#2936413 - 09/08/12 01:50 PM
Do gun makers vote Democrat?
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Vermin93
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Management and employees at Ruger and Smith & Wesson have done pretty darn well under Obama. Their business is booming and their stocks are way up. If I had to guess, I'd wager that at least a few senior NRA executives probably own a few shares of Ruger or Smith & Wesson in their personal investment portfolios. I wish I was smart enough to buy some in 2008.
Kind of makes me wonder who they might be pulling for? A Romney win might slow the gun buying frenzy that they've enjoyed under Obama...
Gun Sales Surge: An Obama Bounce?
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#2937289 - 09/09/12 01:43 PM
Re: Do gun makers vote Democrat?
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I would bet at least 40-50% of S&W employees voted for Obama and will again.
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#2938448 - 09/10/12 04:45 PM
Re: Do gun makers vote Democrat?
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infoman jr.
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I would bet at least 40-50% of S&W employees voted for Obama and will again.
I would highly doubt that.
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#2938640 - 09/10/12 07:52 PM
Re: Do gun makers vote Democrat?
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I would bet at least 40-50% of S&W employees voted for Obama and will again. I would highly doubt that.
"In major Hampden County cities like Chicopee, Holyoke and Springfield, Democrats vastly outnumber Republicans – there are 45,961 registered Democrats in Springfield, for instance, and 7,591 Republicans."
http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/number_of_massachusetts_regist.html
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#2939019 - 09/11/12 12:01 AM
Re: Do gun makers vote Democrat?
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I'm not sure if my like for higher gun sales and more money would overcome my dislike for obama....
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#2939233 - 09/11/12 08:16 AM
Re: Do gun makers vote Democrat?
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infoman jr.
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They may vote Dem for other reasons, but I'd bet higher gun sales isn't one of them. He is not good for firearms companies long-term. I would also go out on a limb and say that the heads of these companies are not voting for Obama. I know Kollitides won't.
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#2939246 - 09/11/12 08:31 AM
Re: Do gun makers vote Democrat?
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They may vote Dem for other reasons, but I'd bet higher gun sales isn't one of them. He is not good for firearms companies long-term. I would also go out on a limb and say that the heads of these companies are not voting for Obama. I know Kollitides won't.
Agreed. My comment was based on odds only. Odds are, based on Demographics, many people at S&W pulled the (D)umb lever.
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