Thousands Line Up Outside Cal Expo Gun Show To Buy Ammunition

**ShooterInPA1** · March 18th, 2013, 06:04 PM

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Thousands of people lined up for hours outside Cal Expo to buy ammunition. The line wrapped around the building for the first day of the two-day gun show.

You’ve heard the early bird gets the worm. At the Crossroads of the West gun show it couldn’t be truer.

“We got here at 5:45 a.m.,” said one person. “We were 64th and it took us 3.5 hours.

“”This is for my rifle,” said an attendee. Ammunition is a hot commodity at Cal Expo.

“I was planning on buying some ammunition around here but the line actually wrapped around the building,” said Galen Miller....

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/...uy-ammunition/

**internet troll** · March 18th, 2013, 06:09 PM

Why do I get the image of dealers looking out, seeing the line and saying "holy shit, Jackpot" as they grab the markers to raise the prices?

**bigandy1966** · March 18th, 2013, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by internet troll

Why do I get the image of dealers looking out, seeing the line and saying "holy shit, Jackpot" AndThank god for liberals and President Obama!! as they grab the markers to raise the prices?

market prices for seafood, steaks and ammunition. Soon to be a luxury item.

**Emptymag** · March 18th, 2013, 06:47 PM

Oh, I thought this was going to be that video of the mile and a half long line at the Cali gun show.

Someone needs to post THAT one up.

**scruff** · March 18th, 2013, 07:48 PM

The real story there is the comment section of the article. Wow. There's hundreds of comments about the the govt gearing up for war and what to do when they show up at your door. Heavy stuff for the local CBS station's web site!