07/23/2014
On Friday, June 20, it was reported that Smith & Wesson’s sales were down. Wall Street analysts and left-wing punditserroneously reported that Americans are buying fewer fi****ms, particularly Modern Sporting Rifles. Overlooked in all the hand wringing was a quote from Smith & Wesson’s CEO, James Debney who reported a hefty increase in handgun sales, buoyed by growing consumer interest in self-defense. Debney said that unit sales for handguns jumped 30% in the most recent quarter. In speaking with several authorities on the retail side of the industry, the two most surprising subsets of that figure were an increase in women buying handguns and the handgun of choice being revolvers.
On Friday, June 20, it was reported that Smith & Wesson’s sales were down. Wall Street analysts and left-wing pundits erroneously reported that Americans ar