National Ammo Day is November 19th
Since 2001, November 19th has been decreed National Ammo Day. The backers of this event want each and every gun owner to purchase 100 rounds of ammunition this Thursday the 19th. The purpose of Ammo Day is to support the Second Amendment and to send a message to politicians.
There are an estimated 75 MILLION gun owners in the United States. If even 10% of them purchase ammo on Nov. 19th, this will demonstrate the size, and economic importance, of the gun-owning citizenry. If there’s one thing politicians cannot ignore, it’s tax revenues. The sales and excise taxes on guns and ammo help support many important public programs.
To learn more about National Ammo Day, visit www.Ammoday.com. Unfortunately, certain types of ammunition remain in short supply. Because of the surge in gun and ammo sales following last year’s Presidential election, most ammunition is quite a bit more costly than it was 12 months ago… if you can find it at all. One person, commenting on the Ammoday.com website, expressed his frustration with price hikes: “How about we don’t purchase any ammo on the 19th to send a message to the manufacturers that the price gouging better stop, or we’ll simply reload everything we shoot.” He has a point. However, in a market economy, supply and demand will always influence price levels.
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Tags: ammo, Ammunition, Second Amendment
it seems like every day has been ammo day for the past year. Instead, we should all write our legislators and let them know how we feel.
I’d have to say I’m not enthusiastic about buying any ammo at current prices, regardless of what message it might send. But I suppose I might run down and buy a lb. of Varget (for $5 more than last year… if they have it in stock).