Gun shops are running low on ammunition from a run by customers fearful of potential gun-control legislation, according to gun retailers and customers.
Prices have more than doubled over past year in some shops, retailers are putting limits on the amount a customer can buy, and some common types of ammunition, such as .22-caliber long rifle shells, are hard to get.
I heard rumors earlier that the shelves were bare at the local gun shops, so I went down to the local Co-op to see for myself. Yes indeed, the shelves were bare of almost all ammunition. Even reloading supplies, from bullets, casings, to powder (two 1 pound cans, left) were gone. What is amazing to me is that the ubiquitous .22 rimfire has almost disappeared.
I think Democrats should be given a percentage of all sales exceeding the annual average as reward for their stellar efforts at threatening gun owners into panick-buying guns and ammo. Best salespersons the gun and ammo industry has ever had. One of the stupidest and most ineffectual ideas is the one about requiring background checks on ammo purchases or limits on amounts purchased. :-)
It should be interesting to see how many Dems make it through the mid-terms.
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Issodhos
