I have the Hoarder Gene ... been doing this all of my life.... Some may call this hoarding, I call it preparation and planning. ...
Hanging Rock and Pablo J are correct, it's all being driven by fear. Fear sells, big time. This panic is being driven by the pro-gun organizations, gun makers, ammo sellers, gun show promoters and gun dealers.
i've been hearing "Obama will take our guns" since 2007.
There is a reason some states have strict gun control: The majority of citizens in CA, CT, HI, IL, MA, MD, NJ, and NY, want strict gun control.
Stockpiling, hoarding, and scalping are three different things.
Just the way I look at it in the current ammo shortages: Scalpers are dogs who buy up hay to sell to horses at inflated prices and deserve contempt; Stockpilers are exercising commonsense; Hoarders are reacting to irrational emotion.
Stockpiling, hoarding, and scalping are three different things.
Just the way I look at it in the current ammo shortages: Scalpers are dogs who buy up hay to sell to horses at inflated prices and deserve contempt; Stockpilers are exercising commonsense; Hoarders are reacting to irrational emotion.
Why?Its no so much hoarding thats the issue for some, its that some people buy supplies/ammo and not leave any for others who also want to stock up.
I don't have a problem if someone buys a box or 2 of ammo every few days. But if someone buys the entire stock of 9mm or 22lr that is on the shelf, that is an issue.
Fear is a perfectly normal human reaction. The question is if the fear is irrational. When we have a politician openly making statements such as those being heard now, IMO, the fear of further infringement is very reasonable
Just the man I'm looking for. I have a bridge in Massachusetts you might want to buy.Yep, fear of infringement is even more "reasonable" to those who don't
fully understand how the US government functions. The "Obama will take our guns" trash spread by gun rights organizations, gun show promoters, gun shop owners and ammunition peddlers is aimed at increasing their bottom line.
i attend a lot of estate auctions. Here in OK i've seen well worn firearms sell at prices well above those of a new gun of the same model. Bubba is willing to pay a premium for an "unregistered gun".
To this day no guns were taken by Obama. The position of POTUS is not yet that of your average Mickey Mouse dictator in the mold of Hitler or Stalin.
Not that it will do any good, but I would like to remind all those who were crying "Hoarder", "Greedy" and other less cordial names at people like me who maintain a sensible stock of ammo and reloading supplies during the last run on supplies that now is the time to prepare.
Buy now!
Actually, the recent Massachusetts decree by the Attorney General allows existing owners to keep what they already own. It's only those who didn't hedge against the possibility of a new ban that are now SOL.The OMG go buy whatever you need before the next ban thinking also misses a significant issue - if you are thinking the next ban will let you keep shooting what you have, says who? Not in Massachusetts. The AG states most semi autos rifles are now illegal regardless. Buying more now would only add to the pile of contraband seized by the police. Kinda hard to hide a room full of reloading gear, a gun safe, and pallets of ammo.
Huh? How much extra room does an extensive gun collection take up in a moving truck when you move out of state?I would recommend you start trimming things down and selling off. In hard times how many guns do you need? All the rest might be left behind while you flee your pursuers and try to make it to freedom in a no ban state.
Again, the Massachusetts royal decree only banned the purchase of new guns, not the possession of existing ones.Don't assume it will only be "so bad." It could be worse, and it is in Massachusetts.
buck460XVR said:Nope, I don't believe folks here need to be told to be prepared and stock up. They been told to stock up and have been doing so for 8 years, as much as they can afford. Three pages of thread and not one person saying, "OMG, I better run out and buy!", tells me most folks here are already on board with the "be prepared". Now maybe a few newbies to the sport, that don't belong to a gun forum might get caught with their pants down, but they'd have to have had their head pretty deep in the sand not to know what to expect from the panic buying if Hilary gets elected
Yep, fear of infringement is even more "reasonable" to those who don't
fully understand how the US government functions.
To this day no guns were taken by Obama.
Vern said:Why?
What business is it of mine how much ammo YOU buy?
None.
But if a person buys all the boxes of 22lr or 9mm that gets supplied in a lgs and leaves none for other shooters, that is not considerate IMO.
Buy all you want, I don't care. I care for the shooting community in general.