Featured Why is the Ammo Gone? Caleb Giddings July 30, 2020 294 Comments, Join the Conversation ***NOTE: Check our Ammo Deals page for Ammunition currently in-stock*** In the early stages of the COVID-19 lockdowns, the media began reporting on a surge in firearms sales across the United States. Fast forward to almost August, and everyone is asking “where did all the ammo go?” Online retailers are out of stock, you can't get rounds from big box stores, and what ammo is available is either limited in quantity or highly priced. According to reps in the ammo industry, demand right now is 10x higher than during the 2013 ammo shortage. Certainly, you could shout “supply and demand” which is technically correct, but also a gross oversimplification of the answer. To understand why we're in an ammo shortage, we have to dig in to both sides of supply and demand. At the risk of putting the cart before the horse, the first aspect of the current crisis we want to examine is why the demand for ammo is so high. In a phone interview with Mike Fisher, the VP of Sales and Marketing for Magtech, he pointed out that over the last few years, demand for ammo has been relatively flat. After the recovery from the 2013 crisis, and during the “Trump Slump,” the ammo market has been pretty stable. In 2018, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reported that the entire industry made 8.1 billion rounds of ammo, across all calibers and gauges. Why is demand so high? But now, several unique factors are driving the increase in demand. The first, are the COVID-19 lockdowns. People started buying more guns, and when people buy more guns they also buy more ammo. That would have been fine, but then the civil unrest started. Nothing makes people more uncomfortable than seeing Starbucks on fire, so Americans did what Americans do: bought more guns and ammo. Add to that the fact that it's an election year anyway, and ammo sales always spike in an election year, and you've got historic levels of demand creating an ammo shortage. Demand is also driven by the same psychological factors that caused the toilet paper shortage: hoarding. According to recent research (Sheu & Kuo, 2020) “hoarding stems from a human’s response, either rationally or emotionally, to scarcity, and so may occur on either the supply or the demand side. As argued by [other researchers], hoarding can be an overall response that involves a mix of a strategic, rational and emotional human responses (such as anxiety, panic and fear) to perceived threats to supply.” That's a smart person way of saying that when people think we're going to run out of ammo, they buy as much as they can and sit on it, which contributes to the scarcity by artificially inflating demand. Another factor driving increased demand, and oddly higher prices as well are the huge numbers of new gun owners entering the market. The NSSF estimates that up to 40% of the guns sold this year have been to first time gun buyers. With sales at over 8 million guns and going strong, that's a lot of new owners buying guns. They're also buying ammo, but unlike people who have been doing this for a while, they have no idea what ammo is “supposed” to cost. To someone who moved to Texas from LA and now they want a gun, paying $25.99 for a box of 9mm seems reasonable, because that's just what it costs at the moment. I have never seen this screen before. So just make more ammo, right? With demand driven by spikes in buying, hoarding, and new gun owners, what is the industry doing to keep up? Every company I spoke with is already at maximum capacity. Magtech is running 3 shifts, Federal is working around the clock, and the smaller guys are making ammo as fast as they can. The problem is that only a few companies produce ammo at the volumes needed – companies like Magtech and Federal, for example. They're already at capacity, and adding capacity for a company that large is actually difficult. Adding a new line to make more 9mm ammo requires purchasing expensive machines, installing them, quality control on the new machines, and hopefully getting all that done in time to make enough ammo to pay off the cost of the new machines before the bottom drops out of the market. It's actually easier for smaller companies to add capacity, because there are ammo manufacturing machines that produce rounds at a lower rate, which are more affordable. But these small machines produce thousands of rounds a month as opposed to the tens of millions of rounds that Winchester is manufacturing, and that won't make a dent in the ammo shortage. It's also important to remember that the increased consumer demand must be met along with existing government contracts. The same ammo lines that make rounds for gun shops also make rounds for federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, and those contracts don't disappear because it's hard to make or source primers. There are other, not so front page economic effects of COVID-19 that affect the supply lines for raw materials and components. Raw materials like lead, copper, and brass for projectiles, primers, and casings is one piece, and the other is gunpowder itself. The economic downturn not only impacts the industries that produce the raw materials, but with politically tense tariffs, sourcing materials globally takes a two-fold hit: first by supply line disruption via pandemic, and second, the cost-effectiveness through government sanctions. This trickles down to the consumer as well, not leaving behind the choices manufacturers must choose about price and shipping. Additionally, Reuters reported that the trucking industry has