Gun and Ammo Shortage

afone1 · January 3, 2013, 10:37 AM

None of the stores in my area have any 9mm ammo. The shooting ranges are jam packed. Guns are flying off the shelves. The FBI background checks are processing record number of applicants.

Anyone else noticing this?

Tactical Jackalope · January 3, 2013, 10:41 AM

Yeah..everyone is panicking. I don't want to say what I really want to say in respect to this forum.

Even people who weren't gun owners months ago, are now. When guys like us who have been around this stuff since birth are left scratching our heads.

jason_iowa · January 3, 2013, 11:03 AM

It will calm down.

southjk · January 3, 2013, 12:05 PM

Unfortunately, I renewed my interest in shooting about a month before the CT shootings. The gun I wanted to buy (shield 9mm) was hard to find before but now it's impossible and ammo is hard to find for the guns I do have. Hopefully the people that are hording will run out of disposable income and stocks will replenish soon.

**Mike Irwin** · January 3, 2013, 12:13 PM

Nope, no one has said word one about it here at TFL...

We don't need yet another thread on what's going on retail wise, there are more than enough brewing.

Please post replies to one of those threads, such as this one: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=510227

Closed.

January 3, 2013, 10:37 AM	#1
afone1 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2011 Posts: 120	Gun and Ammo Shortage None of the stores in my area have any 9mm ammo. The shooting ranges are jam packed. Guns are flying off the shelves. The FBI background checks are processing record number of applicants. Anyone else noticing this?

January 3, 2013, 12:13 PM	#5
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Nope, no one has said word one about it here at TFL... We don't need yet another thread on what's going on retail wise, there are more than enough brewing. Please post replies to one of those threads, such as this one: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=510227 Closed. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

January 3, 2013, 10:41 AM	#2
Tactical Jackalope Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 6,429	Yeah..everyone is panicking. I don't want to say what I really want to say in respect to this forum. Even people who weren't gun owners months ago, are now. When guys like us who have been around this stuff since birth are left scratching our heads.

January 3, 2013, 11:03 AM	#3
jason_iowa Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Posts: 686	It will calm down.

January 3, 2013, 12:05 PM	#4
southjk Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2012 Location: Memphis Posts: 468	Unfortunately, I renewed my interest in shooting about a month before the CT shootings. The gun I wanted to buy (shield 9mm) was hard to find before but now it's impossible and ammo is hard to find for the guns I do have. Hopefully the people that are hording will run out of disposable income and stocks will replenish soon.