Some gouge so don’t tell me they don’t.
"You keep using this word I do not think you really understand what it means. "
Who gets to define what "gouging" is?
And at least legally, in the US if we're going to "go there" - "price gouging" really wouldn't apply to ammo, in most cases. Someone ain't going to die if they had to pay a buck a round for 9mm (or whatever someone is getting).
Lol, according to wikipedia:
"The term is similar to profiteering but can be distinguished by being short-term and localized and by being restricted to essentials such as food, clothing, shelter, medicine and equipment needed to preserve life and property. In jurisdictions where there is no such crime, the term may still be used to pressure firms to refrain from such behavior. "
Even if we go out on a limb and say that ammo is essential to preserve life and property, how much ammo do you actually need to defend yourself? A few hundred rounds maybe, at
worse? (anything past that and you're dead anyways). Even at a buck a round thats only a few hundred bucks.
IOW, you can successfully start arguing price gouging when someone is charging like $5 a round or something for 9mm. That might be a good starting point.
Even then, under the current conditions, you can't really even argue gouging. You don't even have a captive audience. There's nothing stopping the buyer from getting ammo from someone
else, etc. And the existence of people selling ammo at less than stupid price is enough to show that the environment is not captive nor coercive.
Legally speaking a test for price gouging is VERY specific, and exacting. There's good reason for that, because if the laws were too vague it would destroy the economy.