Giles County gun store sees weekend sales boom
Atlas Tactical co-owner Brooke Stallings handles a rifle for sale in her shop on U.S. 460 near Pembroke in Giles County on Tuesday. The shop, which sells a variety of guns and shooting supplies, has seen an increase in sales over the weekend. | Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times
Cars and trucks filled the parking lot of Atlas Tactical on Tuesday, a small Giles County gun shop on the side of U.S. 460 not far from Virginia Tech.
Customers filled out forms for instant background checks and brought in used guns to trade for new ones, particularly the popular AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.
Shop owner Brooke Stallings said she sold three of the military-style rifles on Tuesday alone. And she said sales of all firearms in the shop were up over the weekend following the tragic shootings in Newtown, Conn.
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