U.S. firearms owners have bought an estimated 12 billion rounds of ammunition during the past year, gun industry analysts said.
The figure far outstrips the 7 billion to 10 billion rounds sold in a typical year, The Washington Post reported Monday. The spike in sales began when people started to take seriously warnings from the gun lobby that with Democrats controlling the White House and Congress there would be new restrictions on gun ownership, the newspaper said.
As consumers stepped up purchases, supplies tightened, prices went up and a shortage developed. The shortage has begun to ebb and gun-control advocates are expressing concern about the record amount of stockpiled ammunition, the Post said.
“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,’” Michael Tenny, who runs an Internet sporting gods store based in Fort Worth, Texas.
U.S. taxes on guns and ammunition — which are used to fund wildlife conservation — increased after Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992 and after Democrats took control of Congress in 2006. At the current rate those tax receipts will set a record in 2009.
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Unarmed, broke and sick peasants – that is the desire of the NWO gangsters
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Rayme Reply:
November 4th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
They are more likely to get Armed, broke, pitchfork AK-47 welding mobs and riots.
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The more ammo that falls into the hands of the citizenry the better, after all the traitor politicians and their gestapo thugs are going to be at the receiving end of my own healthy supply. I’m also stocking up on rope, I have this unusual feeling I will need it for some reason???
Otherwise my fellow countrymen, if you keep bowing in obedience to tyranny and their illegal disarming schemes, as well as funding your own slavery by feeding the hungry parasite those tax dollars, there will never be liberty in this country. Remember, the first shot is going to be the hardest for some to “squeeze off”, after that, piece of cake.
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gladhandle07 Reply:
November 4th, 2009 at 11:50 am
You know….perhaps you have the urge to have a hemp neck tie party with select individuals as the guests of honor…
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Rayme Reply:
November 4th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Where do you get bowing citizens? We are revolting, peacefully for now. And we are buying all the ammo we can get our hands on. This is not going to be pretty, but freedom comes at a cost.
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To all of the communists, marxists, maoists, socialists, thugs, tyrants and usurpers of power you had better listen!!!!! The American people didn’t buy all of this ammo because we needed additional paperweights. We made these financial sacrifices so that we can and will defend ourselves against the evil that dwells within the halls of our government and law enforcement. There are no more free Wacos’, Ruby Ridges’ or Katrinas’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can lie, twist, bend or manufacture the truth because in the end we are going to send you straight to Hell!!!!!!!!!
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It is a logical response to the impetus. Not all Americans have a wish to learn what Mr Solzhenitsin shared with us. Americans will not be quietly tucked into their graves!
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“This time, we’re all Davidians.” MOLON LABE!
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The old saying ” Smile, it makes them wonder what you’ve been up to”, fits in right here. We are not being smug about our stance and our beliefs. We are comfortable with the decisions we’ve made, and are willing to die for the freedoms we have. A smile only tells them that we have made our peace with God, and we aren’t going anywhere. I’m dug in and anchored down !!!
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All Freedom Loving Patriots need to continue to purchase as much weaponary & ammo as possible. It will only be a matter of time before the usurpers make it impossible for us to restock. Get it now & as much as you can afford. Aim straight , 1 shot , 1 less nwo scum to worry about.
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dba Reply:
November 4th, 2009 at 7:30 am
well jack bumble – your butt-hole buddies took it in the azz last night in Maine ! LMAO !! Just another rejection of queers and their perversion by the American people. Maybe there is hope yet.
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jack brumby Reply:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:54 am
dba, Funny, but if you must know,my state is washington. For the record I voted no too same sex unions here. The difference between us is, I do not condemn the person for their sin, you do. I believe in holding the snakes to the fire that are making policies that usurp this country , & steal our rights to make us slaves. My Christian belief teaches to love the sinner but hate the sin. Everybody knows what sin is(whether they want to admit it or not) and is not. After all who am I to judge that their sin is any more of a sin than mine. I hope you would not throw away the love you should have for a family member if they chose that way of life. Again I leave you with this : For the standard & measure you judge others so will you be judged. There is only 1 judge & his name is Jesus Christ. Think about it.
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dba Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 12:42 am
First of all, I did not say nor imply that you lived in Maine – I was referring to the referendum you idiot.
Secondly, for you to judge me about judging others makes you a judge of persons ! Think about it.
Thirdly, it’s “to”, not “too” .
All white Euro-Americans should already be well armed and otherwise equipted for the move from the ballot box to the cartridge box
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dba=dumbass Reply:
November 5th, 2009 at 6:40 am
“equipted” wow your intelligence is unreal. Must be why you keep spewing crap. You give real Patriots and Americans a bad name. And you also give a false representation of this site.You are a sad person and I can’t wait for your time to be judged.
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dba Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 12:46 am
Oh I suppose we should all integrate and share the wealth, our culture and heritage. Seems like I heard that idea before – didn’t work then, won’t work this time either.
Sorry about the typo.
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jack brumby Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 1:29 am
dba, Did I misunderstand you ? By calling them my buddies implied to me I have roots there, How else could someone be my buddy unless I know them ? Do not believe I am judging you , just stating what I observe , that you condemn a complete section of society for their ill conduct , that for the most part has zero effect on your life. And yes I can make typo’s like you. My last observation is , you reallly have a lot of hate built up. You should loose it. I sense you pick & choose what sin is acceptable & what is not. Maybe I’m wrong but only you know for sure.
Arming up is important, but waiting for them to strike first would be to thier advantage,ie tanks,choppers,missiles and jets. Group up, take control of the main scum in thier own backyard, soon we will be over 300,000,000 strong.
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dba Reply:
November 4th, 2009 at 11:12 am
300,000,000 ?? How do you come up with that ?
I wish you were correct.
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If you take away a mans choices he will become desperate. We have to realise when we start shooting willy-nilly and rouse the beast that has heavy hardware to use against us it will be an expanded version of Ruby Ridge. But there is a way brothers and sisters – Lawrence used it in Arabia – they did it to us in Nam and it is being used against us today. It is impossible for a conventional army to defeat a dedicated and well organized insurgency. We need to organize and be very watchful for traitors that the enemy will try to use to destroy an organization internally. The main thing is not to fly-off-the-handel and be destroyed without accomplishing anything. THE TIME TO ORGINIZE IS NOW!!! and never forget it is much easier top keep the freedom you have, than to win it back when lost . GOD bless us!!!
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You all know I ment handle-
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I’ve noticed federalies on the net trying to instigate people to fire the first shot! I know it’s a plant when someone such as (me) above tries to suggest we go after the government! The old adage “let them draw first blood” carries a lot of weight! We should be aware of and BOLF co-intel plants!
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jack bumble – People like you who want to accept sodomites as “just gays” and want to integrate the neighborhoods of Euro-Americans and colored people are all collectivists. Collectivism is the antithesis of liberty and seeks to destroy this nation and a BIBLE based society.
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