NPR Story On Ammo Shortage

[ochmude]

I heard this as I was driving home from work yesterday. Michele Norris, the NPR reporter who was interviewing the gun shop owner, seemed really surprised by everything he was saying. You should try listening to the audio file if you have the time.

Gun Shop Owner Links Ammo Shortage To Obama

All Things Considered, April 7, 2009 · An ammunition shortage in the U.S. is affecting police and sheriffs' departments all over the country, as well as gun dealers, from big retailers like Wal-Mart to smaller family-run businesses and online operations.

Ammunition suppliers say the shortage is due to several factors, including the sheer volume of ammunition heading overseas to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But they also say the shortage — as well as a sharp rise in gun sales — coincided with the election of President Obama, fueled by fears his administration would usher in more restrictive gun laws.

"It started the day that Obama got elected," Johnny Dury, who owns Dury's Gun Shop in San Antonio, tells NPR's Michele Norris. "It is when everything just went crazy in the gun business."

Dury says people are buying guns as well as ammunition, creating a shortage of both. He says people are buying the guns to protect themselves because they perceive Obama's policies as socialist and rewarding those "people who are not working hard." They are also afraid, he says, of more restrictive gun laws.

"Everybody was scared he was going to take the ammo away or he was going to tax it out of sight on the prices," Dury says. "So people started stocking up, buying half a lifetime to a lifetime supply of ammo all at one time."

He calls business on Tuesday "an average post-Obama day."

"This time of year with Obama stuff still going, we're probably 15 percent over what a normal April day would be," Dury says.

 

[Hanwei]

Just listened to it. I thought it was great! Dury made some great points.

 

[Bob P]

I love this quote

Dury says people are buying guns as well as ammunition, creating a shortage of both. He says people are buying the guns to protect themselves because they perceive Obama's policies as socialist and rewarding those "people who are not working hard." They are also afraid, he says, of more restrictive gun laws.

They have to make us look like idiots. They couldn't say something like 'they worry about an increase in crime with tough economic times' or even finish connecting the dots and say, 'they perceive Obama's policies as socialist and rewarding those "people who are not working hard, encouraging them to take other 'easy way outs' and resort to crime to get what they want.'

Nope, got to add that 'Shoot Luke, he's a durned socialist sos we gots to stock up on our guns' snippet to reinfoce the liberal stereotype that gun owners are inbred rednecks.

That being said, the rest of it's pretty good. I may just be sensitive.

 

[seanc]

I heard this as I was driving home from work yesterday. Michele Norris, the NPR reporter who was interviewing the gun shop owner, seemed really surprised by everything he was saying. You should try listening to the audio file if you have the time.

Gun Shop Owner Links Ammo Shortage To Obama

I give you a lot of credit for being able to sit through a complete NPR segment. It would generally take me several pills and multiple air sickness bags..

 

[terraformer]

I give you a lot of credit for being able to sit through a complete NPR segment. It would generally take me several pills and multiple air sickness bags..

NPR in general is not bad. They dive much deeper into the story and aren't afraid to question their own beliefs. They are all raving liberals for the most part but that is because much of the programming in the NE and across the country originates in Boston's WBUR or NY. But if the national news focused on a story instead of sound bites, our fellow citizens would be far more informed then they are. This piece above is golden because most people who listen to the national news would have any clue what was causing this situation. This is an eye opener for them and it will cause many to question the policies being put in place and whether they should be more cynical about what they hear.

 

[cekim]

NPR in general is not bad. They dive much deeper into the story and aren't afraid to question their own beliefs.

I listen frequently, I agree they "try" to do so, but ultimately fail without realizing it most times...

They are all standing in pools of their own feces, but they are so accustomed to the smell that even when they take a deep breath, they don't smell it...

It is better than the "film at 11" crowd and CNN - they don't even bother trying to be objective...

 

[SigFan]

Generally I find NPR to be tollerable most of the time. I agree they tend to delve deeper into subjects than the 30 second sound byte we get with Fox or CNN, so that's a positive thing. Did anyone read that story that AP story that appeared on Yahoo this morning that said that the Binghamton NY shooter did something that many are finding be physically impossible?

"The man who gunned down 13 people at an upstate New York immigration center fired 98 shots from two handguns in a little more than a minute, police said Wednesday."

How the heck does that work??

 

[offisland]

Npr is a lot more fair and balanced than the network that claims to be fair and balanced. Kinda like when someone says "trust me"...red flag to mean don't trust em.

Point is NPR doesn't rely on advertising. Advertising goes to shows and networks with the highest ratings. The highest ratings are the programs with the most drama. Most drama means not so thorough or accurate reporting.

 

[Another_David]

I must admit I listen to NPR now and then. I spend about 1.5 hrs each weekday commuting in my car. Like most media outlets it's biased but they do have some good qualities.

The best story I've heard about the media's ignorance of gun laws and gun owners was on NPR. Listen to the audio or if you can't, then read:

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/2330

 

[Bob P]

Generally I find NPR to be tollerable most of the time. I agree they tend to delve deeper into subjects than the 30 second sound byte we get with Fox or CNN, so that's a positive thing. Did anyone read that story that AP story that appeared on Yahoo this morning that said that the Binghamton NY shooter did something that many are finding be physically impossible?

"The man who gunned down 13 people at an upstate New York immigration center fired 98 shots from two handguns in a little more than a minute, police said Wednesday."

How the heck does that work??

98 from a Baretta and 11 from a 1911. Aimed. In less then a minute. Against dispersed and moving targets. Riiiigggghhhttt.

we're talking about 6 mag changes at least. Love the comment 'our range guys says it's easy'.

