Gun dealers in St. Louis, Missouri, have reported upticks in sales ahead of a grand jury's decision on whether to indict Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, on Aug. 9 in nearby Ferguson. The jury is reportedly close to concluding its three-month review of the case.
The Associated Press reports that sales are particularly high among first-time gun buyers.
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Other retailers told AP that their gun sales upticks are "comparable to the increases seen soon after Brown's death." The St. Louis County Police Department also reported a "sharp increase" in the county's concealed-carry permits since Brown's killing.
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