Earlier this year, Ruger has to shut down orders for a while to fulfill the magnitude of orders they had. I bought my Ruger shortly before this happened.
I placed an order a week ago. They checked, and the stock at all Ruger distributors is at zero. The store does not know when the order will be fulfilled, but their guess is 2 months.
Firearms are purchased not only as tools; they are also a very liquid store of value, and they last forever. Most importantly, the value of these goods will increase after TEOTWAWKI - in opposite to most other goods. Food, guns, ammo, medical supplies - these are the prime trading goods. Guns also wear out with use (barrels worn out, rusted, parts broken or lost, entire weapons lost) - this ensures that the market remains active and you can always trade your spare guns for someone else's spare food or gas or a vehicle.
Obama is, of course, an excellent firearms salesman. But it's not just his personal policies that drive the demand. The heavy train of the USA is picking up speed on the downward slope, and even the best President will not be able to reverse fast enough. It may require a new generation of americans, if we start right now, to grow up with understanding that work is good, and that the moral norms of the Bible are there for a reason. Or we may need our own Joe Stalin to explain to millions of useless Sandra Flukes and her fellow travelers why they will go to this factory and will work these lathes and mills.