Sales of Guns Soar in U.S. as Nation Weighs Tougher Limits

[Daan]

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“If I had 1,000 AR-15s I could sell them in a week,”


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/us..._20130112&_r=0
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As Washington focuses on what Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will propose next week to curb gun violence, gun and ammunition sales are spiking in the rest of the country as people rush to expand their arsenals in advance of any restrictions that might be imposed.

People were crowded five deep at the tiny counter of a gun shop near Atlanta, where a pastor from Knoxville, Tenn., was among the customers who showed up in person after the store’s Web site halted sales because of low inventory. Emptying gun cases and bare shelves gave a picked-over feel to gun stores in many states. High-capacity magazines, which some state and federal officials want to ban or restrict, were selling briskly across the country: one Iowa dealer said that 30-round magazines were fetching five times what they sold for just weeks ago.

December set a record for the criminal background checks performed before many gun purchases, a strong indication of a big increase in sales, according to an analysis of federal data by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a gun industry trade group. Adjusting the federal data to try to weed out background checks that were unrelated to firearms sales, the group reported that 2.2 million background checks were performed last month, an increase of 58.6 percent over the same period in 2011. Some gun dealers said in interviews that they had never seen such demand.

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[Daan]

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For Obama/Biden, this spike in gun sales is an example of:

Unintended consequences

Shooting oneself in the foot

going off half cocked

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[soulflower]

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For Obama/Biden, this spike in gun sales is an example of:

Unintended consequences

Shooting oneself in the foot

going off half cocked

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And the gun industry is laughing all the way to the bank at you fools and your paranoia...

[octoburn]

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For Obama/Biden, this spike in gun sales is an example of:

Unintended consequences

Shooting oneself in the foot

going off half cocked

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I agree.

But what concerns me more is how the administration seems to be doing the exact thing they did in their first term ~ They are now expending and wasting time and political capital on a single issue (gun control now; health care reform then) instead of focusing more of it on the economy ~ unless increasing gun sales is part of their plan to revive the economy.

[Mom49of4]

I agree.

But what concerns me more is how the administration seems to be doing the exact thing they did in their first term ~ They are now expending and wasting time and political capital on a single issue (gun control now; health care reform then) instead of focusing more of it on the economy ~ unless increasing gun sales is part of their plan to revive the economy.

Good point !!!!

[gonzoliberal]

I agree.

But what concerns me more is how the administration seems to be doing the exact thing they did in their first term ~ They are now expending and wasting time and political capital on a single issue (gun control now; health care reform then) instead of focusing more of it on the economy ~ unless increasing gun sales is part of their plan to revive the economy.

Interesting point.
One of the big complaints I've had about the O admin is it's reactionary style.
Once again, "the right" makes a loud noise (this time over gun control) and the admin wastes time and resources on reacting.
HELLO!? This lets the opposition continually set the agenda.
The result is gommint by cry-baby.

[slapshot]

Re: " Sales of Guns Soar in U.S. as Nation Weighs Tougher Limits"


Inotherwords, "stupid is, as stupid does"

Got it.

[Daan]

And the gun industry is laughing all the way to the bank at you fools and your paranoia...

You need to look inward.

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[Daan]

Re: " Sales of Guns Soar in U.S. as Nation Weighs Tougher Limits"


Inotherwords, "stupid is, as stupid does"

Got it.

Yep, that accurately describes the people believing more background checks are going to stop criminals from getting guns.

Thank you.

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[soulflower]

You need to look inward.

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I couldn't care less about guns. It's just interesting to see normally intelligent people become unhinged over non-existent threats to 2nd amendment rights...

[Creekman]

So......seven posters are saying that Obama et al should ignore Newtown. Aurora and others while expending 100 % of their energy on the economy.

Interesting!

[Daan]

I couldn't care less about guns. It's just interesting to see normally intelligent people become unhinged over non-existent threats to 2nd amendment rights...

That's funny, based on the number of posts you've logged on the subject.

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[soulflower]

That's funny, based on the number of posts you've logged on the subject.

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That's why I mentioned that I find the topic 'interesting'

The debate interests me even though I'm not interested in owning a firearm

[bmorepunk]

More evidence that people are bad at risk assessment and with their money.

[OldBay]

More evidence that people are bad at risk assessment and with their money.

That's possible. While the sales may be a rational response to a potential ban, the prices are high. IMO, there are better, and certainly cheaper, choices for self-defense, but I also would not support restricting guns based on their appearance.

One idea that has not been discussed anywhere is that semi-autos are good choices for people who are recoil-sensitive, which includes many women. Would a ban on semi-autos with scary looking stocks discriminate against women?

[bmorepunk]

That's only true for some of the rifles you can buy. A large number of "black rifle" designs have some sort of recoil management like a buffer/spring/tube, but plenty of people buy these types of rifles that don't have a recoil management feature. Unless we're talking about the elderly, freakishly small women, or children the recoil on the most common of these tactical-style rifles is manageable (the same really goes for all but the most ridiculous shotgun recoil).