HARRISBURG — The battered U.S. economy may be hurting businesses most everywhere, but vendors at a Pennsylvania weapons show say their business is booming, despite — or maybe because of — the poor economy as well as the political shift in Washington.

"The whole gun industry is doing well right now," said Nick Jubinski, manager of the Eastern National Gun, Knife and Military Collectibles Show, held over the weekend at the state Farm Show Complex. "If you call a distributor, everything is selling."

Jubinski said 6,000 to 8,000 people were expected at the show. A spike in gun sales was reported after the Democratic victory in November's election, and vendors say business has continued to boom.

"There's still an increased concern over the availability or taxation on guns and ammunition," said Mark Pochron, the manager of Western Pennsylvania's Dry Tavern Service. Gun sales normally drop around the holidays and don't increase until after tax season, but "now it's steady," he said.