Gun ammo in short supply!

[Lee Borgersen]

.....Gun ammunition suddenly in short supply

Hunters and hobbyists have depleted shop shelves since the Connecticut school shooting in December. It's 'a Black Friday atmosphere,' one store manager says.

Ammunition is getting scarce for gun owners, and some people suspect the recent school massacre in Connecticut is one reason behind the run.

The largest seller of guns in the U.S., Wal-Mart , is limiting sales of ammunition at its stores to three boxes per customer a day.

And it's not only Wal-Mart. Over the weekend, gun owners in Myrtle Beach, S.C., lined up outside the local Bass Pro Shops store.

The store's operations manager, Brad Andrews, told WBTW-TV there's been "a bit of a Black Friday atmosphere" at the shop for several weeks now as hunters and gun hobbyists try to stock up from any new shipments of ammunition.

Sales of guns and ammunition have reportedly risen sharply across the country since the Dec. 14 elementary school shooting.

"It probably has something to do with the recent event in Newtown, Connecticut, the shooting out there," said would-be ammunition buyer Richard Harney. "People just went out and bought it all out. The demand is there, we just saw it, a lot of ammo was off the shelves in two minutes."

Another gun owner at the Myrtle Beach Bass Pro Shops, George Schultz, believes the run on ammunition is due to fears of an impending government crackdown on weapons. "People are scared," he said. "I guess they’re just loading up on whatever they can, and it’s just a shortage."

The website for Ammunition to Go, based in Texas, alerts potential customers to shipping delays of 24 to 26 days due to the high volume of orders.

Law enforcement is also feeling the ammunition pinch. The Metropolis, Ill., Police Department can't find ammo for its .40 caliber semiautomatic pistols.

"We've been told from our supplier that pistol ammunition is almost become nonexistent," Metropolis police chief Harry Masse told KFVS-TV. He notes the ammunition shortage is also driving up costs.

"I used to complain when they cost us 7 to 8 cents a round," he said. "Now they're costing us 30 cents a shot. And there's 50 rounds per box. So it adds up quickly."

[beeker]

everything I've read on the new proposals for gun control.. I have yet to see anything serious on limiting ammo.  except making it illegal for a felon to purchase ammo. and I don't see why someone who can't legally own a gun would want to own ammo.  personally.. there are people on armslist who are trying to get 75 cents a round for cheap 223 ammo.. sad.  just like the first time obummer was elected and people paniced and stocked up.. ammo was back on the shelves 6 months later.

[kenhuntin]

R. T Rybeck the uber liberal Mpls mayor wants to pressure Federal Ammunition into only selling to law enforcement. Perhaps that is the reason the Commander in Chief gun salesman of the decade will visit Mpls this week.

[beeker]

rybek is the biggest joke that ever stepped into a suit. federal should name a round after him  that is targeted for shooting rodents.  "the rybek rat splasher"