re: Forbes: Americans Are Spending Their Stimulus Checks On Guns

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Fatalities from gun violence totaled 43,530 last year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a 10% rise from 39,529 the year before. That includes homicides, suicides, accidents, mass shootings and self-defense shootings.

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How in the hell are "accidents" and "suicide" considered to be "gun violence"?

Moreover, mass gatherings were essentially outlawed for almost ALL of 2020. So how many (non hood related) mass shootings were there?

Of course, those questions don't coincide nicely with a narrative/agenda

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How in the hell are "accidents" and "suicide" considered to be "gun violence"?

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When you have a narrative that isn't supported by relevant facts.

So you just start adding in irrelevant facts until your narrative becomes "truth."

Then you get the MSM to repeat your narrative over and over until to most people, it is indeed truth.

Deer don't see shades of red. It'll work.

I can get behind this.

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Fatalities from gun violence totaled 43,530 last year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a 10% rise from 39,529 the year before. That includes homicides, suicides, accidents, mass shootings and self-defense shootings.

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Did anyone consider the numbers may be up because new owners may not know what in the hell they are doing?

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I’m not against some cool designs, but just slapping on a purple or pink anodized hand guard is

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The industry is trying to grow and get women involved (who normally wouldn't even touch a gun 10 years ago.) All of our family's were either wood or black before our boat overturned in the middle of a lake. We did consider buying my wife a purple one before getting her involved in shooting handguns for concealed carry and my son's AR.

Just a little more detail to my prior comment... A lot of the big companies are selling out for two huge reasons. First, the obvious surge that comes with Democrats in power. Second, the big companies (Ruger/Vista/Armalite) are dropping their wholesale margins in an effort to sell more to make up for sunk costs from last year's marketing. Those companies spend millions on booth build outs and promotional materials. They usually roll it out for SHOT which is the 3rd weekend of January and then use it for the NRA Convention & there's another show on the east coast later in the year. NSSF had a good Covid plan in place and everyone was planning as they normally would last fall. They didn't cancel it until November. My belief is that they waited until it became clear whether the international component (which makes up a HUGE chunk) would be able to take part. Just to be clear that's my personal take (not what in my capacity as an outdoor media member has been told.) The companies already had sunk millions into promotional stuff. I think that's why we are going to see more consolidation in the coming year. Remington only exists as a brand name now. Vista is buying up these medium sized companies and has the capital to take on a few businesses where the owners are now willing to take what they can rather than go under.

For the baws who don't know and may be curious, in the early 90s they held the show in NOLA at the convention center. It is now permanently in Vegas. Caesars built an exhibit hall and pedestrian bridge over the strip (the show is based in the Sands CC.) 2021 was supposed to be the first year of its use and at that point would be over 3x the square footage of the NOLA CC. If you were to just walk in straight lines down each aisle you would be walking over 7 miles. It's a 4 day show that you have to actually schedule meetings/ interviews for in advance and put together a gameplan so you can cover a much as possible. Oh and if you're lucky enough to have a connection, on the day before the show starts they have what's called Range Day. Basically you're shuttled from the strip to the desert where you can shoot anything from a Walther PPK to a .50 air rifle to FULLY AUTO 9mm & shotguns. It's like taking a kid to a candy store. Also very cool to meet some of the celebs who come in (RIP GUNNY.)

Black folks are buying up guns. Good for them.

Never trust gubment for your safety.

I work with a few different manufacturers and business is booming right now. It's been good times for us since Trump lifted all the restrictions from the Obama administration business was booming under Trump. I don't think people realize how messed up manufacturing became under Obama. Certainly, the general public didn't. Now, we're seeing another uptick, but it's not because of Biden being business friendly. It's because everyone is scared of what kind of legislation the dems and Biden may pass that will restrict certain guns or ammo. So, people are worried and orders are up right now to try and get stuff before those restrictions come back.

Yea, my whole company is worried about that type of stuff. Right now it's our bread and butter. We're diversified, but nothing is bringing in the money like weapon parts.