US run on guns, ammo

American bullet-makers are working around the clock, seven days a week, and cannot keep up with the nation's demand for ammunition.

Bullets, especially for handguns, have been scarce for months because gun enthusiasts are stocking up because they fear President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress will pass antigun legislation.

Gun sales from January to May increased 25.6 per cent on the same period last year. In the past year ammunition sales have jumped from 7 billion to 9 billion rounds.