Without Obama, once-booming gun industry poised to shrink

[Tcruse]

Actually, the MAP prices (Minimum Advertised Price) has increased for 2017 from several makers. So, do not expect to see big price drops for any of the major brands. The AR market will most likely see some manufactures fail.

 

[Shed]

Ammo prices are projected to fall over this summer as well, especially for popular cartridges like 9mm. I recall reading an article somewhere last year that said Federal was increasing .22LR production for this summer too.

Should be a nice summer to get some shooting in!

 

[Jim NE]

Without Obama, once-booming gun industry poised to shrink

Since the thread has a politically loaded title, I'll give a somewhat politically loaded response.

I've always said Obama was a "manifestation of" rather than a "cause of". Presidents (and the culture that surrounds them) always try to give the impression that the change in our country's direction is attributable to the singular actions of a president. That usually isn't the case. Obama came to be a force because the apparatus of the radical left was already in place...not just in administrative/legislative government, but in the judiciary, in academia and the media that supported him every step of the way.

Trump has NOTHING like that kind of support. He's a true outsider in every sense. It's only two months into his presidency, and that fact is glaringly obvious to me and many of you.

With that in mind, people will ultimately see that Trump isn't so much a savior on gun issues and other things, but more of a rebel leader against the powers that be. His whole presidency might be like that. It wasn't Obama who was the threat...he was only the face of the threat. The real threat was behind him, supporting him. And many of them didn't leave at the end of Obama's second term.

In that respect, there's no reason to think that people are safe from a liberty diminishing government just because Trump's in office. This should become apparent to more and more people as time goes on, so the demand for guns might subside less than we think.

 

[4thHorseman]

Obama was indeed the best gun salesman of all time

 

[wally]

Does not appear to be happening based on March 2017 NICS numbers:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20170407/firearms-purchases-still-trending-up

Mar '17 was number 10 in sales volume since 2008 and number 17 overall.

The "Trump Slump" seems to be heading towards the "Fake News" bin.

 

[Ignition Override]

Isn't some of the New interest in firearms among people who are afraid of Pres. Trump's agenda?
Some of reportedly have been interviewed.

 

[jdc1244]

Without Obama, once-booming gun industry poised to shrink

In essence the gun industry is the victim of the ridiculous lie that Obama would ‘take your guns.’

 

[wally]

In essence the gun industry is the victim of the ridiculous lie that Obama would ‘take your guns.’

You must have a very short, or selective, memory. The liberals have been wanting to take our guns since well before 1995, but this was the first time they made their intention perfectly clear:

Feinstein in 1995: 'Mr. and Mrs. America, Turn Them All In':

 

[Jim NE]

Isn't some of the New interest in firearms among people who are afraid of Pres. Trump's agenda?

I've heard that, too. There may be a shard of truth in that report, but not enough truth to be an essential truth, IMO. The most militant of the left want more government control of America's population, not less. Guns held by a civilian population are a threat to the overreaching authority of a centralized government. Leftists don't fear government as a concept, they fear individual personalities that might find their way into government (like Trump.) I get the impression that Trump's enemies think the most effective way to deal with him is to call him a fascist over and over thousands of times and insinuate that he's Hitler.

 

[stonebuster]

The small indoor range I joined does pistol permit classes 3 days a week and there are ranges all over the state doing the same. They're all going to be buying firearms however in Connecticut our governer is trying to make it $370 for initial permit fee and $300 renewel fee every 5 years. It's now $70 for renewal. He says it's to help balance state budget and state isn't targeting gun owners. BS. There's only 250,000 permit holders in the state. A friend of mine has been waiting 9 months for his permit approval from the town. Towns are blaming it on the excessive volume of people applying, but I don't buy that one. Some are blaming the feds for the long waiting time.

What would the feds have to do with state concealed carry permits? And even if they are the ones holding it up, why would they target your state? Sounds like it's time to call shenanigans on your governor. That is an obscene amount of money to get a permit. Lots and lots of people just downright couldn't afford that.

You got it. that's exactly what they're trying to accomplish with the huge increase. I guess it's reasonable to assume they are being swamped with new applicants to do background checks on. Our governor and most of our legislators are anti-gun and anti NRA and have no problem being right out front about.