carbinemike said:LAZY EYED SNIPER said:I almost cried tears of joy...
A grown man crying at the ammo counter would be a sight to see!
I'll take pictures next time...
carbinemike said:LAZY EYED SNIPER said:I almost cried tears of joy...
A grown man crying at the ammo counter would be a sight to see!
jgwills said:Holy moly, Academy near near me had a boat ton of just about everything with the exception of 9mm and .22lr and apparently being outta the loop I didn't know thats all they are still limiting. It was nice to have the option to buy as much as I wanted right off the shelves with no assistance from anyone in just about all calibers.
Thank you for the quick reply. I understand that hoarding is the primary reason for the shortage. I attribute this to the various State and Federal statements and laws that have (and continue to be) made and implemented, and that in the end this is primarily a political issue, and a self sustaining vicious circle. Fear of a shortage drives people to hoard, whether it's toilet paper, or firearms and ammo. I don't have a solution for this, other than a faint hope that the politicians will cease and desist in their efforts to infringe on the 2nd Amendment, which seems unlikely given the current climate and the upcoming fight over the UN Arms Trade Treaty.
Good luck to all of us.
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The combination of guns, death and the particular vulnerability that a car on a public street presents to stars who are under siege from paparazzi and stalkers hits close to home for many in L.A.'s celebrity culture, where spending lavishly on personal security is a seldom-discussed necessity.
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GunnyGene said:I think what's needed to overcome the desire on the part of many people to hoard ammo is a high powered industry marketing campaign imploring people to stop hoarding, as it only plays into the politicians and anti's agenda. They need to lay this directly at the feet of culpable politicians. We need to go on the offensive.
carbinemike said:GunnyGene said:I think what's needed to overcome the desire on the part of many people to hoard ammo is a high powered industry marketing campaign imploring people to stop hoarding, as it only plays into the politicians and anti's agenda. They need to lay this directly at the feet of culpable politicians. We need to go on the offensive.
I don't see it as reasonable to ask people to stop hoarding with the current political environment, erosion of the Constitution, increased national debt and what we hear from the anti's since Newtown. People are hoarding that never felt the need to have more than one or two bricks of .22 in the past. As most ammo calibers have shown availability improvement in the past few months, .22 will also. It will just take time as people come to have what they feel is an ok quantity on hand. It's probably not a bad thing for the powers that be to know that people are stocking up. Of course we are a "crisis" away from marshal law and suspension of rights, the first of which will be gun and ammo ownership. Get your ammo now.
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GunnyGene said:The old dogs like us who were born and raised with firearms are much less likely to panic buy imho. Probably because many of us have been gradually stocking up for years if not decades and already have a garage full, and/or the skills and means to reload our own.