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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Follow the Money?

"The gun industry has been a bit soft lately. There was a significant amount of panic buying leading up to the 2016 Presidential election. I’m not surprised by that. What we were all surprised about was the outcome of that election. The result was a drop in the market. Lots of guns waiting to be bought. That was matched with lots of folks feeling relieved over avoiding a political nightmare. Without political fear motivating consumers to make purchases, retailers saw low prices and slow sales. Many argue that this didn’t happen, but there is a name for it. We are in a “Trump slump.” Is Walmart dumping the Second Amendment for more profitable products? Maybe."
In an article at Ammoman, Paul Carlson peels the onion layers of Walmart's recent announcement that they're cutting sling load on a lot of gun-related business. Go RTWT.
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Posted by Tam @ 11:15 AM
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