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The fears aren’t unfounded. Clinton’s gun ban crippled many gun stores and increased the prices of assault weapons already in circulation to such a degree that the average Joe couldn’t afford them anymore. Buying guns now is hedging bets that when the next draconian gun law passes (and it will with a Obama win) people will have already purchased the guns targeted, meaning they can’t be seized and they’ll be immune from the inevitable price jump.

But Obama isn’t Bill Clinton and these aren’t the 90s Democrats in office. Gun buyers are counting on two things that may well not happen. The first is that guns already purchased will be “grandfathered” in, meaning they’ll be exempt from new laws. But that relies on Democrats fearing a backlash from gun owners, led by the N.R.A. and Republicans. I don’t see that in the Democrats who are preparing for full filibuster proof control of the government.

The second is that the Democrats won’t consider house to house gun confiscation. Again I don’t buy that from today’s Democrats. The Clintons were centrist Democrats and their justice department militarized the A.T.F. and allowed them to kick in plenty of people’s doors, including those who turned out to be innocent. Today’s Democrats have rejected the centrism of the Clintons, and with that the hope of Democrats’ reasonableness. Purchase a gun they have their eye on now, and you’ll be getting a no knock warrant served on you in about a year and a half.

I’m purchasing more guns now rather than later too, but I’m factoring in what Democrats will be willing to do now that they have absolute power and a base that has shifted far enough to the left as to be indistinguishable from European socialists. On the other hand the Dems have to be aware that a large segment of their base owns guns, so they can’t make a full press to ban them out of hand. I’m using these general guidelines:

• Assault Weapons will be banned and it is unlikely Dems will Grandfather previously owned weapons. Curio and Relic license holders may be safe with collector’s arms such as the SKS. I’m not saying that you should dump your precious Ak, but why shell out $500+ on a second one now that someone will be confiscating it?
• Handguns will be restricted. Look for at least magazine capacity limits, more likely some sort of universal licensing scheme. As in my former abode of New York City handguns will likely end up a privilege of the wealthy only. I’d purchase a revolver if looking for a handgun, because it’s more politically correct and move to a “red state” where the local legislature may challenge restrictive federal regulations.
• Ammunition costs will increase. They already have due to material costs but the Democrats have floated measures like bullet taxes which are again designed to price the poor and middle classes out of exercising their Second Amendment rights. Decide on a few calibers you’ll need in an emergency and lay in a large supply. I started my battery with a 20ga Mossberg 500 (with the dreaded pistol grip!) and my newest acquisition is a Stoeger 20ga Coach Gun. So I’m buying up all the 20ga I can, plus .410 and .45 colt for my other emergency arms. Doing it now will save you money in the long run.
• The ATF will be checking on your arsenal. If you live in a state where person to person paperless sales are still legal I’d go that route and cache arms in case the ATF goes nuclear after TEOTWAWKI. Otherwise pattern your gun collection to look more “sporty.” Cowboy action shooting is a fast growing sport for example, so lay in some side by sides and single actions. The Democrats will redefine guns as sporting goods so make sure your arsenal can pass as a typical sporting collection.

Look, it’s possible that the Democrats in charge will run to the center or, even better, bow to the “Blue Dogs” and not move on guns at all. It’s also possible I’ll stumble on buried treasure while planting my tomatoes. Neither are things it’d be wise to count on.

Survivalism has become more mainstream and with it the desire of more Americans to own top of the line assault weapons, the theory being that they’ll need quasi-military firepower to survive the hordes of zombies/road warrior extras/Illuminati foot soldiers that populate their post-apocalyptic fantasies. The hard truth is that if you can’t make your way through the world, apocalypse or not, with a shotgun and a good knife you aren’t surviving TEOTWAWKI, period. The Democrats are going to limit your ability to purchase the military style gear many armchair survivalists think will protect them in the bad times, so it’s time to start planning for a world where your hunting and self-defense needs will be filled by old fashioned rifles and shotguns.

Cross-posted on the world’s most neglected survival blog