Europeans Are Starting To Arm Themselves

Migrants wait in front of a registration camp for migrants in Opatovac, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2015.

Daily Mail: Shotguns have 'virtually sold out' in Austria as citizens rush to buy arms amid fears of a massive influx of migrants, dealers claim

* There are now thought to be estimated 900,000 firearms in Austrian homes
* Police say around 70,000 guns have been sold this year alone in Austria
* Dealers say shotguns have almost sold out because you don't need permit
* Women are driving the sales rush as fears grow amid influx of refugees

Weapon sales are soaring in Austria as citizens of the small Alpine nation become paranoid over the numbers of refugees crowding into their country.

In a country of 8.5 million people, there are now an estimated 900,000 firearms in homes.

And gun dealers report that it is women driving the sales rush. This year alone, police say 70,000 guns have been sold.

'Virtually all shotguns are currently sold out, because you need no permit for them', said Thomas Ortner, spokesman for an arms dealer in Upper Austria.

WNU Editor: A friend of mine in Switzerland remarked that people are arming themselves not only in response to this massive influx of primarily men between the ages of 19 - 35 .... it is a reaction to what is about to come next year and the following years. On a personal note .... I live a few blocks away from a strip of apartment buildings that have become a dumping ground for immigrants to Canada .... many of them from the Middle East. Everyone in my area knows that this place (Airlie street in LaSalle) is now a no-go zone because of crime. And while I know that the mass majority of refugees just want to have the opportunity to have a better life .... unfortunately .... there are many who have a different agenda.