Gun sales

[osbornk]

I promised myself, after buying 3 new guns last year that I was not going to buy anything in 2017. However, because of prices and no will power, I have bought a AR-15 and a 9mm Semi-automatic so far this year. I gotta stop. My long gun cabinet is full and my gun safe for handguns is full.

 

[Gary L. Griffiths]

Was at the Mesa gun show this weekend. All the dealers were complaining about low sales (but then I suspect they did so at the height of the panic buying, too). More telling: You could see brand name (Ruger, Del-Ton) AR-15's for under $500. Managed to sell about $1K worth of traditional guns that I no longer need, but I really felt sorry for the private sellers trying to sell ARs. Just too many brand new ones for considerably less than they were asking.

 

[Onward Allusion]

I will note this non-scientific survey from work, and believe there is a "role reversal" to some degree supporting new gun sales. Since the election:
Most of the hillary supporters who didn't have a gun have purchased or are talking about purchasing a handgun or shotgun. (Not getting into their reasons)
Most of the non-hillary group are already gun owners, and are enjoying lower prices.

^^^
This...
Hence NICS checks are still up. Fear is a damn good driver for gun sales.