# Now that there's zero threat to gun ownership will the price of guns go down? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500 "2016-11-20T02:44:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Corry\_El](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/21 "2016-11-22T15:40:32Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Man, if the NRA is really the lobbying arm of the big gun manufacturers, they sure fucked up by stumping so hard for Trump. As suggested, the claim that the NRA is the lobbying arm of the ‘big’\* gun manufacturers is nonsense. The NRA is the lobbying arm of millions of gun owners (though by no means does it represent all gun owners). Love or hate the NRA as you like, that’s the reality. \*the pure gun manufacturers are all much too small to be in the S&P 500; Olin is similar in size to companies right at the bottom of the S&P 500 but isn’t a component, or a pure gun manufacturer (owns Winchester among mainly unrelated businesses). Some actually large companies are involved in gun retailing, eg. Walmart, but it isn’t a big part of their business. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/22 "2016-11-22T17:49:35Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Did the price of guns go up before? Gun manufacturers stock prices have to do with predicted volume of sales not the price of the guns. Yes. Prices went up before during Obama’s terms. We’ll see how prices go in the short term - there’s one or a dozen more than I’d like to acquire. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/23 "2016-11-22T17:58:09Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Zero threat? There are still state laws. CA just passed a confiscation without recompense law. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/24 "2016-11-22T21:52:34Z")
I’m still getting e-mails shrieking “Obama’s gonna take your guns away before he leaves office! Send money!” Hopefully they’ll stop in January. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/25 "2016-11-22T22:01:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > CA just passed a confiscation without recompense law. Just magazines though, right (for now)? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/26 "2016-11-22T23:24:35Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Just magazines though, right (for now)? For now. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/27 "2016-11-22T23:48:34Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > The whole thing is so stupid. Eight years of Obama and was there even one average citizen who had a gun taken away? No, thanks to the never-failing vigilance of the common man. Imagine what would have happened without all of the warnings!! ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/28 "2016-11-24T00:21:18Z")
Apparently there has been an up-swing in minorities purchasing guns to protect themselves from expected racist attacks post-election. [Trump's Victory Has Fearful Minorities Buying Up Guns](http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/trump-s-victory-has-fearful-minorities-buying-guns-n686881) Win-win for the manufacturers I guess. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/29 "2016-11-24T01:16:21Z")
See post #4. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/30 "2016-11-24T19:20:55Z")
Post #4: > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Yeah. > > This affords the relatively gunless Left the motive and opportunity to achieve parity with the (arguably) overgunned Right. > > Mr. Head-of-DNC, we cannot allow a home arsenal Gap!! Moderates and left-leaning moderates aren’t nearly as gunless as the right believes/hopes. Just sayin’ Back to the OP, I haven’t noticed any price drops locally, but the prices for ‘Evil Black Rifles[sup]tm[/sup]’ on line seem to have dropped a bit. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500/31 "2016-11-24T20:58:58Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > Post #4: > > Moderates and left-leaning moderates aren’t nearly as gunless as the right believes/hopes. > Just sayin’ > > Back to the OP, I haven’t noticed any price drops locally, but the prices for ‘Evil Black Rifles[sup]tm[/sup]’ on line seem to have dropped a bit. Like you I’m one too. I think the rightists and especially the far rightists have larger arsenals per capita than do the middle & left. But there’s still a hefty supply of lefties with more guns than they can shoot at once. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-theres-zero-threat-to-gun-ownership-will-the-price-of-guns-go-down/772500.md?page=1)