Editor's note: Your ProbateShark sees the root of the ammo shortage in a very narrow window. The breakdown of law and order in America is epitomized by the lawlessness within the league of judges who run the Probate Court of Cook County. People see the example set by these "crooks" and begin to believe that they can no longer rely on them as protectors of justice. This Shark believes when an example is set by dressing some of them in "orange jump suites", citizens will begin to have faith in the law for protection. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com
Cops, gun owners, feel pinch from ammo shortage
At High Bridge Arms on Mission Street, the only gun store in San Francisco, a
box of .9mm ammo has a shelf life of about five minutes.
“It used to take us a month to sell 5,000 rounds,” general manager Steve Alcairo said of the most popular caliber. “Now, we go through that in a week — when we can get them.”
Driven by intense consumer demand — which, in turn, has been driven by fear of a legislative crackdown in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy — the Bay Area and the country are in the midst of an unprecedented ammunition shortage.
Retailers aren’t the only ones feeling the squeeze. Local police departments, such as Richmond, are cutting back on ammo at the firing range, and civilians are hording the brass assets in fear of future taxes.
To read more about the Great Ammo Shortage of 2013, and its impact on consumers, click here.
“It used to take us a month to sell 5,000 rounds,” general manager Steve Alcairo said of the most popular caliber. “Now, we go through that in a week — when we can get them.”
Driven by intense consumer demand — which, in turn, has been driven by fear of a legislative crackdown in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy — the Bay Area and the country are in the midst of an unprecedented ammunition shortage.
Retailers aren’t the only ones feeling the squeeze. Local police departments, such as Richmond, are cutting back on ammo at the firing range, and civilians are hording the brass assets in fear of future taxes.
To read more about the Great Ammo Shortage of 2013, and its impact on consumers, click here.
| May 26 at 4:00 am
