cost of ammunition--going up

[grdnhxsn]

>> Well so it has begun right under our noses. Yet we will sit
>> back and say it
>> hasn't, that it can't happen, they they would
>> never, that our reps will
>> protect us, yea just keep talking.
>>
>>
>>
>> Georgia Arms is the 5th largest retailer of .223 Ammo in
>> America. They sell
>> 9mm, .45, .223 ammunition. They normally buy spent brass
>> from the US
>> Department of Defense. Spent brass is "one time
>> used" shell cases used by
>> our Military for training purposes.
>> They buy the brass, recondition it, and then reload the
>> brass for resale to
>> Law Enforcement, Gun Clubs, Gun Shops, and stores like
>> Wal-Mart. They
>> normally buy 30,000 lbs of spent brass at a time.
>>
>> This week the D.o.D wrote a letter to the owner of Georgia
>> Arms and informed
>> him that from now on the D.o.D will be destroying the spent
>> brass, shredding
>> it. It will no longer be available to the ammo makers,
>> unless they buy it in
>> a scrap shredded condition (which they have no use for).
>> The shredded brass
>> is now going to be sold by the D.o.D to China as scrap
>> metal, after the
>> D.o.D pays for it to be shredded. The D.o.D is selling the
>> brass to China
>> for less money than the ammo makers have been paying, plus
>> the D.o.D has to
>> pay to have the brass shredded and do the accounting
>> paperwork.
>>
>> This sure helps the economy now doesn't it? Sell
>> cheaper to China, and do
>> not sell at all to a proven US business. Any hidden agenda
>> working here?
>> Obama going after the Firearms Industry and our ammunition!
>>
>> The Georgia Arms owner even related a story that one of his
>> competitors had
>> already purchased a load of brass last week. The D.o.D
>> contacted him this
>> week and said they were sending someone over to make sure
>> it was destroyed.
>> Shell cases he had already bought!
>>
>> The brass has no value to the ammo maker if it is
>> destroyed/shredded/melted.
>> The ammo manufacturer only uses the empty brass cases to
>> reload different
>> calibers, mainly .223 bullets.
>>
>> The owner of Georgia Arms says that he will have to lay off
>> at least half of
>> his 60 workers, within 2-3 months if the D.o.D will no
>> longer sell spent
>> brass cases to the industry. Georgia Arms has 2-3 months of
>> inventory to
>> use, by summer they're out.
>>
>> If the Reloading Industry has to purchase new manufacture
>> brass cases, then
>> the cost of ammunition will double or even triple, plus
>> Obama want to add a
>> 500% tax on each shell.
>>
>> You can read the information and see the D.o.D letter to
>> Georgia Arms here:
>>
>>
>http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2009/03/no-more-military-brass.html<http://www.theshootist.net/2009/03/D.o.D-ends-sale-of-expended-military.html>
>>
>> If you're not outraged at what this administration is
>> doing, you should
>> be! Be Afraid! Be Very Afraid! Get involved! It's Your
>> Freedom and Our
>> Country they're Stealing! If You Fail to Act Now, there
>> may not be a Free
>> United States tomorrow!
>>
>> I implore you to get involved and forward this to as many
>> people you can.
>> Contact your legislators and put them on notice that
>> we're fed up with
>> what's going on! This is a call to action.
>>
>>
>>
>> God does not always appear when we think He should,
>> but He's never late.
>>
>>
>>

[Adopted Son]

I can only assume the essence of your post is accurate. I don't want to get too worked up. But this avenue is typical of this administration's efforts to divert attention while accomplishing their goals which are generally un-American.

As the bitterness rises in my throat, I can assuredly state this type treason will be repaid in ways the evildoers will never anticipate. He will rue the day. Basically the head planner always needs a front man. This person is discarded when the die is set. Obama is a fool for some other powers that be.

[open door]

Yes, I've expected this for some time. It goes right along with the grand scheme of everything else that's going on. It's the beginning phase(s) of doing away with guns. As many of you know, some manufactured crisis may very well come along, soon, to warrant this president declaring some type of martial law. kWatched a show the other nite with Grant Jeffrey, and he said tht before any socialistic nation declares martial law, the first thing they do is outlaw, and confiscate, guns. You know the one world government is being spoken of, openly now. this is all part of the process of laying its foundation. Say good-bye to our constitution, folks, they are working on a "world constitution" now. This president is destroying this nation and constitution faster than I could have ever imagined.

[open door]

Word on the street has it that gun sales are up, and the ammunition shelves are bare in some stores. The local Bass Pro Shop says people are buying it up fast, and I hear that Wal-Mart is basically encountering the same thing. Guys, it's time to stock up early for hunting season before obama pulls another string or two. Most people don't gear up until fall, but this year, that may be too late. Do it now!

[Carl]

The DoD rescinded their order to scrap the casings. The people that were getting them from the military are again able to purchase them.

[open door]

The DoD rescinded their order to scrap the casings. The people that were getting them from the military are again able to purchase them.

Thanks, Carl, I hadn't heard about that yet. They say obama wants to put a 500% tax on ammo - sure hope that doesn't come about.

[WKUHilltopper]

The DoD rescinded their order to scrap the casings. The people that were getting them from the military are again able to purchase them.

Hope that's true...I've not read that any where (not doubting your word, just haven't seen it).

[Adopted Son]

Well, my take is I won't need even one round. But if I do, I also bet when the last round is exhausted, I won't need the next one.

Hey, wonder if sub-sonic 22 does anything to other than paper? Maybe chipmunks, but I'd have to hit a lot of them to feed anybody, ha.

[open door]

I just purchased a case of shotgun shells for duck season - at last year's prices!! I was surprised, and may decide to buy another case, because if war breaks out and dominoes start falling, they may be very hard to get.

[micah719]

"The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed the subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the supply of arms to the underdogs is a sine qua non for the overthrow of any sovereignty."

Adolf Hitler

[MikeD]

This stocking up on ammo is something I've done for quite some time. Still have quite a bit of ammo left over from a rifle I kept from days in the Marine Corps. But, there isn't much use for a rifle that can hit a target up to 1 1/4 miles away. Not to mention what it does to the shoulder, he he... But, then again, then, we were using satellite triangulation and would be VERY TOUGH to make a shot like that by simple scope and aiming. Besides, I "ain't" that good in the eye site category any longer. I do have these weapons but, I rely mostly on the promises of my God and His Word. I KNOW, soon, there will be coming a day when these weapons will be of no use; WE'LL BE GONE!!!