2008 was the first one I experienced. A co worker said there was a run on ammo and I better get some. I was just starting to shoot and collect and was quite startled by this announcement. I stopped by the store on the way home and the ammo was gone. Only thing on the shelf was a box of .38 +p. I paid $27 for 20 or maybe 25 rounds. I called my dad that evening still concerned with the situation. He assured me that he had seen it his whole life. There was some kind of run every time they put a democrat in the White House. It would be a cycle.
I still have those .38s in the safe.
Maybe they are just my reminder to don’t freak out, just wait.
David