After four home invasions and 10 burglaries in recent weeks, local gun shop owners and conceal-carry instructors said they've seen a major uptick in customers.
With the rash of violent home invasions robberies in Riverside, local gun shop owners and conceal-carry instructors said they've seen a major uptick in customers. "What they're looking for is money," said Officer Ryan Railsback, who is with the Riverside Police Department.
"They're actually coming in through the side, like a side gate or hopping a while, and then generally smashing, breaking a glass window, door," Railsback said. "Just after the Uvalde shooting, I had 16 teachers call me in an hour," Firearms instructor John Galletta said. "People who would normally not have a gun really started considering having a gun for protection," he said.