Paris Shop-Owners and Residents Prepare for Fresh Protests
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In total, 450 businesses were damaged and 228 were looted last weekend in the capital.
His stock of rubber bullet throwers with a maximum power of 20 joules, on free sale for the majors, is already exhausted. Some of his customers "have found themselves stuck in their shop with the looters", he tells in the middle of rifles and hunting jackets. In another armory in the capital, Mickaël* has just bought pepper bombs. It's "in case of looters entering the shop", explains this owner of a spectacle shop near the eastern station. It's …
A climate of intense anxiety prevails in Paris ahead of new demonstrations, following widespread looting and destruction. Sales of self-defense equipment are soaring, shops are being shielded with wooden panels and residents are choosing to temporarily leave the capital, fearing new incidents.
At a Parisian gun shop, Yves Gaulet has seen his sales increase tenfold since last weekend’s looting during the social unrest. Ahead of next Saturday’s protests, shopkeepers are “arming themselves because they are very afraid,” he says. His stock of rubber bullet launchers, available for purchase without a license for adults, […] Shopkeepers in Paris say they are arming themselves because they are afraid ahead of protests
After a weekend of looting and broken windows, the Parisian traders are preparing for the new demonstration on Saturday. Bullet launchers in Paris... Read more In Paris, traders dread Saturday and equip as they can appeared first on Le Singulier.
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