TTAG Daily Digest 4.5.16

By Dan Zimmerman

As this morning’s quote notes, the prevailing political climate bodes well for gun sales (and makers). Yet the market isn’t impressed. Gun stocks sink as background checks hit decade low. We wouldn’t sell that SWHC or RGR stock just yet. Here are the stats and some more digestibles . . .

Adjusted (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) background checks rose 9.2% in March, with handguns up 16.7% and long guns off 3.4%; but sequential declines of 13.2% and 8.0% for handguns and long guns, respectively, were the weakest of the past decade and well below 10-year averages for hand guns (-2.6%) and long guns (+3.6%).

Judge rips thug: ‘Black lives don’t matter to black people with guns’ – Do tell. Look for upcoming protests outside the judge’s home.

Bullet lodges in Florida man’s testicles after wife shoots him, deputies say – “According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Reid had a gun and confronted her husband of 16 years to discuss his affair.” That was some discussion.

Hillary’s Latest Gun Attack On Bernie Is Not Backed Up By Federal Data – Wait, you mean Hillary’s arguments and philosophy’s not rooted …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns