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(39,171 posts) Mon Mar 25, 2013, 11:54 AM Mar 2013

Guns and ammo sales spark jobs boom [View all]

Source: CNN

Guns and ammo are selling briskly these days, and that means weapons makers are hiring. Some manufacturers are scrambling to find enough workers.

Mike Weddle, head of maintenance at Dynamic Research Technologies, an ammunition manufacturer in Albany, Mo., says he is adding 10 new hires to his staff of 35. DRT's machine operators make between $10 and $17 an hour -- a healthy paycheck in a region where it's tough to find a job and the cost of living is relatively low.

Jacob Herman, chief operating officer for Red Jacket Firearms in Baton Rouge, La., agrees that finding qualified workers is the biggest hurdle for his business, which has an 18-month long blacklog of orders. Red Jacket, a family-owned company with 30 employees, makes AR15 semiautomatic rifles but has had to stop taking new orders for the time being.

"Finding skilled machinists and advanced skilled labor is one of the biggest problems that we face in getting products out the door," said Herman.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/25/news/companies/guns-ammo-jobs/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

A nice economic stimulus.

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Guns and ammo sales spark jobs boom [View all] hack89 Mar 2013 OP

I Would Think The Funeral Business otohara Mar 2013 #1

History would indicate otherwise hack89 Mar 2013 #4

Only 30,000 Whew otohara Mar 2013 #9

Fuck math... Melon_Lord Mar 2013 #12

Of which more than half are suicides. premium Mar 2013 #15

Suicide Ruins Families otohara Mar 2013 #19

+1000 premium Mar 2013 #21

Do you really think not having a gun made a difference? GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #34

In The Case of My Parental Unit YES otohara Mar 2013 #36

Those were cries for help. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #51

Having a gun makes a HUGE difference--a gun in the home increases your chance of suicide 5 times. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #41

Thank You otohara Mar 2013 #43

That is a risk for myself that I am willing to accept. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #52

My teathuglican neighbor MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #57

Do you also wish to outlaw skydiving, scuba diving, car racing, GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #106

It is to protect US from your irresponsible choice. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #64

You imply that other types of suicides do not incur social costs. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #104

I imply no such thing. All suicides cost society. You missed my point. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #110

We have cut our murder and manslaughter rate in half in 20 years hack89 Mar 2013 #16

Not Feeling Safe in America otohara Mar 2013 #22

You do understand that military style rifles were bought in huge numbers during the AWB? hack89 Mar 2013 #25

I'm Not Living In A Gun Culture Area otohara Mar 2013 #31

OK. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #37

Those numbers are deceiving jmowreader Mar 2013 #50

That is not true either hack89 Mar 2013 #53

Of the 143 weapons used by mass shooters, 48 would have been banned by the AWB of 2013. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #77

Only 20 were assault weapons - shotguns were used more frequently. hack89 Mar 2013 #79

Way to ignore the point. Newtown could not have happened with an ordinary handgun. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #82

You could always ignore me hack89 Mar 2013 #83

Nice try. If we put you on ignore, we can't be on your jury. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #85

I meant stop replying to my posts. hack89 Mar 2013 #86

LOL. I am sure it would make YOU feel better. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #87

As long as I have been posting here hack89 Mar 2013 #88

He could put you on his Jury Blacklist. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #89

I guess the gungeoneers can exploit the rules to stay on DU. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #90

What exploitation? NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #91

It allows gungeoneers to get right wing NRA talking points on this progressive site. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #94

You need to realize that Democrats as a group disagree on this issue. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #95

Really? How many "Democrats" raise George Soros as a bogeyman in their NRA talking points? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #99

That post you referenced didn't make Soros a bogeyman. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #102

It was a right wing talking point that the left has a bottomless ATM in George Soros. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #112

How would I know? NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #113

You can't be on my jury anyway - your name is on my jury blacklist. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #233

Of course it is. That is how you stay on this board. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #239

I just discovered that feature - Skinner mentioned it yesterday in ATA. hack89 Mar 2013 #277

Riiiiight. Well, nice to know I'm special after all. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #289

I can only block five people hack89 Mar 2013 #293

You are offensive enough that plenty of people have you on ignore and can't be on your jury. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #294

Which is why you and I have this opportunity to interact. hack89 Mar 2013 #297

Three hours? Over two hours of which he spent deleting e-mails and disposing of his hard drive. Common Sense Party Mar 2013 #92

And he had to go back to his room to reload. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #97

AR-15 bullets are fairly small. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #119

AR-15 bullets are not "fairly small." Geez. You guys are unbelievable. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #134

62 grains is much smaller than 235 grains. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #138

