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I tend to agree with Lou629 on this one.
When Walmart became big; a market force to be reconed with, it insisted that it's vendors provide the ubitiquous bar coding on all it's shipments and products, or not supply to Walmart. Well they caved in as we all are aware of and so today we have the RFID imbedments, the grocery chain "advantage" cards, etc. All begun by seemingly innocuous Walmart. "Have a good day."
My supposition is that big, powerful old Walmart is attempting to set market prices, and particularly on ammunition! Oh, yes, "compteition" keeps the prices down, but just try and compete with Walmart and the biggies. They can hold out while the little guy strangles, and by transferring losses from one division, and spreading it out amoung many other profitable divisions, time is gained until the smaller business are exhausted.
Some of the theories of "Economics 101" are being made retro right before our eyes.
I'm not old enough to having lived through the economic era of monopolies, but from what I've seen of the twentyfirst century, the corporations have nullified and bypassed all the old regulations, have infiltrated our government protections, and are busy expanding and consuming everything in their path.
That goes for the demise of the firearms and ammo companies also.