oneounceload
member
Panic, yes; but this is also a big component for the increases at the big box stores and manufacturers who have to pay for the program. Everyone seems to think that the price increases were only at the retail level by folks cashing in on the panic - just simply is not true as the only cause - as mentioned, fuel, utilities, taxes, new regulations and on and on have forced prices higher and those costs will help keep the prices higher than before, even after the panic segment has calmed down. You're just not gonna see those $7.99 bricks of .22 againOcare has nothing to do with the HUGE price increases we saw