This is both depressing and infuriating. (guest link)

‘We’re seeing the fear’: Maine killings prompt spike in gun purchases

Several of the area’s gun dealers were open for business Thursday, the day after the shootings, while the suspected gunman was still at large. While nearly all other businesses abided by the shelter-in-place order advising residents to stay off the streets, some gun stores answered spiking interest in gun ownership by opening their doors. They’ve since reported abnormally high sales of all types of firearms…

At G3 Firearms in Turner…sales had quadrupled since the killings, according to store owner Gage Jordan…Every third purchase, he said, was an AR-15, the gun that has become well-known for its popularity among mass shooters, ease of use and devastating capabilities. G3 Firearms sold out its stock on Friday.

wapo.st