Ammunition still difficult to find in wake of Sandy Hook shootings
Many area residents agree that store shelves are short of certain types of ammunition — and have been for more than a year.
The explanations for the shortage differ. At a gun show over the weekend at the Ramkota Hotel, a couple of hunters said they believe ammo manufacturers are producing as much as they ever did.
“The only shortage is on the shelves. People are still in panic mode, still buying stuff,” said Dave Soehren of Appleton, Minn.
Gun sales and related activity took off more than a year ago, following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut on Dec. 14, 2012.
The ammo shortage is the result of supply and demand, said SoDak Sports co-owner A.J. Hoffman, who was interviewed at his store.
After the Sandy Hook fatalities, federal officials started talking about gun control and other issues, said Hoffman, explaining whenever there is an increase in gun sales, there is an increase in ammo sales.
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Haven't seen 22 lr in a long time.
ReplyDelete10:36 You're looking in the wrong places. They're overpriced in stores around here, if they even put it on the shelves. Most are going via backroom deals. Stick with online, you just have to be quick. Got some Remington 500 bricks for $23 just yesterday. It helps to have multiple CC's too. ;)
ReplyDeleteThere's a glut of .223 and 5.56 right now, but it's way over priced, which is why it sits there. No way am I paying GM or WM over $.50 per round, when I can get it delivered for under $.30 every single day.
O'Gay O'Malley is trying to place a TAX on every round sold...
ReplyDeleteThe government alphabet soup police agencies are sucking it all up.
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