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Why 2015 Could Be a Record Year for Gun Sales
Fortune ^

Posted on 12/27/2015 6:32:25 PM PST by Red in Blue PA

Gun sales have been going up almost every year for the past decade.

More firearm-related background checks have been conducted this year than any other year on record and it could mean that December will see the most guns ever sold.

So far this year, excluding December, 19.7 million background checks have been initiated. That is over 775,000 more than any other year, including what Fortune reported to be a record-breaking Black Friday. Every month since May has seen a record number of checks, and December will likely be no different.

(Excerpt) Read more at fortune.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; guncontrol
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I view every gun and ammo purchase as a big FU to the govt.
1 posted on 12/27/2015 6:32:25 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

My New Years Resolution is to buy an AR and 357 Magnum before election time.


2 posted on 12/27/2015 6:33:58 PM PST by digger48
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To: Red in Blue PA

I believe that the gun ownership market is pretty much saturated.

Ammo purchases with be the big market this year and where the government will try to make it painful, price-wise.


3 posted on 12/27/2015 6:37:48 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: Red in Blue PA

4 posted on 12/27/2015 6:37:51 PM PST by GregoTX (Autonomous terrorism calls for autonomous defense)
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To: Red in Blue PA

“Why 2016 Could Be a Record Year for Gun Sales.”

The author missed out on a better story since the presidential elections are coming up.


5 posted on 12/27/2015 6:38:03 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: Red in Blue PA

Wonder how many are new buyers or repeat buyers?


6 posted on 12/27/2015 6:40:24 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

At a recent gun show I spoke with a seller who sold over 500 lowers in just 3 weeks. And he had another order coming in and those were almost all accounted for in terms of orders.

And that is just one seller at one gun show.


7 posted on 12/27/2015 6:40:30 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Www.bulkammo.com is bookmarked.

What’s your favorite source ?


8 posted on 12/27/2015 6:41:04 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: ealgeone

I am hearing of a lot of first time buyers especially after San Bernadino. Women, older folks, even libs.


9 posted on 12/27/2015 6:41:14 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Ammo purchases with be the big market this year and where the government will try to make it painful, price-wise.

Everyone who shoots at least a few thousand rounds a year should learn to reload.
10 posted on 12/27/2015 6:42:06 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Watch for 8”. 10” and 12” diameter schedule 40 and schedule 80 PVC pipe and end cap sales to skyrocket after New Years the minute Obama starts announcing his new Kingly gun control dictates.

The whimpering you might hear in the background will be do-nothing republicans hiding from their constituencies.


11 posted on 12/27/2015 6:45:35 PM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: Iron Munro

https://www.zcorrproducts.com/collections/


12 posted on 12/27/2015 6:46:32 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: Red in Blue PA

We, the people, are preparing for Constitutional jihad against our own government and the radical Islamofascists they support..

Make that a fatwa Obama!


13 posted on 12/27/2015 6:48:42 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Red in Blue PA

No time to reload when it has come down to run and gun.


14 posted on 12/27/2015 6:57:27 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: Blueflag

SGA ammo out of OK has been good!


15 posted on 12/27/2015 7:10:57 PM PST by Man from Oz
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To: Red in Blue PA

The only good Obama has done in his malicious, racist, communist life has been spreading gun ownership in America. I just hope there are enough guns and ammo in private hands to protect freedom in this final terrible year under that traitor/terrorist and during the hoped for recovery from these evil times.


16 posted on 12/27/2015 7:12:45 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

We bought three in 2015.

Of course, they’re all gone now...boating accident. :(


17 posted on 12/27/2015 7:18:54 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Guns are probably the only area of the economy doing well.


18 posted on 12/27/2015 7:31:45 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: ealgeone

Wonder how many are new buyers or repeat buyers?
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You need to remember that these numbers don’t count concealed carry license holders- they bypass the checks.


19 posted on 12/27/2015 7:42:10 PM PST by matthew fuller (Americans want to win, especially after seven years of a muslim surrender monkey that hates America!)
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To: Red in Blue PA



20 posted on 12/27/2015 7:45:12 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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