Re:Yikes: Gun Sales up 39% this year
by breck on Wednesday April 08, 2009 @05:50PM
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...because people buy batteries and canned foods before a hurricane.
I look at a large increase in gun sales as an early indicator of how bad people believe the economy and crime will get.
Of course, people bought lots of batteries and guns before Y2K too.
I'm not anti-gun at all. I owned a BB gun growing up and loved it. Also have been to a few shooting ranges in my day. And I think the right to bear arms is important for keeping the Queen of England out of my face.
Regardless, it's an interesting, countercyclical stat. If you had a business that sold items that people buy a lot more of when they are afraid, it's probably boom time right now.
I look at a large increase in gun sales as an early indicator of how bad people believe the economy and crime will get.
Of course, people bought lots of batteries and guns before Y2K too.
I'm not anti-gun at all. I owned a BB gun growing up and loved it. Also have been to a few shooting ranges in my day. And I think the right to bear arms is important for keeping the Queen of England out of my face.
Regardless, it's an interesting, countercyclical stat. If you had a business that sold items that people buy a lot more of when they are afraid, it's probably boom time right now.