Subj : Re: Slow times
To : Gamgee
From : echto
Date : Thu Oct 03 2019 10:47 am
Re: Re: Slow times
By: Gamgee to Moondog on 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.
>
You can never have enough ammo. :)
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