Posted on 04/25/2013 2:09:21 PM PDT by Nachum
Officials at the Department of Homeland Security denied Thursday that its large-scale ammunition purchases were an effort keep bullets out of the hands of private citizens.
At a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, top DHS training officer Humberto Medina said he could "say categorically that was not a factor at all" in the purchases. He also noted that ammunition DHS purchased would be used for both operations and training purchases.
The Associated Press reported in February that DHS was planning to buy more than 1.6 billion rounds over the next five years, a number that sparked fears of government stockpiling – which DHS previously denied to Whispers. Officials told lawmakers DHS actually was planning to buy only up to 750 million rounds.
But Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said it still looked like the government was unnecessarily amassing ammunition.
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Well unless their going to war in some other country who else could it be aimed it?
Do not pay attention to the man behind the curtain...
If that's true, it's true in the same way that "nothing in this bill will force you to give up your health plan" was true. The fact that it was inevitable was simply an unstated but very intentioned result.
However, it would certainly be more true to say that the ammo itself, not the ammo purchases, is what is intended to be "aimed at civilians".
Napolitano: “ We will enforce laws we agree with”
If government scum bags say it, then I automatically assume they are lying, until I can find out for sure. Why tell the truth, when a lie will do.
Well, of course!
We are no longer “citizens”...
We have been labeled “Enemy Combatants”
They will let us have them back. One shot at a time.
Why doesn’t the House simply cut off funding for this purpose??? THEY control the purse strings!!!!
What is “operations”?
Harry Reid and denials re Obamacare.
The Boston `Was he or wasn’t he armed?’
“DHS denies ... “
and (just about) everything this administration does ...
It’s all covered here: http://orwell.ru/library/essays/prevention/english/e_plit
Who controls the past controls the future, etc.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had real journalists?
150,000,000 rounds per year
70,000 Armed DHS Agents means an average of 2140 rounds per agent per year
Assuming a 2080 hour work year means an average of about 1 round fired for every single hour on the job. About 1 handgun mag for each and every work day. I HIGHLY doubt any cops or even military practice that much.
Considering all the shooting aimed at the Boston Bombers ,, it’s almost easy to understand why they need more bullets.
Almost
They would never think of using it against Bitter Clingers, Tea Partiers or other American citizens.
The Waco slaughter didn't really happen and the Feds had to kill Vicki and Sammy Weaver at Ruby Ridge because they had strange ideas about living free.
Obviously they shot her because she was brandishing an assault baby in the general direction of the feds.
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