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Oct 1, 2008 8:58 am US/Pacific

Jittery Californians Buying Bullets And Safes

MARYSVILLE (CBS/AP) ― Business is up at a Marysville survival supply store as jittery Californians react to the economic uncertainty.

Tom King, owner of Sutter Surplus Sales, says he's been selling ammunition by the pallet.

He's nearly sold out of instant military-style meals and is urging customers to buy dehydrated foods instead as they bunker down.

His customers say they're getting ready to install security fences and raise their own food if need be.

And with the economy suffering blow and blow, some people are even afraid to keep their money in the bank.  Some are buying personal safes.
"We're definitely going to have an emergency fund.  It does make you sleep better at night," said a southern California man who wants to remain anonymous.

Safe shop owners are seeing a spike in business that is even bigger than the Y2K scare.  One owner says his customers say they cannot trust the banks anymore.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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