Ammu-Nation

Ammu-Nation logo

Ammu-Nation is the standard and only gun shop in all Grand Theft Auto III era games. The player can obtain weapons there, it stocks everything from a pistol to an assault rifle; and you can also purchase armour and grenades.

From the start of a new game, Ammu-Nation stores have depleted gun stock, so only a few (and weak) weapons are available at the time. However as the player completes more and more missions, more and better weapons will gradually become available at the store. Ammu-Nation also does not sell any heavy weaponry, except in GTA Vice City Stories.

The store is absent in Grand Theft Auto IV, explained by the mayor having strict gun control laws. Instead, Niko Bellic can buy weaponry from underground arms dealers, or buy guns from the trunk of his friend Little Jacob's car.

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An Ammu-Nation in San Andreas, note that firearms such as the Galil assault rifle Steyr Aug, and the other guns seen on the wall are not purchasable

Ammunition glitch

A glitch in GTA San Andreas happens if the player enters the shooting session while having certain guns in the inventory and leaves without finishing the course, which is the ammunition doubling up. The weapons are:

Pistols: Silenced 9mm, Desert Eagle
Shotguns: Sawed-off Shotgun, Combat Shotgun
SMGs: Tec-9, MP5
Assault Rifles: M4

It is important to notice that projectiles, heavy weapons and sniper rifles are not affected. Also, if the player enters the range with the Pump-Action Shotgun, they will lose it and all shells in the inventory.

Commercials

Ammu-Nation radio commercials make it clear that the store is run with with a right-wing paranoia philosophy, describing itself as the "store leading the fight against communism". The store also seems to promote the purchase of its products for illegal purchases, even suggesting they be used to kill one's mother-in-law if she is "being a bitch".

Trivia

There is an unused Ammu-Nation interior in San Andreas. It has two floors and can only be entered using certain cheats or with cheat devices. The store is functional if entered properly.
Ammu-Nation seems to have connections with Mr. Black and his contract killing company, since during a mission in GTA Vice City, protagonist Tommy Vercetti is hired to kill a business man, steal a briefcase he's carrying and deliver it to the owner of an Ammu-Nation local in Downtown, Vice City.

Location(s)

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Ammu-Nation in Los Santos.

Liberty City

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Ammu-Nation store in Red Light District, Liberty City.

This refers to Liberty City in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories

GTA III
Item	Cost	Availability
Red Light District/Saint Mark's
Pistol	$250	Pump-Action Pimp
Uzi	$800	Cipriani's Chauffeur
Newport
Uzi	$800	Last Requests
Grenades	$2,000	Last Requests
AK-47	$3,000	Last Requests
Sniper Rifle	$10,000	Last Requests
Body Armor	$3,000	Last Requests

GTA Liberty City Stories
Item	Cost	Availability
Red Light District/Saint Mark's
Pistol	$240	Snuff
Micro SMG	$600	Don in 60 Seconds
Newport
Grenades	$360	Driving Mr. Leone
Micro SMG	$600	Driving Mr. Leone
AK-47	$4,200	Driving Mr. Leone
Sniper Rifle	$6,000	Driving Mr. Leone
Body Armor	$240	Driving Mr. Leone