Gun sales have skyrocketed in King County, perhaps because of the Colorado tragedy.
Press release from Sergeant Cindi West, King County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer:
"I have had quite a few of you request info on Concealed Pistol License applications and gun purchases. Here are some statistics."
Monday 7/9 – NEW CPL’s = 18
Monday 7/16 - NEW CPL’s = 19
Monday 7/23 – NEW CPL’s = 41
Friday 7/6 – NEW CPL’s = 22
Friday 7/13 – NEW CPL’s = 21
Friday 7/20 – NEW CPL’s = 29
Frame of reference - Last year; same dates:
7/22/2011 = 19
7/25/2011 = 18
"Monday’s statistics are pretty drastic – almost double what we normally get! Here are the numbers for Gun Transfers. (sales)"
Typical Friday 30
Typical Monday 90
Friday 7/20 40
Monday 7/23 115
"Many of you have asked why we think these numbers are high. I have been told that the numbers typically rise just prior to a presidential election and when there is some major incident similar to that of the Colorado shooting. Again. We have no specific data that indicates these ARE the reasons but it appears to be a common trend when the numbers increase."