taken a massive hit due to regulations around COVID-19, threatening the future of smaller overland shipping operations that have less than 20 vehicles on the road. Necessity is the Mother of Invention, whether in drills as well as manufacturing. No end in sight Some industry experts estimate that we won't see a return to normal inventory levels for 12 months, even when assuming a Republican presidential victory in November. Normal inventory is defined as being able to buy as much as ammo as you want and can afford from the internet or your local retailer. Worse yet, prices may not return to pre-COVID levels for an up to 12 months after that. The long term disruption to the supply chain tends to result in increased costs for manufacturers which will get passed on to the consumer until we see a full economic recovery. Unless one of the factors causing massive demand suddenly changes or disappears, we can expect to see increased prices and rationing for some time to come. That being the case, market disruption is the time for entrepreneurs to make strides where they would normally be crawling. Smaller ammunition manufacturing businesses now have a chance to capture part of the market otherwise dominated by big names, and with the multitude of new shooters, that stockpile of ammunition can quickly turn into a head start for competitions in the coming years. The difference between preparedness and hoarding in this world, is an ammo shortage is only a negative for the later. 2021 Ammunition Shortage Update We've been keeping up with ammunition manufacturers, and This is what they had to say with the new year. More Reading on the Ammunition Front We often take quality ammunition for granted, here's Stand 1 Armory on What Makes Good Ammo Good. 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Suckers!!! Hahahah. Should have jumped on it and bought at the right times. I know three people who bought guns for the first time and can’t even shoot em 😂😂. Feels great to be a life long owner and know others as well who were smart and bought little by little.
You're a real peach. New gun owners are good. I for one love the fact there are new gun owners. I very much enjoy helping them make an informed purchase and helping them with their choices, their safety and their abilities with their new weapons. A great thing about the current new gun owners, from my experiences with the ones I know...they are also new NRA members, they are now former Democrat voters and they now understand why the 2A is so important to defend.
I love peaches. New owners are good. Never said they weren’t. No need to virtue signal here. Too much of that these days.
How do feel about trolls? You sound like a member of the fraternity of trolls, just trying to stir the pot.
I would like to those stores that sell ammo create a ammunition delivery and sales record Diary on going plus ammunition manufacturers production record Diary to evaluate the real truth
I enjoy going to the large gun shows. Over the past few years I have observed Blacks buying large amounts of weapons (not sporting rifles) and serious ammo. Seeing Black groups marching, and threating whites, over the last couple of months I doubt that these are NRA members. In my area the Blacks are going to be much better armed than the police or the White population.
I’m an NRA instructor and am being swamped with requests for CCW instruction. Most of the students are first time gun owners and more than half are women and some are in late teens for just firearms safety instruction because their parents are now going to have a gun in the house. All good reasons. The riots and destruction are scaring People who have always considered their neighborhoods safe and now are listening to rioters who are threatening to move to rural areas and cause trouble there. I have helped dozens of people to find and buy a handgun in the last 6 months. They all are buying Ammo.
Red hawk I understand your concern but don't necessarily agree with all of your post. The white crew I run with 20 to 50 are not going to be out gunned or out ammo by anyone out there. We have expected and planned for any bad decisions that will take place. Stay safe sir.
Red Clown 1: Lol. Your racist fear mongering and insecurity are a big part of what’s fueling this ammo crisis. The fact that you think armed Black people is a “danger” is just sad. White sheet creeps like you are the bread and butter the Dummycrats use to sell more “gun control”.
I have seen many Blacks buying guns and attending the range. They are family types and guys with girlfriends and their wives. They have the same fears everyone has.....that the police will not be able to defend them and realize they need to defend themselves. This isn't a racial issue. Actually it's a radical left vs people who believe in freedom. Freedom lovers come in all colors and ethnicities.
@Red Hawk 1 - Ok... I’m a Veteran, Black, Educated, Female, Conservative, and a member of the NRA, and plan to join 2nd Amendment. I own several guns and before the shortage went to the range 3 times a week to practice. Please start seeing individuals and not group everyone who looks the same into one group. Remember when 911 happened, we all stopped seeing race and started seeing people and banded together as Americans. So if I am well armed and I see someone hurting my White, Asian, Hispanic, Black, etc... neighbor beat believe I am not looking at their race I am think.. How can I help protect them and their family, and I pray someone is looking at me the same. We are not enemies and it’s time we stop looking at each other as enemies, but as Americans.
