The simple weapons give claws to the weak. George Orwell To be honest this quote is taken out of context. He was really saying that so long as ALL weapons are simple, and ALL are available to the average man, the common man has a chance against the tyranny of the state. Obviously those times are long gone, but a completely disarmed society is destined for an age where despots like Bloomberg will reign supreme.
It's a "little bit" of a way to go from junk food cup bans, to "despot". des·pot /ˈdespət/ Noun A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically exercising it cruelly. Synonyms tyrant - oppressor - autocrat Throwing these words around is an insult to history, and to real victims.
I checked the other day for some .223 and 9mm ammo and Walmart said they had just gotten a shipment and sold out of all in a few hours. Academy sports sold out 2 hours from delivery also. I think the same people more than likely know exactly when deliveries come in and are there waiting for it the second they bring it out. They did say that they had plenty .40 and .45 ammo and they also had .308 and .300 at all the stores. Looks like I need to diversify my home protection lol.
Every despot starts small and grows into his role as a cruel tyrant, and Bloomberg is hardly small. He's well on his way to tyranny, and needs to know it won't be a smooth path should he choose to continue. Him, Obama, and the rest of these wanne'be pharaohs.
I'm not sure what the reason for the shortage in calibers other than what DHS was purchasing. I think either the ammo factories switched production to the calibers DHS need causing the shortages in the other calibers or it's not just the DHS buying up the ammo supplies.
We have it so rough. Edit: in case you think I'm a bit too cavalier, I do have strong concerns re the use of robots (drones, etc.) on American soil.