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Smith & Wesson nails what Obama did for gun sales in one sentence
Business Insider ^ | 06/19/2015 | Sam Ro

Posted on 06/19/2015 7:52:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The irony of the gun control debate is that when it seems tighter gun control policy is coming, sales spike.

"[W]e experienced strong consumer demand for our firearm products following a new administration taking office in Washington, D.C. in 2009," said the management of gunmaker Smith & Wesson.

That's when President Barack Obama moved into the White House.

The explanation for this phenomenon is pretty simple: If there's a risk that you won't be able to buy guns in the near future, then buy your guns now.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; guns; gunsales; obama; smithwesson
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To: SkyDancer

That is why you learn to reload.


21 posted on 06/19/2015 8:56:23 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: MrB
Oh, don’t worry about ammo - the feds are storing it all for us.

Right. Just think of it as a military supplies cache in, say, Kuwait.

22 posted on 06/19/2015 9:48:07 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: SeekAndFind

Roughly 75 million guns in less than 8 years. It’d love to see a graphic of how many billions of rounds were purchased by citizens in the same period.


23 posted on 06/19/2015 9:52:37 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Obama must have MILLIONS wrapped up in gun company stock!!!
24 posted on 06/19/2015 10:56:53 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: hadaclueonce

Some people might think you are kidding but I know just what you mean.


25 posted on 06/19/2015 11:49:12 AM PDT by TigersEye (If You Are Ignorant, Don't Vote!)
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To: Lurker

Oh yeah! Ammo! I forgot all about that stuff. Is it too late to get some?


26 posted on 06/19/2015 11:53:49 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: MHGinTN

Prices seem to have stabilized somewhat lately. Glad I made it a habit to toss a couple of bricks of .22 LR into the cart whenever I went to Cabelas. I probably have 10-12,000 or so put back.

I remember buying Lake City green tip for $139 a thousand, delivered too. All I wanted was the brass. Laid in 4-5,000 of those, too.

You know what they say; buy it cheap and stack it deep.

Best,

L


27 posted on 06/19/2015 12:11:44 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Lurker

Sounds like you’re the reason there’s a shortage of 22lr! *sarcasm off


28 posted on 06/19/2015 12:20:49 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: null and void
Here's one; Stevie Nicks:


29 posted on 06/19/2015 4:06:23 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Is Ted Cruz himself as mean-spirited as the FR 'Click-it or Tick-it' Cruz Contingent?)
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To: Balding_Eagle

She and I had the same LASIK surgeon, in Tijuana...


30 posted on 06/19/2015 4:09:14 PM PDT by null and void (I wish we lived in less interesting times, but at least we have front-row seats.)
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