Good News

For a change.

Dons Gun Show notes that ammo is reappearing and gun prices are returning to something near normal.

Ammo is back in case lots at the show, with even the centerfire scarcity leader, 9mm Parabellum, readily available at 35 to 40 cents a round and small pistol primers available for $35-40 per thousand. From Commie calibers to the most popular America center-fire rifle and pistol calibers, ammo is back at or only slightly above prices prevailing before the Democrat assault on gun rights.

There was still no .22LR generally available except secondary vendors selling their personal stocks at about $65 for a brick of 500.

$65/500 is still out of the breathable atmosphere, but you have to admit it's an improvement ober the $85/550 we saw not that long ago. Supply is finally catching up with demand and prices should be back near normal in a couple months.

Except in Cali where they're working on 2 bills that would double the price on .22 ammo. A 10% tax plus a $.05/round tariff on ammo would make smuggling some ammo in from out  of state a profitable business. Imagine a $20 brick of 550, plus the 7% local sales tax = $1.40, plus 10% new special tax = $2.00, plus $.05/round = $27.50 for a total of $30.90 in taxes alone. The brick would run $50.90.

Modern math problem. Give this to your kids:

Joe Tofu would like to buy a brick of .22 to shoot in his plinker. He lives in San Jose, 200 miles from the nearest reasonably priced ammo ($22.00/brick, Reno, NV). If his Prius gets 35 mpg, gas costs $4.00/gal, and he can sell bricks to his friends at $35/ea, how many does he need to buy to cover his costs for the trip? Don't forget he plans to keep one for himself.

Extra credit: If possession of more than 1000 rounds of any ammo at all is considered terrorism in Cali, how many consecutive life terms will Joe serve if he is pulled over for speeding on his way back? Assume 1 per 1000 rounds.