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Article: The 1994 SHOT Show: the industry under siege. (Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show)
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- Shooting Industry
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- March 1, 1994
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1994 Publishers' Development Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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During the four days of the SHOT Show, I make a habit of looking for one single image, statement, or event which I feel encapsulats the future of the shooting industry try. This year, it was a plaque hung in one of the small booths which read: Firearms Salesperson of the Year Award Presented To -- Hillary Clinton, Diane Feinstein, and Lloyd Bentsen
One fact which pervaded the floor of Dallas Convention Center from Jan.13- 16 was that the short-term result of the passage of the Brady Law and the looming Crime Bill was a huge surge in the sales of firearms. Many of the major gun manufacturers reported their production facilities are running four shifts a day with ...