The storm was upgraded to hurricane status in the face of what was arguably the most contentious national election in US history. Among other polarizing political topics of the election was gun control. Whether these proposals will gain any traction or hold up in the courts is another question. Yet with a pro-gun-control majority now in Washington, firearms owners new and old are paying extra attention.
This heightened state of awareness has created fertile ground for misinformation to take root regarding the lack of ammunition on store shelves. The most popular whoppers purport collusion between the big ammo companies to stockpile ammo and drive up demand, as well as a secret directive from the Biden administration to withhold ammo from citizens and only sell it to the military.
While these conspiracy theories are certainly tasty to chew on, the truth is as bland as an unbuttered slice of bread. That number is staggering. While gun sales traditionally spike in election years, the unforeseen pressures created by the events of created unprecedented, history-making demand — and it was impossible to see it coming. According to Tom Taylor, chief marketing officer and executive vice president for commercial sales with Sig Sauer, there is no sinister plot afoot.
There is no shortage of guns and ammo — we are manufacturing more than ever. Supply can simply not keep up with demand.
Large manufacturers such as Vista Outdoor are experiencing the same challenges related to supply and demand. Those million rounds are over and above the quantity required to meet previous peak production metrics.
Ramping up to meet these demands does not happen overnight. Expanding production means additional shifts, which, in turn, require a larger staff that must be trained.
Finally, Vanderbrink pointed out his beefed-up infrastructure only works efficiently when a commensurate inventory of raw material is available — in particular, primers and brass are in short supply. Ammunition manufacturing plants being pushed beyond production capacity is only one part of the problem. Hungry and in some cases greedy customers share some of the blame as well. Around the holidays, I encountered a young shopper at my store who did not own a firearm chambered for a rimfire round but felt he should buy a bunch of.
Consumer shortages comes as some big retailers have moved to reduce sales amid political pressure. In , a month after 22 people were killed in a mass shooting at a store in El Paso, Texas, Walmart said it would halve its market share by discontinuing sales of ammunition for handguns and military-style weapons. This article is more than 3 months old.
Officers taking part in training load gun clips with ammunition in Burien, Washington. Read more. Utah company halts sales of Lego handgun case kits after cease and desist. I have over guns in the store right now. I don't have all the ones I want. And sometimes, when I get one of the ones that I want, it goes to the next day. Doing one round of skeet shooting, or going to five different stations, requires one box of ammunition, so Loop and others in the club have had to cut back.
It's a pure supply demand problem," Loop said. Where we might shoot four or five rounds or boxes in a day, we are one or two now.
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