This is most true. I'm just wondering about the fact that lots of folks were out of work and may not have been able to afford AR15 / LR-308 platforms from 2008 to now and have been waiting for them to become more affordable. I have the impression that is why Colt (Expanse) and Armalite (Eagle Arms AR15) and Midway USA (Stoner line) came out with cheaper-end guns so more of them could be sold during harder times ... (???)
Regardless ... the more sold the better, as I think most ammo prices will more than likely drop after about a year or so, if not sooner.
I was at the gun show here in Pasadena the weekend before the election and it was packed but prices didn't seem to be too badly gouged. The prices seem to have been either the same as they have been since 2012 or maybe about 10% higher. This was the PREMIER gun show which here is known as the low-end gun show promoter traditionally, and most of their vendors are fairly regular. I did notice that some of the vendors that were there seemed to have had a lot of their same inventory for 2nd. and 3rd. quarter of 2016 however they appear to have sold quite a bit as these inventories had changed somewhat.
Ammo and mags were on the higher end, regardless of make and model.
Optics and optic accessories seem to be consistent in price as were pump shotguns, bolt-action rifles, and less-tactical firearms/sporting arms.
The big shows are within the next week and the first week of December. These shows will be educational to price.