What Spending Three Days in a Vegas Gun Shop Could Tell Us About Today's Caucuses
“Handguns are the big seller.”
That's what Bloomberg Businessweek's Paul Barrett learned after spending three days in a gun shop outside Las Vegas, Nevada, in the lead-up to today's Republican caucuses.
Barrett, who's an assistant managing editor and senior writer at Bloomberg Businessweek and the author of Glock: The Rise of America's Gun (Broadway Books, 2013), said most people came into the shop with torn out ads from local newspapers and concerns about everything from home security to mass shootings.
"All of these concerns are unified by the theme of fear," he explained.
Hand gun owners also called in to the show to talk about why they bought their gun and whether they've ever used it for self defense.
Woah, the conversation on the @BrianLehrer show right now.
— Chelo Keys (@chelokeys) February 23, 2016
@Azi @BrianLehrer I thought the NYPD officer was your best call her in a long time. Didn't even use his gun when a burglar was in his home
— Judith Basile (@SoccerLacrossMa) February 23, 2016
@BrianLehrer who was that retired police lieutenant? what a clear-headed, rational guy. I agree with everything he said! Make him a regular.
— Tom Buckley (@tjbnyc) February 23, 2016
