Comments on: Another Ammunition Shortage? – Frank Talk About Guns

By: John

John — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:56:57 +0000

Still doesn’t explain why 22 LR ammo is impossible to find and needs to be back ordered. Back to shooting black powder rifle and air guns.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:47:06 +0000

It is sad when American vendors have to import primers and ammo from Russia, powder from Scandanavia and Australia, and brass from all over Europe to meet domestic demand. This artificial “ammo shortage” is just going to ensure that the American populace acquires much larger stores of ammunition and reloading components than they would have otherwise. Defending the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic will be easier with more ammo and arms in the hands of patriots.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:56:10 +0000

Tom Clark,
It is too bad that all those foreign people frighten you so. That you must arm yourself to protect yourself from a fiction is too bad. You a far scarier than any Mexican person I have ever met. By the way, America starts with a capital,”A”. Education is a good thing.

By: tom clark

tom clark — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:33:32 +0000

Some of you argue about history, but seem to not know it. Since mid 70′s, our govt, and corp-orations have allowed illegal immigration, not wanting to bother with american minorities. In 86, amnesty allowed several million illegals to stay, their new- borns were citizens and now vote,hence, our politicians going after hispanic vote. Both parties want voters, and only argue with neach other, don’t deal with facts. americans haVE A CHOICE, TO BUY A GUN THEY DESIRE, IT;S THEIR CHOICE, AN AMERICANS CHOICE. iT’S NOT THE SEMI AUTO GUNS, OR GIN CONVENTIONS, IT’S ORGANIZED CRIME AND MENTAL ILLNESS, THOSE MARE MAIN PROBLEMS, OBAMA JUST TALKS PROPAGANDA, BUT AVOIDS THE ISSUES. mORE JIDS DIE FROM THEIR MOTHER’S HANDS, THAN GUNS, GANGS KILL OTHER GANG MEMBERS, THE MENTALLY ILL KILL MORE THAN SEMI AUTO DEATHS, DRUNK DRIVERS KILL MORE KIDS, AMERICANS THAT BUY ILLEGAL OR PRESCRIBED DRUGS KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN SEMI AUTO GUNS. tHOMAS JEFFEERSON AND bEN fRANKLIN WERE ANTI CHURCH AND ANTI CENTRAL BANK, fEDERAL rESERVE IS NOT OUR GOVT, IT’S AN AGENT FOR WORLD BANKS, AND CORPORATE LEADEERS THAT ARE CORRUPTED ARE ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE. oBAMA IS A LAME DUCK, BUT A GOO0D SPEaker, and he just continues to talk like he’s still running for office. He hasn’t improved anything, except sign executive orderes, and blame Republicans. Gun ban is capable of destroying millions of good americans people that own guns, but don’t commit crime. arrest the gang members, treat the mentally ill. . and above all, send millions of americans to erehab, because they keep the drug cartels in business. Common sense action, why can’t obama make these statments? If he cared about real action, he would, but he just talks propaqanda, then blames congress, and courts hispanic vote with amnesty which now has also split the american people’s trust and fragmented our society. . You watch, mo0sy hisp-0anics won;t sign up to be american, only the young kids will, parents do0n’t want to be americcans, ir they would have signed up years ago People have opinions, but it would be better for all of us if those opinjions were qualified and based on history, experience, and good sense, as opposed mto follow the leader, and anger, or just those wit6h short tempers and follow like sheep

By: Jim Stone

Jim Stone — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:27:10 +0000

An amusing thought in all of this. It kinda backfired on the government who wishes to limit. We the people purchased all the ammo and created backlog. True the government is ordering but it is not even produced yet,we as citizens outgun the government with long term ready arms. I bet that bothers a few of our thinking officials..

By: Don

Don — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:36:29 +0000

What I want to know is, where were all these (Johnny Come Lately) people just after 2004 when the ban ended? All these firearms and ammo were available (a lot cheaper) before, during, (Preban/Postban)and after.
Here we now have are people who waited to the last minute of the 11th hour to figure this out. . . “Golly, maybe I should get something now, or got it sooner”. . . YOU THINK???

I’m sorry to say that if anybody who bought their first (AR/AK) since the NOV 2012 Elect. is part of the problem. I see all of them as THAT person who JUST heard about “Hostess” going out of business and feels the dire need to run to the supermarket to buy 1 or 2 boxes of “Twinkies” but then feels the compulsion to buy 1 or 2 cases if it’s there.

If age or funding was an issue for them getting into the game this late, then it sucks to be them.

By: BILL

BILL — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:23:24 +0000

I have been trying to find clips and ammo for my AR 15 for a coule of weeks now and can not find any in town or online.

Our constitution calls for us to be a ready militia? How are we going to be able to do that if we can not get any ammunition?

Should we rely on our military? NOT hardly. It takes them days or even weeks sometimes to respond to a disaster.

