The gun trade is expected to have a more favorable year—even though estimates on its size vary widely—after shooting blanks in 2014.
One proxy for U.S. firearms demand is the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which posted an 8.4 percent year-over-year increase in activity in January. That figure was the second-highest January on record for the 16-year-old system and marked the fourth consecutive monthly increase of year-to-year growth in the FBI's numbers since September 2013.
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ReplyDeleteJust last night I was wondering what the (non)availability of .22 ammo has done for sales of 10/22s and the like. You know they have to be falling. I know several shooters that have divested themselves of .22 autos.
My youngest child asked for a .22 wmr rifle for Christmas last year and non availability (and cost when available) of ammo is why he didn't get it.
Not like it used to be, but here is CCI 500 for $97.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/04/courts_fine_with_fbi_impersonating_internet_repair_men_to_enter_homes/
ReplyDeleteYeah, speaking if the FBI......
-John C
Purely criminals. Thanks.
DeleteGlobal gun sales looking up. Yes, they are. LOL
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:) Thanks.
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