Firearm sales always skyrocket whenever there's been a mass shooting/terrorist attack (whichever you call the Orlando tragedy).

As expected. People want to protect themselves. It's irritating how people want to get rid of the second amendment.

Lol. Of course. There's a mass shooting, so how does America react? By buying MORE of the same weapon used in the shooting! XD

It's almost comical how cyclical the problem is.

Trump uses the Orlando shooting to justify gun purchases. I can't believe how a presidential candidate can justify this. If everybody in America is allowed to buy a weapon, then how do you distinguish normal people from terrorists? Omar Mateen was able to do the shooting because of this law in the first place. Nobody, except police men, should have guns. Everybody with a weapon should get arrested immediately. That's how you prevent shootings.

I've had a pistol for a long time now, it's fine for self defense, anything bigger in this modern society is not required unless you are trying to start a militia lol. It's too late for America when it comes to guns anyways, there are too many out there, and it's a billion dollar industry. Oh and the people in the mid west do need them, it's a tricky topic TBH. It's not like shoot outs don't happen in countries where guns are outlawed, people will always get their hands on guns if they want to shoot things with malice or without.

"You don't need a machine gun, you don't need an F-15, why so many rounds? Buy a shotgun."

An assault rifle to defend themselves?  From what, Cuba like in Red Dawn?  Haha, no, no one is buying an assault rifle for simple home defense, and if they are, they need better advice.  I own two fire-arms (was five, I sold three) and anyone buying an assault rifle is buying one because that's what they want, usually because they like shooting stuff.  As a customer once said to me, "do you like guns?  Because I love guns.  I mean, I really love guns."

Shotgun shells are expensive as fuck, so no thanks lol. Pistol is the best for self defense, period. Unless you are hunting big game with deer slugs or small game with bird shots, with no humans in your crosshair, please don't shoot people unless you have no choice lol.

Truly a modern parable about a house divided against itself. Do the People really think they can possibly win an arms race against their neighbors?

People want protection.