I think alot of it is typical Christmas cash crunch but I do think alot of guys are buying new guns that they would not have otherwise. Just the same, it seems alot of guys are selling pistols and purchasing other guns with that money (for example, I am selling a few pistols to try to fund a PE-90). However, I think alot of guys are still keeping at least some of their pistols, even if they are worried.
If nothing else, Martin unified many gun owners when he said he was willing to STEAL their property. Let's see to it that his mistake bites him in the ass ;-)