I'm in no position financially to purchase a wall hanger, and I don't see the purpose of buying a "pretty gun" just to stick in the safe. If I had the means, maybe I would consider buying something to put over the mantle in my McMansion, but I think my shooting needs would come first. And I would also consider buying a gun I thought might significantly increase in value over time, for investment purposes, and never shoot it. And even if a rare antique gun were to come into my possesion through inheritance, I might put it aside, if it had extreme sentimental value.
But, as none of those things are likely to occur anytime in the forseeable future, then my original post still stands.