Unfortunately we are in the first stages of a civil unrest or war if you want to call it that and people will only be able to settle it in the streets!!
Red Hawk 1: There are good and bad in all colors. I see whites marching in those demonstrations also. Being white doesn’t guarantee solidarity. We are not a big “us against them” segregated group that turns our back on others because of the color of the skin. Free your mind, your ass will follow. Signed a white dude.
I think a healthier way to look at it would be conservatives/Americans vs liberals/communists. This is what the next civil war will be around. Now, yes, there is a tendency of certain demographics to attach themselves to certain ideological beliefs, but I'll gladly team up with conservatives of any race to take out the fascist communists in our country.
Idiots like this are the reason there’s unrest. If you don’t want to be held responsible for the white guy who shoots up a school, don’t lump all people of color together with looters and gang bangers. If shtf, I truly hope racist assholes like you are the first to go. - Well-armed white guy.
you sir are a racists idiot, I have several black friends that are as worried as I am over the rioting and carnage that has disrupted this country and since you are so worried about color start watching the news I have seen as many or more white people involved in the riots than blacks. I for one am helping said friends when they ask in choosing the proper firearm for their needs, teaching them how to SAFELY handle what they bought, we have a network for finding ammo and we all have each others backs and skin color has nothing to do with it as a reloader several people are interested in learning how to reload I am happy to pass on my experience and help them find the equipment and supplies needed the one criteria i use,is that they are American citizens, and law abiding patriots willing to stand up for what is right. you sir and the people like you are the problem and what is wrong with this country
@Stanley He’s not a racist or idiot or a loser but you might be. We don’t know what he saw they could have had BLM caps and shirts. You don’t know neither do I. If they aren’t racist BLM supporters then it’s a great thing and he’s just incorrect. Being fallible doesn’t mean you are a racist he didn’t say anything hateful against an entire race without any basis. Save your racist insult for everyone else. He didn’t riot just because the victim had a particular color skin but look the other way when hundreds more whites are murdered each year by cops but no one cares.... that’s racism that’s black privilege when the only police victims that matter are thug losers high on fentanyl at the time but have the right skin color to care about.
I say all you blind Liberal's get off Red Hawk's ass! Sure there are many blacks out there who believe in decency and try to live as good upstanding citizens. I applaud them - they are of no color difference to me, as they are my friends. But, the black community as a whole, as Black Hawk explains, are sick, confused, violent, "privileged", and hate whites. If you are stupid enough "NOT" to believe this - fine. One day you will be traveling with your family and run upon a group of black BLM kids looking for trouble. After they molest, rape, kill members of your family, because you are white, you will learn a lesson. Ignorant people!
@ Mom of 3 Thank you for your service and for speaking the truth. We are all in the same boat and race is not, and should never be,the issue. Protecting ourselves, our families, our communities, and our beloved nation and our individual freedoms from those who seek to destroy them is our concern. God Bless America! May he keep us free. ❤️
Bit of a racist aren't you. You know it was white people that raided the Capitol Building carrying firearms not Blacks, Asians, or American Indians.
thanks Gus, this peach is also forgetting that some of us spent 12 to 14 months shooting different guns, different calibers and got caught in this insanity without being an ignorant panic buyer.....People tell me, it wasnt raining when Noah built the Ark....well, I kind of needed to know what Gun I was buying before I would massively stock up on ammo. I bought the X5 Legion and love it very much. Next, P365....then I wanna have some fun with a riffle....havent dived into that world yet, but itll be fun. Joining NRA and USCCA this weekend. Saving the little ammo I have for home defense.....Thanks for being real!
Join the Second Amendment Foundation and keep the NRA on hold until they come clean about the shenanigans going on.
@Sal - I recently joined the NRA because the range I am a members of stated to join, we had to support the NRA. I recently heard of Second Amendment. Is there a vast difference between the two?
JLo is a pretty good example of why a lot of people never get interested in guns, and feel like idiots when they do. He mentions too much virtue signaling in the world which is absolutely true, but there's also too many douches in the gun ownership world. Too many gun owners think they're better than everyone else because they approached a situation differently or made a different purchase than someone else.
This. Anything for these insecure betas to feel powerful and superior. They’re the first ones to turn and run when shtf.
