Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

(60,567 posts)

16. Every time the word "gun" is said on TV, gun sales go through the roof

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 03:04 PM

Dec 2012

A lot of people like guns, and any mention of them makes people think about them. Thinking about things often leads to buying them.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Smith & Wesson sales spike 48 percent amid mass shootings, Obama re-election [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP

Well they have a nice line up of handguns plus they are producing a AR15 former-republican Dec 2012 #2

Rosenthal is an idiot regjoe Dec 2012 #3

I've never let that kind of thing influence my buying decisions slackmaster Dec 2012 #5

Are those grandfathered in now? former-republican Dec 2012 #6

Yes because I went ahead and registered them as required by the law. slackmaster Dec 2012 #8

I have a Barrett but for the most part I bought it more on a whim former-republican Dec 2012 #14

I also like the 6.5 so much that I have accuculated seven Swedish Mausers slackmaster Dec 2012 #17

nice former-republican Dec 2012 #18

Once again Hoyt has forgotten that I don't sell firearms slackmaster Dec 2012 #9

Gun sales bongbong Dec 2012 #11

Is it just me or is it everytime there's a shooting sakabatou Dec 2012 #15

Every time the word "gun" is said on TV, gun sales go through the roof slackmaster Dec 2012 #16

Locking Little Star Dec 2012 #19