Posted on 10/19/2012 5:43:26 AM PDT by Second Amendment First
President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the National Rifle Association four years ago that he would be the "most anti-gun president in American history."
He hasn't pressed such an agenda, but gun owners still are afraid that, if re-elected, an Obama who wouldn't have to face voters again would try to restrict firearms purchases.
An analysis by The Associated Press of data tracking the health of the gun industry shows that sales are on the rise, so much so that some gun manufacturers can't make enough weapons fast enough. Major gun company stock prices are up. The number of federally licensed, retail gun dealers is increasing for the first time in nearly 20 years. The NRA is bursting with cash and political clout. And Congress and the administration have expressed little interest in passing new gun laws, despite renewed calls to do so after deadly shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin.
The poor economy, fear of crime and military veterans returning from war who want to keep their shooting skills sharp also may be driving some gun sales. But the general view of analysts and those in the industry is that Obama is the main catalyst.
"The driver is President Obama. He's the best thing that ever happened to the firearm industry," said Jim Barrett, an industry analyst at C.L. King & Associates Inc. in New York.
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It’s interesting that Obama doesn’t point to the health of the gun industry as a bright spot in the economy. With bad news all around, you’d think he’d want to talk up one area where business is doing well.
Odd . . .
People are buying up guns and ammo because they want to be prepared for the riots that will result if Obama loses re-election next month. They also know that, should Obama win, there will be civil war and government will be coming after the enemies of the state.
I just now had to celebrate the coming end to his presidency by picking up a new Colt M4. I must say, my modest collection has ballooned nicely during the past 4 years. Having said all of that, when it comes to firearms, I’m FAR less than enthused about what we are replacing him with.....
I have bought more guns and ammo in the last 6 months than I have in my life.
No doubt about it.
Most of my firearm and ammo purchases were just before and after the election four years ago. I’m not looking for any more at the moment. But I am considering in the future setting up a firearms trust and using some retirement funds to invest in subguns.
I’ve been loading up some big batches lately. Gotta get more powder and primers today.
Roger that.
Everyone stop advertising what you’ve got.
Molon labe!
I’ll smack ‘em with the oar from my capsized boat.
DemocRATS in office are good for at least 2 businesses, guns and porn.
Got your bullets...
get your “bandaids” & beans next.
You buy the “bandaids”, but you also have to get the skills to use them, just like your “bullets”.
“Beans”, to me, is not a rack of canned goods or MREs. It’s a garden, chickens, etc.
I bought my first preban A2 Colt for $440 and a couple mini-14s in late 80s; then no more semis for 15 years. After Obama was elected I started buying ARs once again; more importantly we started hunting with ARs. Now all my 223s, 6.8s, 338 fed, and the new 308 Scar have Acog red dot/horse shoe ghost rings and they are deadly. Funny thing is my original 223's never leave the safe nowadays. Luv all the new AR calibers. Everybody should start hunting with ARs and never stop.
If only there were some connection between those two things???
Liberals are idiots.
He hasn’t pressed such an agenda....
Unless you count that little gun exchange program with Mexico.
From the gun rights point of view, it is very important that many gun rights be “de-nationalized”.
Justice Robert’s Obamacare decision pointed the way for this, by downgrading the Interstate Commerce and General Welfare clauses, that have long been used by the national government to intrude into the authority of the individual states and the civil rights of the people.
This gives an opening to the states to declare that if guns and ammunition are produced entirely within, and used exclusively within their state, under state law, the national government has no authority to regulate it or its use outside of federal lands.
This concept applies to many, many things, but gun rights are ideal for the initial test cases.
If the states are successful in this, it would throw a major monkey wrench into the gun control mechanism.
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