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Maraya1969

(23,486 posts) Tue Mar 12, 2013, 09:24 AM Mar 2013

Our country is sick! Massive ammo shortages in gun shops! [View all]

http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/12/news/companies/guns-ammo-shortage/index.html

I say now is the time to levy a high tax on ammo since the price just went up. Let them pay through the teeth to get their fixes.

Gun enthusiasts are buying firearms with unparalleled zeal. As a result, ammunition is in short supply nationwide.

"We can't get any inventory within a 100-mile radius," said Mark Campbell, owner of Mid America Arms in St. Louis. He's having a hard time keeping ammo in stock. "It started right around the election, as soon as President Obama mentioned gun control. But right after the school shooting in [Newtown] Connecticut, that's when it went crazy."

Even the big ammunition retailers are feeling the pinch. Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) has been rationing its ammo since January, to three boxes per customer per day. And when a gun retailer like Cabela's (CAB) gets two or three shrink-wrapped pallets of 5.56 mm or .223 ammunition for AR-15 assault rifles, they're "cleaned off like locusts, within a couple of hours," according to Brian Rafn, a research director at Morgan Dempsey Capital Management in Milwaukee who follows ammo manufacturers.

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Our country is sick! Massive ammo shortages in gun shops! [View all] Maraya1969 Mar 2013 OP

The mayors against guns should buy them all, then buy the business and shut them down graham4anything Mar 2013 #1

So a new generation of businessmen can open up new gun shops. hack89 Mar 2013 #2

Change all the ordinance rules like they got rid of porno stores. graham4anything Mar 2013 #3

You realize none of that is remotely possible? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #5

Once the court/law/candidates are changed, the world will be an anti-gun oyster graham4anything Mar 2013 #6

Better get cracking then - you have a monumental task ahead of you. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #7

Easier said then done. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #9

Hillary/Napolitano 16/20 Michelle24 Michelle/Schlossberg28 Schlossberg 32 36 graham4anything Mar 2013 #13

Great Lurker Deluxe Mar 2013 #8

That group has a higher felony rate that CCW holders ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #12

How many folks have mayors shot, like CCWers such as Zimmy, Holmes, Stawicki, & other CCW'd yahoos? Hoyt Mar 2013 #46

It's too late. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. N/t kittykitty Mar 2013 #82

A good dentist can ask "Is it safe" and eradicate the cavities graham4anything Mar 2013 #83

"Doomsday Prepper" show probably freaking out the gun nuts Submariner Mar 2013 #4

The paid NRA hacks just keep showing up too. DainBramaged Mar 2013 #15

Do you mean posts #1 anf #4? They are wonderful at this. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #26

No guardian Mar 2013 #49

The gun buying frenzy went into overdrive immediately after Sandy Hook Fumesucker Mar 2013 #73

if you say so. nt guardian Mar 2013 #74

... Fumesucker Mar 2013 #75

chicken and the egg? guardian Mar 2013 #78

A classroom ankle deep in the blood of first graders tends to upset and disgust normal people Fumesucker Mar 2013 #84

name calling 101 guardian Mar 2013 #85

This has been going on for several years now. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #10

I hate hoarding. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #11

Terrorist rightwing extremists with guns need to be nipped in the bud. graham4anything Mar 2013 #14

They're hiding everywhere. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #16

Every other reason for having a gun has been rebuked. There is no other. graham4anything Mar 2013 #18

The great toilet paper shortage trick has allready been done... wandy Mar 2013 #32

Nah, you are wrong. Jenoch Mar 2013 #41

Oh. Really? The Great Chicken Wing Shortage of 2013........... wandy Mar 2013 #44

I also remember Jenoch Mar 2013 #45

If gunners think gun control will not happen upaloopa Mar 2013 #17

So you agree that they are misguided? hack89 Mar 2013 #19

We probably agree on a lot of things we just don't discuss them upaloopa Mar 2013 #21

