Handgun Economic Fodder

[psyopspec]

Sharps, I agree that what you describe could be a very likely eventuality. The bigger issue is the timeline. Plenty of people thought it would have happened by now, others think it's happened and we the people just don't recognize it yet. Or it could come to pass next week, or it might be decades longer.

A serious attempt at a gun ban is certainly not out of the question in the next 4 years though, depending in how the elections go.

As always, diversification of investments is the best way to go. Currently, guns generally don't make for a good sector over the long term. A little preparation goes a long way, but if I had a family member who told me they were considering taking a significant portion of retirement savings to turn into firearms as an investment, I would advise caution.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

I'll bet when they outlawed alcohol, it sold very well and for bigger money than before the ban. I expect guns and ammunition to do the same.

 

[psyopspec]

Sure, one could have made a killing on pre ban gear during the AWB. What if the next one doesn't have a grandfather clause? I wouldn't risk drawing a mandatory 20 year federal assault weapons charge over a Glock magazine that I'd "invested" in. Nor wld i want to be caught near anyone trying to sell the same. Again, we're talking about a matter of timing and being at the mercy of whatever's in that law.

...but I certainly wouldn't report you for doing it.

 

[Jaymo]

I'm stocking up on TP, toothpaste, razor blades, and soap.
Nobody wants to live in a country full of smelly, unkempt people after living in the alternative.
Bring on the shaveocalypse.