Business brisk at Kyiv gun shops as Ukrainians rush to buy arms
by Luke Harding in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#5WEJD)
Threat of invasion, and draft law giving Ukrainians permission to carry firearms, leads to long queues inside weapons stores
Ukrainians are buying guns, ammunition and sniper rifles ahead of a possible Russian invasion, with long queues inside weapons stores on Wednesday.
With a state of emergency set to be unveiled, the country's parliament approved a draft law that gives Ukrainians permission to carry firearms. Previously they were forbidden from leaving home with lethal weapons.
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