Even Opec would not have its current level of influence if taxes and production and distribution regulations were repealed, land use not restricted, and free trade unhampered. There is no such thing as an effective, dangerous cartel on the free market. And there is no such thing as a gun cartel now. A free market in firearms prevails in all aspects of the industry where government doesn t outlaw it. Visit a gun store or a Wal-Mart and you find an amazing array of styles, prices, and manufacturers, and they are all competing with each other.
Consumers are in the driver s seat as they weigh all the factors that go into a firearm purchase.
Liberal political elites have noticed that they are all united in opposition to increased government regulation of their industry, exactly as they should be. All over the country, dealers are dropping the gun maker from their inventory, and consumers are boycotting stores that refuse to drop the line. Shooting ranges have even refused to admit the company s representatives. This is the equivalent of suing taxpayers as a cartel because they all hate new taxes. There is no Justice Department antitrust suit looking into left-wing state universities as possible violators of antitrust laws.