JLo, you must be one of those right wing conspiracy theory lunatics that hoards ammo and never trains with it for fear that the apocalypse is coming HAHAHAHAHA. You probably suck at shooting and can't defend your family, but at least you have tens of thousands of rounds! Sucker!! LMAO!!!
Went to the range yesterday. I was pretty much alone. The shelves at Cabelos, Walmart, and others are bare. Down to my last stash. Feel for the range operators! When my membership ends, I’ll not likely renew if my magazines are empty.
You got that Sarge, Sounds like a liberal troll to me. Just out here causing unrest the best he can. Sometimes those folks are best left ignored. That makes them go crazy, or crazier.
Its not that they didn't buy a box or two then, but really who buys a gun for the First Time and walks out with enough ammo to effectively train..? Nobody. They don't know better, and think "I only need 50-100 rounds to defend the house, and wow, this stuff is expensive!" There once was a time I thought 1k rounds was way more than I needed. these days I go through about 20k/year, and still wish I could train more. Thank god for progressive loading machines...
Ya, your right. What I Hate is the crazy prices they put on steel and aluminum, and the way out prices on brass. The ammo producers are in the middle of raping us as much as they can!!!!!!!!!
I personally purchase my guns almost exclusively online and have them shipped to my FFL. I suppose I could add ammo to the cart but I typically don't. So I guess I don't buy ammo when I buy a gun. LOL
Either that or bring enough with you to fill the magazines and maybe pop a few rounds on the way home. That is assuming you don't live in the city where that sort of thing is frowned upon. Whenever I treat myself to another gun I always stop part way home and give it a cleaning and shoot it some. I guess some kids never grow up. Also I don't like having an empty gun with me too, even if I have others with me, I like to have rounds for all. But that's just me I reckon.
Gloating over poor saps who get blindsided by ammo prices makes you part of the problem, bro. Reasonable suspecting you one of those vultures who walks his retired butt into a store, drops a couple grand emptying the place outta target ammo, and then flips it on gunbroker for $1/rd. Inhibiting new gun buyers isn’t kosher. It’s detrimental to 2A efforts and destabilizing to our national security
DRUG HOUSE NEXT TO ME, 12 YEARS CALLING THE POLICE. MY HOUSE WAS SHOT, I SOLD QUICK, YES GANGS AND DRUGS CROOKED POLICE
Got to agree with you. I found some 223 ammo around a month ago for about $240 per thousand. I got 2k rounds. Glad now I did. Is that hording ? Maybe, but in dire times ammo will be like cigarettes and liquor. You can ALWAYS sell or trade them !
I guess they feel the same with the toilet paper shortage. Glad I always used Charmin and stocked up!
Many of those new owners are Liberals who want to take your Arms(Go figure), I am supportive to those who have awoken to the fact we have a Constitution and what it says and means. To the Liberals... hope you shoot yourself in the foot.
Your so right! I bought mine back many years ago when it was Available & Cheap. I guess we should look at it Better to buy now than not at all. I still have to LMAO at those buying Hi-Points for $350+
Yes, depriving others the ability to recruit and train young people. No ammo to teach them to shoot with and they lose interest and start playing video games. Does it feel great to contribute to the destruction of the sport? When you can't get ammo to teach new shooters the sport, you kill the sport. If a civil war does break out there will be a few people with all the ammo and no one to help you! Just saying.....I experienced it with my grand daughter. Got her started shooting and then the 22 ammo shortage happened because of hoarders....I could not find ammo for us to shoot, after about a year she finally said, don't worry about I will find something else to do. We can do something else..... Lost a young person that loved shooting,,,,How many more youngsters are the hoarders losing? When you lose the young ones and the older hoarders die off, who will be there? Absolutely no one!
Suckers? I guess we can't all see the future like you. That's why you're sitting in a $20mil Yacht off the coast of Saint Tropez, and I'm driving a 12yr old Chevy and giving anesthesia to other suckers every day. Or maybe, just maybe, you're not in a $20mil Yacht and it was just Dumb Redneck Luck that you bought a ton of ammo while it was still cheap. In which case, your comment just makes you a worthless pos doosh-bag. I suspect the latter.
