Comments on: Are We Headed for a Gun Industry Trump Slump 2.0?

By: Sam I Am

Sam I Am — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 21:55:58 +0000

I do not quite understand the purported rise and fall of gun sales (if it is real) to be logical, but instead, emotional. Regardless of politics, the threat for which the Second Amendment was enacted remains utterly the same, regardless of political parties and elections.

By: Ghost of Peegee

Ghost of Peegee — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:21:39 +0000

2017 – 2019 was “Trump Slump 1.0”, which may not have been a banner era for gun/ammo companies and their stock values, but ammo was plentiful and cheap compared to afterward. Glad I bought a lot of it back then. If conditions are right and it becomes a buyer’s market again, I’ll load up again.

By: uncommon_sense

uncommon_sense — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:12:56 +0000

The obvious tidbit: we expect significantly less political actions to increase limitations on firearm acquisition, ownership, and possession. That decreases panic buying in that regard which should typically reduce firearm sales.

If economic conditions improve, that may increase disposable income and hence firearm sales.

If violent criminal illegal aliens (including state actors and terrorists from abroad) start causing mayhem, that would likely increase firearm sales for market segments which do not yet have firearms as well as market segments which want better firearms for self-defense.

Of course if fedzilla enables vastly easier purchasing of suppressors, short barreled rifles, and/or short barreled shotguns, that could lead to an increase in sales of those items.

Overall I expect a modest decrease in firearm sales which should typically decrease prices. That could be very good news for collectors or hobbyists who want to buy an additional firearm or two.

By: ScantSanity

ScantSanity — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:24:43 +0000

Don’t forget those millions of illegals running loose, probably with access to full autos…