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The Utah Gun Collectors Association gun show exhibitions display a variety of unique and historical firearms. The event was held at the Weber County Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 12, 2013, and ends today. (ROBBY LLOYD/Special to the Standard-Examiner)

Many sticking to their guns, right to bear arms at Ogden event

OGDEN — Antique firearms lined tables, and concerns over infringement of Second Amendment rights were on the minds of many sellers and buyers at Saturday’s Utah Gun Collectors Association show at the Weber County Fairgrounds.

Roy resident Dave Baker walked around an exhibit hall with a “for sale” sign attached to the end of the barrel of his Ruger Mini-14 rifle. He said President Barack Obama’s gun-control efforts are making firearms a hot commodity.

“When you’ve got Democrats taking over our government, sales go up,” he said. “Democrats are the best gun salesmen.”

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 file photo, Clerk Lance McCoy, right, shows a variety of weapons including an AR-15 style semi-automatic at Kizer Guns and Ammo near Nacogdoches, Texas. Demand for firearms, ammunition and bulletproof gear has jumped since the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 children and six adults. Politicians, including President Barack Obama, have called for tighter gun control since then. That has sent Americans into a panic, buying as many guns and as much ammunition as they can get their hands on before any type of ban is set. (AP Photo/The Daily Sentinel, Andrew D. Brosig, File)

'People want guns now more than ever'

NEW YORK — The phones at Red’s Trading Post wouldn’t stop ringing. Would-be customers from as far away as New York wanted to know if the Twin Falls, Idaho gun shop had firearms in stock. Others clamored to find out if their orders had been shipped.

Gun sales surge at Wal-Mart, on E-Bay

 

With President Obama endorsing sweeping gun restrictions in the wake of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., prices for handgun magazines are surging on eBay and semi-automatic rifles are sold out at many Wal-Mart Stores locations.

Cars are parked in the lot outside the Dicks Sporting Goods store in Cranberry, Pa. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. The sporting goods chain says it's suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the school shooting in Connecticut. They also say it's removing all guns from display at its store closest to Newtown, where the massacre took place.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Dick's Sporting Goods suspends certain gun sales

WASHINGTON - The U.S. gun industry faced a new set of challenges to its financial and political power Tuesday as more of its Washington allies called for gun control and a major investor sought to get out of the firearms business entirely.

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KSL suspends firearms classifieds; cites Newtown

SALT LAKE CITY — KSL has announced it’s temporarily suspending firearms listings on its popular classifieds website in light of last week’s school shooting in Connecticut.

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