While is IS indeed sweet to have already been a gun guy and be adequately armed and ammo'd, I believe the more the merrier, particularly when the more are on the right side of the fight. What we don't want to do is make it any easier for gov to seize our Second Amendment protection hardware. I myself, also, believe this is an ammo conspiracy, it seems to go far beyond the simple supply and demand scenario. Yep, I know the Chinese Virus is there, I know millions of new gun buyers are there, I know we have an anti-gunner Fake President Elect on his way, but still. A 223 round which a year ago went for about 18 cents a round in bulk, now it's over a dollar? Get real, folks. And what happened to the UNIVERSE of Russian ammo flooding our markets, particularly in the 223, 6.56 and 7.62???? I'm afraid to shoot anything bigger than 22LR for fear of running down my stocks. So much for "shooting sports" when I have to save all my ammo in case I need to shoot traitors. God Save America! RESTORE THE RIGHTFUL PRESIDENT!!!
Its more than what you think... Both sides of the government work together at the top. They divide us to conquer us. This is why they want us disarmed. They are using cvirus as a scapegoat to implement control, and everyone says its for safety. Those that think they can trade their freedom for a false sense of safety are fools. REVELATION 13-6 says he will cause all small great rich and poor free and slave to receive a mark in their right hand or forehead and that no mad can buy or sell without the mark of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom, count the number of the beast for that number is that of a man his number is 666. Count out the word CORONA. C-3, O-15, R-18, O-15, N-14, A-1. Add it up and it comes to 66. The word itself is 6 letters long so you got 666. DO NOT TAKE THEIR VACCINE OR MARK! They don't want us armed, because otherwise they wouldn't be able to force this on us.
Yes....l had exact same problem with BALL canning jar lids. bought a whole flat of them in march, and no they haven't been on store shelves since... Just wait to see the sheep's response when they cant buy or sell without the mark. I believe this is why the gov doesn't want you to have guns. the gov also wont have to fight you in mark crisis, because the average sheep is willing to sacrifice their freedoms for a false sense of security. the writings on the walls now
Make it your self and keep it to yourself. For the other jackass on here stating Suckers. War is Right around the corner. And I bet you will be the 1st to drop.
I try to give enough ammo to new buyers of firearms so that they can feel the same security in their homes those of us who are long time owners and very well stocked feel also These new buyers are our friends. I treat them with respect for seeing the light.
I think we should be worried about who is buying the ammo, I recall someone told me that Japanese General Yamamoto said that USA was imposible to invade because we all have guns, no ammo make us weak , don't you think?
Sad that it took a national pandemic and literal riots to make people understand how important the 2nd ammendmant really is. Personally I learned my lesson last time ammo got short and stocked up a bit.
I purchased my first handgun after the looting and rioting, but that in no way meant that I didn't understand the importance of the 2nd Amendment. I've been a supporter of the NRA ever since I've been able to afford to donate. In addition, I've supported candidates that support the 2nd Amendment. What me and others like me took for granted is the fact that in the United States we have everything whenever we need, however, chance favors the prepared.
Remember when Obama said there’s a certain piece of paper that says he can’t take our guns and then all ammo was being sold to our govt and we couldn’t get a single round.
Why would anyone let Caleb Giddings write an article for them knowing he is a piss poor spokes person even for himself. Recoil Web dot com must be doing really bad if they rely on this joker to write for them.
WOW! Really? All you guys take a deep breath. First, since when did it get to dog eat dog? Jlo’s statement may be a bit antagonistic, but I know at some point we have all kinda felt vilified by the leftist agenda and endured the left arguments. Only criminals need more than 10 rounds, 1 round or no rounds if the left had their way Only criminals, or the police need assault rifles. That was before they came to the conclusion that the very police that they gave so much power to might become or are a real threat to them. Yea, it’s natural to want to stand up and laugh at those who have berated and belittled you for simply having a different opinion or worse for wanting the same freedom of choice that your detractors have for themselves. Many of the intellectuals that may now understand the security provided to themselves or their families By having a firearm in the home are now dealing with the red tape that they created in acquiring such and maybe it will give them pause to think. Do we want to point our fingers at them, laugh and mock them, maybe. But how does that help us? For the future? How does fighting and berating each other help us. Remember these folks were/are as much afraid of us as any criminal which is why they went law crazy to begin. Now is the time to show our new brothers and sisters in arms, at arms, with arms that we are the level headed ones and that they are the ones that are ones that were paranoid and overreacted with draconian, repressive laws, rules and regulations. So look you bunch of neanderthals, let’s first, let’s quit fighting each other. Second, let’s bring these new folks int to our ranks, welcome them, help them while helping ourselves. This crisis is not going to last for ever and while there are many out there that hope this will be the apocalypse of organized societies. It’s not, and when the world turns around and the double tongue politicians start looking to point their fingers at gun owners as the root of all evil. These folks may just have a different opinion because of their own personal experience. Food for thought, I hope, or just tell me what puss I am.
