The Coming Demographic and Ideological Shift of the Gun Market

Via WRSA

 

I’m all for free markets, but this whole panic has created a run on guns that has caused prices to skyrocket.  Saw some 20 round AR-10 magazines where the bid was $100 per.  Seriously.

On the upside, this run could help us sort out who our friends are and who's just selling out.  I’m all for making a profit-even a premium to prevent a run on your store, but if you’re just selling out, then are you’re just selling out?

The government would have you to "turn in" your firearms and such or participate in a "buyback" program.  If you're simply going to give up and sell out, then at least consider "selling out" or "giving back to your community" where firearms are concerned. 

There are many among us who would gladly say, you give me that gas and I'll gain ground with it.  (Lee Greenwood, your party is waiting...)

I thought of another aspect of this run on firearms and the gun grab. 

 

The inventory at those stores has been wiped out. The good news for the stores is that they made a lot of money. The bad news is that it may be a while before they can get some more good to sell.  Oh and there's that whole "fiat currency" called the Dollar that is doomed to be worthless in the near future.

Manufacturer's inventory can't be that far ahead of the stores.  "Just In Time" is a part of this industry just like any other-especially with the economy we're in.  So I wonder how long those small stores will remain in business if there's simply no inventory to be had?  The bills won't stop coming just because the inventory has. 

I wonder how many small gun stores might go under-waiting for shipments of goods that will simply never come?  (As GardenSERF once said, "When's the last bread truck?") 

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