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COLUMBUS, Ga. --
A national ammunition shortage is now severely affecting local gun stores. For the past month, "The Firing Pin" in Opelika hasn't been able to keep up with demand and now they’re out of most ammo.
The store first noticed a spike in ammo sales just before Christmas. Co-Owner Rick Bradshaw believes recent massacres and now the president's gun control measures are behind the increased demand.
“When I go to the rounds I probably go to about five different places when I go look,” said Robert Betts. Usually, he said it’s pretty easy for him to find ammunition for his guns, but not lately.
"We'll right now there seems to be a lot of panic buying going on and it's pretty hard to find the more popular calibers and when you do prices tend to be gouged,” said Betts.
Normally several thousand rounds are on hand at “The Firing Pin” but now the that shelves store ammo, sit empty.
"It's all been dried up,” said Bradshaw. What ammunition is left has a buyer's-limit. Bradshaw said talks of banning assault weapons and restricting magazines to a maximum of 10 bullets is fueling the demand increase and manufacturers can't keep up with orders.
"They're being told by those manufacturers that it's going to be approximately 18 months before their orders are fulfilled,” Bradshaw said.
Bradshaw said most gun stores prepared for a spike in sales before the November election fearing new gun control measures. What they didn't anticipate was the mass school shooting in Connecticut and gun rights being thrust to the front of everyone's minds.
While congress debates whether to pass the president's proposals, gun advocates will be in limbo.
"I mean basically right now is just a waiting game. I mean... it’s pretty bad,” Bradshaw said.
Other local gun stores said they are also experiencing an ammo shortage. Bradshaw believes it will last for at least six months.
Lawmakers will take up President Obama's gun control measures in the coming days. Democrats are confident some measures will pass while Republicans are more skeptical.
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