Ever since me and my wife got our possession and acquisition licenses for both unrestricted AND restricted guns (including a license to possess and acquire semi-automatic hand guns and revolvers; and by the way, we both passed the federal government-mandated safety courses and the written and practical exams by 98% and 100% grades), .jpg "Beretta_92FS_S_maxi")
I’ve been interested in the growing sales of ammunition in the U.S., post Obama campaign and election.
I imagine lots of Americans—even the Obamacans—foresee a Canadian-style loss of basic freedoms on the horizon, among other problems brought on by “progressive” politics and policies, and are prepared to arm themselves to the hilt.
(Thanks to conservativegal for recognizing my interest! She was bang! on!)
Gun dealers experiencing shortages of bullets
Henry Pierson Curtis | Sentinel Staff Writer
February 10, 2009Selling bullets may be the most secure job in Florida as long as supplies last.
After months of heavy buying, gun dealers across the state are experiencing shortages.
Some say it began with the election of President Barack Obama. Others say it’s about the economic downturn or fear of crime. Whatever the reasons, ammunition has been selling like plywood and bottled water in the days before a hurricane.
“The survivalist in all of us comes out,” said John Ritz, manager of East Orange Shooting Sports in Winter Park. “It’s more about protecting what you have.”
Demand for bullets is so strong that suppliers are restricting deliveries.
“Where we used to get 20 to 30 cases [in a shipment], we may get two to three cases now,” said Vic Grechniw of Florida Ammo Traders in Tampa. “The supply just isn’t there. . . . Everybody is pretty much rushing out to get their hands on whatever they can.”
Most in demand is handgun ammunition, including 9 mm and .45-caliber for semiautomatic pistols and .38-caliber for revolvers. Clerks at local Walmart stores, including Apopka and Kissimmee, say those sizes, along with .22-caliber, are on back order at the chain’s warehouses.
American gun owners buy about 7 billion rounds of ammunition yearly, according to the National Rifle Association. It has been warning its several million members that Obama favors raising taxes on bullets to make them prohibitively expensive….
The semi-automatic Beretta handgun shown in the image above is almost the exact gun that nearly made me fail the practical exam, as I aimed it too close to my left foot while unloading the cartridge out of the gun’s handle. No matter how well you do in the practical exam, if you break more than 90 degrees in any direction from the “down range” firing direction, you automatically fail. See my blog entry.
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