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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 09:15 PM Jun 2019

Guns Gun dealer who bought extra guns in case Hillary Clinton won in 2016 goes bankrupt

A gun seller who stocked up on inventory in case Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Bloomberg reports.

United Sporting Cos. thought that a Clinton victory would result in a surge in demand. But after Donald Trump won in 2016, the company was left with the costs of a huge amount of unsold inventory.

Bloomberg reports that the company filed for Chapter 11 this Monday in order to protect itself from bill collectors, as it’s currently $270 million in debt. Sales reportedly started to drop off in 2018, according to court filings by CEO Bradley P. Johnson.

According to one of United’s creditors, Prospect Capital Corp., mismanagement by Wellspring Capital Management, the company’s largest equity owner, is to blame for the decline.

From Bloomberg:

A few years ago, United was the largest distributor of firearms in the U.S., according to the objection. But Wellspring “cashed out” more than $183 million through dividend recapitalization deals in 2012 and 2013, then appointed fiduciaries who “grossly mismanaged the business and depleted all reserves necessary to weather the storms and the headwinds the business would face,” the dissenting lenders said.

Bloomberg points out that United isn’t the first firearms company to run into financial trouble as of late. Remington Outdoor Co. went bankrupt last year, along with Gander Mountain Co. and AcuSport Corp. Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. has stopped selling firearms altogether.

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Guns Gun dealer who bought extra guns in case Hillary Clinton won in 2016 goes bankrupt (Original Post) CatWoman Jun 2019 OP
Womp womp bearsfootball516 Jun 2019 #1
Well that's a damn shame. This guy seems like he has a degree in badhair77 Jun 2019 #2
Thoughts and Prayers Initech Jun 2019 #3
"We think hundreds of law-abiding citizens could stockpile guns and ammo until they finally snap" struggle4progress Jun 2019 #4
Dumbass. Would not be surprised to read about embezzlement JDC Jun 2019 #5
You beat me to it. CentralMass Jun 2019 #7
If they want to sell guns, why not back Democrats ? rickford66 Jun 2019 #6
Correction: Dicks Sporting Goods has not stopped selling guns NickB79 Jun 2019 #8

badhair77

(4,218 posts)
2. Well that's a damn shame. This guy seems like he has a degree in
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 09:33 PM
Jun 2019

business from trump university. He’s as successful as trump as a businessman.

NickB79

(19,253 posts)
8. Correction: Dicks Sporting Goods has not stopped selling guns
Tue Jun 11, 2019, 12:31 AM
Jun 2019

They've just stopped selling assault rifles. The Dicks in the mall has plenty of shotguns and deer rifles.

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