Firearm and ammo distributors love even the slightest tangential development in current events so they can price gouge, which weirdly seems to cause constantly

Firearm and ammo distributors love even the slightest tangential development in current events so they can price gouge, which weirdly seems to cause constantly panic-stricken consumers to buy even more. I used to collect and was more active in the scene, but the market, industry, and community (if you can call it that) has turned into an unpalatable intersection of cult mentality, seedy people, and grifters. I reduced to a smaller number of good tools for my needs, keep an essential ammo supply, I get in and out a couple times a month for practice, and have sold off and avoid everything else.