posted by Caleb on Sep 27
You know how they say money is power? The Gun Shots make an excellent point about the power behind America’s Hunters.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what hunters spent last year:
Firearms: $2.4 billion
Optics: $203 million
Decoys and game calls: $187 million
Hunting apparel: $459 million
Ammo: $696 million
I doubt that those numbers include sport shooters such as myself, either. But in case you blinked, that is 2.4 billion, with a “b“. We talk a lot about political power, but I think that sometimes we ignore the tremendous economic power that hunters and shooters wield.
September 27th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Definitely something to bear in mind when people talk about banning guns across the country… think of the economic impact that kind of thing would have.
September 27th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Dayum. First glance made me think it was EACH. Got me a lot of catchin up to do.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Cost of licenses is not on the list. I’m in for nearly $300 for an out of state NY tags and another $75 for in state PA. That’s going directly to the states without the middle man. (And that’s a reference to the money’s the states get back from the excise taxes on those items you did list.)