Even In Unsure Economic Times, Guns Are A Priority For Citizens
North Dakota Game and Fish biologist Doug Leier posts on the reader blog about gun sales and boat sales. He notes that gun sales are up, while boat sales are down.
That’s an interesting contrast.
Boats are undoubtedly a luxury for the vast majority of Americans. For most of us, boats aren’t for anything but fun. We don’t need them to get by on a day-to-day basis. So when the economy weakens, and when we stop feeling confident in our financial standings, things like boats are among the first places to cut costs.
Guns, you might think, are another luxury where fearful citizens might cut costs. But gun sales have been way, way up for months now mostly driven by fears among bitter gun clingers about tough new gun control laws under President Obama.
That tells us something about where most citizens prioritize gun ownership, doesn’t it?
