Firearms dealers in Paris have reported a massive surge in sales of non-lethal deterrents, including high-powered pepper spray guns, as shopkeepers reportedly stock up on telescopic batons, baseball bats, and iron bars ahead of anticipated trouble on Saturd
[snip] With faith in the state to protect private property at a new low, sales of defensive items are surging ahead of “act II” protests promised for Saturday in Paris and other cities.
City newspaper Le Parisien states shopkeepers in the Ile-de-France are arming themselves ahead of feared violence and more looting, with the president of the National Trade Association of Gunsmiths telling the publication: “Everyone feels they could be looted