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>> Karen: LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS SAY IT’S A MAJOR
CONCERN THAT COULD COMPACT THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
TONIGHT, THE "DEFENDERS" ARE
TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO WHY A
SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION IS
CAUSING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS.
THIS WILL NOT COME AS A SURPRISE TO GUN OWNERS, AMMUNITION HAS
TO GUN OWNERS, AMMUNITION HAS
BEEN IN SHORT SUPPLY FOR THE
BETTER PART OF A YEAR.
>> Jason: FOR LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS, IT HAS TURNED INTO
A MATTER OF SAFETY BECAUSE COPS
NEED BULLETS TO TRAIN. LET’S GO TO SHAWN LEY WITH WHAT
LET’S GO TO SHAWN LEY WITH WHAT
POLICE AND GUN SHOP OWNERS ARE
SAYING ABOUT THIS TONIGHT.
SHAWN?
>> Shawn: ALSO WHEN WE STARTED
LOOKING INTO THIS, THERE WAS A SURPRISING LINK, EVEN IF YOU’RE
SURPRISING LINK, EVEN IF YOU’RE
NOT A GUN OWNER, THE GUN/A.M.MMO
SHORTAGE COULD AFFECT YOU WHERE
YOU LIVE.
>> IT’S A PROBLEM.
>> Shawn: GUN SHOP OWNERS KNOW
IT.
IS THERE AN AMMO SHORTAGE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Shawn: WHY IS THERE?
>> WELL, A TON OF REASONS,
ACTUALLY.
>> Shawn: YOUR LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS IS LIKELY WORRIED
ABOUT IT.
A MASSIVE SHORTAGE OF GUN
AMMUNITION.
>> CIVILIANS HAVE HAD BETTER
LUCK THAN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> Shawn: TAYLOR POLICE CHIEF
>> Shawn: TAYLOR POLICE CHIEF
SAYING THEY TEST THEIR OFFICERS’
FIREARM PROFICIENCY THREE TIMES
A YEAR.
AND IT HAD TO BE CUT DOWN.
>> WE’RE CONCERNED WHERE IT GOES
IF WE HAVE TO FIRE THE WEAPON.
>> Shawn: THE FBI DID 9 MILLION
BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR NEW GUN
OWNERS LAST YEAR.
IN JUST 2 MONTHS THIS YEAR, THEY
DID CHECKS ON NEARLY 9 MILLION MORE.
MIKE BARER OWNS TOP GUN IN
TAYLOR.
>> THE NUMBERS ARE HUGE.
>> Shawn: WHY IS AMMO SO SCARE? DEMAND.
IN 2020, OWNERS STARTED
STOCKPILING IT DURING COVID AND
FOR HOME PROTECTION WORRIED
THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT COULD BE TIED UP WITH POLICE PROTESTS AND
TIED UP WITH POLICE PROTESTS AND
SLOW TO RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY.
REMINGTON, A MAJOR MANUFACTURER
SHUT DOWN PROTECTION AND FILED
FOR BANKRUPTCY.
HOW DOES THAT IMPACT YOU?
THE NEW GUN OWNERS DON’T HAVE
ENOUGH AMMUNITION TO PRACTICE TO
LEARN HOW TO HANDLE THEIR GUN
PROPERLY. >> OUR RANGE TIME IS DOWN
>> OUR RANGE TIME IS DOWN
PROBABLY AT LEAST 50%. >> Shawn: THE "DEFENDERS" CHECKS
>> Shawn: THE "DEFENDERS" CHECKS ACTION IMPACT.
TARGET SPORTS IN ROYAL OAK
SAYING THEY HAVE NO AMMO.
OAKLAND AMMUNITION IN TROY, NO
AMMO FOR THE PAST 5-6 MONTHS.
AT TOP GUN IN TAYLOR --
>> I DO NOT HAVE ANY 9
MILLIMETER, 38, 40, 384.
>> Shawn: HARPER WOODS HAD TO
WAIT 9 MONTHS FOR THEIR ORDER OF
9 MILLIMETER AMMO.
>> FRIENDS IN NONLAW ENFORCEMENT
HAD MORE AMMO THAN WE DID.
>> IF WE CAN’T DO THE TRAINING
WITH LIVE FIRE, WE’RE IN
TROUBLE.
>> Shawn: AND YOU HAVE NEW GUN
OWNERS WHO HAVEN’T HAD AMMO TO
PRACTICE WITH, THAT COULD BE A
SAFETY ISSUE.
>> YOU DON’T WANT SOME ACCIDENT
TO HAPPEN OR YOU DON’T WANT
SOMEBODY TO BE UNTRAINED IF THEY
HAD TO USE THEIR FIREARM FOR
SOME OFFENSE.
AND THE 9 MILLION FIRST-TIME GUN
BUYERS, THAT’S WHY THEY BOUGHT,
TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
>> Shawn: WE CHECKED WITH
LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE AND WITH MSP AND OAKLAND
COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND
THEY BUY THEIR AMMO A YEAR AND A
HALF TO TWO YEARS OUT, SO THEY
HAVE PLENTY TO PRACTICE WITH.
>> Jason: WHAT IS IT DOING TO
THE PRICE OF THE AMMO THAT IS
OUT THERE?
>> Shawn: YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE
IT’S THROUGH THE ROUGH!
WE HEARD FROM MIKE BARBER, AND
HE SAID A BOX OF 9 MILLIMETER