from The Epoch Times:
Illegal immigration, high crime, slower police response and presidential election fuel gun sales, say industry spokesman and gun store owner.
Unease over rampant illegal immigration and crime are contributing to a spike in local guns and ammunition sales in border towns, according to a gun store owner in Southern California and a national firearms industry spokesman.
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Cory Gautereaux, owner of Firearms Unlimited California in El Cajon—about 15 miles northwest of San Diego and 25 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border—told The Epoch Times many of his new customers are citing the border crisis as the reason they’re buying guns for self-defense.
A longtime resident of southeastern San Diego County, Mr. Gautereaux said most rural residents are already armed and are stocking up on ammunition while those who live in the city and border towns are buying guns for the first time.
“They’re worried,” he said. “It’s the street drop-offs that are right down the street from my store here. They’re dropping people off with buses all day long, especially in El Cajon.”
The massive influx has put an added strain on law enforcement agencies already spread thin due to low recruitment and funding, according to Mr. Gautereaux.
