Nov. 11, 2014 Zach Noble
“The grand jury investigating the shooting death of Michael Brown is expected to release a decision soon, and in the Ferguson, Missouri, area people are preparing for violence.
As one gun store owner put it, gun sales are starting to “skyrocket.”
Ferguson was rocked by weeks of violent protests after Brown, a black 18-year-old, was fatally shot by white police officer Darren Wilson.
The details of the shooting remain the subject of vociferous debate, and the grand jury is reviewing the case to determine whether charges should be brought against Wilson, or whether Wilson was merely acting in the line of duty when he shot Brown.
Protestors have made sometimes violent demands for “justice” — meaning Wilson’s arrest and prosecution.”
Locals bracing for the grand jury’s report are taking a “better-safe-than-sorry” approach to the looming grand jury report.
Dan McMullen, who runs Solo Insurance on West Florissant in Ferguson near where looting and vandalism exploded in August, told CNN that he’s started bringing an extra gun to the office.
“So maybe I get trapped here or something and have to have a John Wayne shootout,” McMullen said. “That’s the silly part about it: Is that going to happen? Not a chance. But I guess, could it? I’m the only white person here.”
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