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scarystuffyo

(733 posts)
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 06:24 PM Nov 2014

Are Americans losing interest in owning firearms?

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America's gun stores are overstocked







Sales plunged for Sturm, Ruger, maker of the Mini-14 pictured here and a wide variety of other guns, because dealers overstocked, causing an inventory glut






http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/31/news/companies/sturm-ruger-guns/index.html?iid=Lead

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Are Americans losing interest in owning firearms? (Original Post) scarystuffyo Nov 2014 OP
The problem is... TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #1
One can only hope. SheilaT Nov 2014 #2
Maybe all of the gun nutters feel they own enough guns. LonePirate Nov 2014 #3
locking. NutmegYankee Nov 2014 #4

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)
1. The problem is...
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 06:26 PM
Nov 2014

...more than likely, the ammo shortage.

TYY

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
2. One can only hope.
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 06:32 PM
Nov 2014

LonePirate

(14,379 posts)
3. Maybe all of the gun nutters feel they own enough guns.
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 06:33 PM
Nov 2014

It is tough o sell a product when the market is saturated and there is almost no demand.

NutmegYankee

(16,484 posts)
4. locking.
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 06:44 PM
Nov 2014

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