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.



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