Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Barack Obama, Gun Salesman of the Year

What explains the rise in gun sales during Obama's presidency?

April 29, 2013 at 6:09 PM UTC

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

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President Barack Obama is arguably the nation's top gun salesman. The "Obama surge," as the Wall Street Journal calls it (others call it the "Obama bubble"), appears to have increased gun sales in the U.S. by millions of units over his presidency.

The chart with the Journal story shows the sustained -- and rising -- bump.