London, Dec 24 (ANI): Gun owners in the US have fired up 'unprecedented' sales of assault weapon ammo following the shooting spree at a Connecticut elementary school, a report has said.
Brownells, the world's largest supplier of firearms accessories, announced less than a week after the December 14 tragedy that it had sold 3-1/2 years worth of magazines for the AR-15 assault rifle in just 72 hours.
According to the New York Daily News, Pete Brownell, president of the Iowa-based, family-owned company, wrote on AR15.com that "the demand for magazines actually exceeded the ability for the system to keep up with the volume that was being ordered."
The company told its buyers that they are working like 'crazy to get these orders to you as quickly as possible,' the paper said.
According to the police, newtown gunman Adam Lanza had used a military-style Bushmaster AR-15 and carried several 30-round magazines as part of a shooting spree that left 26 people dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
A post on Guns.com, which covers industry news, said the demand has helped to drive up prices for rifles and rifle accessories.
According to the report, some vendors are charging 'five times what the average rate was just a few weeks ago.' (ANI)
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