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Here's some April Fool humor from Hornady on the ammo shortage. Ammo Company Addresses Rumors About the Ongoing Ammo Shortage by Beth Baumann (townhall.com)

And some FFLs have definitely noticed an uptick in purchase when the new wave of stimulus checks hit. Bingo! New Record: 4.69 million gun background checks break single-month record in March | American Military News

Yikes!

The guest reminded me of our Hyena VP laughing at inconvenient moments. Oh yes, and "I'm not going to bother citing my sources." Uh huh.

Welcome. I'm now in Sussex, formerly all in Morris since the age of three. More restrictive than NJ eh? Must be suffering PTSD. (Post Traumatic State Disorder) Good luck with the recovery. If you haven't already, apply for your FID and some handgun purchase permits. It may take six months or more depending on exactly where you live.

OK, I didn't know that. When did they abandon fingerprints? My card is over 15 years old.

Does the digital version still incorporate a fingerprint somehow?

Permit me to offer some context. In the view of the framers, the right to self-defense and the means to effect it is inherent and God given. It is a natural right. It is obvious to any sentient human being, especially anyone who has been specifically threatened or attacked. The 2nd Amendment does not grant the right to the citizens. It prohibits the governments, state and federal, from screwing around with that right. So if the time comes, you will not be 'using your 2nd Amendment rights' to defend yourself against a tyrannical government. You will be using your God given natural rights because the government (state and/or federal) has decided to violate the specific 2nd Amendment prohibition and to try to subjugate you.

SCOTUS just denied Grewal his wish in the Defense Distributed case. From the SAF.

Your guess is way low. This ship carries upward of 20,000!

I watched Cryptopia last night on Amazon Prime. A lot of interesting stuff. Those who are crypto currency participants may be especially interested. The documentary had access to some very secure and clandestine locations. They discussed crypto vs. money too, noting that there is not enough money on the planet to pay off all the accumulated debt backing it. Due to interest charges of course.

Fox is reporting the ship is free, and not qualifying it. The video I see live seems to show the ship is more parallel to the canal bank than before. USA Today live stream of an Arab station says the ship is free. Although it does appear to be listing slightly.

One qualified captain said the normal speed through the Suez is about 8 knots, and the Ever Given was doing 13 to try and get enough steering leverage to counteract the wind effects. So I guess when it veered towards the bank it really buried it's bow into it.

"Bond... James Bond." Back when I finally had to look up what 7.65 cartridge was in the scheme of things. Funny that in the 60's a .32 caliber pistol impact was characterized as "a brick through a plate glass window". As opposed to the... .25 Beretta? "Nice and light... in a ladies handbag." What in the world would they have thought of my 10mm? Great purchase with a lot of history. Enjoy!

"Like a brick through a plate glass window."

This is the 21st Century Woke Version:

That reminds me of a Jewish honeymoon joke I heard over 20 years ago. But I'm too tired to type it out now. Maybe tomorrow.

That was the other thing discussed. Great opportunity to sink the ship in the canal and screw it up for months. Or years. It's not clear if they have any substantial security around it.

There's a bunch of news videos on YT that describe the problems up to now and in the future. Apparently there's a significant risk of the hull cracking, either from the strain of the tugs pushing and pulling on it, and from the flexing that's occurring each and every time the tide shifts between high and low. These hulls aren't designed to take strain in that manner. They've already found water in several areas of the ship that should be dry and they suspect there are already micro-fissures in the steel. 'Just unload the cargo' isn't an easy way out either, because cranes large enough to do that job in the current setting are rare. One other thing I learned is that the increase from 10K container ships to 20K has happened in just the last 10 years. And crew and technology requirements have not been adjusted accordingly. Oil and gas prices in Europe have already spiked and will go higher. Imagine if this ship breaks in half in the canal!

Holy crap! I just heard that the Ever Given blocking the Suez pipe may itself have a huge load of toilet paper, and also be causing a blockage of other ships holding same! Stand by for Toilet Paper Shortage II ! And watch out for a discharge if/when it gets cut loose! Here you go. More detail from Zero Hedge. It's not necessarily the finished product; it's the components.

If there's any ammo on that ship we can arrange some volunteers to take it off at no charge.

I don't think this has been posted here anywhere, but the Suez Canal is shut and no one is quite sure when it will open again. This article delves into the ramifications of shutting down the largest shipping lane in the world, and the possible economic effects. What say you, investors?

Take note that column was authored by The Editors over at National Review, as shown in the very top left corner of the page. That's not Yahoo talking.

Well I had one, but deleted it. It just wouldn't paste in properly. Anyway, it was a groaner. So take this one instead.

Many of you are familiar with and may have purchased from SG Ammo in Stillwater OK. I am, and I have. They are a family owned operation and before 2020 were in my top three list of ammo vendors because of pricing and service. I subscribe to their news letter, which I received today. It was the first one in a LONG time. Here's the introduction which gives an honest vendor's perspective on what's happened: This is just our second newsletter since June 2020, and I wish I had more inventory to advertise but it has been a crazy 365 days since the historic rush to buy ammo started a year ago. Many things that were once normal have changed in this time including price and availability of ammunition. We have been dealing with severe shortages of supply, demand that has been off the charts, countless price increases from most major manufacturers and importers, dramatic increases in copper prices, a US dollar that has lost substantial value vs the Euro, and shortages on primers and powder for the many ammo manufacturers that rely on 3rd party sources for these two key components needed to build ammo. It has been the 'perfect storm' to drive prices way up and make many popular types of ammo totally unavailable. All things considered I think we have some decent deals on some calibers at this time. Keep in mind almost all handgun and shotgun ammo remains extremely limited as do popular rifle calibers. If this newsletter does not promote calibers or types of ammo that you use then future newsletters will as supply allows. We recommend that you stay subscribed even if this product list does not meet your needs, as other products will come in time. We thank you for your support of our family owned and operated business and will do our best to serve our clients well in these strange times, so please stay subscribed for future SGAmmo newsletters. If you have some spare time please take a few minutes and look over the online catalog at www.SGAmmo.com Thank you, Sam Gabbert, SGAmmo Owner You can read the entire letter and the items for sale here.