The owner of a Portage la Prairie-area outdoors shop told 680 CJOB that his customers have been buying more guns and ammunition than usual since the COVID-19 crisis began.

Black Friday 2019 saw the second-highest single-day total for gun purchases in the United States, according to the FBI.

The Liberals made a campaign promise to work with provinces and territories to give municipalities the ability to further restrict or ban handguns.

Ed Stack, CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, says the retailer scrapped a trove of AR-15 rifles after it decided to stop selling them.

United Sporting Companies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid lagging sales.

Montreal city councillors voted unanimously to request the federal government issue a sweeping ban on handguns and assault rifles.

"President Obama was the best gun salesman the world has ever seen," said Karl Sorken, production manager for Battle Rifle Co. as gun sales have dropped in the U.S. since Donald Trump was elected.

The FBI processed about two background checks a second on Black Friday, as Americans bought a record-setting number of guns, according to data released earlier this week by the agency.

As area residents nervously await a decision from a grand jury on whether to charge the police officer who shot teenager Michael Brown, anecdotal evidence and available statistics suggests people have been loading up.