Gun Sales Soar As Election Nears

PITTSBURGH (CNN) — With less than a week until the election, gun sales are surging.Sturm, Ruger reported that sales jumped by a third, to $161.4 million, in the quarter ended Oct. 1 compared with the same period last year.Earnings rose 66%.
The company said late Tuesday that sales are up across the industry, based on FBI data on background checks, which tend to rise and fall along with sales.Sturm, Ruger also credited the introduction of new gun models, including an AR-15 semiautomatic mil