Sen. Inhofe: Obama Admin strying to dry up ammo Supply

[Pilot]

Well, I guess we'll have to add Sen. James Inhofe to the tinfoil hat brigade, huh?

On Aaron Klein’s weekend show on New York City’s WABC radio, Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Inhofe accused the Obama administration of buying up ammunition at an unprecedented level to bypass the Second Amendment so gun-owners “can’t even buy ammunition because government is purchasing so much.”

“Let’s make sure that your audience out there is aware, Aaron, that our president, Obama, has been doing everything he could to stop the private ownership of guns in America,” Inhofe said. “You know that, everyone knows that. And yet he’s been voted down in a big way by a large majority. And so my feeling is that he’s doing this to buy up [ammunition] so that we can’t buy: Honest, law-abiding citizens here in the United States, like my son, can’t even buy ammunition because government is purchasing so much.”

Inhofe explained to Klein he is working to introduce the Ammunition Management for More Obtainability (AMMO) bill that will limit “non-defense, armed federal agencies to pre-Obama levels of ammunition.”

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[Blackstone]

I thought it was shown that DHS were purchasing roughly the same amount that they had been purchasing for the past few years?

 

[Texan Scott]

If they're buying up all the 7.62x39, 38 dewc, and 45lc, I wanna know why...

Otherwise, I'll stick with reasoned and factual explanations.

 

[Queen_of_Thunder]

I would like a reasonable explantion to this mess but its now May and the situation has not resolved itself.

 

[Pilot]

I think it is well within the "reasoned", and "factual" realm to think that when people can't get 9MM, .40, .45ACP and 5.56/.223. that they will panic buy 7.62, .22LR, .45 Colt, and other calibers the government doesn't buy just to have ammo that some of their guns can shoot.

But hey, if you want to trust the current Administration, go ahead.

 

[cfullgraf]

There may be a bright side to the government "buying" up all the ammunition. Eventually, some bureaucrat will determine that the government will have too much in inventory and release it to the surplus market.

 

[45_auto]

I would like a reasonable explantion to this mess but its now May and the situation has not resolved itself.

The reasonable explanation is that millions of people are trying to stock up on ammo and the manufacturers can't make it fast enough to keep up with the demand.

Notice this press release from Federal-CCI:

http://outdoorwriters.atk.com/brands/federalpremium/news.aspx

Pay particular attention to the part where it says:

Both Federal Premium and CCI continue to run their plants 24 hours a day, seven days a week—as they have for years.

They've been running at max capacity for years to keep up with demand. Now after Obama's re-election and Sandy Hook the demand has increased by several orders of magnitude. Building new plant infrastructure and machinery and bringing it online takes years. If they start now, they should be ready to increase production just about in time for the next presidential election. Hopefully the results of the election will cause demand to drop significantly, which would mean that they have just wasted a lot of money on excess capability.

Then you've got law makers talking about new taxes on ammo.

California's proposing 5 cents per bullet. Nevada's proposing 2 cents per bullet. Massachussetts is proposing a 25% tax on ammo. Maryland is proposing a 50% tax on ammo.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/07/gun-taxes-owners-second-amendment/2049363/

What do you think those taxes would do to ammo demand? How hard do you think it might be to get investers (banks who are in business to make money) to invest millions to increase capacity when the demand could be chopped at any time by passage of new laws?

 

[JohnBT]

Is the Obama administration buying up all the guns too? The shelves are still all but empty.

 

[Pilot]

The gun stores in my area have plenty of guns, including AR-15's, and other military style clones. It is the ammo shelves that are empty. If you look on Gunbroker or other internet sites, the prices of semi-auto rifles and pistols have come down to near pre-panic levels, as the ones that are overpriced are NOT selling.

 

[Cee Zee]

Let's not forget there was a panic after the first Obama election. That's not to say that Obama wasn't ready to make that situation worse this time around. Panic is panic and people buy up everything they think won't be available later on. There is a snowball effect in play. It's not at all unreasonable to think that the administration was playing games with the gun industry. After all it was a couple of months after the election that the panic started. It wasn't until the rush started to enact new gun laws that the panic got going in earnest. Was it a coordinated plan? It may seem unlikely given the situation in Conn. but then again Obama knew there was a panic after the first election and he could have just used the shootings as an added incentive for people to panic. He did say he never let a crisis go by without using it to further his goals. If I was a part of the lunatic fringe I might even make the assertion that Obama had someone do the shootings. The liberals certainly blamed Bush for 9/11 to further his goals. It was crazy when they said it and it would be crazy to say it now. No president would be that stupid. If they got caught they would spend their life in prison instead of basking in the easy money of a retired politician's life. I just saw where Al Gore had $200 in CASH in the bank. Create a cause and find a way to collect money on it - that's what politicians do. For Gore it was global warming and his indulgences, err.. offsets.

