Gun sales are booming for some,look at Ruger (RGR)stock better then GOLD (GLD).NCIS checks are up yr/yr for the third year in a row.
RGR * Gold
1 month 28.1% * 20.7%
3 months 40.3% * 23.8%
6 months 125.7% * 36.7%
12 months 64.2% * 52.7%
3 yr. avg. 90.2% * 27.5%
5 yr. avg. 34.9% * 22.8%
As you can see, Sturm, Ruger has outperformed gold by a wide margin, and why not? Earnings at RGR have been growing at an average pace of 90% per year over the last five years. No wonder the stock is delivering such astonishing returns.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/288736-sturm-ruger-looks-better-than-gold