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<blockquote data-quote="grnflash" data-source="post: 2065876" data-attributes="member: 26241"><p>True... prices may not be "normal" for a while, but three more reasons why they should come down at least a little in the near future:</p><p></p><p>1. According to McConnell, it wouldn't be until late march before any gun bills were heard in the senate at the earliest . Given that the general consensus is that it would be a whopper of a fight anyway (as evidenced by the decidedly less aggressive tone of today's press conference), even in the even that something passed (AWB being the least likely), this gives manufacturers the time they need to spool up additional production, with enough of a guaranteed time frame to recover their costs of expansion. Several manufacturers have alluded to the fact that they have been sandbagging while trying to determine whether a ban was imminent. I think Mega said--or implied--this in their recent statement, but I could be wrong about which mfg it was.</p><p></p><p>2. The rate of purchases was **SO** off the chart that the levels of buyer's remorse is going to be epic. Not to mention the fact that some buyers will have over-extended themselves during the frenzy, whether due to profiteering or impulsiveness, and they're going to HAVE to unload those weapons quickly, and at a loss. The only way for them to hang in there is if prices freeze or go up. So a little sell-off could precipitate a larger one pretty easily.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I don't think 'O's as committed to this as he seems. He's posturing and using it for political capital in the upcoming fiscal argument (ie. I'll give a little on guns, if you give a little on debt, etc.). I'm much more worried about congressional nutters when it comes to AWBs and the such.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grnflash, post: 2065876, member: 26241"] True... prices may not be "normal" for a while, but three more reasons why they should come down at least a little in the near future: 1. According to McConnell, it wouldn't be until late march before any gun bills were heard in the senate at the earliest . Given that the general consensus is that it would be a whopper of a fight anyway (as evidenced by the decidedly less aggressive tone of today's press conference), even in the even that something passed (AWB being the least likely), this gives manufacturers the time they need to spool up additional production, with enough of a guaranteed time frame to recover their costs of expansion. Several manufacturers have alluded to the fact that they have been sandbagging while trying to determine whether a ban was imminent. I think Mega said--or implied--this in their recent statement, but I could be wrong about which mfg it was. 2. The rate of purchases was **SO** off the chart that the levels of buyer's remorse is going to be epic. Not to mention the fact that some buyers will have over-extended themselves during the frenzy, whether due to profiteering or impulsiveness, and they're going to HAVE to unload those weapons quickly, and at a loss. The only way for them to hang in there is if prices freeze or go up. So a little sell-off could precipitate a larger one pretty easily. Finally, I don't think 'O's as committed to this as he seems. He's posturing and using it for political capital in the upcoming fiscal argument (ie. I'll give a little on guns, if you give a little on debt, etc.). I'm much more worried about congressional nutters when it comes to AWBs and the such. [/QUOTE]
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