"...Lanza was able to vaporize the security door to the school ..." oldhippie Mar 2013 #232

You're offended by "hyperbole" but not by the fact that Lanza blasted out the doors to a school? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #240

Hyperbole ... oldhippie Mar 2013 #246

It was a security door. A rock would not have "blasted out" the glass. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #254

"And he had to go back to his room to reload." CobblePuller Mar 2013 #214

Google VA Tech timeline. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #217

No, cite to your source. You made the claim, you support it when challenged. CobblePuller Mar 2013 #299

LOL. I WISH I was having an adult debate. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #300

O.K., better. Now I see what you are talking about. CobblePuller Mar 2013 #304

Don't blame me for your inability to read or use Google. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #305

Wrong Lurks Often Mar 2013 #96

Bullshit. See my above post #97. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #98

You don't have the faintest clue what you are talking about n/t Lurks Often Mar 2013 #100

Aah, the gungeoneers' favorite evasion line. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #101

Nope, merely recognizing someone who is ignorant of what they are talking about Lurks Often Mar 2013 #103

Same evasion line, but more verbose. Nice try. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #111

That post is inaccurate as well ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #152

Bullshit. Certainly not a 22 revolver. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #157

Who uses a 22 revolver for anything more than plinking? ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #210

A pearl handled revolver was Reagan's favorite. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #216

And you know that George S. Patton had to say about pearl handled revolvers which asked by a member S_B_Jackson Mar 2013 #225

Patton was in the military; Reagan was a civilian. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #244

It was not a civilian vs military thing in the least ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #249

Yes it was. Reagan fashioned himself a cowboy. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #253

Reagan was an actor...who job it was to fashion himself into roles ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #258

The AR-15 is an excellent military rifle, and that is where it should stay. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #263

The M-4 is an excellent military rifle, the AR-15 not so much ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #265

Indeed, it is the person and their intent, not whatever weapon they choose ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #227

Their intent determines what weapon they choose. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #243

That tends to be more availability IME. ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #250

Not the nuts obsessed with mass murder. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #252

They are a miniscule portion of the criminal population ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #259

Yeah, and the 19 hijackers were a minuscule portion of the criminal population as well. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #262

It wasn't even much of a stockpile ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #264

Google it. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #266

I have...and its no where near what you describe ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #268

Actually it could easily have ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #108

A magazine change is what stopped the shooter in Tucson. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #109

No. The MSM got that wrong. His gun jammed. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #116

Links? Even the gun nut sites say Loughner was trying to reload, as the FBI said. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #122

The FBI said he fired 31 rounds. The mag held 33 rounds. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #126

It figures. No links. No evidence. Just speculation. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #128

Here are some links for you: GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #136

So the little old lady lied when she said she grabbed the magazine? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #141

No, but she was mistaken ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #153

Link? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #156

And Aurora... ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #125

I am sure the future mass shooters out there appreciate your tips. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #129

I've taught handguns for years...mostly to GLBTs and women ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #133

Good thing no mass murderers hang out on the internet. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #143

You thing mass murderers hang out on DU? ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #151

I "thing" that anyone can read DU. DU posts pop up in Google searches all the time. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #160

Speech recognition can only do so much ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #209

2 mass shootings emloying non-standard magazines and both times there were malfunctions Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #148

The oversize magazines are bling ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #150

You know, one of the things that drew me to the "gungeon" was the fact Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #154

We enjoy your posts too. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #190

Of course it could have been done with a handgun NickB79 Mar 2013 #237

What you are describing is the functional equivalent of an AR-15... SunSeeker Mar 2013 #238

No it is not and it would not have been banned ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #269

Of Course. Future sales of extended magazines would be banned. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #270

DiFi's bill is dead and that is a good thing ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #271

Control yourself. The administrators have opened up GD Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #273

The Beltway Sniper shootings were done with a Bushmaster jmowreader Mar 2013 #120

And all the shots from the Bushmaster were single shots. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #130

The AR-15 is not just like "any gun." It can hit from a mile away. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #142

Any decent hunting rifle can do that. hack89 Mar 2013 #145

Then why does anyone need an AR-15? nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #220

Well, you are correct that murders and mass killers don't need them hack89 Mar 2013 #222

Thanks for admitting you don't need your AR-15. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #247

Followed by all semiautomatic handguns, right? hack89 Mar 2013 #278

Homicidal maniacs have a penchant for handguns hack89 Mar 2013 #283

Any rifle chambered for .223 can do that. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #146

Then why oh why are you gungeoneers so intent on holding on to your ARs? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #167

Defending against incrimentalism by gun-grabbers. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #175

