Just six hours into the Nation’s Gun Show this weekend, many vendors had already sold out of merchandise that it normally takes three days to move.

Coming in the wake of a deadly shooting in Connecticut that has spurred calls for stricter gun controls from many corners, the three-day event at the Dulles Expo Center was packed, with sales several times what they normally would be, vendors said.

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