WASHINGTON (OfficialWire) — President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the National Rifle Association four years ago that he would be the “most anti-gun president in American history.” The president hasn’t pressed such an agenda, but gun owners still are afraid that, if re-elected, an Obama who wouldn’t have to face voters again would try to restrict firearms purchases.
An analysis by The Associated Press of data tracking the health of the gun industry shows that sales are on the rise, so much so that some gun manufacturers can’t make enough weapons fast enough. Major gun company stock prices are up. The number of federally licensed, retail gun dealers is increasing for the first time in nearly 20 years. The NRA is bursting with cash and political clout. And Congress and the administration have expressed little interest in passing new gun laws, despite renewed calls to do so after deadly shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin.
The poor economy, fear of crime and military veterans returning from war who want to keep their shooting skills sharp also may be driving some gun sales. But the general view of analysts and those in the industry is that Obama is the main catalyst.
“The driver is President Obama. He’s the best thing that ever happened to the firearm industry,” said Jim Barrett, an industry analyst at C.L. King & Associates Inc. in New York.
That despite the fact that Obama has made no promises to impose new gun control legislation and doesn’t have the support in Congress or among voters even if he did. During this week’s presidential debate Obama suggested renewing a ban on assault-style weapons and coming up with an overall strategy to reduce violence, but both the president and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, said the government needs to enforce gun laws already on the books.
Read More at OfficialWire . By Eileen Sullivan.
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Think of that criminal who ran the Fast and Furious scam = Eric Holder. How did that Barbadian foreigner get the job. I here that he is related to the half breed idiot called “Lord” Herman Ouseley, in the British parliament.
Does Barack Hussein Sotaro Osama have any real Americans in his government?
As the piece says “if re-elected” (or more accurately if his owner/operators are able to steal this election as did 2008) taking our means of defending ourselves against him and holder etc. is top of his agenda.
They knowingly sacrificed hundreds of innocent Mexicans AND two American citizens in a scheme to create chaos and blame it on the 2nd Amendment, so there really is no limit to the depths they will plumb in order to make us defenseless….just imagine, a control button to shut down the internet whenever he sees fit, banning conservative talk radio and taking away our means of self defense, all on the agenda for the next four years if these criminals usurp our government again.
Obama is a true muslim. Life means nothing to them or to him. Remember buying a gun is just a very expensive rock without lots and lots of ammo to go with it. Homejald secutiry has bought millions of rounds. Should we have any less?
Yes, he has not done anything, except tried to get all “assault Looking” weapons banned by using the “Fast, Furious and Stupid” gunrunning Trojan HorsesAss. The intent was to have great quantities of American guns show up at crime scenes and blame the Second Amendments Freedom and try to nullify it. But Stupid Traitor In Chief was too stupid to not get caught at his Faux Pas Deception, the Dirty Rat Pile of Stinking steaming Bat Guano.
I have not fired a gun since Vietnam in the early 1960′s. The thought of pointing a gun at anyone was something I could not handle. Now, I have obtained a nice 12 Ga. shotgun and several boxes of buckshot. I plan to by a couple of good handguns with at least 50 rounds for each and one or two good, long-range, very powerful rifles with at least 200 rounds for each. I know I cannot win when the government comes after Christians and Jews, but I will try to defend myself and my family until they kill me. I am afraid. I have illegal alien drug pushers living next door. Gang members live in a house across the street. One is black and one is Mexican. Thanks to the racist anger stirred up by of so-called president, I fear for my life when I walk out my door. I hate to think what might happen to my wife since she gets home from work afer dark in the winter.
I can’t believe how far our country has gone in the wrong direction in less than four years!
I’ve got mine…if barry wants them, hes welcome to stop by and pick them up…anytime…I’ll be waiting for him.