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NRA EVP Wayne LaPierre on the increase in gun sales under the Obama Administration.
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And on the run on the guns and in the November election -- is being going offering yeah.
Malia Smith & Wesson sales jumped 30% in the first quarter and expects to sell 540.
Million dollars with the -- it's full yeah.
And RA executive vice president Wayne Lapierre joins us now from yeah.
When you've been on the show before you told is that gone on as a worried about President Obama winning a second to that's what they're buying so many -- but look lately.
I've been hearing a lot of people all worried about what I'm gonna cool civil unrest.
-- kind of thing that we soaring Greece and Spain.
And that that's another reason why people -- borrowing guns that woman about civil unrest when he -- Well I think it's a combination a lot of things grading you make a good point I mean you talked to people around the country the threat.
Just feels closer right now.
You know people look at the threat and it just feels closer in the one chance they have is their right to own a firearm.
So.
The freedom to own a firearm.
Makes.
Sense to me in terms of my ability to survive.
It I know is this flat out linked both both reasons for -- gain in gun sales.
The may be taken away from -- and those fear of civil unrest is that flat out related to a potential second Obama term.
Yeah does that mean people at a crime people look at the -- -- threat and they haven't determination to survive in this country and no freedom protects that right like the right to own a firearm.
It's about the individuals.
Determination to survive and what you see is an underlying connection between the Second Amendment and safety and security.
And also an underlying connection with everything else that's going on right now waiting to -- -- assault weapons.
-- look assault weapons people are are you talking about his semi automatic firearms.
The media all -- so misinformed.
You talking about semi automatic firearms that are no different than any other firearm the media is so misinformed on that issue.
-- that's one of the things -- really sticks with gun owners that's where the -- the -- occurs I mean.
Our Revere the communication skills a lot of people I see on this on TV.
But they have an obligation to be factual and when they talk about assault weapons and weapons of war and spraying bullets and more powerful than any deer hunter would use every one of those things is blatantly false and gun owners know that.
And that's -- the breakdown occurs and that's why gun owners are joining the NRA.
They're spit it out other news fault him for the political leads in the media in this country.
There's scare and the American public to death.
Would -- information on the Second Amendment miss information on the specifics of guns and the threat to the individual right in this country.
Don't firearms and what are people -- they're joined in the NRA they're buying guns by the millions.
Because they note that's -- strength is about United States American not a weakness of got a very limited time left -- Am -- right if you.
It's millions.
Of guns will be board this year it can you give Ulanova -- mean.
And millions and millions according to every measurement women now know that proficiency with a firearm can keep them safe women sales are going through the roof 23 million American women now own firearms.
And the American public is scared of the Obama cliff if he's reelected they know always -- and after their guns they know is coming after their freedom when Latvia and all right.
Thanks for joining us appreciate it comes thank you Stewart okay so appreciate it.
