The battlefield is switching from foreign shores to the streets of our own cities, as the decision by ammo and munitions maker Alliant Techsystems Inc......
(read more)September 10 - News - Comments
In 2012, outdoor recreation reached a six-year high in participation, according to the Outdoor Foundation’s 2013 report. The number of Americans......
(read more)September 10 - News - Comments
Investors became gun-shy last week as Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) delivered a stellar quarter but looked timid on guidance.......
(read more)September 9 - News - Comments
Military contractor Alliant Techsystems, now going by the moniker Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE:ATK), is one of the nation’s largest manufacturers......
(read more)September 5 - News - Comments
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and after a nice run for the stock, investors look......
(read more)September 4 - News - Comments
Francesca’s Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN) has 30% of its stock short and is disliked by the market. Personally, I believe that Francesca’......
(read more)August 29 - News - Comments
Gun bans seem to be good for gun sales, as evident in the results of two of the biggest gun manufacturers that just came out. As those who support the......
(read more)August 7 - News - Comments
The economic benefits of the massive copper, gold, and molybdenum Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, seem incontrovertible. According to IHS Global Insight......
(read more)August 5 - News - Comments
It’s almost impossible to get definitive statistics on actual gun ownership rates in the U.S., with the Pew Research Center saying it’s 37......
(read more)August 5 - News - Comments
On Monday, Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) announced the pending purchase of its third manufacturing plant, representing the gunmaker’s first......
(read more)July 12 - News - Comments
A fellow investor once tweeted to me, “Guns and prisons all day.” While it sounds like a bumper sticker in Alabama, it was a reference to......
(read more)June 28 - News - Comments
After their last analyst/investor day, Cabela’s (NYSE:CAB) CEO Thomas Milner invited Wall Street analysts to go hunting. Picturing Wall Street......
(read more)June 27 - News - Comments
This week, gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) announced fourth-quarter earnings that handily beat expectations, as......
(read more)June 27 - News - Comments
With the recent shooting in Santa Monica, gun control has again become the center of political debate. Only this time, the availability and use of assault......
(read more)June 25 - News - Comments
If there’s one thing investors have learned from the national gun debate, it’s this: when consumers feel something may be taken away, sales......
(read more)June 24 - News - Comments
Firearms enthusiasts have been investing in new guns at record rates this year. These ace shots should also consider investing in the stocks of the companies......
(read more)June 20 - News - Comments
Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) rose more than 5% during intraday trading Friday, after the gunmaker announced a significant......
(read more)June 17 - News - Comments
It’s not that we don’t appreciate the thought that you put into picking out all those ties. Or that we don’t look forward to burned......
(read more)June 17 - News - Comments
We’re armed to the teeth. America is, that is. We’re buying more guns and ammo than ever before, and the gunmakers just can’t keep up......
(read more)April 30 - News - Comments
I went out on a limb last week, and now it’s time to see how that decision played out. I predicted that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) would close higher......
(read more)April 28 - News - Comments
Following a recent string of gun-related tragedies over the past year, few people were surprised by President Obama’s efforts to enact legislation......
(read more)April 24 - News - Comments
Yet another blow was delivered to proponents of gun control on Tuesday, when four Democratic Senators opted to break with their party and vote against......
(read more)April 20 - News - Comments
Increased efforts to control firearms are good for those who like guns. Leaving aside that debate itself is a good thing, the very discussion spurs gun......
(read more)April 19 - News - Comments
Whether you like guns or not, they seem to be selling like hotcakes. An estimated 2.2 million checks were conducted by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal......
(read more)April 18 - News - Comments
One of the most powerful statements you can make and one of the most important freedoms you have is to vote with your feet, to just get up and move somewhere......
(read more)April 14 - News - Comments
Shareholders in gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) have benefited greatly from the recent surge in gun demand driven by gun control......
(read more)March 20 - News - Comments
My favorite childhood book was “My Side of The Mountain,” about a boy who lives off the land, hunting and fishing. If there had been a Cabelas......
(read more)March 19 - News - Comments
Recently, the two major gun manufacturers Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) and Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC), as well as......
(read more)March 18 - News - Comments
As first-quarter earnings begin to wind down, I can’t help but point out that the majority of earnings reports we’ve covered over the past......
(read more)March 11 - News - Comments
I went out on a limb last week, and now it’s time to see how that played out. I predicted that Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) would move......
(read more)March 4 - News - Comments
Whether you like it or not, gun sales are at an all-time high in the United States and they are continuing to grow. Ammo is flying off of store shelves......
(read more)March 4 - News - Comments
I went out on a limb last week, and now it’s time to see how that decision played out. 1). I predicted that Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ......
(read more)February 25 - News - Comments
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies......
(read more)February 20 - News - Comments
Last week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel asked six mutual fund companies to sell off stock holdings in gun manufacturing companies Sturm, Ruger & Company......
(read more)February 19 - News - Comments
Gun makers Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) had a horrible December last year, with their......
(read more)February 11 - News - Comments
At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and “initiating coverage at neutral......
(read more)February 1 - News - Comments
