Firearms dealers in Paris have reported a massive surge in sales of non-lethal deterrents, including high-powered pepper spray guns, as shopkeepers reportedly stock up on telescopic batons, baseball bats, and iron bars ahead of anticipated trouble on Saturday.
\n\nProtests turned to rioting and widespread looting in several French cities last weekend, with the government now accepting it moved too slowly and allowed police to lose control of the streets in some areas. With faith in the state to protect private property at a new low, sales of defensive items are surging ahead of “act II” protests promised for Saturday in Paris and other cities.
\n\nCity newspaper Le Parisien states shopkeepers in the Ile-de-France are arming themselves ahead of feared violence and more looting, with the president of the National Trade Association of Gunsmiths telling the publication: “Everyone feels they could be looted—and, more importantly, shopkeepers feel that the police haven’t protected them. They want to defend themselves rather than being looted ten times over.”
\n\nThe association said it was advising its members to remain “upstanding, law-abiding citizens” but added that, ultimately, “If the police don’t restore order, we’re going to have a problem”.
\n\nYves Goletty, owner of L’Armurerie de la…
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