Is this idiocy in this country with our elected officials ever going to stop? Anger management courses for people buying ammo? Again some idiotard politician trying to pass a bill that would hurt the law abiding gun owner. It will do nothing for the criminal.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/06/florida-lawmaker-wants-anger-management-courses-for-ammunition-buyers/
Who is going to give courses to Homeland Security and other Government agencies for their bulk ammo purchases?
This is one reason why it is hard to find ammo, our government is buying it all up. Over the next 4-5 years DHS is projected to purchase more then 1.6 billion rounds. This is the equivalence of 5 bullets for every person in our country. They say its for training purposes and for agents on duty.
Call me a conspiracy theorists or not, but I believe something more sinister is at play...
-JUGM
Showing posts with label DHS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DHS. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Friday, March 30, 2012
Why Does Homeland Security need 450 Million Rounds?
I read an interesting article this morning on Homeland Security making a huge ammo purchase. To the tune of some 450 Million rounds of hollow point bullets and they have an open bid for 175 million rounds of .223.
Call me crazy, but doesnt that seem a bit excessive?. Why would Homeland Security need all that ammo, when we have a military to defend us?. My answer would begin in 2008 on the campaign trail when Obama announced he would like to a have a civilan police force. You see signs of this every day with his overall disregard for our active duty military.
The following is a press release from ATK ( the contractor) and Homeland Security :
"ATK announced that it is being awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS, ICE) for .40 caliber ammunition. This contract features a base of 12 months, includes four option years, and will have a maximum volume of 450 million rounds.
ATK was the incumbent and won the contract with its HST bullet, which has proven itself in the field. The special hollow point effectively passes through a variety of barriers and holds its jacket in the toughest conditions. HST is engineered for 100-percent weight retention, limits collateral damage, and avoids over-penetration.
“We are proud to extend our track record as the prime supplier of .40 caliber duty ammunition for DHS, ICE,” said Ron Johnson, President of ATK’s Security and Sporting group"
Ruger Firearms recent promotion From January 1- Feb. 29th was so successful that they had to suspend new gun sales until May 2012, because they had orders totaling more then 1 million guns that were sold during that promtional time.
Since Obama has taken office, it is not a secret that gun sales in this country have increased.The FBI has reported there are now more then 1.4 million active gang members in our country a figure which as increased 40% since 2009. With our sagging economy, violent home invasions are also on the rise.
Clearly Americans are feeling more and more they need to arm themselves, and with the DHS making such large ammo purchases, Private citizens may find it hard to purchase ammo. Which again takes me back to my intial question of why DHS needs it, and whom do they plan using it on?
Call me crazy, but doesnt that seem a bit excessive?. Why would Homeland Security need all that ammo, when we have a military to defend us?. My answer would begin in 2008 on the campaign trail when Obama announced he would like to a have a civilan police force. You see signs of this every day with his overall disregard for our active duty military.
The following is a press release from ATK ( the contractor) and Homeland Security :
"ATK announced that it is being awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS, ICE) for .40 caliber ammunition. This contract features a base of 12 months, includes four option years, and will have a maximum volume of 450 million rounds.
ATK was the incumbent and won the contract with its HST bullet, which has proven itself in the field. The special hollow point effectively passes through a variety of barriers and holds its jacket in the toughest conditions. HST is engineered for 100-percent weight retention, limits collateral damage, and avoids over-penetration.
“We are proud to extend our track record as the prime supplier of .40 caliber duty ammunition for DHS, ICE,” said Ron Johnson, President of ATK’s Security and Sporting group"
Ruger Firearms recent promotion From January 1- Feb. 29th was so successful that they had to suspend new gun sales until May 2012, because they had orders totaling more then 1 million guns that were sold during that promtional time.
Since Obama has taken office, it is not a secret that gun sales in this country have increased.The FBI has reported there are now more then 1.4 million active gang members in our country a figure which as increased 40% since 2009. With our sagging economy, violent home invasions are also on the rise.
Clearly Americans are feeling more and more they need to arm themselves, and with the DHS making such large ammo purchases, Private citizens may find it hard to purchase ammo. Which again takes me back to my intial question of why DHS needs it, and whom do they plan using it on?
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