rbertalotto
03-26-2012, 08:55 PM
Industry News (from www.nssf.org)
RUGER BACKLOG LATEST EVIDENCE OF STRONG INDUSTRY SALES . . . Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR) announced Wednesday that it received orders for more than one million units in the first quarter and that the company has temporarily suspended the acceptance of new orders. The announcement sent Ruger shares up about 13 percent in trading Thursday, while shares of Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWHC) rose about 11 percent. Read more from The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch.
FOX NEWS: 'GUN SALES EXPLODE AS ELECTION LOOMS' . . . "Sales of handguns and ammunition are booming across the country, and retailers say it's all about the November election," begins a FoxNews.com report. The network talked to firearms retailers and others about the recent spike in firearm sales.
RUGER BACKLOG LATEST EVIDENCE OF STRONG INDUSTRY SALES . . . Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR) announced Wednesday that it received orders for more than one million units in the first quarter and that the company has temporarily suspended the acceptance of new orders. The announcement sent Ruger shares up about 13 percent in trading Thursday, while shares of Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWHC) rose about 11 percent. Read more from The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch.
FOX NEWS: 'GUN SALES EXPLODE AS ELECTION LOOMS' . . . "Sales of handguns and ammunition are booming across the country, and retailers say it's all about the November election," begins a FoxNews.com report. The network talked to firearms retailers and others about the recent spike in firearm sales.