PHOENIX – A North Phoenix neighborhood might soon become the site of a business that sells guns.
The business is called King Tactical, and a homeowner in the area of 32nd Street and Union Hills has applied for a new permit from the city.
King Tactical’s owner says it will be a mostly online store, with a few pick-up orders now and then, and security systems all around. All customers will also be vetted by a federal background check.
Some residents in the area, however, are still a bit nervous about the plan.
“Who wants to have a person selling guns in the backyard?” said one neighbor, identified only as ‘Dennis.’
Dennis lives in the home to the back. He’s all for someone making a living in a legal, responsible way, but doesn’t think a gun store down the street from an elementary school is the best idea.
“If there’s [gun transactions] …