Subj : Re: Slow times
To : Moondog
From : Gamgee
Date : Wed Oct 02 2019 08:37 am
-=> Moondog wrote to All <=-
Mo> Since Trump has been in office, there has been a slump in the
Mo> firearms industry. Part of that is due to gun grabbing
Mo> politicians not having as much clout (hope that stays that way)
Mo> but otherwise there was a huge growth in manufacturing and
Mo> ammunition production since 2013, and sales have levelled off.
Mo> The other week Colt announced they are halting civillian sales
Mo> due to a backlog of military and police contracts, plus I get the
Mo> impression civillian sales have been down as well. Today I read
Mo> BCI Defense, a smaller company south of where I live has
Mo> announced they are pausing individual sales in favor
Mo> due to a backlog of work their parent company has been working
Mo> through.
Mo> As the presidential debates continue, I expect an uptake in
Mo> demand for arms and ammunition, however I doubt there is enough
Mo> existing supply out there to last awhile. When Obama entered
Mo> office the first time, the ammunition companies ramped up
Mo> production to supply a shortage that didn't happen. In 2012 they
Mo> didn't ramp up production, which led to the shortages and the
Mo> panic that happened after the Sandy Hook incident.
Mo> What are everybody's predictions for the following year?
I predict that I will buy at least three guns, and a metric
butt-ton of ammo.
