...gun sales have risen from a long-term rate of about 8 million a year to the current 14 million, according to Colas (a Wall Street Analyst). Analysts initially attributed the rise to fear of tougher gun-control laws after the election of President Obama. But the continuing climb two years into his term points to a “deeper sense of unease,” be it over government regulations, crime or something else, Colas wrote. In the same vein, a jump in demand for silver coins suggests a “fundamental lack of confidence among enough people in the population as to the long-term soundness of the dollar.”
The disconnect seen above is only going to intensify as the middle classes of the developed economies are gutted and systemic shocks (price spikes, shortages, failures, etc.) proliferate.
Good luck.