I like the way you think. This right here, this is what everyone needs to come to grips with and the kind of attitude that we should all have.
I think the not needing more than 10 round statement is absurd. Just to train every year I shoot about 200-300 rounds. That's just for me. If I want to take family to the range that number goes way up. I carry a spare magazine on my person always, then one in my car and a few in my safe. 10 rounds is pretty low. If you are only training or carrying a handgun to prevent a one on one assault then maybe 10 rounds is enough.... maybe not. You need to study more self-defense shootings. Most situations you crystal ball predict for may or may not happen. What if you are at the store and there are multiple shooters like the Wal Mart shooting where a CCW carrier and 2 cops were shot by a couple on the rampage. What if you run into heavily armed Kebold and harris type situation? Home Invasion? etc. If you think 10 rounds is enough you need to do some research and train with a pro like Gabe Suarez.
relax! It's the Internet! No one will remember your long post either! If they can't conduct themselves properly online, definitely can't be respectful in the real world.
Interesting point to understand is that the police department is designed to find and prosecute the person who shot you dead. A burglary goes bad and your dead. You are walking in wrong end of town a little too late in the evening, meet Mr cork screw. Lots of ways to die, none have a story line of police arriving to save you. So you better learn how to save yourself. Just for life insurance. We don’t live in Mayberry anymore Elmer!
Is Caleb still making an ass out of himself on youtube? He is the reason the saying “only two things come from Texas” comment is still alive today and he doesn’t look much like a steer to me, so that kinda narrows it down.
isn't recoil mag the anti second ammendment shitrag that said common citizens should not own semi auto "assault" weapons. f recoil and f the author, caleb, whoever the f that is. blow me.
There are a lot more factors driving the shortage than what the author lists. Raw material costs have increased, which is just one alone. The simple fact that the ammunition industry is not sufficient for the demand, and hasn't been for years now, is evident. Toss in governmental purchases at the local, State and Federal levels, and it's obvious that the private consumer will be the last to receive a product. Bottom line is that until there's Political Stability, the shortages will continue.
I am a manufacturer. To many idiots that bought toilet paper are buying ammo. Stop it now! You are screwing our loyal customers that buy ammo and shoot weekly competitions.
I think all the new gun buyers come from 2 groups ,the people who are scared and no nothing about firearms . Especially after watching all the rioting during the black lives matter protest ,from antifa ,the second group are the black folks there’s maybe the the same reason ,I don’t really know .i personally shoot 6000 -8000 rounds a year of mixed calibers ant the range and didn’t notice till 22 lr started getting scarce then 223 followed by 9mm then reloading primers .now prices are so high I would refuse to pay those kind of prices .people own tactical reasons for 2 reasons one sport shooting maybe. A little hunting the second is part of the second amendment if you have to defend your GOD givin rights against your own Government AR’s are the weapon of choice .i do feel sorry for first time gun buyers who buy a gun only to find out there’s no ammo , a gun is a big investment for some .hopefully you can get enough if SHTF and we get back to normal ,I still see some guys shooting 100-300 rounds of 223. At the range
I apologize that the basic consumer watches the news, sees the violence, sees that government either does not care or actively supports it, and wants to defend himself (and that means practice with the new firearm). I apologize that us basic consumers are taking away a product that your "loyal customers" apparently have a god-given right of priority, so they case waste millions of rounds shooting for fun. Apparently the basic consumer has no 2A rights, but your "loyal customers" do.
"DoNt sHooT fOr FuN!" In other words, don't train. Just sit on your fat ass and hoard ammo while pretending you can somehow defend yourself just because you have tens of thousands of rounds of ammo in the event of an unlikely apocalypse. Meanwhile, you haven't shot a gun in years because you're afraid to waste target ammo. Interesting.
Superb article. Likely all correct. However if the feds who are stimulating the economy, are they stifling amo manufacturers? They seem to want to support essential products, so they say, but what is more essential than self defense? Feds should stimulate amo industry, but likely they will not because it is not PC.
