New Manufactured guns within our boundaries slowly decrease in cost. The market determines if they decrease in price. Qty's available decrease as well. Interest rates decline, and capital flows to more productive endeavors. The urge to hoard cash. or defer spending by consumers grinds the economy down to a very slow rate of production. Remember, Retail sales lag manufacture.
Guns for import become much more expensive because of the weak dollar. With the attendent low interest rates seen in deflationary times, the dollar weakens vis other currencies. Makes imports cost more. Keeps them out of our marketplace.
With respect to non gun dealers, not much happens. We don't need to own our firearms. While they are an asset, they are un essential, so, historically, people just hold on to hard assets, unless they need cash for something. None of us want to sell at a loss. So, we wait (hoard). Adding to the deflation, or at least the length of time before prices rise again.
We are'nt like farmers who can end up land rich, with no crop worth raising to sell. Leaving them with no cash to live on.
