Daily News Podcast Daily Newsletters. More Stories. An ammunition shortage has been affecting many who wish to hunt or target practice in the last year. Rebecca F. Haag says he enjoys teaching his nieces and nephews to shoot at his home in the rural Jones County.
Retailers are scrambling to keep enough ammo on the shelves amid a nationwide shortage. A sign sets limits on the purchase of some ammunition at Cedar Valley Outfitters in Marion.
A national ammunition shortage has been affecting many who wish to hunt or target practice over the last year. Keeping shelved stocked is a challenge, said store owner Ernie Traugh. Several law enforcement agencies said their orders are being delayed amid the nationwide ammo shortage, and some say they have cut back on training or are paying more for supplies.
Brandon Richmond right tallies up his score following a shooting exercise Wednesday during a law enforcement qualification test for the Johnson County Sheriff's Department at the Cedar Rapids Police Department's shooting range. Officers perform a shooting exercise Wednesday during a law enforcement qualification test for the Johnson County Sheriff's Department at the Cedar Rapids Police Department's shooting range.
Deputy Cierra Lacina right tallies up her score Wednesday following a shooting exercise during a law enforcement qualification test for the Johnson County Sheriff's Department at the Cedar Rapids Police Department's shooting range.
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Advertise with us Privacy Web Accessibility. Contact Us. A Folience Company. Businesses, many of which were considered financially sound prior to the pandemic, closed their doors for good. The worldwide supply chain snapped like a dry twig as we frantically searched for masks, hand sanitizer, isopropyl alcohol, toilet paper, food staples, and, yes, guns. Buildings burned, stores were looted, and reports of violence and rising crime rates made national headlines.
All the while, some called to defund local and regional law enforcement agencies, and several municipalities followed through. Fear of the virus, fear of food shortages, and fear of riots — real or imagined — gripped many American hearts and minds.
Guns and the ammo to feed them flew off the shelves in record numbers — and continue to do so — many going to people making their very first firearms purchase. 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.
Popular caliber like 7 mm, , , and. Wildcat rounds are even more scarce. Oliva said despite what many have heard, the ammunition plants in America are running full time with three shifts seven days a week. Covid has also had some impact on the operations with companies having to make changes in protocols to distance workers and keep them safe.
Those kinds of investments take time and thought. But what we have seen is manufacturers are maxing out the production they have.
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