Why? Even if this new AWB did pass ammo isn't going to be banned.From a purely business perspective, it doesn't make sense for the ammunition manufacturers to take on risk and significantly ramp up production. If there is a ban of some sort, they might take a "wait and see" approach. If there is no ban, demand might drop off to the point that they'll be losing money if they flood the market. This is econ 101.....timing of supply/demand in the market is a tough thing.
Why? Even if this new AWB did pass ammo isn't going to be banned.
Isn't there a way to temporarily increase production without incurring any fixed expenses and in a way that they can shut down the spigot quickly?From a purely business perspective, it doesn't make sense for the ammunition manufacturers to take on risk and significantly ramp up production. If there is a ban of some sort, they might take a "wait and see" approach. If there is no ban, demand might drop off to the point that they'll be losing money if they flood the market. This is econ 101.....timing of supply/demand in the market is a tough thing.
My apologies if what I post below is not in the spirit of THR, which I respect greatly, but this thought continues to pop in my head:
Just imagine what would happen if another mass shooting took place in the U.S. in the near future (meaning anytime this year, probably)?
Trent, very well said. That is truly a well written post about what is going.
While it may not be banned, there is a bill introduced (I don't think it will pass) that prohibits private sales; essentially a return to pre-FOPA when ammo sales were tracked. No more mail-order sales would put a dent in demand overnight, if for no other reason than buyers would have to pay more for ammo at the LGS.Even if this new AWB did pass ammo isn't going to be banned.
While it may not be banned, there is a bill introduced (I don't think it will pass) that prohibits private sales; essentially a return to pre-FOPA when ammo sales were tracked. No more mail-order sales would put a dent in demand overnight, if for no other reason than buyers would have to pay more for ammo at the LGS.
Isn't there a way to temporarily increase production without incurring any fixed expenses and in a way that they can shut down the spigot quickly?
How about offering employees 2x pay for night shifts. Don't know what this would do to margins, but my guess is, even if it leads to no additional profit, it will be good for repeat business.
Excellent, and ACCURATE post Trent. Thanks.No, I don't think your post is off the mark at all.
In fact, it's quite enlightening, and people should pay what you wrote their full and undivided attention.
Anti-gun agenda is clear. Mass shooting = carry signs in public with the names of the dead on them, to trample your rights in to the ground. Every time they (the anti-gunners) get a new mass graveyard to play in, a new mound on the earth to stand upon and shout their slogans, their agenda is advanced. Sounds callous and cruel? Perhaps, but it's true. And no one can possibly deny the truth in it. Because we've all witnessed it endlessly portrayed on the news for the last month and a half.
"Following Sandy Hook in which 20 children and 6 adults were ruthlessly slain by a semiautomatic Bushwhacker assault rifle..."
The phrase, or variations thereof, has appeared in EVERY print story on guns published by mainstream news media, has appeared as a talking point in EVERY press conference held by authorities, and has been said in EVERY video news broadcast, since early December.
The entire country is simultaneously p*ssed off and fearful of "what comes next", on both sides of the fence. But the favor is on the anti-gunner's side. If they fail, the next time there is a mass shooting they can stand on the pulpit before the bodies are even cold and buried, and say "SEE WE TOLD YOU SO! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
Meanwhile the pro-gun side can do nothing but stockpile and say "It wasn't ME, why are you punishing ME for what some other lunatic did half a country away!"
Anti-gunners want to blame SOMEONE for what happened. The shooter is dead, robbing them of any vindication or closure. They'd throw their grandmother under the bus if it meant stemming the tide of senseless violence that is infecting society, so they can feel safe and secure sipping their latte's under the careful scrutiny of heavily armed Law Enforcement patrols. They've already made the decision to defer their personal protection on to others.
Pro-gunners want to fend for themselves, won't trade freedom for security. I'm perfectly content sipping MY latte with a 357 tucked away in my pocket, confident that I can care for my own. I don't want the heavy boot of Law Enforcement examining my every action or Officer Friendly probing my every orifice at routine traffic stops. (Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...ooper-following-roadside-cavity-searches?lite)
The world is not a GOOD or SAFE place, it never HAS been, and it never WILL be. No matter how many jack-boots are clomping away at the city cobblestones on patrol, there will always be rats in the gutter, feeding off of the hard work of the larger body of society.
One side turns a blind eye to the problem and says "it's someone else's problem." Let someone else clean up the mess.
The other side sees the problem, and says "I have a solution for vermin."
The two sides will never see eye to eye. So we arm ourselves, and hoard, and stockpile, and prepare. While the other side puts us deeper in debt and through their collective voices, causes the Government to stockpile, and hoard, and prepare.
The cauldron is boiling gentlemen, and we're all stewing in the same pot.
Offering overtime seems like one way of doing.most likely not but there could be a push back to the old way of registering ammunition purchases and such. when it comes to big operations, its not so easy to ramp up increased production for a short period of time.
I agree with the "make hay" comment but the USG orders more than the collected mass of private gun owners.
I also dont see things getting better soon. My plan is simply add to my stock of ammo and reloading supplies as money becomes available. I'm short on 41 mag bullets so correcting that shortage is my next purchase. Its just going to take a little more time and work to overcome these shortages.Ban or not, I don't see demand for ammo going down in the foreseeable future. Even in a worst case scenario where ammo purchases are limited, common calibers will be in high demand for the next few years at least. People are spooked by what has happened and what may still happen. If I was an ammo manufacturer, I would be producing at full capacity.