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Published: October 19th, 2009 08:05 AM
Last Modified: October 19th, 2009 08:23 AM
Link: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Organizers of the Tanana Valley Sportsmen's Association Fall Gun Show in Fairbanks over the weekend figure they had a record turnout, driven by the arrival of Permanent Fund dividends and also by continuing worries over the possibility that President Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress might pass restrictions on gun ownership. "Smith and Wesson sales have gone through the roof since the election, not to mention the price and availability of ammo, said William Galligan, a senior at UAF and member of the Nanooks rifle team. "You almost can't find it anywhere, and a lot of people have resorted to trying to make their own."
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