In The US Bullets Are In Short Supply


	In The US Bullets Are In Short Supply

BartendingBear

2-13-2009 4:00 PM

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BartendingBear says:

Rising materials costs, general demand, and fear add up to substantial pressure on supply.

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2-14-2009 5:06 AM

Robbert

typical fear mongering.
With all the agitated gun owners. Accidental (or posing as such) deaths are likely to go up this year.

2-14-2009 9:46 AM

BartendingBear

A sport-shooting friend of mine has commented on the same issue as being a topic of concern among his friends and gun-dealers he knows.

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