Nov 04 2009
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“ We’ve had people buy ammunition for calibers they don’t even have the gun for: ‘Oh, I want to get this gun eventually. And when I get it, ammunition may be hard to get,’
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Michael Tenny of Internet sproting goods store “Cheaper than dirt”
Last year Americans bought 10 billion rounds of ammunation; roughly enough to pump 38 pieces of lead into each fellow American. The demand for bullets is so high it is driving up prices and causing shortages in some places.