Ah yes, can't have that slippery slope! Kinda like if we allow gay marriage people will marry dogs. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #176

Yes, I can have both. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #177

I see, you know when to draw the line when it comes to marriage, but not when it comes to guns. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #178

Actually the AR is a poor performer at longer ranger, mostly due to it caliber ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #149

Yeah, it's amazing the DC sniper managed to hit anyone. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #166

But he could have use any rifle and shot those people hack89 Mar 2013 #168

But not ones that make you feel like Rambo when you hold it. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #169

I will have to tell that to my wife and daughter hack89 Mar 2013 #170

I'm sure you're proud. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #171

Both of them are very smart and successful hack89 Mar 2013 #172

Me too. That's why I don't keep guns in the house. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #173

All of the shots fired by the "DC Sniper" were within 100 yards or closer Lurks Often Mar 2013 #180

Only a big black AR-15 gave him that Rambo, military feel. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #182

Expected response from you Lurks Often Mar 2013 #183

What's your point? That other rifles can shoot straighter than an AR-15? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #186

Merely give you another fact Lurks Often Mar 2013 #189

That is not a fact. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #195

The fact was that all of the "DC Sniper" shots were within 100 yards. Lurks Often Mar 2013 #203

But you HAVE already commented on the 2013 AWB. And that is not what I am asking anyway. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #215

Since I am not in favor of an AWB Lurks Often Mar 2013 #224

But one of your grounds for being against it is that it is "only cosmetic." SunSeeker Mar 2013 #245

Let's try this again Lurks Often Mar 2013 #284

What if it was written to close all the holes? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #285

So after you save 250 lives a year, what about the other 30,000 gun deaths? hack89 Mar 2013 #286

UBC, mag limits, education/PSAs on how guns in the home endanger your life. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #287

So you will ban guns to save 250 lives but not to save 30,000? hack89 Mar 2013 #290

No it would not Lurks Often Mar 2013 #296

LOL. Lanza could NOT have done what he did with a "common pump action shotgun." SunSeeker Mar 2013 #301

He could have done it with a handgun. Remember Va Tech? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #306

He was quite competent ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #207

You don't have to be a "quite competent" shooter to commit mass murder with an AR-15. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #218

Depends on the circumstances and in many situations handguns would be just as effective ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #228

Not in THIS situation. Not when you've got 26 people to mow down and only a few minutes to do it. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #241

Actually in that situation as well ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #248

Right, if they just had you as their "Professor." SunSeeker Mar 2013 #255

I leave the advanced firearms instruction to those in the training business ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #257

More like 200 meters maximum-practical jmowreader Mar 2013 #201

I know - about 1.5 a year hack89 Mar 2013 #144

Yeah, it's nothing. Mowing down 26 people is just one shooting. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #242

I didn't read where he said that ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #260

What do you think he meant by 1.5 a year? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #261

I am not coming to his rescue ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #267

And yet that AWB you support would not reduce that number one bit hack89 Mar 2013 #280

You are misinformed. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #35

Anything to Make Big Bucks otohara Mar 2013 #38

The gun industry obeyed the law, exactly as it was written. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #107

Tweak the morality of gun makers all you want, Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #274

The fact that you don't 'feel' safe... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #67

You're A Man otohara Mar 2013 #74

You kind of changed subjects there... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #75

I'm Just Lucky There Were No Guns otohara Mar 2013 #76

The corollary is Bay Boy Mar 2013 #81

Guns don't protect women. A gun in the house is more likely to be used on her than an intruder. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #114

You don't mind regurgitating a lie... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #115

Stats prove having a gun in the house ain't gonna protect you; it will kill you. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #117

I know that you know that Kellerman is Bay Boy Mar 2013 #131

I have not seen anyone "discredit" Kellerman. Where are your stats? Links? nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #135

Serious? You must have had blinders on then... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #158

Thank you for confirming Kellerman's accuracy. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #159

Blinders still firmly on... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #161

Project much? nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #165

There is also this: Bay Boy Mar 2013 #162

Bullshit, a suicide IS a gun death. You can't take that out of the equation. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #164

It is dangerous to have a violent criminal for a signifigant other. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #124

That is one reason why my wife carries a gun on her person. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #121

Rape is not about "desire." And your story does not comport with reality. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #127

True, rape is not about sexual desire, but is about domination. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #139

I didn't call your wife a liar, just that your story does not comport with reality (statistics). SunSeeker Mar 2013 #140

That depends upon if her partner is a law-abiding person. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #147

Adam Lanza was a "law-abiding person" until he killed 27 people, including his mom. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #163

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck... GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #174

