Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) announced today that for the first quarter of 2020 the Company reported net sales of $123.6 million and diluted earnings of 87¢ per share, compared with net sales of $114.0 million and diluted earnings of 74¢ per share in the first quarter of 2019. The Company also announced … Read more
Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. are being pressured by minority shareholders – and the odd protest – to “do something” about gun violence. Granted, both companies are being castigated in the press by what appear to be activist investors; various groups buy just enough shares in the company and then use them … Read more
In a post-Parkland push to demonstrate corporate virtue and concern, mega money manager BlackRock let it be know that they’d been sending a batch of questions to all of the publicly traded gun manufacturers in which they have a stake…which is all of them. They said wanted to asses how the companies monitor firearm sales, … Read more
As you no doubt know, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Delta Airlines, Symantec Corp. and a brace of other media-sensitive corporations have cancelled discount programs they offered to NRA members. It was their way of conspicuously virtue signaling responding to the tragedy of the Parkland Valentine’s Day massacre and “doing something” about the growing problem of mass shootings … Read more
You have to think the move will work out in the long run. Right now, though . . . Did Smith & Wesson Make a Big Mistake Chasing the Outdoor Market? There was logic behind abandoning Smith & Wesson as the corporate name, even if it seemed foolhardy to take down such a well-known brand … Read more
There’s just something about a revolver that still appeals to millions of American gun owners. They’re used for everything from home defense to plinking, to hunting and bugout bag duty as simple, effective survival guns. Ruger began making their venerable Blackhawk over sixty years ago and it’s still a popular choice among wheel gun devotees. … Read more
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