled their promise to ban the weapons earlier this month, Vancouver gun shop owners saw a jump in handgun sales.
"Some customer came in that day and said Paul Martin told him to buy a handgun," Lever Arms owner Kin Chung told 24 hours yesterday.
"It was meant as a joke but ... the day after he announced it, handgun sales tripled. Normally we sell about two a day. That day we sold eight."
And while he says sales have levelled off since, the store is still selling above average numbers of handguns daily.
Not only that, Chung said in a push to beat the ban, guns will likely fly off the shelves in January if Paul Martin is re-elected.
Victor Camele, manager of Vancouver's Italian Sporting Goods Ltd. store, agreed, saying interest in buying handguns will likely spike again should the Liberals come out on top next month in the federal election.
The controversial handgun ban, part of a $325 million anti-crime plan, was met with mixed reviews from gun owners and sellers, and law enforcement agencies across the country, after it was announced by the Liberals on the campaign trail Dec. 8.
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2005/12/21/1362221-sun.html
Liberal gun ban fuels buying binge
By ROBYN STUBBS, 24 HOURS
Paul Martin's plan to ban handguns may have backfired.
As soon as the Liberals unveiled their promise to ban the weapons earlier this month, Vancouver gun shop owners saw a jump in handgun sales.
"Some customer came in that day and said Paul Martin told him to buy a handgun," Lever Arms owner Kin Chung told 24 hours yesterday.
"It was meant as a joke but ... the day after he announced it, handgun sales tripled. Normally we sell about two a day. That day we sold eight."
And while he says sales have levelled off since, the store is still selling above average numbers of handguns daily.
Not only that, Chung said in a push to beat the ban, guns will likely fly off the shelves in January if Paul Martin is re-elected.
Victor Camele, manager of Vancouver's Italian Sporting Goods Ltd. store, agreed, saying interest in buying handguns will likely spike again should the Liberals come out on top next month in the federal election.
The controversial handgun ban, part of a $325 million anti-crime plan, was met with mixed reviews from gun owners and sellers, and law enforcement agencies across the country, after it was announced by the Liberals on the campaign trail Dec. 8.