Apparently the wars we’re fighting throughout the world is causing a shortage of available ammunition for police officers in the United States:
Police chiefs around the state spoke of rising costs and long waits to get ammunition.
“We used to spend between $12,000 to $13,000 a year but now it’s around $16,000 to $18,000,” Hazlet Police Chief James A. Broderick told the news service.
Some chiefs said orders take a minimum of six months to get filled, and often take up to a year.
I think ultimately this is a good thing. Two things would occur if the police are no longer able to obtain large quantities of ammunition; they would need to learn how to shoot well and wouldn’t be able to murder as many innocent people. I’m sure a shortage of ammunition would have benefited Jose Guerena as the police not only murdered him in cold blood but also took 70 rounds of ammunition to do it.
Thanks goes to Uncle who lead me to Bob’s Gun Counter which had posted a link to the story.