Gun Sales Go Through The Roof In Colorado

Since the Colorado theatre massacre, gun sales in Colorado have gone through the roof. According to the Denver Post – the Colorado Bureau of Investigation reported a 43% increase in gun sales in the days following the shooting, a sign that Americans are buying into the wild conspiracy theories coming from the Right that President Obama is about to take away everyone's guns. Of course that's not even remotely true – but as a Center for Responsive Politics study found – the gun lobby is able to speak a lot louder than those in favor of regulating assault weapons. Since 2009, led by the NRA, military-style weapons advocates have outspent those who want to regulate assault weapons 25 to 1 on lobbying, campaign contributions, and television ads. But despite the onslaught of blood money, even gun owners in America support preventing gun violence and closing gun-show loopholes. As a survey by the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns found – a majority of NRA members support policies like prohibiting terrorist watch list members from acquiring guns, restricting concealed carry permits to those who are at least 21-years-old and have completed a safety training course, and requiring criminal background checks for gun shop employees and owners. Plain and simple, Americans want to protect our families from guns run amok.