All I know is that I recently bought a .22 so I could shoot all day for a few dollars. The pistol really requires CCI MiniMag ammo. Can’t find any. I called one store - a huge guns and ammo supplier - and discovered they had the ammo for three days straight and are now out of stock again. They can’t maintain a steady supply!
I think the ammo shortage is related to the “black rifle” shortage. American citizens are purchasing rifles and ammo in record numbers.
People who should have had a couple hundreds of rounds stocked up but didn't.
All wanting some more ammo.
Google/Bing George Soros ammo
A lot of ammo is imported.
That ammo comes in through entry ways like ports. In things like shipping containers.
If the government lets that ammo sit on the docks and won’t let it in supply dries up more quickly.
They know what they are doing.
American citizens have purchased over 70 MILLION firearms since Obama took office.
That same motivation increased demand for ammo.
Threats of gun control, and now actual implementation, in some areas, have moved that increased demand into a panic.
Customers are practicing more, as evidenced by long lines at firing ranges around the country.
DoD is no longer making it’s used brass available for reloads, as they’ve issued directives to scrap it instead.
(here the intent is as conspiratorial as it seems on its face, as this is an economic negative for the gov’t)
Also, a couple major ammo manufacturers are at least partially shut down, while they make improvements to their factories.
For every billion rounds purchased by the government, you probably have 100 billion purchased by citizens. It is not just the volume but the velocity of purchases that are creating a bottleneck in the supply chain.
It isn’t confusing at all when you get right down to it. Metals and minerals are also in a shortage and have been for some time now. The DHS purchases haven’t really had as much impact as disruptions that were already in effect in the marketplace.
To find the source of the ammo shortage, read the news, then look in the mirror and multiply by every conservative with a clue.
>>My point, how could this action by DHS be the sole driver behind the shortages we are facing? There has to be more to this issue.
I have friends who call every place that sells ammo every morning. If a store has recieved a shipment, they leave work and go buy as much as they can.
DHS is a major buyer, but a couple dozen million people who are panic-buying are the real cause for the shortage.
People are buying FAR more than the government is. People are scared and believe they will need that ammo. They may be right.
The states really need to get involved with this now.
They can do this by streamlining regulations for ammo manufacturers, on condition that their ammo is made entirely in state, for in state sale only, for a period of say, 10 years from when they begin production.
And give them some tax abatement to go with that. But the biggest thing is to keep county and local governments from interfering with them, or taxing them.
The state should also provide an on-site quality inspector, to insure they aren’t just cranking out dummies for the benefits, or shipping them out of state too soon.
I never heard anyone say that govt purchases are directly causing the shortage. The shortage is because of the demand by gun owners. What is disturbing about the govt purchases is that they are now being made by departments that have no business being involved in law enforcement. The govt is clearly being armed across all departments for conflicts involving its own citizens.
Supply and demand. There is a great demand right now because of all the gun grabbing rhetoric. New owners, old owners, preppers, plinkers they all want ammo right now.