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Do Gun Sales Reflect National Mood?

February 2011: Another Million Guns Purchased



I’m really starting to wonder if gun sales reflect some aspect of the American mood. Are they a reaction to a sense of safety (lack thereof), trust in the government (lack thereof), or an apocalyptic economic indicator? I don’t know. I do know that the sales figures are off the charts. And they have been ever since Obama got elected. Sure, it was news the first year, but that story has gone by the wayside even though sales this year and last year are just as strong as they were in 2009. Here’s the numbers:


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Because some states have taken to running NICS checks as part of their CCW licensing, you have to take the most recent numbers (post 11/08) with a grain of salt. NSSF, the National Shooting Sports Federation, a trade association group that is made up of most of the gun and ammo companies, cuts the latest numbers by about a third. Still, that means just about a million gun sales per month.

The February 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 963,746 is an increase of 13.6 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 848,036 from February 2010.

For comparison, the unadjusted February 2011 NICS figure of 1,463,138 is an increase of 18.2 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,237,617 from February 2010.

The adjusted NICS data was derived by NSSF by subtracting out all NICS purpose code permit checks used by several states such as Kentucky, Iowa and Utah for CCW permit application checks as well as checks on active CCW permit databases.

While not a direct correlation to firearms sales, the NSSF-adjusted NICS data provides a more accurate picture of current market conditions.

Adjusted January sales were up 9.7% as well.



Mayor Bloomberg and Schmucky Shumer haven’t been that effective have they?

Perhaps part of it is due to ads like this one, which I find quite disquieting. Ruger has a new scout rifle on the market, and while it ought to be a great little general purpose gun, they’re selling it with the slogan “The one rifle to have if you could only have one”. Dude, it’s not Schaefer beer. It’s a gun. We’re Americans. We can have as many as we frickkin want. Like, a million a month. Don’t even put the ghost of that idea into people’s heads. ( and make a version with a heavier 20” barrel please. It’s just as maneuverable out in the world and gives you an extra 200fps velocity )


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