Yesterday, via Twitter:

🐺@WolfJeremyR
Mayor, can you explain why gun sales skyrocketed from 2008-2016, and then slowed in 2017?
1:27 PM – 24 Feb 2018

Kansas City Mayor Sly James’ (d) response:

Mayor Sly James‏ @MayorSlyJames
Yeah. Fear of having a Democrat Black President is one reason.
[….]
1:32 PM – 24 Feb 2018

Yep.