Yes, gun stores are calling this "the Trump slump." And their owners are waxing nostalgic over the Obama years--back when they used to hang Obama photos bearing the tag, "Gun Salesman of the Year." In the immediate aftermath of Trump's election (see: "I Will Survive"), we predicted that the outcome would be more bearish for the survivalism industry than if Clinton had won. And earlier this year (in: "A New Generation Takes Aim in the Gun Debate"), we suggested that the rising consensus among all age brackets that guns be better regulated would not reinvigorate gun sales until the enactment of such legislation is imminent. Right now, it's not, though an impressive "blue wave" in November that takes the House and narrows the GOP margin in the Senate could change the picture. While Trump has often pledged steadfast solidarity with the NRA, this city-slicker president has often hinted that he would be open to a wide range of comprehensive regulatory responses. Longer term, the popularity of survivalism as a lifestyle--this "Mad Max" fascination with end-of-the-world bushcraft and weapontech so common today among grown-up latchkey kids (Xers) and aging John Brown-type ideologues (Boomers)--will encounter a strong generational headwind as Millennials and Homelanders take their place.