FEAR DRIVES EARNINGS

摘要

For a good part of 2012 and 2013, fear by some in the United States that tighter firearm laws were on the horizon helped drive sales for gun manufacturers and retailers. As those fears began to dissipate in 2014, sales of guns and ammunition suffered. In 2015, however, fresh political rhetoric regarding stricter gun laws, prompted by a string of mass shootings throughout the year, boosted the sector once again.