Barack Obama, World’s Greatest Gun Salesman

From Bob Owens at PJ Media: 

The United States is the most heavily armed nation in world history, and it seems we have President Barack Obama to thank for it.

Before you ask: we’re not talking about the U.S. military, we’re talking about the firearms owned by the general population. The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) estimates that there are roughly 300 million firearms in the United States — and of those, nearly 40 million new firearms have been sold just since Barack Obama came into office in 2009.

This is a staggering jump of more than 15 percent in just over four years, in a nation 237 years old. ......

To put these forty million new guns sold (along with up to 30 million used guns sold) in just over four years into context: the M1 Garand — the primary rifle of the U.S. military through the full mobilization of the country during World War II and the Korean War — saw just 6.25 million produced in its 21-year production run from 1936-1957.

Under Obama, Americans have purchased nearly seven times that number of new firearms — in just over four years.  ..........

Military and self-defense calibers are among those in shortest supply. Quantities of 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP in full-metal jacketed loads are extremely difficult to obtain for service pistols, as are the .223 Remington/5.56 NATO common to the AR-15 platform, the  7.6×39 common to Mini-30, SKS, and AKM-pattern rifles, and the 7.62x54R and .308 Winchester/7.62 NATO used in popular Soviet and NATO battle-rifle calibers. Back-orders for many of these common cartridges extend from six to 18 months.

Tellingly, much of the ammunition being purchased is not being shot, but is instead being stockpiled.

It is now common for even recreational shooters to amass a reserve of thousands to tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition as a hedge against future shortages or expected price increases.

Some individuals have amassed hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition (none of those contacted by PJ Media wanted to discuss their purchases on the record). The majority of these individuals have noted the drastic increase in the cost of ammunition and the more telling long-term cost of ammunition and components, and view ammunition as a stable long-term investment: “Lead is the new gold” is becoming a common phrase.

The irony is that Obama was supposed to be a leader in gun control, instead he's responsible for the greatest growth and expansion of the gun industry in the history of the nation.

Can this man accomplish any of his goals?