Ammo Short Cops Moving to 9mm and Airsoft
With the great ammo shortage of 2013 rolling into its 9th month, everyone has experienced problems keeping their stocks of bullets at pre-freak out levels. One of the classes of shooters that are feeling the crunch especially hard is the law enforcement community. Several are looking for alternative options to keep their officers current.
When the grumbles and rumbles of possible increased regulations on firearms and ammunition sales started in December 2012, there was a mass scramble to grab anything in any caliber, ‘just in case’. This led to runs on gun stores, big box chains, and online outlets, with customers buying until the shelves were empty. With ‘just in time’ point of sale ordering common in your large retailers, shelves remained shallow as most remaining stocks of ammo was in transit, increasing the anxiety of the consumer.
Even now, three quarters through the year, supplies are just barely reaching demand. While normal recreational shooters can just put off going to the range and sit on their stocks for when the zombies come, law enforcement must continually train. The last thing an agency wants to say in a shooting incident was that they have suspended or cut back on the number of training days.
You can win that lawsuit with a lawyer from the mall.
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