Posted on 06/08/2019 3:29:37 AM PDT by JayCh
When you have had all times high in sales a so called decline.
Really does not mean much.
More guns less crime.
Incoherent
Spend it fast but not on furious.
Adding in medical expenses? So ridiculous. That money goes to the medical industry. Of course, the media counts gang violence into the school shooting stats as well so, what do you expect.?
Normally, I don’t see men as being huge wasters of money. However, this area can be a huge exception. I have seen men throw away so much money on firearms and ammo. It’s like women and shoes for some guys. I say that, because I just really don’t understand the hobby. I’m a minimalist. Hey, spend on what you like. But damn I don’t get it.
Note that the author does not provide a dollar figure as to the allegedly “huge” amount of money spent on medical bills because of guns.
I had to laugh about “most” of the gun purchases were for defense. I was not aware that there was a separate ledger for bangers who shopped at gun stores.
You almost have to factor out mass shootings to get any degree of accuracy. They are such freak incidents as to be anomalies, despite what dems want you to believe. They are not committed every day by white supremacists in MAGA hats.
guns beat blunt scissors
Buy it cheap, stack it deep.
You cant lose.
I have a hard time cutting stuff loose when prices are high.
Shoulda sold a bunch of stuff when Obama was in office.
quadruple that money
Well, my point was that you can lose. A lot of money. I’ve seen men waste thousands of dollars on firearms and ammunition. I know of some who have spent tens of thousands of dollars. Sure, the weapons themselves have resale value, but the ammo is just wasted. Like I said, I just don’t get it. It’s a weird compulsive spending thing for some guys.
“...it was estimated that 13.1 million firearms were sold in 2018 – compared to the 15.7 million that were sold in 2016.”
Darn...only 13.1 million. The industry has collapsed.
Not if you buy low.
Never buy when the market peaks.
Market is semi soft now
I have never done less than double my money.
I got an old sat night special 40 years back, its a POS, paid $40 for it new from the FFL guy.
Todays value? $120 and its a POS
Ammo is the same thing, buy it cheap stack it deep.
1600 rds for $89? buy it.
Its $100 a round now for 8mm mauser
Trump needs to open up the surplus market.
Better that we have it than the jihadis
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