Maybe the start of an ammo panic?
Wow, somebody goes to Walmart and finds the ammo stock to be low and is concerned that this might be the start of an ammo panic?
I have been to Walmart when they were nearly out of chocolate milk, but the notion of there being a chocolate milk panic never crossed my mind.
Obama or Clinton White House.
Just joshing.I think.
Not joshing. And I'm sure.
I think you are giving Americans more credit than they deserve. There isn't any realistic way to believe that the possibility of a Democrat in the White House in 11 months has started a buying panic for pistol ammo right now. As a whole, Americans simply don't prepare that well. Besides, it isn't the ammo that would be in jeopardy. It would be higher capacity magazines and gear previously covered on the AWB. Notice, there isn't a big run on these right now.
If there was to be an ammo panic, then I would expect it to be either just prior or after the election and/or just prior or just after the inauguration.
I went to an indoor pistol range this weekend. Guy running the place said it's never been busier. About a 45 minute wait to get a lane in a 25 lane range. There must have been 50 people milling around.
All the CCW instructors I know have all their classes booked for several months out.
Being busy at the range certainly would not be in anticipation of a Democrat in the White House. Neither would booked CCW classes.
At least here in North Texas, I haven't had any problems finding pistol ammo at all. As for the CHL instructors I know, they are busy, but no more so than at this time in previous years.
I haven't been able to find any good deals on 5.56 or .223 for 4 months.
No doubt that ammo supplies are not what they have been prior to the current military action, but that is because so much of the production is going into military needs, especially 5.56/.223.