Gun Sales Thriving Despite Tough Economy (Washington Post 10/27/08)

[briann]

This should make perfect sense

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n4547564.shtml

Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough economy, but there's one consumer item that's still enjoying healthy sales: guns. Purchases of firearms and ammunition have risen 8 to 10 percent this year, according to state and federal data.

Several variables drive sales, but many dealers, buyers and experts attribute the increase in part to concerns about the economy and fears that if Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois wins the presidency, he will join with fellow Democrats in Congress to enact new gun controls. Obama has said that he believes in an individual right to bear arms but that he also supports "common-sense safety measures."

"Even though [Obama] has a lot going for him, he's not very pro-gun," said Paul Pluff, a spokesman for Massachusetts-based Smith & Wesson, which has reported higher sales. Gun enthusiasts are "going to go out and get [firearms] while they still can."

[White Israelite]

Damn straight, i'm stocking up like mad. Picking up my VZ-58 tomorrow, got a Romanian AK47 G kit and reciever on the way this week to build an AK47, next order will probably be a FN FAL .308 and lots of ammo. Just need a mossberg shotgun and i'll be set, had to sell most of my guns to get out of financial debt so i'm rebuilding my collection.

Need to order about 2000 rounds of ammo or more to stock up (probably need more like 5000 of 7.62 x 39) and lots of high cap magazines.