FlippinHippie
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It started with the Obama administration. It continues today. I can't find any .22 or 12 gauge ammo (other than light bird loads) anywhere. I've heard all the explanations as to why there is no ammo to be had, but really? I have several old .22 pistols that I have been plinking with for decades. Now they languish in the safe unused. I don't dare use the ammo I have squirreled away as there are no signs I can replace it anytime soon...if ever.
I can kind of understand the shortage on certain semi-auto ammunition. I share the concerns of many that an ammo ban would be more practical than banning guns already out there in the eyes of government. EVERYONE is hoarding ammunition. But Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, how much is enough? If you carry a revolver for self defense and only use it in self defense situations, a single 50 round box is a lifetime supply if you reload it every five years. Why would anyone need ten thousand rounds of .38 special??? How many firefights do you expect to survive?
But what about the .22s and 12 gauges? THEY are not coming for our squirrel and bird guns. But everyone is buying up all the supply as soon as it hits the shelves. The prices have doubled and doubled again. I had to bum buck shot from a neighbor to hunt with this year as there was none to be had anywhere at any price. This shows no sigh of abating as people continue to pay ridiculous prices. Do people actually believe that .22 ammunition is going to be the new coin of the realm? I just want to shoot empty cans in the back yard. This simple pleasure I have enjoyed my entire life is now gone. When will this madness end?
Perhaps it's due to the fact I live in Arkansas. We do seem to have a surplus of crazy, paranoid, stupid people here. And they're armed...
I can kind of understand the shortage on certain semi-auto ammunition. I share the concerns of many that an ammo ban would be more practical than banning guns already out there in the eyes of government. EVERYONE is hoarding ammunition. But Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, how much is enough? If you carry a revolver for self defense and only use it in self defense situations, a single 50 round box is a lifetime supply if you reload it every five years. Why would anyone need ten thousand rounds of .38 special??? How many firefights do you expect to survive?
But what about the .22s and 12 gauges? THEY are not coming for our squirrel and bird guns. But everyone is buying up all the supply as soon as it hits the shelves. The prices have doubled and doubled again. I had to bum buck shot from a neighbor to hunt with this year as there was none to be had anywhere at any price. This shows no sigh of abating as people continue to pay ridiculous prices. Do people actually believe that .22 ammunition is going to be the new coin of the realm? I just want to shoot empty cans in the back yard. This simple pleasure I have enjoyed my entire life is now gone. When will this madness end?
Perhaps it's due to the fact I live in Arkansas. We do seem to have a surplus of crazy, paranoid, stupid people here. And they're armed...