no ammo in the stores

so i went out today to pick up a couple of boxes of 22s to go banging away with. no such luck. i checked at a couple shops, and the story was the same. no winchester 333's ( that's a box of 333 rounds that all of my 22s like) to be seen anywhere. the only thing left on the shelves was 22 shorts and longs, mostly CCI. good thing i have a stash of several boxes, but when i take others out to go shooting, i always bring more than i need.
i asked the guy behind the counter of the store where i usually buy from, and his reply, after rolling his eyes, is that "no, we haven't stopped selling ammunition. we just can't get any." he sold 10,000 rounds of 9 and 40 they got in in less than a day. those buying it were buying all they could get their hands on.
hmmmm....folks are worried about the new administration, one with strong anti-gun tendencies, i'm guessing. i seriously doubt it's about getting ready for a big crime wave. probably more like worries about availability, taxation, and registration in the very near future.
went out to the net to look around, and there are a number of articles about this. here's a link to one.