SoCal Gun Sales Shoot Through the Roof

SoCal Gun Sales Shoot Through the Roof
People stand in line outside the Martin B. Retting gun store in Culver City, Calif., on March 15, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Brad Jones
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The combined events of the past year and ongoing calls for federal gun control have created ideal conditions for a massive local surge in gun and ammo sales, according to Southern California gun rights advocates.

Trent Butler, executive director of the Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO) political action committee, told The Epoch Times that civil unrest, political rhetoric, COVID-19 lockdowns, financial uncertainty, and disruptions in the supply chain have led to a spike in firearms and ammunition sales for more than a year.