Another big gun seller has been hit since Trumps election

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The largest independent gun retailer in the US has slashed its sales forecasts since the election of Donald Trump as president, new securities filings show.

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The fresh, gloomy numbers are the latest blow to gun manufacturers since last November, when Trump’s election eliminated a key catalyst for gun sales in the US — panic buying on worries that a Democratic White House could clamp down on gun ownership.

FBI background checks for gun purchases have fallen more than 12 percent since the election.

“We are experiencing unprecedented decline in demand for ammunition and firearms following the presidential election,” Mark DeYoung, chief executive of Vista Outdoor, said May 11 when the maker of gun brands like Bushnell and Savage Arms lowered its 2018 forecast.

http://nypost.com/2017/05/23/gun-sales-extend-slump-since-trumps-election/

Ruger's profits drop after presidential election

http://www.greensboro.com/business/local_business/ruger-s-profits-drop-after-presidential-election/article_2cf665ab-8895-5953-83a4-8944ad869092.html

Contrary to the right-wing gun lobby and their apologists, the death merchants are counting on selling more guns to current gun owners as new buyers are drying up. Trump has had a positive effect on gun control -- who knew?