[I]Rumors of government hoarding, potential for new restrictions have caused serious shortage of available ammo as civilians line up, literally, to purchase whatever comes into stores[/I]
[quote]ALBANY, N.Y. — Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments.
At a 24-hour Walmart in suburban Albany, the ammunition cabinet was three-fourths empty this week; sales clerks said customers must arrive before 9 the morning after a delivery to get what they want. A few miles away, Dick's Sporting Goods puts up a red rope after ammunition deliveries so buyers can line up early to get a number, averting races up the escalator to the gun counter. Both stores are limiting ammunition purchases to three boxes a day.
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Connecticut on Thursday became the latest to crack down as the governor signed a measure — effective immediately — that adds more than 100 firearms to the state's assault weapons ban, creates a dangerous weapon offender registry and institutes eligibility rules for ammunition purchases.
Hours before the law took effect, hundreds of customers streamed out of Hoffman's Gun Center in Newington with guns and boxes of ammunition.
"The bad guys are going to get guns," said John Power, 56, of Bristol, arguing the new law would not stop a troubled gunman.
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Jennifer Donnals, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol, said the agency was still waiting on rifle and shotgun ammunition ordered in November.
In Phoenix, the Police Department has stopped providing officers with 100 rounds of ammunition per month for practice. Sgt. Trent Crump said 10 to 15 percent of the department's 3,000 officers, who are assigned .40-caliber and .45-caliber handguns, had taken advantage of the ammunition for practice shooting.
In January, police chiefs in central Texas said they were having trouble arming their officers because of shortages of assault rifles and ammunition.
The major U.S. manufacturers are running shifts around the clock to try to meet increased demand, Keane said. The foundation projected $1.5 billion from ammunition sales in 2011 and $2.8 billion from gun sales, totals that more than doubled in a decade.
Stockpiling has also been fueled by false online rumors, such as one that purports a coming nickel tax on each bullet, which would triple the cost of a .22-caliber cartridge, said Hans Farnung, president of Beikirch's Ammunition, a retailer and wholesaler in Rochester, N.Y., that sells in seven states.
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Bruce Martindale, a champion marksman from upstate New York who normally uses .22-caliber rimfire ammunition, said it's now hard for him to get anything, partly because online retailers are reluctant to ship to New York and risk running afoul of its new law.[/quote]
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This is actually getting bad. My dept. ordered 5,000 rounds of 9mm rounds and we wont get them until (at least) may. Also, in my county they have processed an unprecedented amount of CCL's. The staff have been working 24/7 to check and file. They already processed more than 50% the total of last year - so far this year.
[editline]6th April 2013[/editline]
of you have money to throw around, INVEST IN AMMUNITION MAKERS.
What if the weapons companies are secretly lobbying for gun control laws to push up the prices?
We all know they like war maybe now they have set their sights on ripping off the citizens instead of foreign countries.
[QUOTE=Pepsi-cola;40185384]What if the weapons companies are secretly lobbying for gun control laws to push up the prices?
We all know they like war maybe now they have set their sights on ripping off the citizens instead of foreign countries.[/QUOTE]
that's a pretty silly idea to drive up prices short term while restricting yourself long term
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;40185426]that's a pretty silly idea to drive up prices short term while restricting yourself long term[/QUOTE]
Then they would lobby against gun control and then the cycle starts again.
I work at a gun store and we usually run out of .22 LR the day or the day after we get a new shipment in. We limit .223/5.56 to 300 rounds per day. .40, .45 and 9mm sell out pretty goddamn fast too. 12 and 20 gauge buckshot is a hot seller, but other than that we usually stay stocked up on everything else. But the Walmart in my town is out of almost everything the very day they get a shipment in.
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;40185426]that's a pretty silly idea to drive up prices short term while restricting yourself long term[/QUOTE]
What if the legislation gets struck down the very last moment by mere "technicalities"?
After all, they're prone to act like big dickheads like any other big companies
And what's stopping government agencies from buying ammunition directly from the manufacturers and distributing it to their departments when they request more?
[QUOTE=Teal Moose;40185526]I work at a gun store and we usually run out of .22 LR the day or the day after we get a new shipment in. We limit .223/5.56 to 300 rounds per day. .40, .45 and 9mm sell out pretty goddamn fast too. 12 and 20 gauge buckshot is a hot seller, but other than that we usually stay stocked up on everything else. But the Walmart in my town is out of almost everything the very day they get a shipment in.[/QUOTE]
How much do .22 rounds cost anyway?
[QUOTE=ultra_bright;40185541]How much do .22 rounds cost anyway?[/QUOTE]
The last time I bought .22 I bought a 555 (yeah weird number, I know) round box of Winchester for about $17. So they were pretty cheap before the rush. It's a very simple, easy process to load .22 LR anyway. It's a rimfire cartridge so it doesn't even need a primer. Cheap, easy to make but the overwhelming demand is still making it hard to get. I don't even know what the price is anymore. The last time were able to get a shipment was a few weeks ago and they've all been sold by the time I get to work, haha.
No wonder, the number of civilian guns and gun users outnumber that of the government massively.
[QUOTE=Teal Moose;40185526]I work at a gun store and we usually run out of .22 LR the day or the day after we get a new shipment in. We limit .223/5.56 to 300 rounds per day. .40, .45 and 9mm sell out pretty goddamn fast too. 12 and 20 gauge buckshot is a hot seller, but other than that we usually stay stocked up on everything else. But the Walmart in my town is out of almost everything the very day they get a shipment in.[/QUOTE]
I haven't been able to find bulk .22lr for months.
[QUOTE=SHIG;40187299]I haven't been able to find bulk .22lr for months.[/QUOTE]
I remember, before all this shit happened. Local gun shots were selling 1000 round boxes of 22lr and caps for $19. Then I went target shooting with all my guns,
Oddly enough, it was the day of the Sandy Hook massacre.
the outdoor goods store near me had a 20ft shelf of pistol ammo. last week when i went to look the shelf was bare no joke. the only place i could find some .22 was at dicks and they wanted 10$ for a tiny box of 50
Same here, I remember buying .22lr Winchester 555 for 20 bucks. Now that shit is nonexsistant.
I was lucky enough to catch a shipment that arrived to pick up 100 rounds of 223 but I haven't caught one since.
I wonder if the panic buying will increase gun crime, that'd sure be ironic but it'd also prove a point.
Good luck getting ammo unless you shoot 12ga, .30-06 or .327 FUDD
The store I work at is a small, privately owned single shop. Somehow, despite being in the middle of big time gun country, we manage to stay stocked up on everything but .22 LR. We have no problem keeping 9mm, .45, .40 or .223 really. We rarely sell out, though sometimes we come close. If any of you live in central-east VA, hit me up. I can get you hooked up with anything BUT .22, haha.
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