Border Patrol Now Experiencing an Ammunition Shortage

Town Hall ^ | Apr. 5, 2013 | Katie Pavlich

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Despite the Department of Homeland Security recently putting in orders to purchase billions of rounds of hollow point ammunition for a purpose of what officials say is target practice, training and quarterly qualifications, Border Patrol agents were told yesterday afternoon that they will not be issued any new proficiency ammunition for next quarter.

Due to budget concerns and ammunition availability, we will not be getting issued any proficiency ammunition for next quarter. In addition to these reductions, we are also being limited to qualification ammo only. What this means to you is that you will not receive the normal 150 rounds for practice and we will not have any extra ammunition for a combat course following normal qualifications.

If you have the ammunition available and would like extra practice during your qualification day, the firearms instructors will have a training course available for Indio Station Personnel, keeping in mind basic marksmanship skills as well as tactical training with a limited amount of ammunition. You are not required to bring your own ammunition.

If you do not have extra ammo to bring, you will be given extra time to clean and maintain your issued handgun as well as station long arms.

If you have any questions about this quarters quals please feel free to send me your concerns.

Thanks.

According to information obtained and published by Senator Tom Coburn, Customs and Border Protection [CBP] purchased 36,475,000 rounds of ammunition at a cost of $12,255,040 for fiscal year 2012. CBP plans to purchase more for fiscal year 2013 at a cost of $12,528,146. In total, DHS plans to spend $37,263,698 on ammunition for all sub-agencies this year. As of November, 20, 2012, CBP had 94,404,329 rounds of ammunition in its inventory. DHS had 263,733,362 rounds available.

[Quickgun]

DHS is part of Obama’s army. Obama considers the Border Patrol as the enemy. The time is nearing...

[Michael Barnes]

Perfect response.

[green iguana]

At qualification range, there is no difference ballistically, particularly in felt recoil, between a .40 cal 180 grain JHP and a similar FMJ.

Cost difference, however, can be quite large.

I don’t practice w/ JHPs, do you?

[yarddog]

I have no idea what is going on. I am not even sure anything is going on but I wouldn’t be surprised if Obama was planning on destroying the country.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Napolitano is hoarding all the ammo for use by Obama’s Civilian National Security Force to take out Christians, Heterosexual whites, wounded veterans and other Bitter Clingers.”

Sounds about right.

[usurper]

I don’t practice w/ JHPs, do you?

I was not attempting to justify their policy only explain it. No doubt there are ways to do it more cost effectively but we are talking about the Federal government here.

[Marine Inspector]

It’s a budget issue not a supply issue. They are also looking at canceling qualifying for 1 quarter.

[Marine Inspector]

I don’t practice w/ JHPs, do you?

Yes. In fact all federal law enforcement does and has since Clinton.

[Marine Inspector]

If DHS is part of Obama’s army, then the Border Patrol is also. BP is part of CBP which is part of DHS.

[Quickgun]

I had read that somewhere, didn’t know if it was correct, but strange that all the ammo being purchased, and the BP is not getting enough?

[Marine Inspector]

The ammo purchases are for deliveries covering 5 years. I doubt there is a shortage. If the BP is short then all of CBP would be short and the CBPO’s are not short as far as I know. I'll know next week as I will be doing this quarters qualifying.

[green iguana]

all federal law enforcement does and has since Clinton

Well there you go. Wasting our money hand over fist since silly billy was in office.

[Jack Hydrazine]

I wonder if Obama wants the National Civilian Security Force to be similar to the Waffen SS?

After watching this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ3QXxmcvss
about them I learned that they competed directly with the regular army (Wehrmacht).

Quote from the documentary (starting around the 3:20 mark):
“The head of the SS - Heinrich Himmler - wanted a unique, new force. An army of ideologically committed elite troops to rival the regular army.”

Obama did say, “We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”