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« News to me | Main | NFA database seriously flawed »

Additional confirmation of a theory

Posted by David Hardy · 5 June 2017 02:53 PM

NSSF is reporting that May 2017 had nearly a million (988,473) NICS background checks processed, an increase of 6.5% over May 2016. The media are apt to treat the great increase in firearm sales over past years as caused by people buying out of fear of confiscation or other limitation. I'd say any such fears are remarkably low just now, yet the sales levels not only are high but increasing. What we're seeing is a long term trend as Americans rediscover their love of guns and shooting. This is catastrophic for the antigun movement.

4 Comments | Leave a comment

Windy Wilson | June 6, 2017 8:48 AM | Reply

Good.

Roger | June 7, 2017 7:01 AM | Reply

Or perhaps they are noting the rise of individual local terrorist attacks and choosing to not be a victim.

HSR47 | June 11, 2017 8:39 PM | Reply

I think part of the apparent recent surge in sales has been part of a market correction: The manufacturing side of the industry was largely preparing for the panic that would have occurred if Hillary had won in November.

When Trump won instead, the market cooled dramatically overnight. That cooling combined with the buildup of inventory has caused prices to crash. In turn, that crash in prices has spurred sales.

TLDR: Sales are trending up because prices are low due to a market correction. The forces spurring this short-term trend are not likely to last.

Bill Twist | June 15, 2017 4:50 AM | Reply

Just yesterday I was at Fort Ticonderoga with my brother, his wife, and their 5 year old son. The son was wearing an NRA hat. He says "How you doing?" to practically everybody, and said that to a young (mid-20s) guy at the fort with tattoos on his face.

The guy commented on the hat: "Are you in the NRA?"
"Yep".
"Me too, I really like your hat".

Gun Culture 2.0. We're winning.

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