{"id":63385,"date":"2016-01-13T10:53:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=63385"},"modified":"2016-01-13T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:53:20","slug":"gun-sales-increase-in-austria-by-350-due-to-influx-of-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/gun-sales-increase-in-austria-by-350-due-to-influx-of-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun Sales Increase In Austria By 350% Due To Influx Of Migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"
Firearm sales have increased 350% in Austria in what experts explain as ‘unease’ over the influx of migrants.<\/p>\n
In the final quarter of 2015, statistics show increases for gun permit applications, gun dealers further reported a huge demand for self defence weapons including tasers, blank firing guns and pepper spray.<\/p>\n
This comes months after shotguns sold out across the country as residents became increasingly worried about migrant numbers crossing the country.<\/p>\n
Styrian police said: ‘Most people said they wanted a weapon because they didn’t feel safe’.<\/p>\n
In October, shotguns were reported to have almost sold out across the entire country.<\/span><\/p>\n ‘We cannot complain about a lack of demand,’ said Stephan Mayer, a gun merchant. ‘People want to protect themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n ‘Virtually all shotguns are currently sold out, because you need no permit for them’, said Thomas Ortner, spokesman for an arms dealer in Upper Austria.<\/p>\n A central weapon register was introduced in June 2014 to record all legal firearm sales and this year more than 14,000 new weapons were purchased.<\/span><\/p>\n