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With Trump¹ Win, Gun Sellers See Win — And Loss

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Across the United States, gun rights activists³ worked hard to elect Donald Trump. Exit polling suggests he carried gun owners handily, and they're happy he won, mostly. As Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports, a President Trump brings both welcome relief and an immediate⁴ problem for the gun industry.

FRANK MORRIS, BYLINE⁵: It's no secret that Trump champions gun rights. And Larry Cavanaugh, a Kansan who happens to have two shotguns tucked under his arm, says this election means that he can breathe easier.

LARRY CAVANAUGH: This means that we're not going to be under siege for a few years. And it seems like it has been.

MORRIS: But the Obama years have actually been awesome⁶ for the U.S. gun industry. It's roughly doubled in size, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade group.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN: This is a AR-15.

MORRIS: This brand new shop in an Overland Park, Kan., strip mall is part of the Obama-era gun industry success story. Brad Bissey, behind the counter, says Obama's executive order mandating⁷ background checks on more gun sales and proposals to limit military-style weapons have fueled gun sales.

BRAD BISSEY: You're causing people that normally wouldn't buy a gun to come out and buy two or three. The owner here, Craig, he had sold three rifles to one individual just because of a possibility.

MORRIS: The possibility of a Clinton presidency⁸.

CRAIG ANTOVONI: I'm Craig Antovoni, owner of Tactical Advantage.

MORRIS: Antovoni's shop has only been open a month, and customers have been spending big.

ANTOVONI: They were a little nervous thinking about Hillary getting in the office. And there's been a run on the guns and parts.

MORRIS: But the day after the election, those sales evaporated.

ANTOVONI: Today, everybody, I guess, was up late last night because traffic's been a little slow today, but...

MORRIS: Trump's surprise victory didn't just hurt gun store sales; it slammed gun company stocks. Two big manufacturers, Smith & Wesson and Sturm Ruger, saw their shares plummet⁹ because the industry is losing a very potent¹⁰ and enduring moneymaker.

DON HAIDER-MARKEL: The message is in fact that the government is going to come take your guns away.

MORRIS: And Professor Don Haider-Markel at the University of Kansas says that message made hoarding¹¹ guns seem like political defiance¹².

HAIDER-MARKEL: I think the NRA and conservative media in general have pushed the idea that your rights are really under threat, and not only do you need to exercise those rights by owning guns, but you should own as many guns as you can afford.

(SOUNDBITE OF GUNSHOTS)

MORRIS: At Centerfire Shooting Sports in Olathe, Kan., there's a cheery Christmas tree, fresh cookies and coffee for customers. This business is 4 years old, another part of the Obama-era gun industry expansion.

JEAN BASORE: We'd only been open a month, and then Sandy Hook happened. And we didn't know what to expect, and it was crazy.

MORRIS: Co-owner Jean Basore thinks a Clinton victory would have produced another spike¹³ in sales. But she says Clinton's likely gun-control measures would have been bad for her industry long-term. Basore thinks the gun industry is turning a corner. About a quarter of her customers are new to guns, and many are women.

BASORE: So I don't think a fear-driven, momentary¹⁴ surge in gun sales is what the industry needs as a whole, you know, for all businesses. I'm a small-business owner, and so I want a strong economy so people have that income to spend.

MORRIS: But an improved economy may not be enough to sustain growth in gun sales. With pro-gun Republicans solidly in charge in Washington, gun sellers may have to find a new threat, real or perceived, to motivate buyers. For NPR News, I'm Frank Morris in Kansas City.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

7 mandating   

托管（mandate的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Current requirements mandating that committees keep minutes are too general. 目前对委员会要保持详细记录的指令性要求，还是太过一般化了。
• Mandating that workers who quit without permission forfeit a month's wages. 规定工人私自离岗将受到罚没一个月工资的处罚。

8 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

9 plummet   

vi.(价格、水平等)骤然下跌；n.铅坠；重压物

参考例句：

• Mengniu and Yili have seen their shares plummet since the incident broke.自事件发生以来，蒙牛和伊利的股票大幅下跌。
• Even if rice prices were to plummet,other brakes on poverty alleviation remain.就算大米价格下跌，其它阻止导致贫困的因素仍然存在。

10 potent   

adj.强有力的，有权势的；有效力的

参考例句：

• The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。
• We must account of his potent influence.我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。

11 hoarding   

n.贮藏；积蓄；临时围墙；囤积v.积蓄并储藏（某物）( hoard的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• After the war, they were shot for hoarding. 战后他们因囤积而被枪决。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Actually he had two unused ones which he was hoarding up. 其实他还藏了两片没有用呢。 来自英汉文学

12 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

13 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

14 momentary   

adj.片刻的，瞬息的；短暂的

参考例句：

• We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
• I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。