I got news for this author. Survivalists have been around for a long time. I started a gun business and gunsmithing shop on their trade 25 years ago.
I guess everything is “new again” to those who weren't there.
Politics must run it all. Remember a couple years back when powder & primers were cleaned off the shelves. Even though I Had close to 10K ammo that I had stored away for years; I went out and spent close to 6 gran on reloading equipment, brass, 50 lbs of powder, and over 10K primers.
Laugh all ya want, but I got to thinking about my grandkids not having ammo to kill a bunch of caribou when they came through. Those 6000 215's make me feel quite good now, ha.