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Guns, guns, more guns. All

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:30:14 +0000

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Guns, guns, more guns. All the rage:

I've been published in @ForeignPolicy. Thank you @merchantofvice for turning me on FP, @romiesays, Margaret Hetherman & @sonjaryst for help with the query, & @pdjeliclark for eyes on the 1st draft and long conversations afterward. Thank you all.https://t.co/4n96bCcHHZ
— Rob Cameron (@cprwords) September 24, 2020

One thing I wish more people

artappraiser — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 03:19:15 +0000

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One thing I wish more people knew about is how expensive guns are. When you see one of those militia chuds, his rifle and all the stuff on it easily cost >$1,500. Each round costs $1 and one shoots at least 100 rounds each trip to the range. These guys are richer than golfers.
— Stan O. (@stan_okl) August 29, 2020

The politics of guns are

artappraiser — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:42:59 +0000

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The politics of guns are changing in a year that has demolished old arguments for gun control. Politicians need to catch up with the new reality https://t.co/LI78OLqzUf
— reason (@reason) August 26, 2020

I was reporting about police

artappraiser — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:57:44 +0000

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I was reporting about police militarization for vanity fair back in 2014, it's a legitimate issue of debate, but it's not so cut and dry when this country has more guns than people, you need more than Barney Fife to show up sometimes.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 26, 2020

It's Fox, but he's right ya

artappraiser — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:12:57 +0000

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It's Fox, but he's right ya know, if we are going to excoriate police into holding back and/or defund them, it's just common sense to buy a gun! Especially because there are so many out there already in all kinds of other hands:

Marine veteran Joey Jones: Surging gun sales 'common sense' amid push to defund police

Over 2 million new gun owners reported in first half of 2020

Real life Westworld, here we come.

Amid Booming Gun And Ammo

artappraiser — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:22:15 +0000

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Amid Booming Gun And Ammo Sales, Arms Makers Aim Not To Get Burned Again

By Aaron Smith @ Forbes.com, Aug. 18 Aaron Smith Contributor Aerospace & Defense I'm a seasoned reporter who covers the firearms industry

Gun and ammo makers are staying cautious ahead of the election despite surging sales, because they remember all too well the crash that happened after the election of President Trump.

Gunmakers can barely keep up with demand. Sales have been booming since the start of the pandemic, fueled by fears of coronavirus and civil unrest. FBI background checks have been breaking records. Makers of guns and ammo are reporting double-digit increases in revenue. Handguns are flying off the shelves and ammo is selling out and getting scarce.

“It’s the 2013 shortage all over again,” said Brian Rafn, a gun industry analyst who recently retired from Morgan Dempsey, referring to the run on ammo during the Obama administration. Rafn, whose family owns shares in Sturm, Ruger, said that nowadays buyers of popular ammo like 9 mm have to hunt for it from store to store like “the guy who’s buying milk during the hurricane.”

But gun and ammo makers are hyper-cautious about ramping up manufacturing capacity. They don't want to get burned like in 2016, when sales surged to record levels only to implode on Election Day. Sales then were driven by fears of gun control fueled by mass shootings, but those fears evaporated with the election of President Trump, a Republican endorsed by the National Rifle Association. Gun sales plunged immediately after his election, resulting in layoffs and sliding stocks for Sturm, Ruger and Smith & Wesson.

Gun makers fear that fickle consumers could slow down spending, depending on election results, the severity of the pandemic, or the persistence of clashes between police and protesters [....]

Gun sellers in Alabama see

artappraiser — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:16:55 +0000

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Gun sellers in Alabama see sales spike, say driven by Portland protests

By Sarah Whites-Kodischek Aug 16, 2020 @ AL.com

Monte Caylor is making ammunition as quickly as he can in his family-owned manufacturing shop in north Alabama. With about a million bullets ordered, he finishes a bucket of 3,000 to 7,000 every day, six days a week.

“We are just absolutely overwhelmed,” he said. “Two years ago, we were struggling to pay the rent. We have more money in the bank account now than we’ve ever had.”

Gun sellers and others in the industry across Alabama say guns and ammo are disappearing off shelves faster than they can restock as customers react to images of protesters destroying property in places thousands of miles away, like Portland, Oregon [....]

This was Rudy’s idea. He

artappraiser — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 01:11:24 +0000

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This was Rudy’s idea. He floated a version of it here https://t.co/rWzX2b045K https://t.co/p7ojCPkJ4k
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) August 18, 2020

The skinny on the ammunition

artappraiser — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 18:03:40 +0000

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The skinny on the ammunition shortage from a magazine that would know:

Great Primer Shortage of 2020 https://t.co/HBnCLQl8TH
— Ammunition Logistics Journal (@AmmoLogistics) August 15, 2020

Mid-2020 Gun Sales Eclipse

artappraiser — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:02:41 +0000

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Mid-2020 Gun Sales Eclipse All of 2019 Sales https://t.co/TCBbxJHrwB
— joseph wysocki (@rumrot) August 15, 2020