tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post3044890305751038720..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: The Myth of Early Gun MarketingClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-8346884450366080602016-10-22T19:41:32.750-06:002016-10-22T19:41:32.750-06:00I am quite sure personal protection was an importa...I am quite sure personal protection was an important reason then. I have lots of examples from the period. Haag claims increased demand as America urbanizes was irrational, because people living in cities had no need for guns.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-55387078259206742772016-10-22T12:33:23.025-06:002016-10-22T12:33:23.025-06:00Gun makers and gun sellers are in a business and h...Gun makers and gun sellers are in a business and have exactly the same issues of any business. To stay in business you must move product and have a margin large enough to cover costs and provide for your employees.<br />Since guns owned by private citizens was mainstay that allowed this country to exist, it is silly to say that the "gun industry" created the civilian market. A true statement would be that the civilian market created the gun industry.<br /><br />My opinion is that the gun industry is very different today because reason to own guns has changed from "hunting/recreation" to "self protection". When a very large number of people accept that the government/police have no duty or responsibility to protect any individual (as ruled by SCOTUS and numerous other high courts) the people that are responsibile started to understand that they were responsible for their protection. So, we have a new demographic made up of "ordinary citizens" as gun buyers. Women and minorities are the fastest growing demographic today. In the early years it was the "well off" (or at least upper middle class) that had disposable income for hunting trips and leases, hunt for the recreation and not for food. These hunters did and still do much for conversation, but are not the mainstay of the gun market today. Today, the handgun and long guns suitable for home and personal defense is where the action is. Texas TopCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852775469061507190noreply@blogger.com