I sincerely doubt you are what's wrong with the country. Most gun owners, especially those that would congregate on a long range precision rifle forum are likely much more on the right side of things than many.
However, the letter of the written law is not mutually exclusive with freedom, morality, or personal responsibility. I know many good people that were sued for doing the right thing... and they lost. The criminal won. So I refuse to debate the merits of our tortured legal system. It's as far from "justice" as I can imagine.
Feeling entitled to what someone else has, is a very dangerous path that typically only leads to dark places. Places that are looked back on by history as mistakes, and atrocity. Price fixing is when a group of businesses get together to artificially raise prices. That is not what is happening. Gouging is a made up term used to attack the character of anyone charging a price that is higher than what someone wants to pay. It's purely relative, and can not be defined. I could go buy a new pickup for $50,000. I could have it appraised for $60,000 by 10 agencies. I could try to sell that pickup for $40,000, and SOMEONE would claim they are being "gouged." There are always people lining up to claim victim status.
Though in order to believe in the philosophy I'm describing, you need to also believe completely in individual responsibility. No one is responsible for providing me with anything. That is the truth of the matter.