economy

Surging Gun Sales Created Nearly 25,000 Jobs in 2015 The gun industry helped add nearly 25,000 jobs in 2015. With related taxes, wages and other financial items, it is estimated that $50 Billion was added to the economy. This included retail, manufacturing, ammo and hunting gear and...

Based on this interesting thread from last month I wanted to take a survey. By any metric, the gun industry has seen a torrid boom over the last 10 years (and especially over the last 3). Smith and Wesson generated $236.6M in sales in Fiscal Year 2007 (the last year before the credit...

"The gunmaker expects its sales to slow over the year as Americans buy fewer firearms. It looks like Americans may be buying fewer guns this year. Smith & Wesson SWHC 0.83% , the 162-year-old gunmaker, lowered its guidance for the quarter and rest of the year, even as it reported better...