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Part of me feels like that if no legislation is introduced in the next year, one will be able to find magazines, lower receivers, and full rifles at highly discounted rates, especially if the economy continues to decline and various wives see credit card statements.

You and me both.

Purplehood wrote:

Liberty wrote:

RECIT wrote: Once price is up and there is more demand than ever why would they lower the price back down? They do control the supply mind you...they being manufacturers.

My economics prof told me that consumer has something to do with it. It has been a long time though maybe economics theory has changed in the past 30 years.

Then they limit the supply in order to artificially inflate the price, no?

There are optimal points on the supply/demand curve. When demand is naturally high, prices can be raised. But you can drive yourself out of business if you try to set the price so high you can't sell enough product to cover your expenses.

Diamonds are a good example of a producer that holds back on supply. You can always get one, but there's another one just like it ready to hit the market.

I went through the same debate and finally decided now was better than later, despite the inflated prices.

The optimism/value calculation is a personal thing, though.