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December 28, 2012

For some, new gun measures acceptable -- and futile
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Byron York:

Birmingham, Alabama -- On the day after Christmas, the wall racks at Hoover Tactical Firearms were almost bare; holiday customers had bought nearly everything. At the store's shooting range, anyone wanting to rent an AR-15 or similar rifle for target practice would be disappointed. There were a few rifles to borrow but no ammunition -- all sold out.

"There has been an unprecedented run on all of our AR platforms and 30-round magazines," says Robert Hawthorne, a firearms instructor at Hoover Tactical. "Ammunition -- all of the 5.56 and .223 is completely gone. Demand for the firearms and for the training has been through the roof. We've scheduled additional classes."

12/28/12 12:13 PM

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