Ammu-Nation
Ammu-Nation is Grand Theft Auto's standard and only gun shop. The player can obtain different firearms there, it stocks everything from a pistol to an assault rifle. The store is also one of the places you can obtain body armor, at a charge. From the start of a new game, Ammu-Nation stores have depleted gun stock, so only a few (and weak) weapons are available at the time. However as the player completes more and more missions, more and better weapons will gradually become available at the store. Grenades can also be purchased there. Ammu-Nation also does not sell any heavy weaponry (ie. RPG, M-60, etc.)* These have to be obtained elsewhere.
The store is absent in Grand Theft Auto IV, explained away only by vague references to the mayor having strict gun control laws; Instead, Niko Bellic can buy weaponry from underground arms dealers, or buy guns from the trunk of his friend Little Jacob's car.
Shooting Range
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas some Ammu-Nations have shooting ranges where Carl "CJ" Johnson can upgrade his weapon skill.
As CJ takes to the range, he will be facing-off against 2 competitors in a race to score the most hits. The range provides three rounds for each weapon; the first round’s winner is determined by who can shoot out 3 targets (each target has 7 spots to hit) at varying distances. The next round features moving targets, again a race to shoot them all first. The third round has a moving target that everyone is shooting at, the shooter with the most number of hits wins.
For each weapon, the skill level will result in different upgrades, as a general rule of thumb; reaching higher skill levels will increase the rate of fire and accuracy. Also, with some weapons, getting better skills will give CJ the ability to fire while moving and strafing.
Commercials
Ammu-Nation radio commercials make it clear that the store is run with with a right-wing paranoia philosophy, describing itself as the "store leading the fight against communism". The store also seems to promote the purchase of its products for illegal purchases, even suggesting they be used to kill one's mother-in-law if she is "being a bitch".
Trivia
- One of the hidden interiors on San Andreas is a secret Ammu-Nation. It has neon lights inside that illuminate the weapons, the only one with these, a firing range, and is the only Ammu-Nation that sells heavy weaponry like the RPG, and The Heat Seeking Rocket Launcher for $12,000 and $14,000 respectively. *Due to the fact that a third party program is needed to enter this store; heavy weaponry is said not to be available at Ammu-Nation stores.
- Ammu-Nation seems to have connections with Mr. Black and his contract killing company, since during a mission in GTA Vice City, protagonist Tommy Vercetti is hired to kill a business man, steal a briefcase he's carrying and deliver it to the owner of an Ammu-Nation local in Downtown, Vice City.
Location(s)
Liberty City
Vice City
San Andreas
Los Santos
San Fierro
Las Venturas
Red County
Tierra Robada
Bone County
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