GUNS AND BUTTER
What next–red meat? Is this still America?
What Sluggish Gun Sales Say About the Economy
Spending power is shrinking, and guns are taking the hit.
Autumn should be a robust time for gun makers and vendors–[...]shares of the well-known gun manufacturer have slid in the past three months. Similarly, outdoor chain Cabela’s stock has tumbled this fall as investors worry about future sales. And Gander Mountain of St.Paul, Minn., another chain that specializes in hunting and fishing, saw
its same-store sales fall in the latest quarter against the same period last year.