I think you are right. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #23

Possibly another reason discussed recently... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #30

Its called voting with your wallet. N/T beevul Mar 2013 #81

Even reloading equipment and supplies are in short supply with long back-order times slackmaster Mar 2013 #20

"It started right around the election, as soon as President Obama mentioned gun control" bullwinkle428 Mar 2013 #22

He may have been referencing the re-election. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #33

You are wrong. Jenoch Mar 2013 #43

You do realize that statements like your are why MicaelS Mar 2013 #24

Did You Run Out And Buy Gobs of Bullets otohara Mar 2013 #54

No, but I did buy MicaelS Mar 2013 #72

Maybe its because the govt bought 1.6 billion of them. Zax2me Mar 2013 #25

Are they trying to create a shortage? Skip Intro Mar 2013 #50

All the gun shops I drive past in GA always have "Sale!" banners out front. RiffRandell Mar 2013 #27

We are not sick because of drones,wars, poverty, health care...but people buying before prices go up The Straight Story Mar 2013 #28

homeowner's insurance? greymattermom Mar 2013 #29

No. The biggest danger of huge ammo caches is caving in your floor. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #31

Why would it? former9thward Mar 2013 #34

Not at all, unless your area has some kind of fire code that limits storage of ammunition slackmaster Mar 2013 #55

Gun manufacturers should have to display photos of mangled corpses and wounded people Lint Head Mar 2013 #35

I know one company which has zombies on their's. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #37

We need the same on our paychecks and car ads The Straight Story Mar 2013 #38

Do you think the IRS should have photos... NCTraveler Mar 2013 #88

.223s: Keep talking about bans, and more will be sold. nt Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #36

They blame the government. Earth_First Mar 2013 #39

there was a line that stretched a mile-long to get into the gun show in san diego.. frylock Mar 2013 #40

THIS. Earth_First Mar 2013 #42

Why do we allow people to manufacture their own ammunition with no regulation? mwrguy Mar 2013 #47

I can brew all the beer, wine, and cider I want... Clames Mar 2013 #48

Beer is restricted to 100 gallons/ individual or 200 gallons per household JVS Mar 2013 #51

Which is more than 10x what I want to make. Clames Mar 2013 #61

That would be more than I'd ever want. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #67

"Making ammunition is a very technical and detailed process" rdharma Mar 2013 #52

It is if... sarisataka Mar 2013 #53

So you exercise caution when you reload. ... spin Mar 2013 #57

All true and wise sarisataka Mar 2013 #59

Drop your powder. Put the filled cases in a loading block. .... spin Mar 2013 #71

It is but it isn't. sir pball Mar 2013 #89

For you and your demonstrated lack of technical understanding... Clames Mar 2013 #60

No regulation on reloading your own ammo. rdharma Mar 2013 #56

In theory great. SQUEE Mar 2013 #62

Who provides the training, and who provides the credentials? rdharma Mar 2013 #63

LOL Clames Mar 2013 #64

A complete moron can learn to reload. rdharma Mar 2013 #65

Well that explains you and your method. Clames Mar 2013 #68

"Tuning handloads is as much science...." rdharma Mar 2013 #69

Ignorance. Clames Mar 2013 #70

There's no oversight of commercial ammunition, either. sir pball Mar 2013 #90

And this is why its not unreasonable for a regular shooter to keep 10K of ammo on hand aikoaiko Mar 2013 #58

Three boxes per customer per day??!! KamaAina Mar 2013 #66

I've been saying tax ammunition for years Drale Mar 2013 #76

2000 rounds of .22 LR ... Straw Man Mar 2013 #79

Look! We have rules here at DU dammit... pkdu Mar 2013 #77

What are they doing with it all? Knightraven Mar 2013 #80

What you do with all ammo sarisataka Mar 2013 #87

Bubbles can hit any commodity. Recursion Mar 2013 #86