 

[Sav .250]

Accused. A long way from a fact.

 

[Midwest]

I think it comes down to the politicians (and the media) who are still demanding gun control (in the news) that help keep the panic and the ammo shortage alive.

 

[jerkface11]

Yeah there's no way Obama would use underhanded methods to restrict the ammo supply. He's far too honorable for that.

 

[Blackhawk30]

There may be a bright side to the government "buying" up all the ammunition. Eventually, some bureaucrat will determine that the government will have too much in inventory and release it to the surplus market.
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No,what will happen to that ammo is that it will be demilled,thrown out or given to a foreign power as aid.We will never see it.

 

[vtail]

Let's not forget there was a panic after the first Obama election. That's not to say that Obama wasn't ready to make that situation worse this time around. Panic is panic and people buy up everything they think won't be available later on. There is a snowball effect in play. It's not at all unreasonable to think that the administration was playing games with the gun industry. After all it was a couple of months after the election that the panic started. It wasn't until the rush started to enact new gun laws that the panic got going in earnest. Was it a coordinated plan? It may seem unlikely given the situation in Conn. but then again Obama knew there was a panic after the first election and he could have just used the shootings as an added incentive for people to panic. He did say he never let a crisis go by without using it to further his goals. If I was a part of the lunatic fringe I might even make the assertion that Obama had someone do the shootings. The liberals certainly blamed Bush for 9/11 to further his goals. It was crazy when they said it and it would be crazy to say it now. No president would be that stupid. If they got caught they would spend their life in prison instead of basking in the easy money of a retired politician's life. I just saw where Al Gore had $200 in CASH in the bank. Create a cause and find a way to collect money on it - that's what politicians do. For Gore it was global warming and his indulgences, err.. offsets.

Oh, I think he's got a little more than $200 in the bank.

 

[Sam1911]

Hey, just because someone's a Senator doesn't mean their immune from irrational thinking (might even be a job prerequisite!) and mildly hysteric speculation. (Especially if their office gets a lot of calls from concerned constituents and they need to be seen as taking action on the (non) issue.)

 

[PabloJ]

Well, I guess we'll have to add Sen. James Inhofe to the tinfoil hat brigade, huh?





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We know it's untrue BS.

 

[Pilot]

We know it's untrue BS.

OK. I'll just believe it because you say so.

Any supporting evidence? No?

 

[baz]

Hey, just because someone's a Senator doesn't mean their immune from irrational thinking (might even be a job prerequisite!) and mildly hysteric speculation. (Especially if their office gets a lot of calls from concerned constituents and they need to be seen as taking action on the (non) issue.)

^^ this.

I don't think DHS is trying to dry up ammo supply. And the contracts may be nothing more than long term strategic planning by DHS. But I do think DHS is a dangerous threat to liberty, and that any facilitation of the militarization of law enforcement needs to be resisted. So if Inhofe's investigation puts a crimp in Big Sis' style, I'm okay with that. DHS needs to be disbanded.

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

What I read between the lines here is that some apparently believe all politicians except the President are capable of being duped or are involved in active conspiracies. Frankly, I don't believe the current occupant of the people's house is able to be honest in his beliefs or his motives and will do anything possible to undermine and destroy those who oppose his agenda, including giving Democratic operatives talking points to skew the arguments away from his actions in nonpolitical groups........

 

[HoosierQ]

Is the Obama administration buying up all the guns too? The shelves are still all but empty.

Wow...not around here any more. Guns galore...of every kind. No ammo but lots and lots of guns.

 

[Trung Si]

Hey, just because someone's a Senator doesn't mean their immune from irrational thinking (might even be a job prerequisite!) and mildly hysteric speculation. (Especially if their office gets a lot of calls from concerned constituents and they need to be seen as taking action on the (non) issue

I agree with that!

 

[PabloJ]

Well, I guess we'll have to add Sen. James Inhofe to the tinfoil hat brigade, huh?





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Mr. Inhofe should find something worthwhile to do. Perhaps try to find a way to encourage
hispanics (soon to be majority), women,...... to join or vote for the republican party. The way things are going it looks like there will be no more republican presidents in the white house.

 

[WardenWolf]

Even if he's wrong, I would rather have him be concerned about that sort of thing than not. Sometimes a small degree of paranoia is a good thing.

 

[Pilot]

I think Sen. Inhofe's priorities are just fine focusing on this issue. Anyway we can restrict the Federal government from overstepping it's bounds whether it be with acquiring too much ammo, or making sure they are not impeding supply to citizens is a good cause. There is nothing wrong with shining some light on the DHS, or other agencies and their purchases.

Obama, Holder, and Napalitano need daily scrutiny. I find it concerning that so many here are willing to just believe what the Administration tells you, and not want further examination of ammunition purchases or supply issues affecting us. With attitudes like some here, I am not surprised we continue to fight an uphill battle for our 2A Rights.