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There are all kinds of fears about guns and ammo right now. Four years ago it was the same story. Our local Wal-Mart has been out of most ammo for the past three months. The demand will catch up. I am below the minimum amout of bulk .22 ammo I want to keep on hand.
There are proposals to:
serial number and register every round of ammunition sold;
serial number and register every box of ammuntion sold. This would be done with micro-stamping, a very expensive process, to say nothing of the cost of bureaucracy needed to track it all.
Another proposal would be to engrave the firing pin of all guns with micro-stamping to track ammunition used in a crime. Another extremely expensive proposition, especially if it requires retro-fitting all existing guns with micro-stamped firing pins.
And, simplest of all, simply put exhorbitant taxes on all ammunition. e.g. one round of 30-06 might cost $10.00 with taxes.
Answer yer question? I'm buying now.
I am primarily a traditional muzzle loader. We have similar fears about the control and cost of genuine black powder and pure lead.
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