Gun Salesman of the Century

Sometimes it is just necessary to give President Obama credit for something which he has done, . . . even if he has done so unintentionally, . . . to really goose the sales of an American industry to unprecedented and unexpected heights, and provide significant financial reward to those who foresaw the results of his efforts upon his inauguration.







And if the statisticians just adjust the sales numbers to reflect the seasonality of gun sales and eliminate all the squiggles in the data for easier comparison:




The benefactors of this benevolent Presidential activity are clear:

On 1 January 2009 the stock price of Sturm Ruger & Company (RGR) closed at $6.61.
On 5 January 2016 the stock price of Sturm Ruger & Company closed at $65.54, a rise of 6.8% for the day, . . . and just shy of a 10-fold increase over the last 7 years.

On 1 January 2009 the stock price of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (SWHC) closed at $2.36.
On 5 January 2016 the stock price of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation closed at $25.86, a rise of 11% for the day, . . . and just shy of an eleven-fold increase over the last 7 years.

DonDiego congratulates those investors who had the foresight and spunk to profit from this investment.


Why The Obama was so pleased with receiving the Gun Salesman of the Century award that he teared up a mite speaking today about gun ownership, while referring to himself 76 times within 33 minutes:

An over inflated ego knows no boundaries.....

Outstanding. I'm eating Canada Goose tonight for dinner.

Y'all Queada needed to load up on weapons for their non-violent takeover of the government in Oregon.

Quinnipiac poll, two weeks ago:

where are the numbers? AND the poll?

OOPS, saw the other gun salesman thread first. I'll put it here.

but to the actual gun salesman of all time, well about 5 yrs ago one could've bought SMWH (Smith and Wesson) for about three bucks, today it's pushing twenty-six. It's the all time gainer in that time period, up around 585%. Hint: His teary-eyed speech today made the stock jump 10%.

It's pretty much what DD said.

some things you can't "un-see"

I bought a little SWHC about 3 years ago. Wish I bought more! A whole lot more.

I did not really pay attention to his speech. I never do, but I thought to get a gun online you had to go thru someone that has an FFL?
However, if you buy a gun in person from an individual, you do not have to go thru a third party or a background check.
When I bought a gun at the Indy Gun Show, I had to show my photo ID, and gun license and go thru a background check.
Also, in Indiana I do not think you have to have a license for a shotgun.