[quote]Of the $27.8 Billion spent each year on firearms, ammunition, clothing, reloading equipment, optics, and accessories by the American public, only about 7-8% of all gun owners reload their own ammunition on a regular basis. This means that only a relatively small amount of people purchase black powder explosives each year, and in comparison to other flammable, explosive, and dangerous household products such as fertilizer and gasoline, the singling out of black powder for stricter regulation bears little statistical evidence that its use in criminal activity is widespread.[/quote]*facepalm* People that reload their own ammunition use smokeless powder, which is a different compound. Black powder is only used in muzzeloaders and some early catridged guns (for example, the Springfield trapdoor rifle), as well as cannons.