Annual average gun sales for the eight years that King Obama was on the throne were twice as much as any year’s sales before 2006. If they went through those eight years and didn’t lay by capital for the lean times, or if the spent profits on expanding production capacity without considering that that boom inevitably would come to an end, they were destined to fail anyway.
I think it’s true that people buy guns more out of fear than other items. So, if true, this could be a reflection of increased confidence and less fear about crime.
NRA doesn’t publish membership numbers but we know they gained a lot of new members who joined to support 2A rights. The challenge for gun and ammo makers is to turn them into customers, and repeat customers.
I remember paying $25 for a box of 100 22LR.
I refuse to feel guilty as I take advantage of the current glut.