Yep. If they control your ammo they control you. Right now if you cast and roll your own you are good to go, unlike the gangbangers in, say, LA who couldn't find the ammo to do drive bys after the 2008 election. 'Course you remember how hard it was to find not only loaded ammo but components too.
Prices have come down and supplies are plentiful. Now is the time to stock up on loaded ammo and components.