The lamestream media told you:
Nothing.
The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:
The National Shooting Sports Foundation reports that firearm and ammo sales leaped 23% in the fourth quarter of 2006. Although news media routinely jump all over impressive sales growth in other industries, it never covers the subject in this industry, for unknown reasons. Reporters could not be reached for comment.
The boost was lead by a stunning 56.4% increase in handgun sales, part of which was attributed to higher retail selling prices.
The stats are calculated from quarterly Pittman-Robertson federal excise taxes earmarked for state wildlife conservation and habitat restoration programs. During the quarter, $67.4 million was generated for conservation, compared to $54.9 million in the same period in 2005.
Total wholesale sales for the quarter was approximately two-thirds of a billion dollars. Maybe that’s just not a lot of revenue to newspapers — most of which have been losing money for years.
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