Sounds like they're playing CYA on the delay in storming the place - 'Oh, it was all over when we got there. He was no longer an active shooter.' He blew off over 100 rounds in a minute.

 

[cekim]

Point is NPR doesn't rely on advertising. Advertising goes to shows and networks with the highest ratings. The highest ratings are the programs with the most drama. Most drama means not so thorough or accurate reporting.

They do rely on donors and those donors are the liberal elite...

So, they are far from "free" of the shackle of pandering to their audience to gain listeners...

They have to pander not only to liberal elite, but the government as well...

 

[ochmude]

Npr is a lot more fair and balanced than the network that claims to be fair and balanced. Kinda like when someone says "trust me"...red flag to mean don't trust em.

Point is NPR doesn't rely on advertising. Advertising goes to shows and networks with the highest ratings. The highest ratings are the programs with the most drama. Most drama means not so thorough or accurate reporting.

I definitely agree with this. NPR tends to have much less sensationalism in the reporting. Besides, I don't mind listening to the liberal drivel really, for the same reason I tuned in to Al Jazeera quite a bit while on active duty. It helps to hear what the other side is saying.

 

[cekim]

It helps to hear what the other side is saying.

That's why I listen - besides - its a good vascular work-out to get your blood pressure up...

 

[In_God_We_Trust]

Npr is a lot more fair and balanced than the network that claims to be fair and balanced. Kinda like when someone says "trust me"...red flag to mean don't trust em.

Point is NPR doesn't rely on advertising. Advertising goes to shows and networks with the highest ratings. The highest ratings are the programs with the most drama. Most drama means not so thorough or accurate reporting.

HU? What crack have you been smoking?

 

[Bob P]

HU? What crack have you been smoking?

He's actually accurate to a point. I was having this discussion with a friend who's in the news industry. Ratings drive everything - including the timing of the stories so the commercial breaks don't happen during a monitoring period. This causes more reliance on soundbites and less in-depth reporting.

NPR can run longer, more in-depth stories because they're publicly funded.

Doesn't mean they're free from bias, but your actually more likely to get the whole story from NPR then network news.

 

[seanc]

Point is NPR doesn't rely on advertising. Advertising goes to shows and networks with the highest ratings. The highest ratings are the programs with the most drama. Most drama means not so thorough or accurate reporting.

Huh?
So, if they run yet another "how Bush got us into Iraq, and how evil they both are" or "The virtues of Uncle Joe Stalin miniseries, and how america should be more progressive".
Who is it that I complain to? How do I call up the sponsor and tell them I will never buy their product again for supporting the propaganda?

Do I call up Barney Frank and tell him to shut down the station? Threaten the Catherine C and John D Macarthur liberal think tank? Tell ADM "supermarket to the world" I won't buy their products?

and for the record, I have and do listen to NPR here and there and have for a lot of years.. I have heard more "All Things Liberal", "Fresh Progressive" , "Wait, Wait, Don't try to tell be GWB is not the AntiChrist" and more interviews with Bob "the red" Oakes and Sherri "Mme Mao" Gross then I care to admit..

 

[WILDCATT]

ammo/guns

obama most certainly is driving the sales and good for our side to he makes a'
great saleman.all reloading tools are in grat demand.I just ordered a few small tools from Midsouth shooters and all are back ordered.same with all male order houses.Lee has orders for one of their press,they make 150 a day and have 2000 on back order.there is little powder or primers and bullets.I am on
a number of sites.cant get out much and its to cold to work in my shop so here I am.

 

[offisland]

one thing we can all agree on.....

...thank god for the first ammendment which allows for multiple media outlets to chose from to get your news and information from. I don't stick with only one source. I just try and subscribe to the least amount of BS. Less filtering that way. All aout making informed decisions and formulating opinions based on facts and not fan fair. Fortunately we don't have state run media yet like n. Korea, iran, and russia....but we're only 2 months into the socialist transition

What are your guys thoughts on Frontline? The "war briefing" from last fall I found particullarly informative. Taliban influence in pakistan is much much worse than most "fast food" sound bite news outlets are reporting.

 

[terraformer]

...thank god the first ammendment which allows for multiple media outlets to chose from to get your news and information from. I don't stick with one source only. I just try and subscribe to the least amount of BS. Less filtering that way. All aout making informed decisions and formulating opinions based on facts and not fan fair. Fortunately we don't have state run media yet like n. Korea, iran, and russia....but we're only 2 months into the socialist transition

What are your guys thoughts on Frontline? The war briefing from last fall I found particullarly informative. Taliban influence in pakistan is much much worse than most "fast food" sound bite news outlets are reporting.

Frontline is also a good way of diving deep in to an issue. I usually record them and watch if the issue is of interest.

 

[PaulD]

NPR deserves credit for allowing those with an opposing viewpoint the time to express their opinion without berating or talking over the person like I see mostly on Fox. CNN doesn't bother broadcasting opposing opinions.

Also, as Terraformer mentioned, they dig a lot deeper into stories than pretty much any other broadcast news source. Their coverage of the Heller decision was very extensive.

 

[Spanz]

For every hour you listen to NPR, you should balance it with watching an hour of Oreilly or Beck. Somewhere in the mix is the truth. NPR is VERY liberal, mostly due to the fact that their reporters are all very left. They probably think they are fair and balanced, but not. I DID hear a balanced gun story on there once (about how youngsters were no longer hunting), but not recently!

 

[BCEagleAce]

I find NPR to be a mixed bag. On Point is one of my favorite radio / news shows. That is the best case of a show being "down the middle" as you will find.

Other programing and general news "attempts" to be unbiased, but they usually fail. The gun story they did yesterday was a great illustration of this. They are a bunch of lefties there, and looking at the gun issue is just not something that they easily get comfortable with.