I went to Wal-Mart yesterday, and out of curiosity, I went to see what the price for good ol’ .22 LR ammo was. Lo and behold, the ammo shelf was almost bare. There was some of the small caliber stuff. .22 and .17HMR. I saw some 45 gr .223 JHP stuff and bird shot. I saw a box of 250 .45 cal ammo and not much else.
Slim pickings indeed. I have never seen the ammo case that empty, ever, at Wal-Mart. I have seen some calibers empty, but they are usually restocked within the week. They had a note affixed to the case explaining that the manufacturers were having a hard time keeping up with the demand.
Yep, “change” we can believe in. This is a direct result of the “One” and his forthcoming fraudulent inauguration. I say fraudulent, because he has yet to prove his eligibility for the office which he professes to be eligible for. Until then, I shall consider him a usurper.
Here’s some guns and ammo related stuff:
Gun owners, shops see ammo shortage
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Gun sales are up nationwide but ammunition for those guns is getting harder to come by.
Albany gun dealers say there is a definite shortage here.
Sales for guns and ammo are up at Solo Archery and Guns but it’s becoming tough to keep ammo in stock. Philip Colson says there’s always a supply slowdown this time of year but he says many buyers are flocking to shops because of the incoming political administration and fear of gun law changes.
Dealers: Assault rifle sales up; long waiting list for handguns
Gun advocates are up in arms and that means big business for firearm retailers.
Since the 2008 presidential election, gun sales have spiked nationally, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation tracking 1.53 million criminal background checks in November, a 42 percent increase compared with November 2007.
During election week alone, from Nov. 3 to Nov. 9, there was nearly a 49 percent increase in background checks from the same period in 2007.
“Before the election, we might have sold one or two assault rifles a week,” said Stan Dix, co-owner of Top Gun Shooting Sports of Imperial, Mo. “We’ve gotten to maybe 10 or 15 a week.”
Some gun retailers say shortages political
Guns and ammo are getting hard to find in eastern New Mexico.
And the folks who sell them say it is largely political.
Retailers say there is a definite shortage of some types of guns and ammunition.
They think some buyers are loading up for fear the election of Democrat Barack Obama as president will make it tougher to get their hands on guns.
Obama is seen as an advocate of gun control.
Patriot Outdoors in Clovis reports sales are up on assault rifles, defensive shotguns and handguns with high-capacity magazines.
“Since the November election a lot of people have come in to buy assault rifles like the AR-15 because they are afraid they won’t be able to buy them next year,” said Andrew Rush, a Patriot Outdoors vice president.
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