Why & when .380 ammo?

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Why & when will .380 ammo get back to were it was.I don't understand why
.380 ammo took such a hard hit over some other cal.s.I mean before Obama
it was everywhere cheap.

I know the whole ammo industry went south, but most cal have come back some what to normal.Why .380 ???????????/

It's hard to get detailed statistics from a lot of states but I did source this little tid-bit from legallyarmed.com

Pennsylvania ccw permits issued per year;

2004: 107,285
2005: 101,643
2006: 102,473
2007: 164,824
2008: 150,843 / 1st half of 2008

Now, this is just Pennsylvania's numbers, but I'd bet that most other states have seen this same massive increase in issued ccw permits over the last couple of years.

And with the wild success of pocket pistols the last few years it was sure to send the demand for .380 ammo skyrocketing. However, I'm not sure why ammo manufactures haven't expanded there productions capabilities. Perhaps they have been unsure whether it has been just a temporary run on .380 ammo, or if this level of demand is simply the "new normal".