Peace brother. I just can't fathom (not saying you) why some people feel the need to have a crap load of guns and thousands of rounds on hand to protect themselves. I just seems that some people think that they need to have an arsenal to defend themselves. Is it because they have a problem of shooting straight or is just fear and paranoia? Honestly, there is only one John Rambo on this planet and if highly trained government agents wanted to get anyone for some reason, they would. If people love to target shoot as I do, go ahead, buy some bulk ammo and fire away. Every gun owner should practice using their firearms regularly in order to gain experience and develop a healthy respect for firearm safety. I know that there is a very high volume of people out there that have no business owning a gun due their ignorance of the responsibility and the respect that one should have regarding owning, operating firearms. Now add drugs and alcohol into the equation and undoubtedly there will be shootings. Shootings of responsible, innocent people by drunk, stoned idiots or shootings by responsible, innocent, people trying to defend themselves against drunk, stoned idiots with guns. Now let's play out the same scenario with these drunk, stoned idiots having semi autos with high volume clips? I'm sorry if i offended you in any way. My post was directed towards all the "Rambo" types out there.
I almost didn't reply to this post because over all it's been changed to a stock market primer, but I will, and I'll try and get it back on track. Bacon, you sound just like my wife, it's not that we need a crap load of guns and ammo for protection, there is an old saying that applies, "Beware of the man with one gun." Defense only requires one firearm, and the choice of which one is up to the person that feels the need for protection. I have lots of guns, but I can only shoot one at a time. I have lots of ammunition because I like to shoot, and I'm covered if some BS on ammo comes up like we are experiencing now. I'm sure I'm not alone among the people on this post in owning several guns. My reasons for owning a number of firearms have no thought of protection. I'll explain, For years I've used muzzleloading flintlock and caplock rifles to hunt with and to shoot at targets for fun. These guns have open sights, so in my dottage, I can't see the open sights. I used to win matches shooting those guns, and it's depressing turning in scores that are in amongst the kids and beginners, so I still have those firearms, but they mostly hang on the wall. I also had several cartridge guns that I don't use much anymore due to open sights. One of those cartridge guns was an old pump .22 from my childhood, and a couple -- well, more than two are saddle carbines in two calibers from when I made my living horseback. Again, open sights, so they don't get shot much. I didn't sell those guns, I like them even if I can't see the sights, and the .22 pump was given to my grandson. My kids can fight over the rest when I'm gone, or if finances become tight I'll sell when needed. So my open sighted guns have been replaced with a scope sighted big game rifle and a scope sighted semi auto .22 long rifle. Both of them are tack drivers, and I can drive the tacks using the scope. Oh yeah, there is a shot gun and a pistol or two or three also. I also have a collection of a few antique guns, all are shooters, they date back to the Revolution, the war with Mexico, the Civil War, the Indian Wars, and guns from WWI and WWII. I don't really know how many guns I own, and don't care, it's not a numbers thing, it's history. Some people collect china plates, others bottles, even others pretty rocks, I collect guns. Right now I'm working up accurate black powder loads for my Indian Wars guns, even though I'll be disappointed in the targets that I shoot, because of those horrible original sights. Actually I can understand you not being able to figure why a person needs so many guns. My wife doesn't understand either, but if I run across a Sharps rifle or carbine in 45-70 caliber, and the price is right, I'll buy it, even though I won't be able to shoot it accurately with open sights, it's just that it's a neat gun that fits in my collection. So all American gun owners might be nuts in the opinion of some, but they aren't nuts massing arsenals for protection, some of us are just having fun. Different strokes for different folks. There are a number of people in power in this country that think I shouldn't be allowed to own that many firearms, or even any guns at all, and quite frankly I don't understand why. There are millions of people just like me, they don't own a lot of guns for protection, they own them for fun. Beware of the man with one gun, he'll tend to be familiar with it and shoot it quite well.
Arnofarrell, regarding the tannerite, it's a blast, pun intended. I'm serious, we've had a lot of fun with it.
(Funny it's just fertilizer and aluminum dust.) 