None of that refutes the fact that you're 43 times more likely to be killed by your own gun. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #221

Kellerman refutes that. He now says it is only 2.7 times hack89 Mar 2013 #223

Bullshit. "Being murdered" is a different statistic. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #251

"While Kellerman has backed away from his previous statement that people are “43 times more likely”. hack89 Mar 2013 #279

That was his 1986 study - the one that he eventually backed away from in 1993 hack89 Mar 2013 #282

He didn't "back away" from it. No one has controverted what he found. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #288

So why is he now saying 2.7 times instead of 43? hack89 Mar 2013 #291

The 43 refers to deaths; the 2.7 to murders. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #292

No - try again hack89 Mar 2013 #295

I already went through this with your buddies up the thread. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #298

I gave you the link. Perhaps you should read it? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #307

I did. It is a Wikipedia page that describes "pro-gun groups' claims" against Kellerman. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #308

You see all those little numbers in the text? hack89 Mar 2013 #310

Yes, and there are none supporting your "backed away" statement. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #311

This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Apr 2013 #312

Sounds like the 50s Rolaids ad on T.V. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #275

Is it possible that some of the rudeness you see from pro-gun posters is a result ... spin Mar 2013 #137

I feel safe from crime; problem where you are? Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #272

Correlation without causation. Maybe gun deaths would be declining even faster if there yellowcanine Mar 2013 #181

The implication was that more guns would produce more deaths. hack89 Mar 2013 #184

We don't know that they didn't. My point. yellowcanine Mar 2013 #187

But there will still be fewer deaths in absolute numbers hack89 Mar 2013 #188

A focus on suicide prevention would include the issue of guns. yellowcanine Mar 2013 #191

Suicide is a complex thing hack89 Mar 2013 #192

"No gun law....would stop suicide." False choice. yellowcanine Mar 2013 #194

So what specific laws should we pass? hack89 Mar 2013 #196

If we could do it without casting too wide a net, yes. yellowcanine Mar 2013 #197

Since NY is the first state to pass such a law hack89 Mar 2013 #198

There are many other ways of suicide than pills or guns. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #226

Yes of course but pills/poison are # 1 way for women, guns # 1 way for men in U.S. yellowcanine Mar 2013 #231

Suicide is a risk to myself that I am willing to accept. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #234

What works for you as an individual is not necessarily what works for yellowcanine Mar 2013 #236

That is not what this country is about, fortunately. Socal31 Apr 2013 #318

If gun deaths are going down, then no one needs one to protect themselves... Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #314

I don't own guns for self protection - so I think I will keep mine. nt hack89 Apr 2013 #315

There's always a panic on guns and ammo when any gun/ammo bill is in the works sakabatou Mar 2013 #2

You can't buy 9mm ammo anywhere. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #33

I haven't seen any handgun ammo including 22s for weeks. The nut jobs doc03 Mar 2013 #65

Absolute panic out there. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #71

I was at Cabelas yesterday, you should have heard some of the comments about doc03 Mar 2013 #73

Half those guys would blame the President for a stomach ache NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #84

And the salesman thank him... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #132

Sure you can, if you are willing to pay. Socal31 Apr 2013 #325

Yup! Lots of jobs........ rdharma Mar 2013 #3

So where are the corresponding numbers showing an increase for these jobs? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #8

Thought provoking graphic...thanks!..nt Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #44

And yet they only claim 10. baldguy Mar 2013 #123

LOUC geckosfeet Mar 2013 #5

A booming economy? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #6

It would be interesting. History says there will be no increase in gun violence. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #7

The only thing increasing will be my skepticism that gun control is about saving lives. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #10

"Unacceptable" gun violence is increasing as most of us mature and become more civilized. n/t Hoyt Mar 2013 #30

We have more than enough gun violence now. n/t TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #60

Which is why we need universal background checks hack89 Mar 2013 #62

Not necessarily primavera Mar 2013 #199

I think you're guessing wrong Lurks Often Mar 2013 #204

Then we probably will see more gun deaths - n/t primavera Mar 2013 #212

I have lost all faith in CNN being a good cable news source. Iliyah Mar 2013 #11

I suppose "the NRA and their allies" also tell the FBI to fudge their reports too? DonP Mar 2013 #13

What proof is there that gun sales are declining? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #17

You are going to have to wait on that answer. Clames Mar 2013 #46

Ok, you say that, but... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #66

ummm skinnytrees Mar 2013 #211

So what happens once we transfer all our disposable income into arms and ammo? bluedigger Mar 2013 #14

Ammo has a constant demand as it is a consumable. hack89 Mar 2013 #18

At some point the market becomes saturated with both, and demand declines. bluedigger Mar 2013 #20

