Barack Hussein Obama, Gun Salesman Of The Year!

[jdmidwest]

+1 for OBama...............

Obama, Gun Salesman of the Year!

Obama Named Gun Salesman of the Year

Barack Obama's election has definitely stimulated one segment of the economy:

Outdoor Wire Names Obama "Gun Salesman of the Year"­

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In recognition of the unprece­dented demand for firearms by nervous consumers, The Outdoor Wire, the nation’s largest daily electronic news service for the outdoor industry, has named President-elect Barack Obama its “Gun Salesman of the Year”. With the selection, Outdoor Wire publisher Jim Shepherd says it is time the firearms industry recognizes the fact that without President-elect Obama’s frightening consumers into action, the firearms industry might be suffering the same sort of business slumps that have befallen the automotive and housing industries.

“It’s credit where credit is due,” says Shepherd, “Mr. Obama has consistently voted against individual rights to firearms, appointed a re-tread Clinton administration full of gun banners, and made it plain to anti-gun groups that despite what he might say to the contrary, he’s on their side.” That history, along with the unquestioned support of anti-gun organizations, Shepherd says, has spooked consumers into a buying frenzy for firearms that could be outlawed in another Assault Weapons Ban.

“Manufacturers are months behind on orders for semi-automatic pistols, AR-style rifles, and anything with so-called ‘high-capacity magazines’,” Shepherd says, “buyers we’ve surveyed across the country seem to have a single explanation for their rush to purchase firearms – Obama.”

“The buying panic is not limited to people you might be described as aficionados or even ‘gun nuts’. Recently, I was in a gun store when a gentleman came and said he’d never wanted to own a gun before, but wanted to get one while he still could.”

Since the November Presidential election, firearms sales have been at unprecedented levels. For December 2008 the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) recorded a twenty-four percent increase in background checks for 2008 (1,523,426) over December 2007 (1,230,525).

This follows a forty-two percent (42%) increase in November 2008, the highest number of NICS checks in the system’s history. Those FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing firearms from federally licensed firearms retailers. In other words, gun sales have never been better.

Sales are so good that on Tuesday, January 6, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued a notice to all federal firearms licensees that “an unprecedented increase in demand for ATF Form 4473” had run supplies low enough that dealers were temporarily given permission to photocopy the form until supplies caught up with demand. Completion of a form 4473 is required whenever a federal firearms licensee sells a fire­arm.­

[trout fanatic]

He's a pretty good ammo salesman too. Shelves are empty!!!!

[Jason Essary]

I know that I have purchased two rifles, and have a high capacity glock 40 cal on order and should recieve it in the next 6 weeks. Guess its time for me to buy so ammo....

[TroutBum4wt]

I've been a long gun guy for a while and never thought I would buy/own a handgun until recently. I thought I'd better get something before new rules and regs would make it hard for me to buy one in the future. Now I'm a proud owner of a used Springfield XD-9mm with a ported barrel. I looked at Sig, Glock and others and the XD felt the best in my hand and I liked the safety features. Now, I better jump on some good ammo. It was amazing to see all the guns stores around and in Springfield with picked over inventory. I think I was lucky to find that used XD. It's very hard to find a sub-compact pistol right now.

[slider]

I want to thank Mr. Obama also. My wife works fore fiocchi ammunition here in Ozark, she has been working lots of overtime and it paid fore my new cuddeback game camera! I hope she dont read this she"s note as crazy about the overtime as I am. slider

[bigredbirdfan]

Come on JD. It's the NRA scaring people into buying guns and ammo not Obama.

[DOITLOOKIT]

Come on JD. It's the NRA scaring people into buying guns and ammo not Obama.

Well said, Big Redbird!!!

[trout fanatic]

Geez, I get the feeling that sarcasm doesn't transmit well over the internet. Lol

[bigredbirdfan]

Geez, I get the feeling that sarcasm doesn't transmit well over the internet. Lol

I was afraid of that. Just waiting to see what would bite (no pun)

[jdmidwest]

Come on JD. It's the NRA scaring people into buying guns and ammo not Obama.

Actually, I think it is the thought of all the Clintonista's coming back to power.