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President Obama's re-election is driving gun sales because of concerns about tighter regulations on semiautomatic rifles, like this pistol-gripped Hi-Point, pictured far-right at a Tallahassee firing range. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Gun sales are up in the wake of Barack Obama's re-election on Tuesday, driven by fears of tighter regulations under a Democratic president, especially for firearms that might be classified as assault weapons. "Sales are up," said John Kielbasa, owner of Fernwood Firearms in Hankins, N.Y. "I had a guy waiting here first thing in the morning [after the election. ] He came in, bought two AK-47s." Kielbasa said that he sells semiautomatic versions of the fully automatic Kalashnikov rifles, as is permitted by law.

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President Obama

Overall Sentiment: -0.194958

Relevance: 0.888425

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-0.226335"I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets," replied Obama.
-0.18712"I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets," replied Obama. "And so what I'm trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally. Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced."
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  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.413455
  • Mean: -0.2067275
  • Standard Deviation: 0

John Kielbasa

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Relevance: 0.567062

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0"Sales are up," said John Kielbasa, ...
0"Sales are up," said John Kielbasa, owner of Fernwood Firearms in Hankins, N.Y. "I had a guy waiting here first thing in the morning [after the election.] He came in, bought two AK-47s."
0.321157"It's going to be good for me for business," said Kielbasa, ...
0.242017"It's going to be good for me for business," said Kielbasa, who specializes in "tactical firearms,"
-0.0418616Kielbasa, who specializes in "tactical firearms," according to his web site. "But eventually, if they're going to ban all this stuff, what am I going to sell?"
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  • Number of Quotes: 5
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.5213124
  • Mean: 0.10426248
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Lawrence Keane

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Relevance: 0.336498

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0.144891"We would fully expect the ban to be more far-reaching, and more comprehensive and a further infringement of the second amendment rights of law abiding Americans," he said. ...
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  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.144891
  • Mean: 0.144891
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Bill Clinton

Overall Sentiment: -0.144762

Relevance: 0.279009

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Bill Anderson

Overall Sentiment: -0.0100114

Relevance: 0.275695

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-0.034623"Being as this is his second and last term, he might do it, because he's not interested in getting re-elected," said Anderson.
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  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.034623
  • Mean: -0.034623
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Candy Crowley

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Relevance: 0.242118

Ruger

Overall Sentiment: 0.76481

Relevance: 0.238777

Tim Smith

Overall Sentiment: 0.182672

Relevance: 0.233831

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0.0152639"We are expecting an increase with the amount of calls we're getting [from customers]," said Tim Smith ...
0.0883313"We are expecting an increase with the amount of calls we're getting [from customers]," said Tim Smith of Tim's Guns and Range in Winter Haven, Fla. "A lot of dealers are stocking up with the expectation of a sales increase"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1035952
  • Mean: 0.0517976
  • Standard Deviation: 0

James Holmes

Overall Sentiment: -1

Relevance: 0.224014

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Organization: National Shooting Sports Foundation

Overall Sentiment: 0.114435

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Company: Fernwood Firearms

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