this would really affect my purchases.
i always buy more than one firearm at a time. usually 2-3.
i honestly cant remember the last time i bought a single rifle or pistol.
its not because i just want that many more, but because i always buy enough so that my brother, my boy, and i can go shoot them together.
most recently, 2 springfield m1 garands, and before that 4 browning buckmark pistols, 1 for my son, brother, and brother in law as christmas gifts, and 1 for myself.
before that was 2 ruger 1022's. not for me but as gifts (1 for my brother and 1 for my son)
before that it was 2 ar15's, 1 as a gift, and one for me.
i bought a few colt 1911's before that, and again, one for me and others for others in my family.
its a terrible system for law abiding, responsible folks, especially those that shoot competitively.