http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-usa-economy-indicators-idUSKBN0NS0BL20150507
Dogs, guns and weddings help U.S. investors take economy’s pulse
…gun permit background checks have been rising, which he considers a good sign. He acknowledges there could be many factors affecting firearm sales, but reckons the willingness to spend hundreds of dollars on guns does work as a measure of spending power…
Also as a better “investment” considering how flat interest rates are. My experience has been that good quality, inherently worthwhile guns gain and hold value well. Not to mention you can go further with a kind word and a good gun than a kind word alone. The logic is persuasive enough to convince my wife…
What a garbage article.
Gun sales are similar to alcohol sales- they go up in really good times and go up in really bad times.
Sales are lower when times are average / fine because there is less reason (good or bad) to buy.
tried finding a job lately ? economy is in the dumps