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Guns are cheaper now in 2010 than they have been in my adult lifetime compared to wages.

I'm talking about the fair market value and advertised prices, not the price gougers.

In 1999 I bought a Glock from a gun store and the going price was about $550. They are cheaper today, some 13 years later.

In 2001 I bought a Bushmaster AR15 for $900 (which I haggled the dealer down from $1100). Today that same gun (and others like it) are commonly for sale at $700-ish.

My Remy 870 Express was $225 in 1999. Shotguns have come up some in price, but for a long time were UNDERPRICED for what you get. I still regularly see sub $300 shotguns (Remy, Mossy, etc).

At todays prices guns are an incredible value for what you get, especially since wages have increased in the last decade while gun prices have fallen or stayed steady.

2009 was a rough year for gun prices because they skyrocketed and crashed. And the economy has tanked for most industries. And ammuntion prices have stayed high. But if you've got a good paying job and some cash, guns are a great buy now.