Supply and demand. If not for the Iraq war, that plant probably covered much of the demand for bullets in this country.
And it's not like the need for bullets came as a big surprise.
What do you propose manufacturers do? Make a large capital investment in a new ammo plant to make bullets for a war that already seems to be ramping down?
We just can't build bullets any more, to high tech for us dumb Americans, like yall say,
More likely, bullets are too low-tech to be worth investing capital into. Plus, the market for ammo is pretty steady, except for occasional fluctuations like the Iraq war. It's not really a growth industry, so it is not surprising that American companies aren't eager to invest money into ammo plants.
We propose an administration that puts the nation on a war basis when it goes to war!
The "ramping down of wars" will only happen when the last neocon has a stake through his heart or we have an administration that scourges this vermin from its ranks!
Are you a "real" person or are you responding from the basement of the White House?