Gun sales spike.

Gun sales spike: Virginia, Colorado record highest background check volume in years.

The talk of new gun control measures that has followed Friday's mass shooting in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school has gun owners rushing to the nearest store and picking up new weapons, according to gun store owners and state police background check information.

I was talking to a friend of mine and we were talking about this exact outcome.

Obama, in general, has been great for the gun industry.

Why the gun industry loves Obama.

In the time since he took office, gun sales have soared. The government doesn’t track individual sales. But the FBI criminal background check required to purchase a gun is considered a reasonable proxy, and these have hit record numbers each year Obama has been in office. This year, they’re on track to surpass 15 million for the first time.

Dealers and analysts have several theories. One is that hardcore gun enthusiasts fear the lousy economy will set off a crime wave. Another is that political upheaval over the federal debt may lead to riots like those in Greece and London. Still another popular, if paranoid, belief that’s taken hold among gun-rights advocates: that Obama is waiting until he is reelected to separate Americans from their firearms, prompting worried gun owners to stock up in anticipation.

I'm not sure the poor economy was Obama's doing, it already happened before his watch. There has been a run on dealers though, British TV news has been awash with reports from gun dealers in the US.

It is interesting - if you do a press release about gun sales spiking - all the gunowners buy another gun. $$$$$

They are so easy.