The MC2c followed about a year later, billed as a bigger, higher-capacity version capable of firing up to 17 bullets - more than double its predecessor. Gun merchants in the city say residents have been stocking up on pistols since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and amid anxieties about illegal immigration. Nationally, FBI background checks for gun sales soared to an all-time high of 39.7 million in 2020 and have remained above 30 million each year since - well above pre-pandemic highs. Last year, more than 57% of background checks associated with a specific gun transfer were for handguns. "Everyone has a gun here in a border town," said Justin Salinas, who opened WarTribe Armory shortly after returning home from the Army. Yet every Mossberg pistol produced in Eagle Pass leaves the city. Neither the MC2c nor any other Mossberg handgun was on shelves at the Academy sporting goods chain earlier this year. A sales associate there said he hadn't even heard of the pistol. In the Twin Cities, the line's sales have remained relatively low compared with the bigger pistol brands at stores such as Kory Krause's Frontiersman Sports in St. "They are not a bad gun, just that they are not very popular in our market," Krause said.īut their compact size, capacity and price appealed to customers whose criminal histories barred them from buying the guns legally. At center, a giant Mexican flag flying in Piedras Negras can be seen from almost anywhere Leila Navidi, Star Tribune A bridge over the Rio Grande, at top, joins Piedras Negras, Mexico, and Eagle Pass,Īssociates without criminal records instead did the gun-shopping, turning a profit in the process. At WarTribe Armory, above, business is brisk. Leila Navidi, Star Tribune A bridge over the Rio Grande joins Piedras Negras, Mexico, and Eagle Pass, "Everyone has a gun here in aīorder town," says owner Justin Salinas, right, with sales associated Eddie Hernandez.
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