AR-15 Sales
Bloomberg: Why Gunmakers Would Rather Sell AR-15s Than Handguns
I found this particularly interesting:
For every 100 newly manufactured guns sold in America, according to industry estimates, as many as 35 are modern sporting rifles that are variants of the AR-15. But that portion of the market accounts for a disproportionate amount of gun-industry profits.
June 20th, 2018 at 5:43 pm
A double barreled AR-15? YES!
And instead of noting this, you emphasize profitability?
Dear Bloghost, I believe in journalism this is called burying the lede.
June 20th, 2018 at 8:28 pm
Hmmm “An AR-15 and its similarly designed counterparts, while also made of polymer plastic, fetch premium prices.” Mine seems to have a few bit of metal.
Article cites two price points for ARs $2299 and $1519. Didn’t want to mention all those sub $500 rifles. Wonder why? Damn greedy gun companies.
June 20th, 2018 at 11:32 pm
sub $500 rifles: it seems that ARs are cheaper, more plentiful than ever, and simultaneously offer higher margins to their manufacturers.
Also another point I wish the author had pursued more aggressively: why the explosion in popularity after the 94 ban expired?
June 21st, 2018 at 10:16 am
AR-15s are very popular and they come in many variations and calibers.
June 21st, 2018 at 1:53 pm
Yet another story in which the anti’s are beating their drums…more like dead horse. Hey Mikee, not many people know the proper spelling of a story’s lede. Glad to know a few of old “J” folks are still around.
June 21st, 2018 at 2:11 pm
Maybe the cowardly gun control hypocrite featured in this short video clip paid for his armed guards:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCC-rEx81PE
Gun control is for US, not THEM!
( I noticed that YouTube has made it hard to search and find now)
June 21st, 2018 at 2:21 pm
I posted that on wrong story. It’ was meant for “Guns for gun controllers”. But that video should be spread far and wide to totally discredit Bloomberg, one of the biggest funders of citizen disarmament.