.22 Ammo in Yuma WalMart

Ammoland ^ | 3 July, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

When I go to the local WalMart in Yuma (there are three), I check to see if there is any .22 ammunition.  At some point, increased production and falling demand should cross, allowing for more .22 on the shelves. At the WalMart on Frontage road, toward the Foothills, I was surprised to see .22 ammunition.  It was the first time in three years.

There were 2,300 rounds of CCI Mini-Mags and 1,000 rounds of CCI Standard Velocity.  The Mini-Mags were in plastic 100 round boxes at $7.47 a box.  The Standard Velocity were in paper, 50 round boxes at $3.47 a box.

A perky, pretty clerk, Yittzel, was happy to answer my questions.  She was a joy to deal with, and did not have any problem with me taking pictures.  She said that they seldom saw .22 ammunition, perhaps once a month. She thought it might be coming in a little more frequently lately, but it was still uncommon.  She was surprised when she came in and found .22 ammunition on the shelves that morning.  She doubted if it would last more than  a couple of days.

A customer came up to the counter and bought 300 rounds of CCI mini-mags, the maximum allowed.  He wasn’t interested in the Standard Velocity.

He asked when Yittzel went off shift, or if he could come back in 15 minutes and buy 300 more.  She told him that three boxes was the limit. I expect he came back later, when someone else was at the counter.

I asked Yittzel about ammunition availability and the effect of politics.  She agreed the ammunition bubble is driven by people’s fear of potential legislation during the Obama administration.

Resellers who buy ammunition from WalMart

[Big Red Badger]

I went thru 200 .22 Saturday, first time in Years,
,So much Fun!

[Blue Highway]

tell that to the man with one red shoe.

[Daffynition]

Many, many years ago, a Walmart opened in Avon, CT. Crazed liberal mothers protested outside the store b/c their little snowflakes would walk by the sporting goods department, on the way to the toy department; according to their claim, the kids could *SEE* ammo stacked on the shelves for sale. See the ammo in sealed boxes. The moms were afraid of the kids being traumatized. [This was well B4 Sandy Hook].

The town had a public meeting to demand Walmart eliminate ammo in the store....a bunch of us *gun nuts* went. Surprised they let anyone speak, not just townspeople. The best statement was by a woman who was sitting next to me, in the audience. She told me, she was a registered democrat in town, and was outraged that anyone would want to limit another's God-given right to protect themselves. Her delivery was stunning and broadcast on the 11 o'clock news.

[Beagle8U]

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