Shooting in primary school "sandy hook" in Newtown, Connecticut, provoked record sales of firearms in the US. Recall that in the slaughter arranged 20-year-old Adam Lanzhou, killing 26 people, including 20 children. According to the owners of gun shops, sales growth is associated with fear of people for his life in connection with the latest events and to protect themselves, the Americans rush to buy weapons.

"Our sales are astronomical. Our customers are much concerned for their personal safety. There is no doubt that the high level of sales associated with this" - leads USA Today the words of Karl Durkheimer, the owner of the weapon store in the North-West of Portland, Oregon.

Last week in the suburb of Portland, a food court shopping Mall Clackamas Town Center, unknown staged a real massacre. A man in camouflage and with the white mask on the face, shouting: "I arrows!" was firing on visitors. Two people were killed, one was wounded.

The owner of the weapon store in Oregon Karl Durkheimer also noted that growth of sales contributed emotional the speech of U.S. President Barack Obama, who after the tragedy in Connecticut promised to do everything to protect children.

"We must be honest with yourself. We're not doing enough, we must change. We can no longer put up with it, the tragedy must end. If there is only one possible step to save the lives of our children, then of course we should try to do it" - said the American leader, referring to a possible ban on the free possession of weapons.

In the district of Lubbock, Texas, sold weapons Mike Blackwell said that sales growth in his shop grew long before the shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut. "All in a hurry to acquire weapons of using Christmas discounts, but many sales are likely to be related to the recent incident" - he said.

The owner of the weapon store in Virginia Jim Jarrett also tried to find an explanation for the rapid rate of sales. Some calls, as he said, were connected with the peak of Christmas, but the lion's share, in his opinion, is a reaction to the shooting in Connecticut and fears that in the future firearms will disappear from free sale.

We remind that President Barack Obama ordered the government to develop a plan to restrict the flow of weapons, including bans on the sale. Meanwhile, in the States the petition of gun control three days and gathered a record number of signatures - more than 160 thousand, while for consideration by the government of this kind of document it is, and 25 thousand supporters.

Currently, States are on the first place on number of weapons, which is owned by the population, and also on the first place in the number of armed violence. In the United States die from bullets five times more often than in other advanced economies. In 2011, almost 33 thousand died, including 3 thousand children, more than 12 thousand victims of murderers, 18 thousand - suicides. In addition, there were about 600 deaths by negligence. Despite this, the proponents of the right to gun ownership say: "guns don't kill people. People kill each other".

According to statistics, almost every U.S. citizen owns firearms. Pistol, revolver or the gun is in every other American family. How to write the "News", for the year in the United States sold more than 10 million units of arms worth about $200 - $300. The leader in turnover of weapons is Texas, where a license for semi-automatic shotgun can be obtained within 15 minutes, having the citizenship or a residence permit. Even easier to acquire weapons by the declarations, in Newspapers and the Internet are a great many.

To the topic ban weapons in the US returned after December 14, 20-year-old Adam Lansa has arranged shooting in primary school "sandy hook" in Newtown, CT. Opening fire with a rifle, he killed 26 people, including 20 children of the kindergarten, which is located on the territory of the educational institution. In the house Lanz have found several guns. All it was registered on the mother of Adam - Nancy Lanzo that the criminal is killed first.

As it became known on Tuesday in the house of Adam Lanz investigators have found new evidence - in particular, a system that could store important information. However, they still could not find anything that would help shed light on the motives for the murder, since the hard disk is heavily corrupted. "It seems that Lanza specially broke it" - leads The New York Times words of the police. In the opinion of the officer, the hard drive was damaged by a hammer or a screwdriver.

Karen Adamyan