A Trip to the Gun Show

There is one sector of the economy that seems to be thriving in these hard times — the gun industry. At least, that’s the impression I got from a Sunday morning ride down to the Nation’s Gun Show in Chantilly, Virginia.

With T-shirts emblazoned with provocative logos — “I’m still clinging to my guns” — it’s pretty clear that the industry’s success rides on the coattails of the president, who is largely seen as being against guns and for greater government control. But other than those few T-shirts, and stickers claiming, “Guns Save Lives,” it was a surprisingly apolitical affair.