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What do you think of this theory?

We all know that all sorts of government agencies including the Social Security Administration has been buying up copious amounts of ammo and it was suggested today by one of my congressmen here in Mississippi that it was a backdoor form of gun control. Buy up all of the ammo, drive up demand and cost causing manufacturers to expand to meet demand then turn around and flood the market with surplus ammo and drive the manufacturers out of business when business dries up. What say you?

Update:

No link...he was on Supertalk Mississippi today and put up the idea.

Update 2:

I floated the idea because I'm not sure what to make of it myself.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Interesting

  • Jimbo
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Ammunition manufacturers are not stupid. They can forecast sales to the government based upon wartime or peace time footing and public demand. The ammo shortage that exists right now is due to private sales increasing over fears of new gun laws. The same thing happened right after Obama was elected for his first term in office. Ammo was scarce. It will catch up in the stores as soon as people get over the scare and stop hoarding it.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    The government is buying up all this ammo because they believe that the gun nuts really believe that they THE MILITIA , need all their weapons to defend themselves against a bad bad government and given the extreme NRA statements they believe this MILITIA is on the move .to destroy the government (sort of like Washington did)..

    I can't wait to see this totally one side "war:" for with drones and highly advanced weaponry ,the government will wipe these gun freaks and their militia off the face of this earth in a few hours/days .

    Maybe then the gun freaks will stop this nonesense that they need all these guns to fight a bad bad government .

  • 8 years ago

    Doesn't make sense. Even if bankrupt someone would buy the equipment and to make ammo when prices went back up. Or the price would rise until new companies were formed.

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  • Daniel
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I would say that the social security administration is probably the wrong service to be looking at but I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case, maybe not for the social security administration but definitely someone...

  • 8 years ago

    I think you need to go outside once in a while.

    A Vitamin D deficiency would explain a lot.

    Maybe "They" are buying up all the ammunition in the world, and then they are going to mail them out to you as gifts.

    Maybe "They" are buying up all the ammunition, crating it, and sending up to the Moon Base. They anticipate a coming war, and they are just trying to keep you safe. Or are you a face-hugger lover?

  • 8 years ago

    While the govt bought an exceptional amount of ammo it still is only a fraction of what they produce.

    Why are you so paranoid?

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Ammo, like water, is never going to be something there is too much of.

    Source(s): It's too fun to shoot.
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    If that is so, where will they get ammo when they really need it, all the ammo makers will be out of business.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    That's a good strategy if it works for those doing it. I can see that.

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