{"id":201096,"date":"2024-04-16T13:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=201096"},"modified":"2024-04-16T13:45:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:45:34","slug":"gun-sales-surge-in-california-amid-border-crisis-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-sales-surge-in-california-amid-border-crisis-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun Sales Surge in California Amid Border Crisis Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Californians are buying up guns after Border Patrol starts dumping thousands of migrants on streets\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oc6e8FuarFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers flocked to Cory Gautereaux\u2019s Firearms Unlimited California near San Diego, spurred by fears of the migrant crisis. The small gun store, just 25 miles from the border, buzzed with activity last Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;California residents are purchasing guns in droves over concerns about the massive amounts of migrants being released onto local streets,&#8221; reported Jennie Taer from the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/15\/us-news\/californians-arming-themselves-over-border-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-sales-surge-in-california-amid-border-crisis-concerns\" title=\"Gun Sales Surge in California Amid Border Crisis Concerns\"><em>NY Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El Cajon, a suburb of 105,000, feels the strain of illegals released into local streets. This influx comes as states like Texas tighten their borders, redirecting migrant flows to California\u2019s less fortified areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith Carnevale, a longtime resident and customer, explained his decision to arm his family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s just the people that are coming over to try to find work. 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Recently, though, with all the stuff that\u2019s happening south of the border and all the people coming over, my concerns have broadened,&#8221; Carnevale added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local community is caught in a cycle of release and wait, as illegals are often released with a court date due to limited detention capacities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Border Patrol has released approximately 125,000 migrants onto the streets in the San Diego area since September, noted Taer in her report.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, many migrants claim their intentions are purely work-related, seeking to support families back home. 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