When will these liberals ever learn?

Gun shop owners say handgun sales in Edmonton are skyrocketing since Prime Minister Paul Martin's promise to ban them.

Handgun sales on the rise
Last updated Dec 19 2005 07:49 AM MST
CBC News
Gun shop owners say handgun sales in Edmonton are skyrocketing since Prime Minister Paul Martin's promise to ban them.


The Liberal Leader made the promise a few weeks ago during a campaign stop in Toronto.

FROM DEC. 8, 2005: Liberals vow to ban handguns
Phil Harnois is a former police officer who now owns a gun shop. Since the Liberal announcement, he says handgun sales have increased dramatically.

He says his distributors have virtually nothing left in their warehouses, something that is very unusual.

"There's always some odd piece here or there depending on the time of year," he told CBC News.

Harnois says the Liberal promise has pushed people to buy guns before the ban is imposed.

The Liberals say the goal of the handgun ban is to make communities safer.

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