Please at least use your influence with the ammunition manufacturers to get us some ammunition.

I have never been in a war zone but I understand ammunition is more valuable than water in those emergencies.

By: Doc

Doc — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:33:39 +0000

We are Not the UN, the UN wants all of us disarmed. People are buying ammo, due to Obama and others like him, attempting to ban guns. People will continue to buy ammo, if they feel the need and I have more than 20 rounds of defensive ammo, because I feel the need for it.

By: Michael Delgado

Michael Delgado — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:22:42 +0000

Since the AR15 have flown off the shelf in a matter of weeks after the Newtown, CT shooting every new gun owner also wants a SHTF stock of 1,000 rounds. California Senator Feinstein and that Obama guy was awarded Salesmen of the Year. Give it a bit of time. Continue to buy your box at a time and I believe it will get better.

In the meantime, write your Congressmen / Senators and demand they preserve your 2nd Amendment rights by not limiting the size of our arms. I’m not a hunter, I’m not a sportsmen. I own my collection of guns in hopes I never have to use them for the reason I own them.

By: John

John — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:56:41 +0000

Idiots.

We’re shooting more as a nation.

I call bs on federal holding onto ammo and if they are its already sold
UN control?? We are the UN…

Question is: how do we curb the sheeple from buying ammo out of panic
I buy 100rds every other week for target practice. I have 20 hollow points for bad guys and thats all i need. Why would you stock up on ammo other then getting bulk prices. Even during the last shortage i was able to buy ammo i just had to try harder.
As far as prices going up i think it is linked to oil- they burn gas too, pass the cost to the consumer.

By: Large Ammunition Sales By US Government, Can it be Used to Control Local Police by Controlling the Supply of Ammunition to Them? | The Lone Star Watchdog

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:10:59 +0000

[...] Where I have concern is, this caused a shortage of ammunition for the local police and sheriff offic…. I am concerned about the local police being short on ammunition so they can do their jobs to the best of their ability. If they do not have ammunition. It can be a problem if not addressed. [...]

By: William Flatt

William Flatt — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:02:39 +0000

The article is ‘off’; the military is not responsible for any shortage. Their ammunition loads are different than the civilian-spec ammo that is sold in stores. Actually, if there’s a shortage, it should be in the .40JHP category: Homeland Security has bought 750 million rounds over the last 3 years and another order for 650 million wounds just in the last couple months. http://theintelhub.com/2012/04/05/dhs-purchases-bullet-resistant-checkpoint-booths-amid-large-scale-ammo-buildup/ along with a 150 million round purchase planned for .556

The FBI has purchased 100 million rounds of .40, too. http://theintelhub.com/2012/04/05/the-us-government-has-ordered-over-750-million-rounds-of-40-caliber-hollow-point-ammunition-in-the-last-three-years/

The military expends 66-70 million rounds (all calibers) a year in normal combat conditions, so we’re talking about enough ammunition to wage a war against the American people for at least 10 years. Hollowpoint ammunition shows that this is for domestic use, because the military is prohibited by the Geneva Convention from using hollow point ammo, dum-dums, etc.

Incidentally, I have seen many of these purchase orders from the feds; they are buying nonmilitary/non-police ammo such as .22LR. If anyone’s running up the price of ammo it’s the feds. But after Obama commits another treason by signing ATT, it will be the UN taxing the price of ammo into oblivion. Imagine a 5000% increase on taxes? A 2 cent .22 becomes a $100 bullet to pay for UN gun control!

By: Blasterboy

Blasterboy — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:29:15 +0000

Hmmm, not quite buying it Mr. Brownell. Friends in Anoka MN say all of Federal’s warehouses are full. This is little more than the ammo companies following in the steps of oil companies on seeing what the new standard price for ammo is to be set. Gas could be $1.50 a gallon, ammo could be 10 cents a round. Create a crisis somewhere, stifle distribution, and presto shortages “force” the price up. First it was the war, then it was the copper mine strike, now…..

By: Erik Olsen

Erik Olsen — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:54:37 +0000

Stacked deep and wide here in St Louis at most locations I shop at. Same with reloading supplies. Almost time for me to stock up, not due to any shortages but due to the fact that I’m almost bingo on powder and pills.

By: Pete Strasser

Pete Strasser — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 01:41:14 +0000

Not in Tucson. Everywhere, from independents to meag-chains have all you can want.

By: shred

shred — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:48:58 +0000

When just one in ten US gun owners buys an extra 100 rounds, that’s 500 million rounds right there. It’s probably not entirely the military.

By: Winghunter

Winghunter — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:05:55 +0000

Every branch of military HAS TO HAVE a huge stockpile of all munitions they use. For years those calibers have been scarce and highly priced.

Any firefights were few and far between with small units involved of which air support almost always ended for them.

Now, they likely are buying up ammo to create a shortage in America but, that’s a different reason altogether.