Well, of course it’s a generalization, in an effort to explain the panic buying. There are enough people for whom what I said IS true to spark the panic buying across multiple consumer categories...not every person is the same. It’s a discussion of trends and psychology, not a precise sociological analysis...
In this, and other threads, I’ve discussed that I am prepared, for many eventualities, including ammo. I have enough to enjoy shooting regularly, at my desired frequency, for the next several years, without buying any more, plus enough defensive ammo in several calibers that I simply don’t have to buy until the prices come down.
But you have to admit, that there are a lot of folks who don’t have the food, TP, bottled water, ammo, whatever for contingencies. When nitrile gloves flew off the shelves five months ago, and became unavailable, I was annoyed, but since I had two boxes in my garage, and two boxes in my shop, it was just that, annoyance. Because I was prepared.
I live in hurricane country. We had one blow through on Monday. My wife and I didn’t go out and buy anything...didn’t need to. But stores ran short on bottled water,,etc over the weekend...
Sigh...