Obama's Presidency has been the biggest boon to Gun enthusiasts and distributors.
‘It’s definitely the election year,’ Jason Hanson, a former CIA officer and personal security specialist, told FoxNews.com. ‘People feel that Obama will serve second term and with it their gun rights with taken away, so they are stocking up.
‘They’re also worried that the economy is not getting any better and that they need to protect themselves,’ Hanson added.”
- Winchester’s sales of ammunition have gone from $431.7 million to $572 million, an increase of 33%
-Federal excise taxes collected on the sale of new firearms and ammunition has risen 48.3%
- January 2012 was the 20th straight month of increases in NICS background checks compared to the same month in the previous year
- December 2011 saw over 1.41 million NICS background checks run, the most ever for a single month
- The few states which regularly report concealed carry permit numbers have seen increases in active permit holders ranging from 46% to 161%
‘It’s definitely the election year,’ Jason Hanson, a former CIA officer and personal security specialist, told FoxNews.com. ‘People feel that Obama will serve second term and with it their gun rights with taken away, so they are stocking up.
‘They’re also worried that the economy is not getting any better and that they need to protect themselves,’ Hanson added.”
- Winchester’s sales of ammunition have gone from $431.7 million to $572 million, an increase of 33%
-Federal excise taxes collected on the sale of new firearms and ammunition has risen 48.3%
- January 2012 was the 20th straight month of increases in NICS background checks compared to the same month in the previous year
- December 2011 saw over 1.41 million NICS background checks run, the most ever for a single month
- The few states which regularly report concealed carry permit numbers have seen increases in active permit holders ranging from 46% to 161%
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