Assault-type guns, ammo sales soar in Coweta County

By JOHN A. WINTERS
john@newnan.com
Sales of assault-type rifles and large ammo clips have soared in the Coweta area because of two events — the re-election of President Obama and talk of banning such weapons, according to an area gun shop owner.
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