The last gun show I visited back in April was a significantly smaller version of its prior self, and a chat with a dealer I know who was selling there identified that sales are down.
He made a point that I can identify with. For people who buy a lot of guns, they are essentially toys, grown up toys, but toys all the same. The point being that they are low on the list of "essentials" and rather like eating out, gun purchases (and ammunition purchases) are going to be falling as the recession begins to bite harder into the average citizens pocket book.
So what do you guys think, have you noticed any trends lately, either with your own purchases or in those of others?
He made a point that I can identify with. For people who buy a lot of guns, they are essentially toys, grown up toys, but toys all the same. The point being that they are low on the list of "essentials" and rather like eating out, gun purchases (and ammunition purchases) are going to be falling as the recession begins to bite harder into the average citizens pocket book.
So what do you guys think, have you noticed any trends lately, either with your own purchases or in those of others?