Oops, sorry, I left out the URL for the full, 2 page, article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/26/AR2008102602505.\
html?sub=AR


> "Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough
> economy, but there's one consumer item that's still enjoying healthy
sales:
> guns," the Washington Post reports. "Purchases of firearms and ammunition
> have risen 8 to 10 percent this year, according to state and federal
data."