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Firearm purchase background checks conducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement show a record number of Floridians are taking up arms this year.<\/p>\n

Gun industry insiders told us civil unrest and the election have created a perfect storm for increased demand.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More than 1.1 million background checks have been conducted since the start of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>With two an half months left to go in the year, it\u2019s already smashed the previous record set in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>“We’ve seen a unprecedented number of people coming and buying guns,\u201d said Charlie Strickland, owner of Talon Tactical Outfitters in Midway Florida.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-63307 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/10\/13\/hail-mary-lawsuit-challenges-amendment-3\/taking-up-arms\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/10\/13\/hail-mary-lawsuit-challenges-amendment-3\/taking-up-arms00000002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms00000002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/10\/13\/hail-mary-lawsuit-challenges-amendment-3\/taking-up-arms00000001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taking-Up-Arms00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Strickland said it\u2019s not necessarily typical gun buyers stocking up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuge numbers of minorities and women and those numbers are growing,\u201d said Strickland.<\/p>\n<p>He said a combination of civil unrest, threats to law enforcement funding and the election are the primary factors for the uptick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increase in concern has caused a lot of people on both sides of the political spectrum; we see a lot of people who are very liberal on a lot of subjects that are in here buying guns to protect themselves,\u201d said 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\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Republican State Senator Dennis Baxley shares the same feelings, particularly on the election issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have a candidate that’s up there declaring, ‘I’m going to take your guns’ you know you better buy some now while you can,\u201d said Baxley.<\/p>\n<p>People aren\u2019t just buying more guns.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re also paying for training.<\/p>\n<p>More than 80,000 have applied for concealed carry permits since the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur training classes are booked out for months in advance and people are coming in wanting to learn how to use, not just buy guns, learning how to use the firearms within the laws,\u201d said Strickland. “That’s a good thing for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img 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