It's a paradox!

The Washington Free Beacon reports:

Despite calls for stricter guns laws in response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin, firearm stocks are soaring as gun companies struggle to keep up with high demand.

"Despite . . ."? As James Taranto points out, shouldn't that be "because of . . ."?

PARADOX FLASHBACK: From 10 years ago on Instapundit:

"GUN PERMITS SURGE, BUT NOT VIOLENCE," the Detroit News reports.

"That's really the surprise," said Wayne County Sheriff Robert Ficano. "There are no altercations or incidents I've seen that are at all attributable to the law change. We thought there might be some."

PARADOX FLASHBACK 2:  A BBC headline from 2001 reads:

Handgun crime 'up' despite ban

The report begins:

A new study suggests the use of handguns in crime rose by 40% in the two years after the weapons were banned.

Taking guns away from law-abiding citizens emboldened criminals. What a surprise?

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