Is the skyrocketing sale of firearms driven by fear or is it simply human nature? ...

[spin]

4. It amazes me that in the current economy that so many firearms are selling ...

for such inflated prices.

Realistically few people have good reason to buy many of these firearms. I can see why a person might wish to own an AR-15 or a similar style weapon if they planned to use it for hunting, target shooting or lived in a very rural area where it might be appropriate for self defense.

I would be hesitant to buy one hoping to see the value increase dramatically. The AWB ban is unlikely to pass and the price of such weapons may return to far more reasonable levels in a year or so.

I believe in the "buy low, sell high" approach to investing. Now is probably a bad time to buy an assault weapons as an investment.