Althea
Althea told me...
Assuming, arguendo, that your 5% figure is anywhere near accurate, you ought to factor in the costs for lobbying (which includes costs for all methods of pro gun propaganda), CEO pay during this boom, and bonuses to same.Yeah, not really. Guns sales, to every customer, don't evenbtop a billion dollars, and that's including military contracts. If a manufacturer makes 5% profits they're doing extraordinary sales.
Then you'll get an accurate picture of actual profits.
Here ya go...a link to a site that you can believe
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Govern...rocketing-Smith-Wesson-Records-Record-profits
The rise in sales was reflected in all the different firearms, which include M&P™ branded products, such as pistols, modern sporting rifles, and the recently launched Shield™ pistol.
The company posted a gross profit for 2012’s second quarter of $48.5 million, or 35.5% of net sales, which was a steep increase from 2011’s $24.6 million, or 26.7% of net sales.