It depends how smart the gun and ammo manufacturers are hack89 Mar 2013 #23

I thought the premise was that this was a job creator. bluedigger Mar 2013 #24

There will be growth. There are future customers hack89 Mar 2013 #27

"No one is stockpiling". bluedigger Mar 2013 #32

Those "stockpiles" are not huge amounts. hack89 Mar 2013 #39

Why is it a hot item now is underground ammo storage containers? n/t doc03 Mar 2013 #68

Was talking to a Cabelas employee the other day he said right after Newtown people doc03 Mar 2013 #70

Maybe if you read the article... Clames Mar 2013 #47

Wages of death MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #26

How about homicide investigators and EMT's? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #28

History would say no. hack89 Mar 2013 #29

Broken Record otohara Mar 2013 #42

You think more guns = more deaths. Just setting you straight. hack89 Mar 2013 #45

Also physical therapists, counselors, lobbyists Doctor_J Mar 2013 #40

Pittman-Robertson tax receipts set a new record last year as well, petronius Mar 2013 #48

A fact free propaganda piece. Doesn't even say HOW MANY jobs were ACTUALLY ADDED. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #49

+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #235

If I made guns I'd work to get financial disclosure laws repealed jmowreader Mar 2013 #54

I think we are trying to create "good jobs," not the production of lethal weapons, some of which Hoyt Mar 2013 #55

Fortunately your comments don't apply to the vast majority of gun owners hack89 Mar 2013 #56

I think they do -- cowboy/police wannabes, compensators, irresponsible, those who care little for Hoyt Mar 2013 #59

I am reassured with people like you on the pro-gun control team. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #63

Dude, you gotta think up another evasion line--that one is getting old. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #78

Twice is getting old? Missed that memo. Sorry. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #80

Bumper stickers are the last recourse of idiots. LanternWaste Mar 2013 #93

As long as some machinists get hired, the carnage is worth it. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #58

Just coughed up a lung. Hoyt Mar 2013 #61

I like to push the economic benefits, however scarce, of my sacred cows too. LanternWaste Mar 2013 #69

How many jobs? 10? Robb Mar 2013 #72

I have friends at Ruger Mopar151 Mar 2013 #105

So, Ruger is using cheap, non-union labor to increase production and profits. Hoyt Mar 2013 #155

Ruger has never been union, or a great place to work. Mopar151 Mar 2013 #179

Yet so-called Democratic gun cultists buy/accumulate Rugers. That is interesting. Hoyt Mar 2013 #185

And I guess that applies WinniSkipper Mar 2013 #200

Yes. Dedication to guns is a problem in our society. Hoyt Mar 2013 #202

But that wasn't your point now, was it? WinniSkipper Mar 2013 #205

That's pretty much my point in all post related to guns. What is your point? Hoyt Mar 2013 #208

Hehe. Here's where the real money is. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #118

Duh - it's always about the $$$. B$27.8/yr ... TBF Mar 2013 #193

I sure hope they get 380,45,40 and 9mm back on the shelves soon. ileus Mar 2013 #206

Good news. Better to have the manufacturing here instead of overseas. Pterodactyl Mar 2013 #213

The article contains no facts. How many jobs did this so-called gun "jobs boom" create? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #219

The article says 10 people are being added to a group of 35 in the company noted. Pterodactyl Mar 2013 #302

I did read the article. "Hiring" means he planned to hire, not that he HIRED 10 people. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #303

I did not claim a boom. I merely said it was good. Pterodactyl Mar 2013 #309

What "good news" of a "difference in the lives of the workers" does the article state? SunSeeker Apr 2013 #313

You seem angry about something. Are you upset? Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #316

I'm just calling out bullshit. It's what us progressives do here on DU. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #319

You're right. Any reports of new jobs are suspect to begin with. Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #320

I tend to go with Labor Dept. jobs reports. CNN factless puff pieces? Not so much. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #321

Yeah. I'm glad I still have a job. Not true for some of the folks I used to work with. Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #322

The economy is slowly improving, but gun manufacturing jobs aren't where the growth is. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #323

I agree. The slow recovery has been amazing. Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #324

What other admin do you believe could have done more? nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #326

No one, of course. Except maybe John Kerry. Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #327

If you legalized slaughtering babies and making hats out of thier skin bowens43 Mar 2013 #229

No. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #230

No. How 'bout you? nt Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #276

The last defense of an indefensible busines is "...but it creates JOBS!!!" 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2013 #317

So much bullshit , it's hard to know where to start ...1. .$10/hr for machinists... pkdu Mar 2013 #256

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