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record highs in the u.s. i wanted to know, who were the people buying these guns? and why were they doing ured ta gun shop would be a good place to start. how are you doing? hey, man. how are you? morgan. nice to meet you. thanks for letting me come down. sure. absolutely. i went to work at ssg tactical, a gun retailer in fredericksburg, virginia, who specializes in class 3 firearms. class 3 guns are basically that s a generic term for any guns restricted under the 1934 gun control act. machine guns, silencers, short barrels and any rifle over .50 caliber. couldn t any gun be a destructive device? well. coming around here, this is obviously our main gun area over here. a lot of people preparing for r the zombie apocalypse. the zombie phenomena has caught on big. from there we move into the tactical shotguns, tactical type rifles. what s the average price of a rifle? typically a good quality
all right. have you had any formal pistol instruction? no. so you have no clue what you re doing? very little. okay. don t shoot my guys and don t shoot my truck. deal. i ve been working at ssg tactical in fredericksburg, virginia. now that i m in the gun business, i need to learn a little bit more about the merchandise. so kurt, a shooting instructor, invited me out to show me how to shoot some of the weapons firsthand. we brought a bunch of cool stuff out for you the shoot, the assault, the machine guns and i wouldn t be much of a host if i didn t let you shoot the infamous ak-47. i grew up around guns, and i got to be honest with you. i love to shoot. i m pumped to try out these new weapons. can you still hear me? huh? can you still hear me? what? that s good. but guns today aren t like they were when i was growing up. it s a multimillion-dollar industry and there is a multitude of options for the gun enthusiast looking to drop some cash. there are curren