Occurs to me that those here by fleeing oppressive conditions may bring their fears with them.
Seeing as ammo shortages continue, even though there’s plenty of supply and buyers have more than enough, shows mindset of fear still drives panicked stockpiling.
Hate to see that happen to food here. Fearful enough, people will hoard plentiful food even if they know it will rot.
Some people have a very inflated idea of how much ammo they might need. Much to the disappointment of some I stock only a little over 2000 rounds for my battle rifle that is ten times the basic load of 210 rounds for a solider on patrol.
IMHO anyone who expended more than 10X a standard issue during a SHTF event is either crazy or has a death wish.