Remington Is Planning to File for Bankruptcy
Part of the problem gun companies face is that guns are reliable -- very reliable. Like &quot;last 100 years&quot; reliable. And guns are likely to be maintained, stored properly, and not simply lost.<p>I think that&#x27;s part of the reason for all the gear and &quot;tactical&quot; stuff and expensive assault rifles... they tend to keep the revenue flowing.<p>And I also think that&#x27;s why people who are against guns in general want assault rifles banned -- they drive the success of the gun industry. If you just go by the numbers, I don&#x27;t see any justification for banning really any kind of rifle (unless it&#x27;s full auto or something)[1].<p>[1] Around 5% of murders and probably lower for accidents and suicides <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ucr.fbi.gov&#x2F;crime-in-the-u.s&#x2F;2014&#x2F;crime-in-the-u.s.-2014&#x2F;tables&#x2F;expanded-homicide-data&#x2F;expanded_homicide_data_table_8_murder_victims_by_weapon_2010-2014.xls" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ucr.fbi.gov&#x2F;crime-in-the-u.s&#x2F;2014&#x2F;crime-in-the-u.s.-...</a>