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NBC'S KATIE BECK HAS MORE ON ALL
OF THIS.                        

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>> Reporter: GUN ENTHUSIAST     

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DAVID MARTINEZ HAS OWNED GUNS   
ALL HIS LIFE.                   

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RECENTLY HE FOUND AN URGENT     
REASON TO BUY A NEW ONE.        

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>> ONCE I HEARD THAT THEY ARE   
GOING TO BAN THE ARs I STOPPED  

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TO GET ONE.                     
>> Reporter: HE'S TALKING ABOUT 

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CALIFORNIA'S BULLET BUTTON BAN. 
THE STATE MADE TILL LEGAL TO    

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SELL RIFLES THAT HAVE A BUTTON  
SHOOTERS CAN USE TO RELOAD      

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FASTER.                         
THE BAN PASSED IN JULY OF 2016  

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BUT TOOK A FEW MONTHS TO GO INTO
EFFECT.                         

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>> THIS WHOLE WALL RIGHT HERE   
WAS LITERALLY COMPLETELY EMPTY  

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IN DECEMBER.                    
>> Reporter: THEY WERE CLEANING 

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YOU OUT.                        
>> THEY WERE CLEANING ME OUT.   

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>> Reporter: GUN STORE OWNER    
VINCE TORREZ SAYS THE BAN HELPED

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MAKE 2016 HIS BUSIEST YEAR IN   
DECADES.                        

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SO IT'S YOUR OPINION THAT       
ANTI-GUN LAWS REALLY HAVE AN    

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OPPOSITE EFFECT?                
THEY PUSH PEOPLE TO THE STORE TO

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BUY MORE GUNS?                  
>> EXACTLY.                     

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ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA.       
>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA GUN     

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SALES SURGED LAST YEAR, SELLING 
OVER A MILLION FIREARMS FOR THE 

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FIRST TIME EVER.                
>> WE NEED COMPREHENSIVE        

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BACKGROUND CHECKS.              
>> Reporter: AND NATIONWIDE A   

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SIMILAR TREND.                  
A 19% SPIKE IN BACKGROUND       

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CHECKS, THE TUMULTUOUS ELECTION 
SEASON WHERE HILLARY CLINTON    

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COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE WHITE    
HOUSE SPURRED SALES.            

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>> THEY THOUGHT IF SHE WOULD    
HAVE BEEN ELECTED, SHE WOULD    

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DEFINITELY HAVE GONE 1,100%     
AFTER THE GUN INDUSTRY          

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MR. PRESIDENT.                  
>> Reporter: NOW WITH PRESIDENT 

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TRUMP IN OFFICE PROMISING SECOND
AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS THERE'S NO

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NATIONAL CATALYST FOR SALES.    
AGENDAS ARE SURFACING ON BOTH   

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SIDES OF THE ISSUE IN STATES    
THOUGH.                         

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LAWMAKERS IN MARYLAND AND NEW   
MEXICO WANT TO TIGHTEN          

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BACKGROUND CHECKS WHILE TEN     
OTHER STATES ARE AIMING TO ALLOW

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OWNERS TO CARRY WITHOUT A       
LICENSE.                        

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OVERALL THE GUN INDUSTRY IS     
BRACING FOR A SLOWDOWN IN SALES 

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BECAUSE OF SOLID REPUBLICAN     
CONTROL IN WASHINGTON.          

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>> IT'S A CATCH-22, BUT, YOU    
KNOW, I WOULD RATHER KEEP MY    

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GUNS.                           
>> Reporter: A BALANCING ACT    

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THAT KEEPS BUSINESSES AND       
LAWMAKERS CHASING