Breitbart has a post up about some of the more stupid ideas Eric Swalwell has advanced concerning gun control. Most of his proposals demonstrate that he has essentially no understanding of firearms in the Real World.
For example, he thinks that it’s a good idea to restrict ammunition ownership to no more than 200 rounds of any caliber. If he had walked through the ammo aisles at a Bass Pro or Cabela’s (or a Dick’s), he’d have seen that one of the most common package counts for .22LR ammo is around 500 rounds. In fact, the last box of .22LR rounds I bought contained 525, just enough for a weekend of plinking with a couple of friends.
I suppose that there are people who buy ammunition and horde it, but those of us who shoot for a hobby and/or train to maintain proficiency in shooting safely and accurately go through what we buy. Buying practice ammo in bulk saves money and makes it easier to train. Why would a thoughtful person want to make it more difficult to maintain a high level of proficiency in safe firearm handling?
BTW, given my collection of oddball firearms, I’d be able to keep over 4,000 rounds of ammunition under Swalwell’s proposed limit.
If I don’t have at least 1000 rounds in every chambering I own, I’m out of ammo. Fortunately, Rep Swalwell won’t be coming for anyone’s guns, with nukes or otherwise. I am disappoint.
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/07/08/999-eric-swalwell-becomes-first-dem-quit-presidential-race/
One of the lessons I learned in Viet Nam is that is no such thing as too much ammo.
There is only how much ammo you can carry.
No one has ever walked away from a gunfight thinking “Man, I had way too much ammo there. That was dumb.”
I probably have only about 2,500 rounds of all types on-hand at this moment. But, I bought a new long gun so I now have a new gauge to stock so that count will go up. I almost never buy less than 200 rounds at a time in a store. That’s their biggest and cheapest package per round. If I bought on-line I’d be purchasing 1,000 at a time.