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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Ovmit would love to take are guns away from us so they could control us completly no way will it happen and the UN needs to get out of the USA they are liers and crooks just like Ovmit Hillery and Bill clinton all the Demacraps and the Rinos we need to clean them all out of the Goverment
Amen to that max Hitlary and Slick shouldn't even care in a few years they'll be pushing up daisies.As far as their homely daughter Chelsea(Alfred E Neumans sister) she won't have to worry unless she becomes involved in politics.Obutthole is a different story he needs to take the guns away to be able to have the muslim brotherhood come in.
Are you people awake Fast & Fur. was a botched plan to take all guns away (except your bb gun).
B0 and Hillary are backing the UN gun ban, and only one Senator saved our guns.
You don't know how close you were to having a UN gun ban in the USA.———-
Wake up people and stay awake. These Socialist are daily scheming to remove our method of protecting ourselves. Remember an unarmed citiizen is no different than a person tied to a tree. The only thing that makes a conversation and conversation instead of a fight is equal power on each side. When an overpowering person gets in your face and you are unarmed you lose. A peacemaker makes the difference between all conversations…..
Get one and learn how to use it….. Some day you will be very happy you did…
And if the turd is reelected, just watch what happens in gun and ammunition sales starting Nov 7!