SPOKANE – Economic uncertainty and a potential change in the nation’s presidential administration are believed to be fueling the rise in guns sales in the city and throughout most of the country.

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Gun sales across the country have risen 10 percent this year.

Robin Ball, the owner of Sharp Shooting Indoor Range and Gun Shop, said she saw a spike in sales during the Y2K panic, after the Sept. 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and now.

“We’ve seen it before, with the Clinton administration coming into power – saw just a huge spike in gun sales,” Ball said. “The platform (Democrats) typically supports stricter gun control.”

Firearm sales have risen 10 percent this year in the U.S.