MARINE PARK — Word about Samson Armory, the newest Brooklyn gun store to open in over 50 years located at 2938 Avenue R, has been creating quite a stir over social media and neighborhood chats.

Signage inside the store requests that all pistols remain holstered while inside the store for safety. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Loretta Chin

A National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor and trainer, owner Michael Bergida has had a steady stream of phone calls and customers. Customers are only allowed to enter the highly secure double door entrance by appointment and with people who show their gun license.

The entrance of the store has inner and outer locked security doors. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Loretta Chin

“The reason I got into it is because I want to protect my community and I

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