I would have thought that by now, long after the presidential election last November, that at least some of the demand for guns and ammunition might begin to slow. After seeing hundreds of people lined up waiting for a “gun” show to open this past weekend, and then virtually selling out in a few hours, I stand corrected regarding a lessening of demand. This was not actually a show selling firearms, only ammunition, bullets, brass and accessories. That didn’t seem to matter – it all sold. I think had there been cases of ammunition rather than a few boxes, buyers would have been filling pickup beds rather than just filling cardboard boxes.

Later that day, I talked with a guy who wanted to know why it was so difficult to get ammunition. He couldn’t believe that it was just civilians buying ammo that was driving the shortage. He also could not understand why anyone would think it were important to have ammunition in any quantity greater than a box of 20 rounds. I told him that I suspected a lot of people were just scared, or concerned, about crime, the economy and the government. His closing comment was that those buying guns and ammo right now must be crazy and a bigger threat than anything else. I suppose it’s a good mental position for him, as he can go through life confident that nothing will ever happen outside the scope of his own experiences. Sheep tend to be that way.