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Vermont gun dealers see spike in sales after Biden win, Capitol riot
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Firearm sales have soared in Vermont since last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol, according to local gun dealers. The uptick comes as President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration approaches and as Democrats are poised to take control of the U.S. Senate.
According to John Cragin, owner of Cragin’s Gun Shop in Rutland, sales have “spiked drastically” since supporters of President Donald Trump ransacked the halls of Congress on Jan. 6.
“We normally sell three or four a day and now we’re selling 10 or 12 a day in the last 10 days,” he said. “It’s still not as bad as it was back in the beginning of COVID, though.”