Got into a discussion with a TV news producer earlier in the week after the whole Dick's/Wal-Mart thing. He wanted to push the story that the "two largest gun retailers in the country" we're no longer selling AR's.
I told him I kinda doubted that those two outfits were the largest. Sure, Wally World has a few thousand locations, and there are quite a few Dick's....but i didn't think they moved that many guns. But i kind of had to fall back on not knowing anybody who had ever bought one at either place...and that's not exactly hard scientific data.
He then opined that most sales probably came thru gun shows. Again, i said I doubted that...lots of lookers, not that many buyers. At least that's the way it seems at the ones I go to.
I'm of the opinion that the majority of sales are via the LGS...but that's just a guess.
Can anyone point me in the direction of some data? I've poked around a bit and found stats on the sources of guns used in crimes....but nothing about where the good guys shop.
I told him I kinda doubted that those two outfits were the largest. Sure, Wally World has a few thousand locations, and there are quite a few Dick's....but i didn't think they moved that many guns. But i kind of had to fall back on not knowing anybody who had ever bought one at either place...and that's not exactly hard scientific data.
He then opined that most sales probably came thru gun shows. Again, i said I doubted that...lots of lookers, not that many buyers. At least that's the way it seems at the ones I go to.
I'm of the opinion that the majority of sales are via the LGS...but that's just a guess.
Can anyone point me in the direction of some data? I've poked around a bit and found stats on the sources of guns used in crimes....but nothing about where the good guys shop.