NSSF has recently begun to track
ammunition production because of the continued shortage
of ammunition, especially .22 caliber. Prices have risen because
of the commodity price for copper and other metals used in
ammunition.
The major reason is that ammunition
manufacturers have not been able to keep up with demand, thus shelves
have emptied out and orders for bulk ammunition has been put on
backorder.
Since the Fast-N-Furious scandal, there
are those that believe that the government is part of the problem
because of the increased government purchase of ammunition has also
put a load upon manufacturer production. This consensus sparked a
congressional hearing in the spring of 2013 because it was found that
Homeland Security was using more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition more
per person than the US Army. DHS bought more than 103 million rounds
in 2012 and used 116 million in the same year for 70,000 employees.
Manufacturers have expanded their
facilities to meet the demand. Last year, Remington Arms Company
spent $32 million to expand its Remington Ammunition Plant in Lonoke,
Arkansas and constructed a new building.
Part of the increase in demand is that
more than 5 million women now participate in shooting sports and have
joined the ranks of firearm owners who carry concealed and purchased
firearms for home defense. The growth of firearm ownership has
continued to grow as the Progressive political element continues its
agenda of total gun control and firearm ban legislation.
NICS
checks has increased and in December of 2014, the FBI reported
that 2,309,684 NICS checks were performed with December 2012 still
holding the record at 2,873,765 NICS checks.
In 2014, 11 million new firearms and 8
million used firearms were sold.
Forbes reported
that there was no evidence that the government was purposefully
causing the ammo shortage.
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