Oh Warp, let me help a little on this one as it may not be as intuitive as I thought.
Aurora? 16% increase in NICS checks Aug YoY.
Debates/AWB-II announcement? 20% increase October YoY.
Re-Election? 31% increase November YoY. ("Oh no, Obama's reelection had no effect on anything." Are you kidding?)
Sandy Hook, Assault Weapons/High-Capacity Magazine Ban Bill/National Registration initiative? 50% increase December YoY.
"Wouldn't be 20% of what it was" you say? Well, pay careful attention here: Obama's reelection was (YoY November's) 31% of December's 50% (maybe more as Sandy Hook was Dec. 14th), or, a
minimum of 62% of what happened in December WITHOUT Sandy Hook! Yes, we know it got even worse after that due to the Left's relentless attack on our 2nd Amendment rights. Sandy Hook just expedited the gun-grab every rational American gun-buyer or owner saw coming as indicated by the decline in ammo availability (whether you personally noticed it or not) in the months leading up to Sandy Hook, and that's proven by the statistics.
I hope you don't need an Advil, Warp, between the math and the crashing of your position that the run on guns and ammo was just Sandy Hook/December related; that it was somehow separate, distinct, from the Left-wing anti-gun politicians' agenda as well as their (re)election in 2012. You couldn't be more wrong. This is so obvious Hellen Keller could see it and if you maintain your argument I'm sure everyone will wonder if your "error" is intentional or not.
I think I've clearly demonstrated the ammo shortage and propagandizing politcal environment patriots clearly see are directly linked. And the continued undermining of basic rights from the top down is why this current 14-month run on ammo is as slow to recover as the economy. There's no secret conspiracy. The Left is quite out in the open about it if not their overall agenda to disarm America.
If anyone still feels strangely compelled to deny that and argue that the Great Gun (and ammo) Run II came out of nowhere with Sandy Hook while the government's own facts stare you in the face and prove you wrong you may, but not with me.
I hope this has helped...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ptFVq22PY