How can you tell that Americans are secretly scared?

Just  because most people don't talk about what they are doing doesn't mean they aren't doing something to protect themselves.  Most people simply don't have the spine to stand up and speak out when they see shit going down.  Instead, they just position themselves.  Yeah, it's kind of dickless to be like that IMO but hopefully they are at least warning their families.

But there is always one indicator in the USA which tells you how the herd is really feeling, and that is the price of guns and ammo.  You see, when Americans get worried or scared, the first thing we do is go buy guns and ammo.  And if everyone is doing this then prices go way up.

So let's look at some ammo prices right now.  Let's just start with the cheapest, crappiest, barrel-fouling Russian made crap ammo for the AR-15.  The poster child for this is Wolf .223.  2-3 years ago you could buy it all day log for something between $0.17 and $0.23 per round in QTY 1000.  Now its $710 (71 cents per round).  That's at least 3x higher in just 2 years!!!  I used to pop these off like it was candy back then but now each shot is throwing nearly a buck down the toilet.

How about 9mm?  This is $800 so .80 cents per shot.  It also used to cost in the low 20 cent per round region.

 

And then there is the .22 long rifle (.22LR), perhaps the most popular bullet in history.   These used to be 3-8 cents each.  Now they are 35 cents EACH.  I used to pop off .22 LR like it was candy just to hear the gun fire.  Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang.  That used to cost 10-15 cents.  Now its $1.50.

I have never seen ammo prices like this.  It's ridiculous.  The herd might not look scared, but the herd is very very afraid.