Dec. 29-Mt. Airy News reported that gun permits are on the rise lately. Interviewed was Merlin Scales, of Rabbit Ridge Enterprises, Ararat, VA.

Merlin Scales is owner of Rabbit Ridge Enterprises and is licensed to sell guns in both North Carolina and Virginia. Source: Mt. Airy News, Mt. Airy, NC, dated Dec. 29, 2008, page 1