You miss the point of the thread. Panic buy now, leading to good buys later. Nothing to do with hard times
You quoted “ Will Pawn Shops have a flood of guns sold/pawned to them when bills come due and food runs low.”
You said “I hope so” So you could get a reasonable price on a Smith.
Bills coming due that you can not pay and running out of food is hard times regardless of how you got there, China Virus or poor judgement.
Hoping that happens to someone so you can get a good deal on a gun is pretty cheap in my book.
I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer but I understand simple English I did not miss the point of the quote and reply