I went shopping tonight. Hit four different stores around the area (Green Bay, WI). I was specifically looking for 5.56 ammo and 30 round AR magazines. The first three did not have a single mag in stock. Not even an empty hook where they would be. One, (Gander Mountain) didn't even have the other merchandise spread out to cover the hole. Just 1/3 of the display rack conspicuously empty. None had any quantity of ammo either.
The fourth store had a dozen empty hooks and 4 P-Mag magazines, which I purchased. As I was checking out, I got into a casual conversation with the employee. He said that their distributor(s?) told them that they would not be getting any more black rifles until further notice.
Someone is putting the squeeze on them to stop sales. We could, in effect, have a gun ban already.
No, don’t think so. I think the demand is simply overloading the supply system, guns and ammo alike.
It could also be that they are holding mags & bullets in the back waiting to increase the prices as demand increases.