Well on the bright side if they ban "assault weapons", ARs, AKs or if they grab our guns.. Demand for ammo will certainly go down and maybe it will be cheaper, on the black market that is, LOL.. Assuming we can get ammo.
Well, then again, that isn't the kind of price drop I hope for.
In reality, the better living standards of other countries is one major reason for the lesser living standards over here. With incredibly overpopulated countries like China and India gobbling up resources and increasing their consumer base, you will find a major competition for precious raw materials, which at one time were not of great importance or desired by any, but the few low populated industrialized nations. Now, with these heavily populated countries in demand for materials, we will find ourselves struggling.
One thing that bothers me is how everyone is celebrating the low oil prices. People don't realize how volatile a market that is. All it will take is some arab sheiks having a bad day to skyrocket those prices again. Until we drill for our own oil and have a steady supply of our own natural resources, my prospects are not high for the economic situation ahead.