THE TRUTH ABOUT AMMO SHORTAGES!!!

It would be nice if he cited any facts, rather than his own speculation, which to me is what the video happens to be. I’m sure he’s a really great guy, and I’d love to sit down and have a cup of coffee with him to discuss.
However, the term, “price gouging,” pushes a button. First, (check it out in Econ 101), there’s NO such thing as, “Price Gouging.” That is a purely SOCIALIST CONSTRUCT to mollify those who didn’t buy whatever the product in question is before it became hard to find. The correct term for the higher prices, at least in objective economic terms, is, “market rationing.”
Simply, when a person or company buys a product at their price, it becomes THEIR property, and they can then sell it for whatever price they wish. In times of plenty and competition, prices are driven very low to capture a corner of the market in whatever widget is being sold. When that widget becomes scarce, the OWNER of the product, to preclude Johnny Panic Buyer from buying ALL the product available because he’s pissed his pants, raises the price so that Johnny will only buy what he needs. Then, others, at the higher prices, can get one or two of what they need.
In this case, ammunition is the scarce product. “Price Gouging” is usually used by those shooters who, when ammo prices were low, had other priorities than buying it very cheaply when there was a glut. Example: The last 2,000 rounds of Federal 124gr HST I bought, shipped, cost me $399 to my door. That was in December 2019. The last 2,000 rounds of 230gr .45ACP FMJ Winchester White Box I bought was $299 to my door. That ain’t bad. I bought that just before the current panic hit.
I’m seeing 9mm 115gr (which I won’t use unless I have NO other choice) for $16 a box of 50 at my local range. That’s 32 cents per round. Not too expensive for these days of continued panic buying anytime anything is in stock. The range will only let you buy one box per weapon to be used, and if you’re shooting two 9mm’s, you have to show them both to get the two boxes, or 100 rounds. Their property, their rules.
Case in point: Yesterday I bought 400 rounds of 12ga Winchester Targ et Loads for .25 per round. $24.99 for a box of 100. It’s 7 and a half shot, so it’s good for clay pigeons as well as small game. That’s not too bad; it showed me it’s either a fluke, or ammo prices are starting to come down.
Now, I’m a bulk ammo buyer, because I shoot about 5,000 rounds a year, which isn’t that much when balanced against really serious shooters/competitors, but it’s more than John Q Public shoots. So, I look every day for deals. Sometimes I find a good one and I jump on it to whatever limit the seller allows. Sometimes it’s 200 rounds, sometimes it’s no limit.
Don’t fall for the hype about boogey men when it comes to ammo. YES, the government has pre-existing contracts with the ammo companies that must be honored. That’s why the trucks full are arriving at their warehouses regularly.
Part of the problem is the lead and copper mines were shut down during the initial COVID panic.
My .02

This link isn’t relevant to the ammo shortage. However, it is the first on the page currently.
The link is from Infowars, regardless of your opinion of Alex Jones, the video has the Cathrine Austin Fitts (Former United States Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) interview discussing planetary lockdown as well as a Stewart Rhodes (founder of Oath Keepers) interview. Both interviews are extremely relevant to the current situation patriots and really all citizens of the world face.
https://banned.video/watch?id=6015ebecf3a193173965d160
Please share the link with anyone who might remotely care. To skip all of the intro and to go straight to Catherine Austin Fitts start at 17:45. To start at the Stewart Rhodes interview go to 80:30.