Blacksmith
02-12-2013, 11:06 AM
The gun owners have been given a free education in what happens when people panic. We have seen it happen twice recently and in two increasing levels. The first after Obamma was elected to his first term effected mostly serious gun owners who saw shortages and increased wait times for a broad array of gun and shooting related items. We are now in a second greater panic that has expanded to include casual gun owners and people who have never owned a gun. It is being driven by fear that certain things people feel they want or need will not be available in the future.
The lesson to be learned is right or wrong, good or bad, true or not, when people fear a shortage the immediate demand can out strip available supply very rapidly. Depending on the depth of the fear and how wide spread the resulting shortages can be both disruptive and long lasting.
Please take a look at your personal situation and think about the ramifications of similar public fear in other areas of the supply chain. Now is not a good time to try and stock up on gun related things the train has already left the station, government surplus .22 LR ammunition that sold for $150 a case delivered less than 6 months ago is bringing as much as $655 now on Gun Broker in multiple auctions.
However it is not to late to start putting aside other things you may need in the future that could also be subject to public panics. This is not intended to set off those other panics but individuals can a little by little add to their supplies and become more prepared. Of course food is a logical area but one should also consider medications, first aid supplies, soap, finances, etc. and alternate ways of providing necessities like water and heat in the event the power, water/sewer, and communications grids are disrupted.
Baden-Powell had it right "Be Prepared"
The lesson to be learned is right or wrong, good or bad, true or not, when people fear a shortage the immediate demand can out strip available supply very rapidly. Depending on the depth of the fear and how wide spread the resulting shortages can be both disruptive and long lasting.
Please take a look at your personal situation and think about the ramifications of similar public fear in other areas of the supply chain. Now is not a good time to try and stock up on gun related things the train has already left the station, government surplus .22 LR ammunition that sold for $150 a case delivered less than 6 months ago is bringing as much as $655 now on Gun Broker in multiple auctions.
However it is not to late to start putting aside other things you may need in the future that could also be subject to public panics. This is not intended to set off those other panics but individuals can a little by little add to their supplies and become more prepared. Of course food is a logical area but one should also consider medications, first aid supplies, soap, finances, etc. and alternate ways of providing necessities like water and heat in the event the power, water/sewer, and communications grids are disrupted.
Baden-Powell had it right "Be Prepared"